Environmental Conservation Organizations and Projects

Protects land along the Hudson River and promotes smart urban development, climate adaptation, and habitat restoration projects across the Hudson Valley.

A policy-focused nonprofit working on environmental justice, clean energy, public health, and sustainable land use throughout New York State.

Restores and manages green spaces in underserved New York City neighborhoods, focusing on urban reforestation and stormwater management.

Protects and restores the Hudson River and its tributaries, promoting clean water, river ecology, and civic engagement.

Preserves and promotes the natural resources of the Catskills region through conservation, education, and sustainable economic development initiatives.

Completed project that planted over one million trees across New York City to improve air quality, reduce heat island effects, and strengthen urban ecosystems — still influencing ongoing urban forestry efforts.

Funds projects that protect and restore the Long Island Sound’s water quality, habitats, and coastal ecosystems through local grants and restoration initiatives.

Targets waterfront communities in New York City to adapt land use, zoning, and infrastructure to future flood risks driven by sea-level rise and stronger storms.

New York’s large-scale state investment program (authorized by voters in 2022) funding wetland restoration, urban green space expansion, and flood mitigation projects — many projects in early-stage rollout as of 2025.

A major ecosystem restoration initiative cleaning up industrial contamination and restoring fish and wildlife habitat along the Buffalo River corridor.

Combines shoreline protection and ecological restoration off Staten Island’s south shore by building oyster reef breakwaters to buffer waves and rebuild marine habitat.