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. 

Check out our "virtual bulletin board."  Read news of the many environmental events going on in the Los Angeles area (not just Environmental Change-Makers news).

• 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 Monica: Westside Permaculture Gatherings - education, workshops, and demonstration projects on Permaculture related topics
• 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.
• Rancho Palos Verdes: Environmental Priorities Network - monthly meetings, an annual South Bay Energy Fair and Solar Homes Tour, plus works with cities in the South Bay to create "cool cities."
• Santa Monica: Westside Permaculture Gatherings - education, workshops, and demonstration projects on Permaculture related topics
• 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.

• Julian: Camp Stevens  Their camp premises includes organic gardens growing the produce to supply the kitchens, cob buildings and more.  Permaculture inspired.
• 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)
• Oceanside:  Mission San Luis Rey often holds events on eco-justice topics. See Retreats/Retreat List with calendar for Aug 2008, Sept 2008.
• Orange County:  Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment. Their online calendar lists many gatherings.  Upcoming conference Oct 25, 2008 with Bill McKibben.
• 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.

• Los Angeles Post Carbon: lists LA area events that highlight a post-oil lifestyle
• The Relocalization Network: from the Post-Carbon Institute. Find U.S. groups focused on Relocalization
• Transition United States (new): on this website, you can connect with people who are working to further Rob Hopkins' Transition Towns concept across the United States.

• EnviroChangeMakers: Our main "email list" at GoogleGroups.   Here we circulate notices of our Environmental Change-Makers meetings.  This is a low-volume list.
• EnviroChangeNewsLA: Our "virtual bulletin board."  When we receive meeting notices from other local groups we post them here.  Messages are viewable to the public, even if you're not signed on as a member. If you run an environmental group in the L.A. area, please join this YahooGroup so you can post your group's events directly.
• Transition "Town" LA : On this YahooGroup, you can join local people who are discussing how to further Rob Hopkins' Transition Towns concept in the greater Los Angeles area.
• Community Garden at Holy Nativity:  the blog for the Community Garden located at the site where the Environmental Change-Makers meet monthly.

• 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.
• Tree Musketeers - a youth-run organization in El Segundo, offers leadership classes training teens to run tree-planting projects
• TreePeople - Their calendar includes volunteer opportunities for tree plantings and tree maintenance around our city.