Local and Regional Environmental Advocacy Organizations in DEC Region 7

Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Tioga & Tompkins Counties, New York

Regional Organizations

Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK), Finger Lakes Chapter
Contact: Eugene Nowlan, Chapter President
385 Watauga Avenue
Corning, NY 14830
Phone: 607-936-3988

Atlantic States Legal Foundation
658 West Onondaga Street
Syracuse, NY 13204-3757
Phone: 315-475-1170
FAX: 315-475-6719
Email: Atlantic.States@aslf.org

Cayuga Lake Watershed Intermunicipal Organization (CLW IO)
29 Auburn Road
P.O. Box 186
Lansing, NY 14882
Phone: 607-533-8819
E-mail: info@cayugawatershed.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 Awareness Network, Central New York Chapter
140 Bassett Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone: 315-425-0430
E-mail: cnycan@rootmedia.org

Citizens Campaign for the Environment
Central New York/Finger Lakes Chapter
466 Westcott Street, 2nd Floor
Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone: 315-472-1339
FAX: 315-472-1179
E-mail: syracuse@citizenscampaign.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

Project Watershed Central New York
Contact: Bill Legg
2563 Webb Road
Lafayette, NY 13084
Phone: 315-677-5194

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: pcswed@co.tioga.ny.us
Watershed Coordinator:
Jim Curatolo
4729 State Route 414
Burdett, NY 14818
Phone: 607-546-2528

Organizations in Broome County

Broome County Environmental Management Council
Contact: Stacy Merola , Senior Environmental Planner
Edwin L. Crawford County Office Building
P.O. Box 1766
Binghamton, NY 13902
Phone: 607-778-2116
FAX: 607-778-6051
E-mail: smerola@co.broome.ny.us

League of Women Voters of Broome & Tioga Counties (LWVBTC)
Contact: Anne Taft
P.O. Box 944
Vestal, NY 13851-0944
Phone: 607-772-4396

New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG)
Binghamton Chapter
Contact: Kirk McLean , Project Coordinator
State University College
University Union, Box 2000
Binghamton, NY, NY 13902
Phone: 607-777-4971
E-mail: binghamton@nypirg.org

Sierra Club Susquehanna Group
Contact: Jeff Bohner, Group Chair
P.O. Box 572
Endicott, NY 13760
Phone: 607-772-8304

Organizations in Cayuga County

Cayuga County Environmental Management Council
Contact: Michele Wunderlich
160 Genesee Street, 5th Floor
Auburn, NY 13021
Phone: 315-253-1276
FAX: 315-252-1499

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

Sierra Club Iroquois Group
Contact: Martha Loew, Chair
P.O. Box 182
Jamesville, NY 13078
Phone: 315-492-4745

Organizations in Chenango County

Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK), Susquehanna Chapter
Contact: Lucille Wiggin, Chapter Chair
Phone: 607-432-1022

Chenango County Environmental Management Council
Contact: David Benenati
5 Court Street
Norwich, NY 13815
Phone: 607-337-1640
FAX: 607-336-6551
E-mail: davidb@co.chenango.ny.us

Headwaters Youth Conservation Corps
P.O. Box 509
Norwich, NY 13815
Phone: 607-336-9696
FAX: 607-334-2995
E-mail: hycc@theplace-cncn.org

Sierra Club Susquehanna Group
Contact: Jeff Bohner, Group Chair
P.O. Box 572
Endicott, NY 13760
Phone: 607-772-8304

Organizations in Cortland County

Finger Lakes - Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance, Eastern Region
Contact: Scott Ingmire, Regional Representative, Madison County Planning Department
County Office Building
P.O. Box 606
Wampsville, NY 13163
Phone: 315-366-2498
FAX: 315-366-2742
E-mail: scott.ingmire@co.madison.ny.us

Izaak Walton League, Cortland Chapter
Contact: Jeff Stewart
2472 Stafford Road
Cortland, NY 13045
Phone: 607-849-6718

Lime Hollow Center for the Environment & Culture
3091 Gracie Road
Cortland, NY 13045
Phone: 607-758-5462
FAX: 607-758-6631
E-mail: limehollow@clarityconnect.com

New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG)
Cortland Chapter
Contact: Sarah Coonrod, Project Coordinator
State University College
Corey Union Lobby
Cortland, NY 13045
Phone: 607-753-4815
E-mail: cortland@nypirg.org

Sierra Club Finger Lakes Group
Contact: Annie Koreman, Group Chair
4348 Swamp College Road
Trumansburg, NY 14886

Organizations in Madison County

Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK), Iroquois Chapter
Contact: Scott Gaffney, Chapter Chair
10 Caryl Boulevard
Clinton, NY 13323-1102
Phone: 315-733-1536

Cazenovia Preservation Foundation
Contact: James Evans III
1850 Burlingame Road
Cazenovia, NY 13035

League of Women Voters of Cazenovia
Contact: Anne Saltman, President
P.O. Box 219
Cazenovia, NY 13035
Phone: 315-422-8276

Madison County Environmental Management Council
Contact: Jim Petreszyn, Staff
P.O. Box 606
Wampsville, NY 13163
Phone: 315-366-2620
FAX: 315-366-2742

Sierra Club Iroquois Group
Contact: Martha Loew, Chair
P.O. Box 182
Jamesville, NY 13078
Phone: 315-492-4745

Organizations in Onondaga County

Centers for Nature Education, Inc.
Contact: Patty Weisse
P.O. Box 133
4007 Bishop Hill Road
Marcellus, NY 13108
Phone: 315-673-1350
E-mail: cnebw@usadatanet.net

Council of Park Friends, Inc.
P.O. Box 153
Jamesville, NY 13078

Franciscan Earth Corps
Contact: Rob Breen
110 Walnut Place
Syracuse, NY 13210

Global Warming Action Network of Greater Syracuse
504 Allen Street
Syracuse, NY 13210

Izaak Walton League, Central New York Chapter
Contact: Conrad Strozik
2582 Pompey Hollow Road
Cazenovia, NY 13035
Phone: 315-655-2752

League of Women Voters of the Syracuse Metro Area
Contact: Roberta Millert

930 James Street
Syracuse, NY 13203
Phone: 315-422-9797

New Environment Association
Contact: Harry Schwartzlander
270 Fenway Drive
Syracuse, NY 13224

New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG)
Syracuse Chapter
Contact: Rebecca Convington, Project Coordinator
732 South Crouse Avenue, 2nd Floor
Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone: 315-476-8381 or 315-476-8382
E-mail: syracuse@nypirg.org

New York Water Environment Association, Inc. (NYWEA)
Contact: Patricia Cerro-Reehil, Executive Director
525 Plum Street
Syracuse, NY 13204
Phone: 315-422-7811
FAX: 315-422-3851
E-mail: pcr@nywea.org

Oneida Lake Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 3536
Syracuse, NY 13220-3536
Phone: 315-675-3103
E-mail: ola@a-znet.com

Outer Comstock Neighborhood Association
Contact: Gloria Sage, President
P.O. 35863
Syracuse, NY 13235
Phone: 315-472-4977

Partnership for Onondaga Creek
Contact: Aggie Lane
340 Midland Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: 315-478-4571

Dunbar Center
1453 South State Street
Syracuse, NY 13205
Phone: 315-476-4269

Sierra Club Iroquois Group
Contact: Martha Loew, Chair
P.O. Box 182
Jamesville, NY 13078
Phone: 315-492-4745

Southeast Asian Center
503 North Prospect Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13208
Phone: 315-422-1593

Southside Newsstand
2621 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13205

Southwest Community Center
401 South Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13204
Phone: 315-474-6823

Spanish Action League
700 Oswego Street
Syracuse, NY 13204
Phone: 315-475-6153

Student Environmental Action Coalition, Syracuse University
Schine Student Center, Room 126
Syracuse, NY 13244

Syracuse United Neighbors
1540 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13205-1149
Phone: 315-476-7475
FAX: 315-476-4523
E-mail: sun@sunaction.org

Syracuse University College of Law Public Interest Law Firm
306 MacNaughton Hall
Syracuse, NY 13244-1030
Phone: 315-443-4582
FAX: 315-443-3636

United Parents Against Lead
Contact: Lisa Blok
204 Barton Circle
East Syracuse, NY 13057

Upstate Freshwater Institute, Inc.
P.O. Box 506
Syracuse, NY 13214
Phone: 315-431-4962
FAX: 315-431-4969

Organizations in Oswego County

Community Supported Agriculture
Contact: Dick DeGraf
Grindstone Farm, 780 County Route 28
Pulaski, NY 13142

New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG)
Oswego Chapter
Contact: Katharine Evanciew , Project Coordinator
State University College
Hewitt Union, 2nd Floor
Oswego, NY 13126
Phone: 315-312-4495
E-mail: oswego@nypirg.org

Oswego County Environmental Management Council
Contact: Dr. David R. Hertzler, Chair
46 East Bridge Street
Oswego, NY 13126
Phone: 315-349-8292

Salmon Rivers Cooperative Conservation Advisory Council
Contact: Mr. S. Mattison
County Route 52
Richland, NY 13144

Sierra Club Iroquois Group
Contact: Martha Loew, Chair
P.O. Box 182
Jamesville, NY 13078
Phone: 315-492-4745

Organizations in Tioga County

Carantouan Greenway
Contact: Destiny Kinal
P.O. Box 827
Waverly, NY 14892
Phone: 607-565-8317
FAX: 607-565-2935

League of Women Voters of Broome & Tioga Counties (LWVBTC)
Contact: Anne Taft
P.O. Box 944
Vestal, NY 13851-0944
Phone: 607-772-4396

Sierra Club Susquehanna Group
Contact: Jeff Bohner, Group Chair
P.O. Box 572
Endicott, NY 13760
Phone: 607-772-8304

Organizations in Tompkins County

Advocates for Sensible Area Planning (ASAP)
E-mail: asap_ny@bigfoot.com

Cayuga Lake Defense Fund
P.O. Box 294
Ithaca, NY 14851
Phone: 607-275-9054
E-mail: info@cldf.org

Cornell Greens (not affiliated with the Green Party)
E-mail: greens-l@cornell.edu

Ithaca Coalition for Global Justice (Ithaca Sharks)
Phone: 607-256-9733
E-mail: ithacasharks@yahoogroups.com

Ithaca College Environmental Society
E-mail: ices@ithaca.edu

Ithaca South Hill Industrial Pollution (Ithaca-SHIP)
E-mail: info@ithaca-ship.org

League of Women Voters of Tompkins County
Contact: Linda R. Duttweiler, Director
345 Coddington Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: 607-273-8350
E-mail: lwvtc@twcny.rr.com

Residents for Responsible Government
323 Center Street
Ithaca NY 14850
Phone: 607-256-0138
FAX: 607-274-5558

Sierra Club Finger Lakes Group
Contact: Annie Koreman, Group Chair
4348 Swamp College Road
Trumansburg, NY 14886

Tompkins County Environmental Management Council
Contact: Susan Brock, Chair
Old Courthouse Building
121 East Court Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: 607-274-5560
FAX: 607-274-5578

Tompkins County Renewable Energy Education Alliance (TREEA)
Contact: Beth Ellen Clark
Center for Natural Sciences
Physics Department
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: 607-274-3968
E-mail: treea@icsun.ithaca.edu

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