A discussion and information community for people who enjoy observing, photographing and learning about Midwestern bumblebee species, all native Midwestern bees, and their habitat needs.
Allied Groups
These are groups that offer resources and promote sustainability.
All, in one way or another have been inspirational to us. Please suggest others that you feel belong here
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Works to protect and improve habitat for birds and other wildlife through land acquisition and management, education, and advocacy.
Wisconsin’s Dark Sky International Chapter. Dedicated to restoring and preserving the wonder of the night. Three key efforts that guide our mission:
Cultivate Awareness; Reverse Light Pollution; Protect the Night Sky
The association has advocated for the neighborhood since its founding in the ’50s. The neighborhood encompasses Rennebohm and Garner Parks, as well as the Hill Farms Swim Club. The neighborhood boundary and its association consists of over 900 homes, over 1000 members, and is inclusive of nearby apartment residents.
Founded in 2003, Post Carbon Institute’s mission is to lead the transition to a more resilient, equitable, and sustainable world by providing individuals and communities with the resources needed to understand and respond to the interrelated ecological, economic, energy, and equity crises of the 21st century.
Their work on Resilience.org focuses on global issues and solutions and is also well worth a look. https://www.resilience.org/
We work to catalyze the shift into sharing, propagation, implementation, and celebration of permaculture principles, ethics, processes, and practices throughout the bioregion … all toward reintegration of people with community and nature.
Promotes best practices regarding road and sidewalk salt.
A design group engaged in multiple local and global projects to demonstrate the benefits of sustainable construction, regenerative landscaping and social inclusiveness.
The Regenerative Cities Movement aspires to leverage the transformative power of cities. The emphasis of regenerative cities is not simply on restoration, but on the active generative power that urban systems have
We are a small nursery outside Madison, Wisconsin specializing in pollinator-safe native plants for local gardeners.
A coordination platform for groups that are trying to do something together — and need better tools to do it. We’re open source, non-profit, and community-governed.
Michelle Tylicki is an activist and interdisciplinary artist whose subversive work challenges systems of power, amplifies marginalized voices, and envisions a lush, just future of planetary kinship.
The Transition Towns Movement brings local people together.
Every group is different, shaped by local needs, but all share common goals: cutting fossil fuel use, boosting local economies, and strengthening community connections. These groups inspire positive and lasting change.
We strive to create a world where all people live free of poverty and discrimination, have access to safe, dignified work, quality education, and health care; where immigrants can cross borders with dignity; and human rights and workers’ rights are respected; where government is truly “of the people”, and all families thrive.
Sustain Dane is the sustainability organization of Dane County and Madison, WI. Our programs connect businesses, organizations, schools, local governments, and individuals to the sustainability movement and provide the support and resources to generate change.
One of our main goals is to support our community to create habitat that becomes a part of a local piece off the Homegrown National Park!
We bring nonindustrial subsistence technology to (over)developed societies. We prize simple solutions over complex ones and eschew needless complication.
Header image public domain created by Gerd Altman