We are part of a global movement working on a local level to create a sustainable future. We are a community of dedicated individuals who intend to leave the world better than we found it.

It is our hope, that this web site can be a hub of information for the people in our community as we try to build that sustainable future. There are many people working on many really amazing projects in our city and across the country. The following is a list of Environmental Organizations in the City of Lincoln and Lancaster County that are building upon the largest movement in human history.

Air Pollution Advisory Board
(402) 441-8000

This committee advises the Mayor, City Council, County Board of Commissioners and Board of Health on needed revisions to local air quality regulations. It also functions as an appeals board for decisions made by the Air Pollution Control Office. Members are appointed by the Mayor, City Council and County Board.

Buy Fresh Buy Local
Bilene Nemec
103 Miller Hall
Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0711
(402) 472-5273

Byu Fresh, Buy Local is an outreach and marketing initiative to promote and support local foods. With an on-going grass roots support, it is a collaborative effort of the Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society, Nebraska Cooperative Development Center and Great Plains RC and D.

Combining Resources, Opportunities, and People for Sustainability (CROPS)
crops@communitycrops.org
1551 S. 2nd Street
Lincoln NE 68502
(402) 474-9802

CROPS helps families grow food for themselves and the community. CROPS has fourteen community garden sites, a training farm, a successful Community Supported Agriculture program, a Community CROPS Farmers Market, and a regular stand at the Old Cheney Road Farmers Market.

Community Health Endowment of Lincoln, Nebraska
(402) 436-5516
1440 M Street
Lincoln, NE 68508

The intent of the Community Health Endowment of Lincoln, Nebraska is to keep a watchful eye on the horizon, and on their vision, by fostering innovation, creativity, the exchange of good ideas, and strong partnerships. They consider it a privilege to work on behalf of a healthier Lincoln and invite all to guide the way. The Community Health Endowment focuses on using resources prudently while growing and preserving assets; partnering to build healthy children, families, and neighborhoods; valuing good ideas from the heart of the community; and finding new and better ways to improve the health of our increasingly diverse community.

EcoStores Nebraska
ecostoresne@windstream.net
530 W. P Street
Lincoln, NE 68528
(402) 477-3606

Retail warehouse selling second use building, construction and remodeling material. Promotes the sustainable use of materials: providing a chance for good material to be used a second time.

Emerging Green Builders (EGB) (Lincoln)
emerginggreenunl@gmail.com
stephjp@bigred.unl.edu (Stephanie Peterson, President)

Emerging Green Builders are students and young professionals dedicated to becoming and recruiting the future leaders of the green building movement. EGB groups around the country offer young people the opportunity to get involved in green building locally, gain access to USGBC resources, and participate in local events. The main two purposes of EGB are to inspire and empower young leaders in the building movement and to promote environmentally responsible design on our campus and in our community.

League of Conservation Voters (NLCV)
mharding@nlcv.org (Mary A. Harding, Executive Director)
(402) 438-9341
215 Centennial Mall South
Suite 519
Lincoln, NE 68508

The League of Conservation Voters focuses on clean and abundant water, fresh air and wide-open spaces. Their goal is to promote leaders who make the right choices so that our children and grandchildren can inherit the same rich and healthy environment we enjoy today. NLCV works at the state, county and local levels across Nebraska. The Nebraska League is a member of a federation of state organizations, coordinated through the National League of Conservation Voters.

Lincoln Green by Design (LGbD)
info@lincolngreenbydesign.com

LGbD collaborates with the Mayor’s Environmental Advisory Committee, works to adhere to the 2006 U.S. Conference of Mayors resolution on Green Building and Energy, promotes long-term sustainable development, evaluates existing codes, ordinances, and regulations for sustainability barriers, and is creating a public resource and educational center for information and leadership for the long-term sustainability of Lincoln and Lancaster County.

Lincoln Green Building Group (LGBG)
info@lincolngreenbuildinggroup.com
Joyce Coppinger
(402) 483-5135

The mission of LGBG is to promote concepts, practices, projects, and policies of sustainable living through education, assistance, and advocacy, in order to meet the needs of the present without compromising the potential of future generations focusing on sustaining natural resources, reducing waste, minimizing toxins, and saving energy.

Lincoln Green Scene

Social networking site; the green, online meeting place to exchange
information, view event calendars and discuss issues concerning everything from energy, food, gardening to recycling.

Mayor’s Environmental Task Force
mdekalb@lincoln.ne.gov (Mike DeKalb)
(402) 441-6370 (Mike DeKalb)

This task force advises the Mayor with regard to issues of sustainability and best environmental practices and has working sub-committees.

Nebraska Alliance for Conservation and Environment Education (NACEE)
nacee@lpnnrd.org
PO Box 85344
Lincoln, NE 68501

The Nebraska Alliance for Conservation and Environmental Education is an organization devoted to promoting and strengthening environmental education efforts in Nebraska. Their website offers numerous opportunities for Environment Education.

Nebraska Chapter of The Wildlife Society
emily.munter@nebraska.gov (Emily Munter – Chapter President)

The mission of The Wildlife Society is to represent and serve the professional community of scientists, educators, technicians, planners, and others who work actively to study, manage, and conserve wildlife and its habitats worldwide.

Nebraska Environmental Trust
info@environmentaltrust.org
700 S 16th Street
PO Box 94913
Lincoln, NE 68509-4913

The Nebraska Environmental Trust was established to conserve, enhance, and restore the natural environments of Nebraska through a collaboration of both public and private efforts. A prosperous future requires a sound natural environment. Their goal is to act dynamically, progressively and systematically to ensure bountiful and thriving natural resources.

Nebraska Renewable Energy Systems
waterdog@nerenew.com
708 N. Davis
Oakland, NE 68045
(402) 685-4333 (office)
(402) 307-0280 (cell)

Nebraska Renewable Energy Systems is a privately owned company dedicated to bringing renewable energies to individuals and communities throughout Nebraska. Our focus is on quantifying, designing and installing safe, cost effective and durable renewable energy systems that can be operated with minimal training and time.

Nebraska Sierra Club
ken.winston@nebraska.sierraclub.org (Ken Winston)
dickb8506@yahoo.com (Dick Boyd – Chapter Chair)
P.O. Box 4664
Omaha, NE 68104-0664

The Nebraska Sierra Club Chapter has active statewide programs in conservation, legislative involvement, and holds outings and programs. The Web Log was created to serve interests of getting environmentally sound legislation passed in Nebraska.

Nebraska State Recycling Association
To email
P.O Box 4098
Omaha, NE 68104
(800) 248-7328
(402) 933-3059

The Nebraska State Recycling Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to resource conservation and recycling. Their mission is to serve as a catalyst, improving the consumer’s ability to conserve resources, protect air, land and water by meeting solid waste management and recycling challenges with local resources. It is their intent to bring together local and regional markets for recycled commodities, profitably. NSRA originally provided services for recycling only, but as the organization grew, resource conservation and solid waste management were added to their expanded mission.

Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society (NSAS)
jwubben@nebsusag.org (Jill Wubben, Membership)
(402) 525-7794 (William Powers, NSAS Executive Director)
(402) 254-2289 (Jill Wubben, Membership)
PO Box 736
Hartington, NE 68739

The mission of NSAS is to promote agriculture and food systems that build healthy land, people, communities and quality of life, for present and future generations. NSAS is active in collaborative projects that support rural communities and the environment. These projects offer mentoring opportunities for beginning and experienced farmers, and opportunities for on-farm research, demonstration, and education.

Nebraska Sustainability Leadership Workshop (NSLW)
nslw@sustainabledesign.org
(402) 933-0080

The mission of the Nebraska Sustainability Leadership Workshop (NSLW) is to help community leaders throughout the state craft shared visions for efficient resource use, environmental quality, alternative energy, economic opportunities, effective public policy, healthy and vibrant cities, and food-based coalitions. It is a program from The Joslyn Institute for Sustainable Communities.

Nebraska Wildlife Federation
NebraskaWildlife@windstream.net
4547 Calvert Street, Suite 12
Lincoln, NE 68506
(402) 477-1008

The Nebraska Wildlife Federation is a state-wide, non-profit, membership based organization dedicated to fish and wildlife conservation through environmental education, fish and wildlife conservation, and common sense public policy.

The Joslyn Institute for Sustainable Communities (JISC)
To email
1004 Farnam Street
Suite 101
Omaha, NE 68102
(402) 933-0080

The Joslyn Institute for Sustainable Communities focuses on the built environment to promote sustainable development. The Joslyn Institute (JISC) works independently from the University of Nebraska in its advocacy and modeling of sustainable design and development. The Institute was established to promote an integrated approach to issues of sustainability and to facilitate this process. In their educational programs and pilot projects, the Institute provides an opportunity to explore the broad concept of sustainable development and look further at specific applications on a project-by-project basis.

ReTree Nebraska
retreenebraska@unl.edu
(402) 472-0220

ReTree Nebraska is a 10-year cooperative initiative to raise public awareness of the value of tress, reverse the decline of Nebraska’s community tree and forest resources and improve the health and sustainability of community tree and forest resources and improve the health and sustainability of community trees and forests across our state for future generations. The primary goal of ReTree Nebraska is to work in partnership with people across Nebraska to foster the proper planting and maintenance of 1 million new trees by 2017.

Slow Food Nebraska

Slow Food works to defend biodiversity in our food supply, spread taste education and connect producers of excellent foods with co-producers through events and initiatives.

Sustainability Leadership Institute (SLI)
Mary A. Ferdig, Ph.D.
2419 South 102 Street
Omaha, NE 68124
(802) 462-2111
(402) 393-5360

The Sustainability Leadership Institute is a non-profit research, educational and support organization. Their expertise in the human dynamics of leadership and social change, and in holistic sustainable strategy development, enables them to offer unique knowledge and collaborative support to leaders as they generate and implement successful sustainability strategies with others in their organizations and communities.

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Nebraska Flatwater Chapter
info@usgbc.org
arice@rdgusa.com (April Rice, Chapter Chair)
(800) 795-1747 (general information)
(402) 201-6122 (April Rice, Chapter Chair)

The U.S. Green Building Council is a non-profit community of leaders working to make green buildings available to everyone within a generation. USGBC Nebraska Flatwater is a chapter of the US Green Building Council (USGBC) which acts as the local voice of USGBC, and chapter members are key to raising awareness about green building on a regional level. The mission of the USGBC Nebraska Flatwater Chapter is to serve as a catalyst for change in the state of Nebraska by promoting green building practices, technologies, policies and standards through partnerships with other organizations.

Wachiska Audubon Nebraska
wachiskaoffice@cornhusker.net
4547 Calvert St. Ste 10
Lincoln, NE 68506-5643
(402) 486-4846

Wachiska Audubon Nebraska is a local chapter of the National Audubon Society and has accomplished a lot on behalf of birds, wildlife habitat preservation, responsible urban development and support of nature education for children and adults. The Wachiska Chapter has also had a role in preserving several tall grass prairie remnants located in Butler, Gage, Cass, Colfax, Fillmore, Gage, Johnson, Lancaster, Otoe, Pawnee, Saline, Saunders and Richardson counties in Southeast Nebraska.

WasteCap Nebraska and WasteCap of Lincoln
chakenkamp@wastecapne.org (Carrie Hakenkamp, Executive Director)
285 S. 68th St. Place
Suite 540
Lincoln, NE 68510
(888) 392-7839
(402) 436-2383

WasteCap Nebraska is a non-profit organization that provides confidential, non-regulatory waste reduction and recycling services to Nebraska businesses. WasteCap offers on-site assessments, employee training, workshops and product recycling research as well as recycling contract management services. Their mission is to provide resource conservation assistance to Nebraska businesses and serve as a proactive catalyst for Nebraska businesses and institutions for the conservation of resources, as well as to facilitate partnerships and coordinate resources to increase the value and marketability of recycling commodities and access to recycling services.

Water Conservation Task Force
(402) 441-7548

This task force is charged to encourage and promote voluntary water conservation programs applicable to Lincoln.

If your environmental organization services the City of Lincoln and Lancaster County and is not on this list, please contact Christine.