Local Resources
Local Resources
- City of Rochester Office of Energy and SustainabilityOversees the City of Rochester’s sustainability initiatives including their climate change mitigation and adaptation planning.
- Climate Solutions AcceleratorAn inclusive, non-partisan network of organizations and individuals unified by their determination to identify and implement effective climate solutions. Supporters include business, faith, civic, labor, and environmental groups.
- FoodlinkA regional food hub and the Feeding America food bank that serves Allegany, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates counties. They work to create new access points for healthy foods in underserved communities and address health disparities related to food insecurity.
- Genesee Land TrustWorks to save natural lands in the greater Rochester area.
- Greater Rochester Clean CitiesA U. S. Department of Energy sponsored program designed to encourage the use of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) and their underlying support systems throughout the Greater Rochester area.
- Local HarvestSearch by ZIP code to find area farmers’ markets, CSAs, farms, meat processors, etc.
- Monroe County EcoParkA one-stop drop-off site for residential recycling including electronics recycling, medication disposal, hazardous waste disposal, and many other items.
- Rochester Regional Sierra ClubA volunteer organization that consists of national Sierra Club members who reside in the counties of Monroe, Livingston, Ontario, and Wayne, plus adjoining parts of Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming, Seneca, and Yates counties.
- Flower City PickersA secular, all-inclusive group of volunteers that redistributes leftover and discarded produce from Rochester's Public Market every Saturday to local homeless shelters, halfway houses, soup kitchens, food pantries, and other organizations with need for food.
- Reconnect RochesterAn organization that champions transportation choices that enable a more vibrant and equitable community.
- Rochester Area Vegan SocietyLocal organization that provides educational resources for informing the public about the advantages of a vegan life-style. Nutritional information, including recipes, that will support and facilitate the adoption and healthful enjoyment of a vegan diet.
- Rochester GreenovationAn organization that seeks to reduce waste and associated environmental and economic costs by providing and promoting alternatives for reusable materials.
- The Nature Conservancy Central and Western NY chapterLocal chapter of the international science based conservation organization.
- USGBC Upstate New York ChapterPromotes environmentally responsible, healthy and profitable places to live and work. Through a variety of activities, the chapter helps initiate, develop, and implement green building concepts and technologies.