Juneau Nonprofits > Environment/Wildlife
Discovery Southeast
Description: Every year, thousands of Southeast Alaskans – children and adults, students and teachers – embark with Discovery Southeast on learning adventures in the wilds of Southeast Alaska. Founded in 1989 as a nonprofit educational organization, Discovery Southeast has grown into the region's leading source for natural history and conservation education. Discovery Southeast bases its programs in hands-on learning about nature, natural science, and outdoor activity. School-based programs, adult and teacher workshops, summer camps, wilderness expeditions, and diverse publications aim to heighten knowledge of and regard for the lands and waters of Southeast Alaska; awaken natural curiosity and foster joy in nature through inquiry learning; encourage personal connection with the natural world; and promote attitudes and actions that reflect positive and respectful relationships with nature.
Phone: (907) 463-1500
Fax: (907) 463-1587
Address: P.O. Box 21867, Juneau AK 99802
Email: info@discoverysoutheast.org
Web Site: www.discoverysoutheast.org Juneau Audubon Society
Description: The Juneau Audubon Society is a chapter of the National Audubon Society. Audubon promotes interest in birds and other wildlife and their habitats. Any person can become a member. Every membership supports Audubon’s vital efforts to protect birds, wildlife, and natural habitats. Public meetings are held the second Thursday of each month, September through May.
Phone: (907) 789-4656
Address: P.O. Box 21725, Juneau AK 99802-1725
Email: president@juneau-audubon-society.org
Web Site: www.juneau-audubon-society.org
Juneau Urban Forestry Partnership
Description: The Juneau Urban Forestry Partnership is a local
non-profit volunteer group whose mission is to promote the selection,
planting, and care of trees on public and private lands within the City
and Borough of Juneau. The Juneau Urban Forestry Partnership (the
Partnership) received 501(c)3 non-profit status from the IRS in 2002.
We grew out of the Juneau Tree Committee formed in 1995. Find out more about our organization on our brochure (PDF 524KB).
Address: 5820 N. Douglas Hwy., Juneau, AK 99801
Email: juneautrees@yahoo.com
Web Site: www.juneautrees.wordpress.com
The Nature Conservancy in Alaska
Juneau Field Office
Description: The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. Using sound science as our guide, we identify and protect natural areas around the state that are large in scale and rich in life. In Southeast Alaska's Tongass National Forest, The Nature Conservancy works with partners to achieve a balance of working forests, habitat reserves, and sustainable communities.
Phone: (907) 586-8621
Address: 119 Seward Street #2 , Juneau, AK 99801
Email: alaska@tnc.org
Web Site: www.nature.org/alaska
SEAtrails Inc.
Description: SEAtrails, Southeast Alaska Trail System, is a non-profit group incorporated in 2003 and devoted to a community-focused trail system that encompasses Southeast Alaska. The SEAtrails' mission is to facilitate planning, promotion, maintenance and construction of a region-wide, Southeast Alaska trail system that will stimulate economic development, enhance quality of life, and improve transportation.
Phone: 697-2615
Fax: 697-2654
Address: P.O. Box 240156, Douglas, AK 99824
Email: vista@seatrails.org
Web Site: www.seatrails.org
Sierra Club, Juneau Chapter
Description: The Sierra Club's members are inspired by nature. They work together to protect our community, the state, and the planet. The Sierra Club Mission Statement is to explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth; practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources; educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and use all lawful means to carry out these objectives
Phone: (907) 789-5472 or (907) 209-2999
Address: 1055 Mendenhall Peninsula Road, Juneau AK 99801
Email: juneau.group@alaska.sierraclub.org
Web Site: www.alaska.sierraclub.org Southeast Alaska Conservation Council
Description: The Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC), a nonprofit organization, is a coalition of 18 Southeast Alaska conservation groups. Since 1970, SEACC has been dedicated to safeguarding the unique environment of Southeast Alaska while encouraging human enjoyment and use of these remarkable resources as is consistent with retaining them substantially unimpaired. In order to accomplish this, SEACC’s major objective is to achieve a system of reservations of various sizes and types.
Phone: (907) 586-6942
Fax: (907) 463-3312
Address: 419 Sixth Street, No. 200, Juneau AK 99801
Email: laura@seacc.org
Web Site: www.seacc.org Southeast Alaska Land Trust
Description: First organized in the fall of 1995, the Southeast Alaska Land Trust (SEALTrust) is a private, nonprofit corporation that works with willing private land owners and communities to ensure vital natural areas remain in place for the well-being of each generation. SEALTrust secures conservation agreements on properties with recreational, habitat, open space, or cultural values. We seek grants from foundations and government agencies to finance our conservation projects, and we depend on donor support and membership contributions to pay for operating costs.
Phone: (907) 586-3100
Fax: (907) 586-3125
Address: 119 Seward Street, Suite 15, Juneau AK 99801
Email: setrust@ptialaska.net
Web Site: www.southeastalaskalandtrust.org
Trail Mix, Inc.
Description: Trail Mix is a nonprofit organization that provides volunteer assistance to local, state, and federal agencies to develop and maintain a trail system in the City and Borough of Juneau.
Phone: (907) 790-6406
Fax: (907) 790-2549
Address: P.O. Box 35493, Juneau AK 99803
Email: info@juneautrails.org
Web Site: www.juneautrails.org |
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