Local and Regional Environmental Advocacy Organizations in DEC Region 4
Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Schenectady & Schoharie Counties, New York
Regional Organizations
Capital District Community Gardens
Contact: Sharon DiLoranzo, Program Director
40 River Street
Troy, NY 12180
Phone: 518-274-8685
FAX: 518-272-2744
E-mail: info@cdcg.org
Citizens Campaign for the Environment
Capital Region/North Country Chapter
744 Broadway
Albany, NY 12207
Phone: 518-434-8171
FAX: 518-434-8172
E-mail: albany@citizenscampaign.org
Citizens' Environmental Coalition
Main Office
33 Central Avenue
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: 518-462-5527
FAX: 518-465-8349
E-mail: cectoxic@igc.org
Hudson River Environmental Society
6626 Stitt Road
Altamont, NY 12009
Phone: 518-861-8020
E-mail: 102477.3350@compuserve.com
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 Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
33 Central Avenue
Albany, NY 12210-1305
Phone: 518-426-8246
E-mail: nycap@crisny.org
Parks & Trails New York
29 Elk Street
Albany, NY 12207
Phone: 518-434-1583
FAX: 518-427-0067
E-mail: ptny@ptny.org
Scenic Hudson, Inc.
One Civic Center Plaza, Suite 200
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Phone: 845-473-4440
FAX: 845-473-2648
E-mail: info@scenichudson.org
Organizations in Albany County
Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK), Albany Chapter, Inc.
Contact: Gene Reilly, Chapter Chair
P.O. Box 2116, ESP Station
Albany, NY 12220
Phone: 518-899-2725
E-mail: adkalbchair@yahoo.com
Albany for Vieques
761 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: 518-435-9860
Arbor Hill Environmental Justice Corp.
596 Manning Boulevard
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: 518-463-9760
FAX: 518-463-0544
E-mail: staff@w-haywoodburns.org
Capital District Labor Religion Coalition
51 Summit Avenue
Albany, NY 12209-1618
Phone: 518-436-0442
Capital District Transportation Committee
One Park Place
Albany, NY 12205
Phone: 518-458-2161
FAX: 518-459-2155
Environmental Advocates of New York
Contact: Timothy Sweeny
353 Hamilton Street
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: 518-462-5526 x238
Toll-free: 800-SAVE NYS (800-728-3697)
FAX: 518-427-0381
E-mail: tsweeney@eany.org
League of Women Voters of Albany County
P.O. Box 611
Slingerlands, NY 12159
E-mail: lwvac@crisny.org
New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG)
Albany Chapter
Contact: Elizabeth Hartman & Joe Stelling, Project Coordinators
State University College
Campus Center 307
Albany, NY 12222
Phone: 518-442-5658
E-mail: albany@nypirg.org
Pace Energy Project
Contact: David Wooley
122 S. Swan Street
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: 518-472-1762
Sierra Club Hudson-Mohawk Group
Contact: Susan Lawrence, Chair
P.O. Box 8447
Albany, NY 12208-8447
Phone: 518-489-5721
Ten Broeck Condominium Association
155-1 Third Street
Albany, NY 12210-2526
W. Haywood Burns Environmental Education Center
Contact: Nate Davis, Executive Director (Acting)
596 Manning Boulevard
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: 518-426-2924
FAX: 518-463-0544
E-mail: ndavis@w-haywoodburns.org
West Albany Neighborhood Association
34 Kennedy Drive
Albany, NY 12205-1809
Phone: 518-489-7011
Organizations in Columbia County
Columbia Hudson Partnership
444 Warren Street
Hudson, NY 12534
Phone: 518-828-4718
FAX: 518-828-0901
Friends of Hudson
P.O. Box 326
Hudson, NY 12534
Phone: 518-822-0334
Housatonic Valley Association (Tenmile River Watershed)
P.O. Box 28
150 Kent Road
Cornwall Bridge, CT 06754
Phone: 860-672-6678
Toll free: 1-800-832-6482
FAX: 860-672-0162
E-mail: ct@hvatoday.org
League of Women Voters of Columbia County
Contact: Kathleen White, President
P.O. Box 580
Valatie, NY 12184
Phone: 518-392-4828
Sierra Club Mid-Hudson Valley Group
Contact: Bibi Sandstrom, Group Chair
P.O. Box 1012
Poughkeepsie, NY 12602
Phone: 914-255-5528
E-mail: midhudsierra@yahoo.com
Organizations in Delaware County
Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK), Susquehanna Chapter
Contact: Lucille Wiggin, Chapter Chair
Phone: 607-432-1022
Catskill Center for Conservation and Development
Contact: Tom Alworth, Executive Director
The Erpf House, Route 28
Arkville, NY 12406
Phone: 845-586-2611
FAX: 845-586-3044
E-mail: cccd@catskillcenter.org
Catskill Forest Association
Contact: Richard D. Sloman
P.O. Box 336
Arkville, NY 12406
Phone: 914-586-3054
Catskill Watershed Corporation
P.O. Box 569
Margaretville, NY 12455
Phone: 845-586-1400
Toll Free: 1-877-928-7433
FAX: 845-586-1401
Email: invest@cwconline.org
Sierra Club Susquehanna Group
Contact: Jeff Bohner, Group Chair
P.O. Box 572
Endicott, NY 13760
Phone: 607-772-8304
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 Greene County
Catskill Center for Conservation and Development
Contact: Tom Alworth, Executive Director
The Erpf House, Route 28
Arkville, NY 12406
Phone: 845-586-2611
FAX: 845-586-3044
E-mail: cccd@catskillcenter.org
Catskill Forest Association
Contact: Richard D. Sloman
P.O. Box 336
Arkville, NY 12406
Phone: 914-586-3054
League of Women Voters of Greene County
Contact: Fawn Potash, President
1531 High Falls Road
Catskill, NY 12414
Phone: 518-678-9997
Sierra Club Mid-Hudson Valley Group
Contact: Bibi Sandstrom, Group Chair
P.O. Box 1012
Poughkeepsie, NY 12602
Phone: 914-255-5528
E-mail: midhudsierra@yahoo.com
Organizations in Montgomery County
Sierra Club Hudson-Mohawk Group
Contact: Susan Lawrence, Chair
P.O. Box 8447
Albany, NY 12208-8447
Phone: 518-489-5721
Organizations in Otsego County
Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK), Susquehanna Chapter
Contact: Lucille Wiggin, Chapter Chair
Phone: 607-432-1022
League of Women Voters of Cooperstown
Contact: Ellen Tillapaugh
80 Beaver Street
Cooperstown, NY 13326
League of Women Voters of Oneonta
Contact: Kay Stuligross
P.O. Box 434
Oneonta, NY 13820
Phone: 607-436-4050
Otsego County Conservation Association
P.O. Box 931
101 Main Street
Cooperstown, NY 13326
Phone: 607-547-4488
FAX: 607-547-4020
E-mail: occa@wpe.com
Sierra Club Susquehanna Group
Contact: Jeff Bohner, Group Chair
P.O. Box 572
Endicott, NY 13760
Phone: 607-772-8304
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 Rensselaer County
6th Avenue Garden Project
P.O. Box 1511
Troy, NY 12181
Phone: 518-272-1468
FAX: 518-272-1468
Capital District Community Gardens
Contact: Sharon DiLorenzo, Program Manager
295 8th Street
Troy, NY 12180-2301
Phone: 518-274-8685
Historic Action Network
1813 Highland Avenue
Troy, NY 12180
Phone: 518-272-1539
League of Women Voters of Rensselear
Contact: Margaret Story, President
265 River Street
Troy, NY 12180
Phone: 518-272-1566
Rosa House Peace Community
P.O. Box 1511
Troy, NY 12181
Phone: 518-272-1468
FAX: 518-272-1468
Sierra Club Hudson-Mohawk Group
Contact: Susan Lawrence, Chair
P.O. Box 8447
Albany, NY 12208-8447
Phone: 518-489-5721
Organizations in Schenectady County
Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK), Schenectady Chapter
Contact: Beth Lasher, Chapter Chair
P.O. Box 733
Schenectady, NY 12301-0733
E-mail: schdyadk@yahoo.com
Environmental Clearinghouse of Schenectady
P.O. Box 9118
Niskayuna, NY 12309
Phone: 518-370-4125
FAX: 518-370-0724
E-mail: ecos@global2000.net
League of Women Voters of Schenectady County
Contact: Ruth Bonn, President
P.O. Box 9135
Schenectady, NY 12309
Phone: 518-384-0804
E-mail: info@lwvschenectady.org
Schenectady County Environmental Management Council
Contact: Jeff Edwards, Staff
Schaffer Heights, Room 303
107 Nott Terrace
Schenectady, NY 12308
Phone: 518-386-2225
FAX: 518-382-5539
Sierra Club Hudson-Mohawk Group
Contact: Susan Lawrence, Chair
P.O. Box 8447
Albany, NY 12208-8447
Phone: 518-489-5721
Organizations in Schoharie County
Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK), Susquehanna Chapter
Contact: Lucille Wiggin, Chapter Chair
Phone: 607-432-1022
Sierra Club Hudson-Mohawk Group
Contact: Susan Lawrence, Chair
P.O. Box 8447
Albany, NY 12208-8447
Phone: 518-489-5721
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
