Local and Regional Environmental Advocacy Organizations in DEC Region 8
Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne & Yates Counties, New York
Regional Organizations
Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK), Genesee Valley Chapter
Contact: Richard Sensenbach, Chapter Chair
P.O. BOX 18558
Rochester, NY 14618-0558
E-mail: rsensen@gvc-adk.org
Cayuga Lake Watershed Network
8408 Main Street
P.O. Box 303
Interlaken, NY 14847
Phone: 607-532-4104
FAX: 607-532-4108
E-mail: steward@cayugalake.org
Citizens' Environmental Coalition
543 Franklin Street, Suite 2
Buffalo, NY 14202-1109
Phone: 716-885-6848
FAX: 716-885-6845
E-mail: cecwny@buffnet.net
Fingerlakes Citizens for the Environment
P.O. Box 295
Waterloo, NY 13165
Phone: 315-539-5607
FAX: 315-539-5607
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
Organizations in Chemung County
Chemung County Environmental Management Council
Contact: Jennifer Trimber
Chemung County
Environmental Mgt. Council
600 Milton St. Elmira, 14904
Phone: 607-271-9284
Chemung County Water Quality Committee
Contact: Mark Watts
851 Chemung Street
Horseheads, NY 14845
Phone: 607-739-2009
Finger Lakes - Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance, Central Region
Contact: Craig Schutt, Regional Representative, Tompkins County SWCD
903 Hanshaw Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: 607-257-2340 x115
FAX: 607-257-7896
Residents for the Preservation of Lowman and Chemung (RFPLC, Inc.)
Contact: Jason Knapp, President
PO Box 238
Chemung, NY 14825
Phone: (607) 733-5269
FAX: (607) 529-3510
E-mail: landfillnews@gmail.com
Sierra Club Finger Lakes Group
Contact: Annie Koreman, Group Chair
4348 Swamp College Road
Trumansburg, NY 14886
Southern Tier Environmental Health and Safety Group
Contact: Lee Hanle Younge
141 Olcott Road North
Big Flats, NY 14814
Phone: 607-562-3988
Upper Susquehanna Coalition
Main Office:
Tioga Soil and Water Conservation District
183 Corporate Drive
Owego, New York 13827-3249
Phone: 607-687-3553
FAX: 607-687-9440
E-mail: DelaneyB@co.tioga.ny.us
Watershed Coordinator:
Jim Curatolo
4729 State Route 414
Burdett, NY 14818
Phone: 607-546-2528
Organizations in Genesee County
Bergen Swamp Preservation Society
Contact: Patti Coan
P.O. Box 460
Bergen, NY 14416-0460
Phone: 585-548-7304
E-mail: info@bergenswamp.org
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
Sierra Club Niagara Group
Contact: Jane Jontz, Group Chair
62 Lincoln Boulevard
Snyder, NY 14226
Organizations in Livingston County
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
League of Women Voters of Livingston County
Contact: Kay Cracco
Phone: 585-346-6479
Livingston County Environmental Management Council
Contact: William McCleary
Livingston County Government Center
6 Court Street, Room 305
Geneseo, NY 14454
Phone: 585-243-7550
FAX: 585-243-7126
Regional Action Group for the Environment
8546 Route 408
Nunda, NY 14517
Phone: 716-468-3817
Sierra Club Rochester Regional Group
P.O. Box 39516
Rochester, NY 14604
Phone: 585-234-1056
email: see website contacts
Organizations in Monroe County
Center for Environmental Information, Inc.
55 St. Paul Street
Rochester, NY 14604
Phone: 585-262-2870
E-mail: cei@ceinfo.org
Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning
Contact: Joseph Hill
75 College Avenue
Rochester, New York 14607
Phone: 585-256-2267
E-mail: jhill@leadsafeby2010.org
Federation of Monroe County Environmentalists
348 Ripplewood Drive
Rochester, NY 14616
Phone: 585-663-2981
E-mail: info@fmce.org
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
Genesee Transportation Council
50 W. Main Street, Suite 8112
Rochester, NY 14614
Phone: 585-232-6240
FAX: 585-262-3106
Henrietta Neighbors United (HNU)
Contact: Rachel Warren, Coordinator
P.O. Box 720
Henrietta, NY 14467-0720
Phone: 585-321-0293
Interfaith Action
410 Chili Avenue
Rochester, NY 14611
Phone: 585-235-2590
FAX: 585-235-6122
E-mail: admin@iapico.org
League of Women Voters of the Rochester Metropolitan Area
Contact: Rae Bernacki, Secretary
45 Exchange Boulevard #508
Rochester, NY 14614
Phone/TDD: 585-262-3730
FAX: 585-262-4493
E-mail: lwvrma@frontiernet.net
Mendon Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 231
Mendon, NY 14506-0231
Phone: 585-385-2330
FAX: 585-385-2485
Metro Justice of Rochester, Inc.
Contact: Tanya Smolinsky, Operations and Development Director
167 Flanders Street, Suite D19
Rochester, NY 14619
Phone: 585-325-2560
FAX: 585-325-2561
E-mail: metroj@frontiernet.net
Monroe County Environmental Management Council
Contact: Louise Hartshorn
111 Westfall Road
P.O. Box 92832
Rochester, NY 14692
Phone: 585-753-5063
FAX: 585-324-1216
E-mail: lhartshorn@monroecounty.gov
Sierra Club Rochester Regional Group
P.O. Box 39516
Rochester, NY 14604
Phone: 585-234-1056
email: see website contacts
Southwest Area Neighborhood Association, Inc. (SWAN)
Contact: Patricia Jackson, Executive Director
275 Dr. Samuel McCree Way
Rochester, NY 14611
Phone: 585-436-8201
FAX: 585-436-8244
E-mail: pjackson@swanonline.org
United Parents Against Lead
Contact: Valerie Johnson
Phone: 585-202-7898
Organizations in Ontario County
Finger Lakes - Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance, Central Region
Contact: Craig Schutt, Regional Representative, Tompkins County SWCD
903 Hanshaw Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: 607-257-2340 x115
FAX: 607-257-7896
Honeoye Valley Association
P.O. Box 165
Honeoye, NY 14471
Phone: 716-394-3500
E-mail: info@hvaweb.org
League of Women Voters of Geneva
Contact: Kim Aliperti, President
76 Hillcrest Avenue
Geneva, NY 14456
Phone: 315-789-7395
Sierra Club Rochester Regional Group
P.O. Box 39516
Rochester, NY 14604
Phone: 585-234-1056
email: see website contact
Organizations in Orleans County
The NYSDEC Office of Environmental Justice does not have any contact information for organizations related to environmental justice in Orleans 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.
Organizations in Schuyler County
The NYSDEC Office of Environmental Justice does not have any contact information for organizations related to environmental justice in Schuyler 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.
Organizations in Seneca County
The NYSDEC Office of Environmental Justice does not have any contact information for organizations related to environmental justice in Seneca 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.
Organizations in Steuben County
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
League of Women Voters of Steuben County
Contact: Susan Donderwicz
5819 Collier Road
Savona, NY 14879
Phone: 607-583-2270
Sierra Club Finger Lakes Group
Contact: Annie Koreman, Group Chair
4348 Swamp College Road
Trumansburg, NY 14886
Steuben County Environmental Management Council
Contact: Amy Dlugos, Chair
3 East Pulteney Square
Bath, NY 14810
Phone: 607-776-9631 x2268
FAX: 607-776-6926
Upper Susquehanna Coalition
Main Office:
Tioga Soil and Water Conservation District
183 Corporate Drive
Owego, New York 13827-3249
Phone: 607-687-3553
FAX: 607-687-9440
E-mail: DelaneyB@co.tioga.ny.us
Watershed Coordinator:
Jim Curatolo
4729 State Route 414
Burdett, NY 14818
Phone: 607-546-2528
Organizations in Wayne County
Finger Lakes - Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance, Central Region
Contact: Craig Schutt, Regional Representative, Tompkins County SWCD
903 Hanshaw Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: 607-257-2340 x115
FAX: 607-257-7896
Save Our Sodus, Inc. (SOS)
P.O. Box 424
Alton, NY 14413
Sierra Club Rochester Regional Group
P.O. Box 39516
Rochester, NY 14604
Phone: 585-234-1056
email: see website contacts
Organizations in Yates County
The NYSDEC Office of Environmental Justice does not have any contact information for organizations related to environmental justice in Yates 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
