The Texas Campaign for the Environment Fund aims to engage people and communities through face-to-face public education and grassroots organizing for a cleaner and healthier Texas. This group operates out of Austin, Dallas and Houston.

The Big Bend Conservation Alliance seeks to preserve the natural and cultural resources of the Big Bend region through education and advocacy.

Great Plains Restoration Council works to protect and restore our endangered prairies, plains and waters through ecological health programming, which directly connects people’s well-being to that of the natural world.

Save Barton Creek Association cultivates public awareness, personal involvement and community responsibility contributing to the preservation and conservation of the Barton Springs watersheds.

Urban Roots is a youth-development organization that seeks to use food and farming to transform the lives of young people and inspire, engage and nourish the community.

Austin Parks Foundation enhances public parks, trails and green spaces through volunteerism, innovative programming, advocacy and financial support.

Farmshare Austin cultivates a healthy local food community by increasing food access, teaching new farmers and preserving farmland.

Green Generation seeks to reduce flooding threats by constructing environmental rain gardens in critical flood-prone areas.

ETRPC works to protect Texas’ air, water and open spaces by helping the public make their voices heard on behalf of the environment and their lives.

Hill Country Alliance brings together community groups throughout Central Texas to inform citizens about issues surrounding local growth and development, and to be a resource for government officials.

The Multicultural Refugee Coalition connects refugees to dignified, fair-wage work—primarily in textile manufacturing, language services and community farming—in Austin, Texas.

Explore Austin connects young adults with long-term mentors and provides opportunities for summer wilderness trips.