Selling Baby Prairie
a short play by Mark Rigney
Get to Know
Local Organizations!
The first step to understanding what you can do to help with climate justice in your area is to understand what local efforts already exist, so that you can support what they do or, if you are planning on launching an effort of your own, make sure that your idea has not already been addressed by another organization. We've highlighted a few positions local to the Saratoga area that we believe are doing fantastic climate justice related work!
SoBro Conservancy
Listen to our podcast interview with SoBro Rep Tom Denny here:
SoBro Conservancy is a new non-profit with a mission to “conserve vacant urban parcels and transform them into pollinator-friendly green spaces, while educating about how such green spaces strengthen the web of life on which human well-being depends. They can be found right here in the heart of Saratoga Springs, and are focused at the moment on regreening a patch of land at the end of South Broadway. To learn more, visit their website or find our interview with their President and former Skidmore faculty, Tom Denny.
Sustainable Saratoga is a "not-for-profit organization that promotes sustainable practices and the protection of natural resources, through education, advocacy and action, for the benefit of current and future generations in the Saratoga Springs area.” They are one of the leading organizations of Saratoga Springs and have programs in urban forestry, zero-waste, climate and energy, land use and urban planning, and pollinators! They hold regular events in the Saratoga Springs Library and host programs through the city, including tree plantings and trash clean up days.
Pitney Farms
Interested in getting your hands dirty? Learn a little more about our diverse ecosystem and agriculture? Go for a walk and take in the beauty of our natural landscape? Pitney Farms, a community non-profit farm for 7 years but has been tended farming land for over 200 years, are experts in not only organic community growing, but healthy living and native wildlife!
Green Dreamer
Green Dreamer is a great place to start looking for climate justice organizations to get involved with. Press here to look into 35 wonderful programs across the United States. Green Dreamer also has loads of resources, including their archive of over 400 podcast episodes detailing climate justice around the world.
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