Green Org

Friends of the Rail & Trail. Santa Cruz County Friends of the Rail & Trail is a volunteer powered non-profit organization that advocates for transforming the 32-mile Coastal Rail Corridor into a trail and rail transit system.

Conserving Land Since 1978 The group that got its start protecting Antonelli Pond is making its mark on some of the region’s highest-profile conservation projects—including a mountain lion crossing on Highway 17, opening Watsonville Slough Farm, and public access at San Vicente Redwoods.

The Folks Who Brought You Big Basin Specialists in preserving Santa Cruz Mountains redwoods, Sempervirens Fund is reassembling a Great Park from Silicon Valley to the Pacific Ocean. Join the effort now!

Spreading Ocean Love The brainchild of marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols, the Blue Marbles Project promotes “random acts of ocean kindness” through a simple gesture: passing a blue marble to anyone who is ocean-minded, and helping the ocean in some small way.

Helping Science and Policy Get Together The mission of the California Ocean Science Trust is to make sure sound science has a seat at the oceans policy table—not always an easy task.