Act Local - Houston
Check out the following local partner organizations in the Houston area:
- Buffalo Bayou: Help beautify parks and trails on the Bayou
- Discovery Green: Saturday Recycle Days and Sunday Green Market Days
- Green Team America: Join the volunteer team and help plant trees
- Keep Houston Beautiful: Volunteer to help keep Houston beautiful
- The Last Organic Outpost: Volunteer at this inner city urban farm project
- Trees for Houston: Plant trees
Buffalo Bayou
Buffalo Bayou Partnership is the non-profit organization revitalizing
and transforming Buffalo Bayou, Houston’s most significant natural resource. Buffalo Bayou is well on its way to becoming one of Houston’s primary attractions but we still have work to do. Our new hike and bike trails and growing green spaces need to be landscaped and cleaned up regularly.
What YOU can Do: Volunteering with Bayou beautification is an easy, fun and convenient way for schools and friends to foster teamwork and give back to the community. Come join us on Green Team Saturdays: Help beautify parks and trails on the Bayou!
Contact:
Jessalyn Ballard
Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator
713.752.0314, ext 4
www.buffalobayou.org
Discovery Green
Discovery Green is a 12-acre park in downtown Houston. Visitors can enjoy many natural, recreational, art, dining and - ACE's favorite - eco-friendly features, including green buildings and energy usage.
What YOU Can Do: Every Saturday is Recycle Day, students can come to recycle, and take part in park activities. Every Sunday you can check out the Green Market with freshest organic produce and farm products. Come visit and buy healthy foods - and check out these other cool events:
- Oct. - Jan., Cool Globe Exhibit - 50 super-sized globes that depict solutions to Global Warming. Students can help decorate globes and volunteer at the exhibit.
- Sundays, Noon – 4PM: The Central City Co-op Green Market at Discovery Green expands to include holiday products from resident artists and craftsmen, using local and sustainable materials. A great chance to pick up unique gifts, as well as your weekly veggies!
Contact:
Fei Ji at ACE
Green Team America organizes, educates and motivates America’s youth about climate change. We help students combine individual and local efforts with a nationwide movement that will eventually encompass the globe.
What YOU Can Do: Join GTA’s volunteer team and plant trees!
Contact:
Gary Dunham-Co-Founder
713.334.3000
Keep Houston Beautiful
Keep Houston Beautiful is the city's leading organization in beautification, litter reduction and recycling education. For 30 years, Keep Houston Beautiful has been reaching out to all segments of our community to educate and empower individuals to take greater responsibility for beautifying and enhancing Houston's environment. Each year's successes have created a cleaner and healthier city for all Houstonians.
What YOU Can Do:
We depend on volunteers and donations of all types. Your time and talents are always appreciated by Keep Houston Beautiful. Here are a few ways to get involved:
*Neighborhood clean-ups scheduled throughout the year
*Texas Recycles Day event, November 15th
*Adopt a Block
*Heritage Gardens
*Keep Houston Beautiful Day, April 5th
Contact:
Reisha Beaty, Events Coordinator: Rbeaty@Houstonbeautiful.org
The Last Organic Outpost
The Last Organic Outpost is a inner city urban farm project using regenerative agriculture to restore the fertility of unused land.
What YOU Can Do:
We offer opportunities for people to learn by doing:
- On the 3rd Wednesday of every month, we will be having a meeting to discuss to formation of the Urban Farm Belt, 5th Ward district.
- Every Saturday, work events are planned at the Emile St. Community Farm every Saturday after 10:00 am until dark and Sundays, 2 until dark.
- For other Volunteer Opportunities please contact Marcella and check out our Volunteer Opportunities page
Contact:
Marcella
713-444-0067
LastOrganicOutpost@gmail.com
Trees For Houston is a non-profit organization dedicated to planting, protecting and promoting trees in an effort to clean the air, mitigate run off, cool the surroundings and beautify our neighborhoods.
What YOU Can Do: Plant trees with us - and have fun making Houston a healthier and more beautiful place to live.
Contact:
Randi Cleary, Marketing and Education Coordinator
713.840.8733