RESOURCE LINKS
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION:
Surfrider Foundation: http://oceanfriendlygardens.blogspot.com
The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world’s oceans, waves and beaches. Founded in 1984 by a handful of visionary surfers in Malibu, California, the Surfrider Foundation now maintains over 50,000 members and 90 chapters worldwide.
Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains : http://rcdsmm.org/what-rcd
The RCSSMM is dedicated to providing education and leadership in the creation of programs to conserve and enhance the natural resources of the District; inspiring and mobilizing public conservation involvement; and identifying natural resource issues.
Tree People: http://www.treepeople.org
TreePeople’s mission is to inspire the people of Los Angeles to take personal responsibility for the urban forest — educating, training and supporting them as they plant and care for trees and improve the neighborhoods in which they live, learn, work and play.
Malibu Creed Watershed Council: http://www.malibuwatershed.org/2ndLevel/aboutws.html
The Malibu Creek Watershed Advisory Council works to protect and restore the watershed by implementing the action items outlined in the 1995 Malibu Creek Watershed Natural Resources.
Heal the Bay: http://www.healthebay.org
It was 1985, and a handful of people learned that the City of Los Angeles was dumping barely treated sewage into Santa Monica Bay. They learned that the pollution from sewage and storm drains had led to a decrease in the number and quality of fish in the Bay, dolphins that had reproductive problems and were full of tumors, a large patch of the bottom of the Bay was essentially lifeless, and people who swam and surfed in the Bay complained about infections and other illnesses. This handful of people, led by founder Dorothy Green, got angry and they got organized. Heal the Bay was born.
PLACES TO VIEW PLANTS:
Rancho Santa Anna Botanic Garden: http://www.rsabg.org
RSABG is the largest botanical garden dedicated exclusively to our state’s native plants. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the meandering pathways of this 86 acre natural setting which offers panoramic mountain views throughout the year.
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden: http://www.sbbg.org
The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is an educational and scientific institution fostering stewardship of the natural world through inspired learning, rigorous scholarship, and premier displays.
Theodore Payne Foundation: http://www.theodorepayne.org
This foundation’s mission is to promotes and restores California landscapes, and habitats. To propagate and make available California native plants and wildflowers. To educate and acquire knowledge about California flora and natural history.
ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF APPROPRIATE PLANTS, EDIBLES & HABITAT
Mediterranean Garden Society: http://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/branches-us-cal-south.html
An international forum devoted to furthering knowledge and appreciation of plants and gardens suited to the Mediterranean climate regions of the world.
California Invasion Plant Counsel Alert: http://www.cal-ipc.org/ip/management/alerts/index.php#recent
Across California, invasive plants damage wild lands. Invasive plants displace native plants and wildlife, increase wildfire and flood danger, consume valuable water, degrade recreational opportunities, and destroy productive range and timber lands. Cal-IPC works with land managers, researchers, concerned citizens, and policy makers to protect the state from invasive plants.
Debs Park: http://ca.audubon.org/debs_park.php
Audubon California is dedicated to protecting birds and other wildlife and the habitat that supports them.
North America Butterfly Society: http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabala/Gardens.htm
A butterfly garden can do several things. Perhaps most important, it can add to your enjoyment of nature and that of your friends and family.
National Wildlife Society: http://www.nwf.org/backyard/
It’s so easy! Gardening for wildlife means you’ll get to see beautiful butterflies and birds as well as have a vibrant yard filled with native plants. Start your own wildlife habitat with their help.
Pollinator Conservation Program: http://www.xerces.org
Protecting pollinator insects to secure healthy ecosystems and bountiful harvests.
Urban Bee Garden: http://nature.berkeley.edu/urbanbeegardens/index.html
UC Berkeley observes native bees and their favorite flowers. Native bees are different from the honeybee you are familiar with. They do not live in hives and do not produce honey but they have equally important roles in gardens and natural ecosystems. Find out more.
Native Seed Search: http://www.nativeseeds.org/v2/default.php
The mission of Native Seeds/SEARCH is to conserve, distribute, and document the adapted and diverse varieties of agricultural seeds, their wild relatives and the role these seeds play in cultures of the American Southwest and Northwest Mexico.
Seed Savers Exchange: http://www.seedsavers.org
Seed Savers Exchange is a non-profit organization of gardeners who save and share heirloom seeds.
California Rare Fruit Society: www.crfg.org
California Rare Fruit Growers is the largest amateur fruit-growing organization in the world.
