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Westcave Preserve serves 7,000 people each year at its extraordinary 30-acre nature preserve and award-winning environmental education center in the Hill Country. Westcave connects kids and families to nature through experiences and programs that encourage discovery, exploration, and conservation of nature, and inspire lifelong practices of valuing and enjoying nature. www.westcave.org

As the support organization for Zilker Botanical Garden, the AAGC promotes the education of citizens of all ages in the art of gardening. This includes conservation of flowers, trees, and the protection of wildlife. The AAGC's programming includes school tours of Zilker Botanical Garden, as well as public seminars on diverse gardening and preservation subjects. www.zilkergarden.org

Austin Discovery School is a creative learning environment open to all students and their families, providing an individualized, hands-on curriculum that develops confident, environmentally aware, critical thinkers. Our program features organic gardening, lifetime fitness activities, along with emphasis on social/emotional learning and community service. www.austindiscoveryschool.org

Austin Green Art envisions, inspires and manifests the Sustainability Revolution. We believe environmental destruction is driven by cultural programming. AGA provides hands on engagement with collaborative design involving ALL members of the community engaging the complex issues of our times. www.austingreenart.org

Austin Parks Foundation is committed to creating and sustaining beautiful and active parks throughout Austin. We seek to fill the gap between what needs to be done and what our parks department can afford to do. Since 1992, Austin Parks Foundation has initiated and facilitated physical improvements, new programming, and greater community involvement for Austin's parks. www.austinparks.org

The Central Texas Sustainability Indicators Project promotes sustainability by providing data and analysis of the inter-connected nature of social equity, environment, economy, and engagement in our region. www.centex-indicators.org

The CLEAN AIR Force of Central Texas is the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to safeguarding and improving air quality in Central Texas.  Founded in 1993, the CLEAN AIR Force Board consists of 39 members united in the common goal of finding workable solutions for improving our region's air quality. www.cleanairforce.org

The Colorado River Foundation supports natural science education and outdoor recreation programs that encourage the stewardship, awareness, and protection of the Colorado River, particularly to at-risk youth.  The foundation also partners with other organizations to organize clean-ups of the lakes that make up the Colorado River. www.coloradoriver.org

The mission of Earth Share of Texas is to support our participating environmental and conservation organizations and their program work by representing them in payroll contribution programs at public and private worksites throughout Texas. www.earthshare-texas.org

Ecology Action of Texas is on a mission to educate and empower people to create a more livable world by reducing waste, reusing materials and recycling whenever possible. Our programs include four drop-off recycling centers, landfill diversion programs, telephone referrals, educational tours, speakers and programs, event recycling, apartment, business and office recycling set-up. www.ecology-action.org

Environment Texas Research and Policy Center is dedicated to protecting Texas' air, water and open spaces. We investigate problems, craft solutions, educate the public and decision-makers, and help Texans make their voices heard in local, state and national debates over the quality of our environment and our lives. www.environmenttexas.org/center

The Green Corn Project (GCP) is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1998, that educates and assists Central Texans in growing organic food gardens. GCP serves people with limited access to nutritious, affordable food by partnering with them to build their own gardens at homes, schools, and community centers. www.greencornproject.org

Keep Austin Beautiful provides resources and education to inspire the Austin community towards greater environmental stewardship. KAB programs clean, beautify, restore and protect the Austin environment through physical improvements and education. www.keepaustinbeautiful.org

The Austin American-Statesman's Lady Bird's Legacy Campaign, created in 2008, buys wildflower seeds to plant along highways and in communities throughout Central Texas. It also gives seed packets to thousands of fourth-graders each year to create their own gardens.  Help keep alive Mrs. Johnson's dream of beautifying America.  www.statesman.com/wildflowers

The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. To date, the Conservancy and its more than one million members have been responsible for the protection of more than 15 million acres in the United States. www.nature.org

PRW is a research and public education organization established in 1997 and based in Austin, Texas. PRW works to empower people to protect public health through a cleaner environment, and to promote increased access to the governmental policy-making process so that people can help shape decisions that affect their lives. www.publicresearchworks.org

To advance the preservation and protection of the natural environment by empowering the citizenry, especially democratically-based grassroots organizations, with charitable resources to further the cause of environmental protection. The Austin Regional Group of the Sierra Club is the vehicle through which The Sierra Club Foundation of Austin generally fulfills its charitable mission. texas.sierraclub.org/austin/

The mission of the State of Texas Alliance for Recycling is to promote and enhance recycling and diversion activities in the State of Texas. www.recyclingstar.com

The Town Lake Trail Foundation devotes its efforts to restoring, improving, expanding and beautifying the Town Lake Trail. Our mission is fulfilled through careful improvements to the Trail's infrastructure and environment. In a distinctively collaborative effort, we work in cooperation with the city, while honoring the original vision of the Trail's founders. www.townlaketrail.org

We promote the enjoyment, understanding, and preservation of birds, other wildlife, and their habitats in Central Texas. www.travisaudubon.org

Our mission is to accelerate the transformation toward sustainable building and land development practices in Central Texas through innovation, advocacy and partnerships. www.usgbc-centraltexas.org

Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation (WRR) provides rescue, rehabilitation, and release of orphaned, injured, and displaced wildlife, and provides sanctuary with dignity for wild animals. WRR provides advice and assistance in dealing with human-wildlife encounters in a non-lethal manner. Through training, education, advocacy, or direct animal care, WRR fulfills its commitment to wildlife protection. www.wildlife-rescue.org

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