Volunteer for Environmental Organizations in Victoria

Centre for Integral Economics
2200 Oak Bay Ave, Victoria, British Columbia

The Centre for Integral Economics promotes innovative economic tools and policies that redirect the powerful influence of the marketplace toward sustainability.

Keywords: Environment

Volunteer Profile of Centre for Integral Economics

Community Energy Association
248 Robertson Street, Victoria, British Columbia

Community Energy Association (CEA) supports local governments in developing and implementing community energy and emissions plans (also known as climate action plans, community energy plans, and local action plans). We also help local governments with carbon neutral action plans for their operations. Current research and implementation includes biomass district heating, electric vehicles, home energy retrofits, and green economic development. CEA facilitates the BC Mayors Climate Leadership Council.

Keywords: Environment

Volunteer Profile of Community Energy Association

F.E.R.: Friends of Ecological Reserves Society
Victoria, British Columbia

The Friends of Ecological Reserves (FER) is a volunteer based, not-for-profit charitable organization. We promote the interests of the ecological reserves program in British Columbia, Canada, by raising public awareness of the ecological reserve program and by raising funds that are used to: Support researchers in and around ecological reserves. Support wardens and the warden function within ecological reserves. Prepare and circulate a regular newsletter. Educate the public regarding the important features of ecological reserves, including plant and animal conservation, within BC.

Keywords: Environment

Volunteer Profile of F.E.R.: Friends of Ecological Reserves Society

Garry Oak Meadow Preservation Society
3873 Swan Lake Road, Suite 209, Victoria, British Columbia

The Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team (GOERT) Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the recovery of Garry oak and associated ecosystems in Canada and the species at risk that inhabit them. While the Society was incorporated in BC in 2007, and received charitable status in 2009, the organization has its roots in a long-standing multi-stakeholder partnership comprised of experts from all levels of government, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, First Nations, volunteers and consultants who first came together in 1999 out of a common interest in conserving and restoring these unique ecosystems and the species that comprise them.

Keywords: Environment

Volunteer Profile of Garry Oak Meadow Preservation Society

Greater Victoria Green Team
Victoria, British Columbia

The Greater Victoria Green Team is part of the Green Teams of Canada charity (www.greenteamscanada.com), and works to connect people to a range of conservation and environmental projects throughout the Capital Regional District (Victoria, BC).

Keywords: Environment

Volunteer Profile of Greater Victoria Green Team

Habitat Acquisition Trust
316-620 View St., Victoria, British Columbia

Habitat Acquisition Trust is a regional land trust that conserves nature on south Vancouver Island. We envision a future where the full array of natural habitats on south Vancouver Island and southern Gulf Islands is healthy and conserved.

Keywords: Environment

Volunteer Profile of Habitat Acquisition Trust

Haliburton Community Organic Farm Society
768 Westbury Rd, Victoria, British Columbia

The Haliburton Community Organic Farm Society is a non-profit organization composed of farmers, neighbours of Haliburton Farm, educators, and community members interested in sustainable, organic agriculture.

Keywords: Environment

Volunteer Profile of Haliburton Community Organic Farm Society

Home Is Where We Live-Life Cycles Project Society
625 Hillside Ave, Unit 2, Victoria, British Columbia

LifeCycles Project cultivates community health by connecting people with the food they eat and the land it comes from. We support people in gaining the knowledge, skills and resources needed to access, grow and preserve local food in ways that foster biodiversity and enhance our urban environment.

Keywords: Environment

Volunteer Profile of Home Is Where We Live-Life Cycles Project Society

Horticulture Centre of the Pacific
505 Quayle Rd, Victoria, British Columbia

Located just twelve kilometers north of Downtown Victoria, British Columbia, you will find a public garden lovingly cared for by volunteers, staff and students under the direction of the Head Gardener. The Gardens at HCP, home to the Pacific Horticulture College, presents a year-round garden experience that all can enjoy.

Keywords: Environment

Volunteer Profile of Horticulture Centre of the Pacific

Land Conservancy of British Columbia
301 - 1195 Esquimalt Rd, Victoria, British Columbia

The Land Conservancy is a non-profit, charitable Land Trust working throughout British Columbia. TLC protects important habitat for plants, animals and natural communities as well as properties with historical, cultural, scientific, scenic or compatible recreational value.

Keywords: Environment

Volunteer Profile of Land Conservancy of British Columbia

Land Trust Alliance of British Columbia
569 Johnson Street, 2nd floor, Victoria, British Columbia

The Land Trust Alliance of B.C. is dedicated to the stewardship and conservation of our natural and cultural heritage through support of land trusts, conservancies and others. We provide education, research, communication and financial services.

Keywords: Environment

Volunteer Profile of Land Trust Alliance of British Columbia

Network Environments for Aboriginal Research BC
3800 Finnerty Road, Saunders Annex 130c, Victoria, British Columbia

Network Environments for Aboriginal Health Research (NEARBC) is an Aboriginal health research networking program and Aboriginal health resource site of the Centre for Aboriginal Health Research (CAHR) at the University of Victoria, British Columbia.

Keywords: Health · First Nation and Aboriginal Peoples · Environment

Volunteer Profile of Network Environments for Aboriginal Research BC

Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary
3873 Swan Lake, Victoria, British Columbia

Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary is working toward being a leader in the stewardship of functioning & diverse ecosystems and an urban refuge that provides opportunities to bring people and nature together

Keywords: Wildlife · Sports and Recreation · Rescue and Adoption · Environment · Education and Literacy · Animals

Volunteer Profile of Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary

The Victoria Foundation
109 - 645 Fort Street, Victoria, British Columbia

The Victoria Foundation is a community foundation and a registered charity accredited by Imagine Canada. By connecting visionary donors with causes that truly matter, we're able to invest in people, projects and non-profit organizations that make our communities stronger - now and for the long-term. We've been doing so since 1936.

Keywords: Health and Medicine · First Nation and Aboriginal Peoples · Environment · Education and Literacy · Disabled · Children and Youth

Volunteer Profile of The Victoria Foundation

TLC the Land Conservancy of British Columbia
1195 Esquimalt Rd, Suite 301, Victoria, British Columbia

Usually known as TLC, The Land Conservancy is a non-profit, charitable Land Trust working throughout British Columbia. TLC protects important habitat for plants, animals and natural communities as well as properties with historical, cultural, scientific, scenic or compatible recreational value.

Keywords: Environment

Volunteer Profile of TLC the Land Conservancy of British Columbia

Victoria Compost & Conservation Education Society
1216 North Park St, Victoria, British Columbia

We are a non-profit organization with charitable status providing composting and ecological gardening education to CRD residents. Our core funding is generously provided by the CRD.

Keywords: Environment

Volunteer Profile of Victoria Compost & Conservation Education Society

World Fisheries Trust
434 Russell Street, Victoria, British Columbia

World Fisheries Trust, created in 1995, is a Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to the equitable and sustainable use and conservation of aquatic biodiversity.

Keywords: Wildlife · Environment

Volunteer Profile of World Fisheries Trust

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