We're often asked about environmental action groups in other areas.  Here is a listing of groups we have heard about in the greater Southern California area. 

• Los Angeles (Westchester /LAX area):  Environmental Change-Makers of Los Angeles (hey, that's us!) - monthly meetings, speakers, events
• Los Angeles: Los Angeles Eco Village - tours, speakers.
• Pasadena: Path To Freedom urban homestead - hosts monthly movies, speakers and events.  Get on their email list to receive calendar information.
• Santa Barbara:  Santa Barbara Permaculture Network - workshops, speakers, movies, events.  They bring speakers in on tour from around the world, and often schedule these speakers for short Santa Monica appearances just prior to the main Santa Barbara appearance dates.  Get on their email list to receive calendar information.

• Culver City: Culver City Going Green Association (new) - second meeting May 7, 2007. Contact: Living Green, in Culver City, 10000 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232. Living Green's phone number is 310-838-8442
• Culver City:  LA Green Drinks - monthly gathering "for anyone concerned about environmental issues to get together over a drink" Culver City is 1st Thursday of every month.
• Hermosa Beach: Hermosa Verde (new) - "Our organization was born out of Hermosa Beach's signing on to the Sierra Club's Cool Cities program to reduce our city's emissions."  Kickoff meeting April 28, 2007
• Hermosa Beach - LA Green Drinks - monthly gathering "for anyone concerned about environmental issues to get together over a drink" Hermosa Beach is 2nd Thursday of every month.
• Los Angeles: Los Angeles Eco Village - tours, speakers.
• Los Angeles (Los Feliz area): Eco-Home Network
• Los Angeles (South Robertson): the South Robertson Neighborhood Council includes a "Green Team" and does periodic cleanups, tree plantings, etc.  Their website is mostly under construction, but you can access phone numbers for contact people via www.soronc.org "contact us"
• Los Angeles (Westchester /LAX area):  Environmental Change-Makers of Los Angeles (hey, that's us!) - monthly meetings, speakers, events
• Pacific Palisades:  Palisades Cares - meetings and events frequently include environmental topics
• Pasadena: Path To Freedom - hosts monthly movies, speakers and events.  Get on their email list to receive calendar information.
• Santa Monica: Santa Monica College Environmental Issues Lecture Series - speakers during the school year
• Santa Monica: SMC Center for Environmental and Urban Studies includes an Eco-Action Club and an email loop of local environmental announcements
• Silver Lake: LA Green Drinks - monthly gathering "for anyone concerned about environmental issues to get together over a drink" Silver Lake is 3rd Thursday of every month.
• Valley: LA Green Drinks (new) - monthly gathering "for anyone concerned about environmental issues to get together over a drink" Valley is 4th Thursday of every month.

• Laguna Beach:  Permaculture Institute of Southern California 1027 Summit Way; Laguna Beach, CA 92651. Contact Dr.Bill Roley: 714-494-1443 (no website).  Might offer classes, tours??  (if anyone knows, please email us)
• Santa Barbara:  Santa Barbara Permaculture Network - workshops, speakers, movies, events.  They bring speakers in on tour from around the world, and often schedule these speakers for short Santa Monica appearances just prior to the main Santa Barbara appearance dates.  Get on their email list to receive calendar information.

• Ballona Stewards - Community Clean-up and Restoration of Ballona Northeast, the second Saturday of each month.
• Heal The Bay - Monthly beach cleanups.
• Los Angeles River Watershed Council - Their calendar lists many area-wide events related to the Ballona watershed, including Friends of the LA River events. Some of these listings are clean-up events, others are committees directing restoration efforts.
• TreePeople - Their calendar includes volunteer opportunities for tree plantings and tree maintenance around our city.