Local and Regional Environmental Advocacy Organizations in DEC Region 9
Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara & Wyoming Counties, New York
Regional Organizations
Adirondack Mountain Club, Niagara Chapter
Contact: Art Klein
43 Luksin Drive
Tonawanda, New York 14150
Phone: 716-603-1128
Citizens Campaign for the Environment
Western New York/Southern Tier Chapter
3144 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone: 716-831-3206
FAX: 716-831-3207
E-mail: buffalo@citizenscampaign.org
Citizens' Environmental Coalition
Western New York Office
Contact: Lindsay Marlow, Office Manager
543 Franklin Street, Suite 2
Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone: 716-885-6848
FAX: 716-885-6845
E-mail: felix@cectoxic.org or ceclindsay@igc.org
Clean Communities of Western New York
1074 Cleveland Drive
Buffalo, NY 14225
Phone: 716-634-1038
E-mail: ccofwny.lmh@verizon.net
Finger Lakes - Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance
Western Region
Contact: Dave Reckahn, Regional Representative, Wyoming County SWCD
31 Duncan Street Ext.
Warsaw, NY 14569
Phone: 585-786-5070
FAX: 585-786-0381
Great Lakes United
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone: 716-886-0142
FAX: 716-433-1107
E-mail: glu@glu.org
Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force
Contact: Joyce M. King, Director
Akwesasne Mohawk Territory
Via P.O. Box 366
Rooseveltown, NY 13683
Phone: 518-358-3381
New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH)
1 Atwell Road
Cooperstown, NY 13326
Phone: 800-343-7527
FAX: 607-547-6087
New York Rivers United
199 W. Dominick Street
Rome, NY 13440
Phone: 315-339-2097
FAX: 315-339-6028
E-mail: NYRUORG@aol.com
Sierra Club Niagara Group
Contact: Jane Jontz, Group Chair
62 Lincoln Boulevard
Snyder, NY 14226
Organizations in Allegany County
Alfred Housing Committee, Inc.
14 Madison Street
Wellsville, NY 14895
Phone: 716-772-2928
E-mail: alfredhousing@eznet.net
Allegany County Community Opportunities and Rural Development (ACCORD)
84 Schuyler Street
P.O. Box 573
Belmont, NY 14813
Phone: 585-268-7605
FAX: 585-268-7241
E-mail: accordinfo@accordcorp.org
Sierra Club Finger Lakes Group
Contact: Annie Koreman, Group Chair
4348 Swamp College Road
Trumansburg, NY 14886
Organizations in Cattaraugus County
Cattaraugus Community Action, Inc.
25 Jefferson Street
Salamanca, NY 14779-0308
Phone: 716-945-1041
FAX: 716-945-1301
E-mail: dlkear@ccaction.org
Concerned Citizens of Cattaraugus County, Inc.
P.O. Box 23
Franklinville, NY 14737-0023
Phone: 716-372-1913
Organizations in Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County Environmental Management Council
Contact: Steve Johnson, Environmental Health Department
HRC Building, 7 N. Erie Street
Mayville, NY 14757
Phone: 716-753-4296
FAX: 716-753-4344
E-mail: stevej@co.chautauqua.ny.us
Citizens Opportunity for Development and Equality, Inc.
411 Winsor Street
Jamestown, NY 14701
Phone: 716-664-2044 ext.22
FAX: 716-664-0597
E-mail: DBloomquist@codeinc.org
League of Women Voters of Chautauqua County
Contact: Priscilla Bernatz, President
68 Lambert Avenue
Fredonia, NY 14063
Phone: 716-673-1961
FAX: 801-730-2894
E-mail: LWV@lwvchautauqua.org
Organizations in Erie County
Buffalo Organizations
Buffalo Lupus Project
462 Grider Street, Room CC173
Buffalo, NY 14215-3021
Phone: 716-829-3501 x12
FAX: 716-829-3512
E-mail: twlcproject@aol.com
Buffalo Niagara RIVERKEEPER
Contact: Robbyn Drake
617 Main Street, Suite M108
Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: 716-852-7483
E-mail: info@bnriverkeeper.org
Buffalo Prenatal-Perinatal Task Force
625 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone: 716-884-6711
716-885-5248
The Center for Sustainable Communities and Civic Engagement at Daemen College
4380 Main Street
Curtis Hall Second Floor
Amherst, NY 14226
Phone: 716-839-8489 or 716-839-8492
FAX: 716-839-8252
E-mail: cbird@daemen.edu
Clinton Bailey Community Association
148 Scoville Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14206
E-mail: clintonbailey@yahoo.com
Environmental Justice Action Group of Western New York
Contact: Julien Terrell, President
594 Winslow Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14211
Phone: 716-898-5305
Erie County Environmental Management Council
Contact: Bonnie Lawrence
95 Franklin Street, Room 1077
Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone: 716-858-8560
FAX: 716-858-7713
Heart of the City Neighborhoods, Inc.
42 Plymouth Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14201
Phone: 716-883-7661
E-mail: heartofthecity@verizon.net
Hickory Woods Homeowners for a Clean Environment, Inc.
289 Abby Street
Buffalo, NY 14220
Phone: 716-881-1217
E-mail: info@FBNR.org
Hispanos Unidos de Buffalo, Inc.
254 Virginia Street
Buffalo, NY 14201
Phone: 716-856-7110
Keep Western New York Beautiful
Contact: Jim Pavel, President
1808 City Hall
Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone: 716-851-4370
FAX: 716-851-4053
E-mail: jpavel@city-buffalo.org
League of Women Voters of Buffalo/Niagara
Contact: Marian Deutschman, President
1272 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209-2401
Phone: 716-884-3550
FAX: 716-882-7671
E-mail: lwvbn@buffnet.netg
LEWAC Associates of Western New York, Inc.
135 Grant Street
Buffalo, New York 14213
Phone: 716-881-6111
FAX: 716-881-4411
E-mail: hwellness@aol.com
New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG)
Buffalo State College Chapter
Contact: Ann Zagare, Project Coordinator
State University College
206 Cassety Hall
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone: 716-882-1549
E-mail: buffalo@nypirg.org
None Like You Educational & Community Outreach Program
Contact: Elizabeth Triggs, Executive Director
595 Sycamore Street
P.O. Box 813
Buffalo, NY 14205
Phone: 716-852-2982
FAX: 716-856-0307
Seneca Babcock Community Association
1168 Seneca Street
Buffalo, NY 14210
Phone: 716-822-5094
FAX: 716-825-5873
E-mail: senecababcock@aol.com
Seneca Babcock Environmental Subcommittee
187 Maurice Street
Buffalo, NY 14210
Toxic Waste/Lupus Coalition
462 Grider Street, Room CC173
Buffalo, NY 14215-3021
Phone: 716-829-3501 x12
FAX: 716-829-3512
E-mail: twlcproject@aol.com
Other Erie County Organizations
Coalition of Impacted Neighborhoods
P.O. Box 374
Elma, NY 14059
Phone: 716-651-9213
E-mail: WNY-ENVIRO@yahoogroups.com
Nature Sanctuary Society of Western New York, Inc.
Contact: Richard C. Rosche, President
110 Maple Road
East Aurora, New York 14052
Phone: 716-652-8409
Western New York Environmental Federation
17 Kingston Lane
Cheektowaga, NY 14225
Phone: 716-684-5826
Organizations in Niagara County
Bond Lake Environmental & Beautification Committee
Contact: Bruce Aiken, Vice-Chairman
P.O. Box 26
Newfane, New York 14108
Phone: 716-778-8451
Citizens for a Green North Tonawanda
Contact: Steve Slivan
1109 Marcia Drive
North Tonawanda, NY 14120
Phone: 716-778-8451
Highland Community Revitalization Committee
1750 Tennessee Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14305
Phone: 716-282-2325
League of Women Voters of Buffalo/Niagara
Contact: Marian Deutschman, President
1272 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209-2401
Phone: 716-884-3550
FAX: 716-882-7671
E-mail: lwvbn@buffnet.net
Niagara Community Action Program, Inc.
1521 Main Street
Niagara Falls, NY 14305
Phone: 716-285-9681
E-mail: niagaracap@prodigy.net
Niagara County Community College Environmental Task Force
Contact: Peggy Elliot, Chairperson
Niagara County Community College
3111 Saunders Settlement Road
Sanborn, NY 14132
Phone: 716-731-6222 x450
Niagara County Environmental Management Council
Contact: Joanne Ellsworth, Planning Department
59 Park Avenue
Lockport, NY 14094
Phone: 716-439-7235
FAX: 716-439-7267
E-mail: joanne.ellsworth@niagaracounty.com
Niagara County Federation of Conservation Clubs
3216 Checker Tavern Road
Gasport, NY 14067
Phone: 716-772-2928
Niagara Frontier Wildlife Habitat Council
P.O. Box 430
Ransomville, NY 14131
E-mail: info@nfwhc.org
Niagara River Anglers Association
P.O. Box 203
LaSalle Station
Niagara Falls, NY 14305
Phone: 716-885-6848
FAX: 716-885-6845
E-mail: cecwny@buffnet.net
Residents for Responsible Government
P.O. Box 262
Youngstown, NY 14174-0262
Phone: 716-825-7619
FAX: 716-825-4821
Organizations in Wyoming County
The NYSDEC Office of Environmental Justice does not have any contact information for organizations related to environmental justice in Wyoming County at this time.
Please contact one of the regional organizations listed above.
To add contact information for an organization to this database, please e-mail the Office of Environmental Justice at ej@gw.dec.state.ny.us.
NOTE: This database includes local organizations that advocate principles consistent with environmental justice, including pollution prevention, sustainability, resource conservation and environmental health. However, in some cases the listed organizations may not advocate on behalf of Potential Environmental Justice Areas, as defined by the DEC in NYSDEC Commissioner Policy 29, Environmental Justice and Permitting. Please contact the individual organizations for more information.
If you would like to have your organization added to or removed from this database, or you need to report any errors or omissions in contact information, please e-mail the Office of Environmental Justice at ej@gw.dec.state.ny.us
