Friends Groups and Local Nonprofits

National Public Lands Day wouldn’t be as successful without the partnership of numerous nonprofit "Friends Groups" that participate each year. Friends Groups organize a significant percentage of National Public Lands Day volunteer work events.

The National Environmental Education Foundation supports friends groups through the Every Day Grant program. Every Day grants provide funds to friends groups for capacity building. Learn more at the Every Day Grants website.

2011 Friends Groups and Local Nonprofit Partners

Interested in getting your friends group or local nonprofit added to the list? Plan an NPLD for September 29, 2012.

Alabama

• Flint River Conservation Association, Brownsboro
• Wild South

Alaska

• Southeast Alaska Guidance Association, Juneau

Arizona

• Arizona Natural History Association, Flagstaff
• Community Forest Trust, Prescott
• Friends of Ironwood Forest, Tucson
• Grand Canyon Trust, Flagstaff
• McDowell Sonoran Conservancy, Scottsdale
• Sky Island Alliance, Tucson
• Southwest Conservation Corps

Arkansas

• Arkansas Wildlife Federation, Little Rock
• Buffalo River Back Country Horsemen of America

California

• Antelope Valley Conservancy, Quartz Hill
• Back to Natives Restoration
• The Children's Nature Institute, Los Angeles
• Friends of Flood Park, Menlo Park
• Friends of Ruffin Canyon, San Diego
• Friends of Shipley Nature Center, Huntington Beach
• Friends of the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, San Pedro
• Friends of the Desert Mountain, Palm Desert
• Friends of the South Fork Kings River, Carmichael
• Friends of the Urban Forest, San Francisco
• Friends of Whiskeytown, Whiskeytown
• Glendora Conservancy
• Golden Gate National Park Conservancy, San Francisco
• Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco
• High Sierra Volunteer Trail Crew, Clovis
• Irvine Ranch Conservancy, Irvine
• Landpaths and Sonoma County Trails Coalition
• Lassen Land and Trails Trust, Susanville
• Lassen Park Foundation, Anderson
• Mount Shasta Nordic Ski Organization
• Pacific Crest Trail Association, Sacramento
• The River Center, Alturas
• RiverTree Volunteers, Fresno
• Salmon Protection and Watershed Network, Forest Knolls
• San Diego Canyonlands, San Diego
• San Diego River Park Foundation, San Diego
• San Gabriel Mountains Regional Conservancy, Glendora
• Santa Barbara Mountain Bike Trail Volunteers, Santa Barbara
• Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship
• Sierra Nevada Conservancy
• Sonoma County Conservation Council, Santa Rosa
• Trout Unlimited California
• Tuolumne River Trust, San Francisco
• Twin Oaks Ranches Owners Association

Colorado

• Boulder Mountainbike Alliance, Boulder
• Friends of Berthoud Pass, Denver
• Friends of Cheyenne Canon, Colorado Springs
• Friends of the Dillon Ranger District, Silverthorne
• The Greenway Foundation, Greenwood Villager
• Mountain Studies Institute, Silverton
• San Juan Mountain Association, Durango
• Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado, Denver
• Wildlands Restoration Volunteers, Boulder

Connecticut

• Avalonia Land Conservancy, Old Mystic
• Park Watershed, Simsbury
• Pequonnock River Conservancy, Bridgeport

Delaware

• Delaware Center for Horticulture, Wilmington

District of Columbia

• Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
• Rock Creek Conservancy

Florida

• Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, Lake Worth
• Florida Trail Association
• Friends of Jupiter Beach
• Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful, Tampa
• Kids Ecology Corps, Fort Lauderdale
• Linders Foundation, Nokomis
• South Florida Audubon Society, Fort Lauderdale

Georgia

• Bacon Park Association, Savannah
• Elachee Nature Science Center, Gainesville
• Friends of Hart SORA, Hartwell
• Great Lake Allatoona Cleanup, Acworth
• Greening Youth Foundation, Atlanta
• Kennesaw Mountain Trail Club, Kennesaw
• Lake Lanier Association, Gainesville
• Park Pride, Atlanta
• Savannah Tree Foundation, Savannah

Hawai'i

• Friends of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Volcano
• Hui o Ko'olaupoko, Kailua
• KEY Project, Kaneohe

Illinois

• Chicago Cares
• Chicago Wilderness
• Friends of Fort Massac, Metropolis
• Friends of the Indian Boundary Prairies, Markham
• Grand Prairie Friends, Urbana
• Lincoln Park Conservancy, Chicago
• Santa Fe Prairie Volunteers
• Save the Prairie Society, Westchester
• Skinner Park Advisory Council, Chicago

Indiana

• Hoosier Back Country Horsemen of America

Iowa

• Trees Forever, Marion

Kansas

• Trail Masons Association

Kentucky

• Friends of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, Golden Pond
• Kentucky Mountain Bike Association
• Sheltowee Trace Association, Tollesboro

Maryland

•  Clean Bread and Cheese Creek, Dundalk
• Eastfield Stanbrook Civic Association, Dundalk
• Friends of Patterson Park, Baltimore
• Friends of Sligo Creek, Silver Spring

Massachusetts

• Boston Natural Areas Network, Boston
• Friends of Myles Standish State Forest, Plymouth
• People Making a Difference, Boston
• Massachusetts Audubon, Lincoln

Michigan

• Friends of Belle Isle, Detroit
• Huron River Watershed Council, Ann Arbor
• Land Conservancy of West Michigan, Grand Rapids
• Legacy Land Conservancy, Ann Arbor
• North Country Trail Association, Lowell

Minnesota

• Friends of the Mississippi River, St. Paul
• North Country Trail Association
• Sajai Foundation

Missouri

• Bridging the Gap / Keep Kansas City Beautiful, Kansas City
• Greenway Network, St. Peters
• Kansas City WildLands
• Show-Me Missouri Back Country Horsemen
• St. Louis Audubon Society

Montana

• Montana Conservation Corps

Nevada

• Friends of Nevada Wilderness, Reno
• Tahoe Rim Trail Association, Incline Village

New Hampshire

• Appalachian Mountain Club
• New Hampshire Audubon, Concord

New Jersey

• Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, Trenton
• Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands, Kingston
• Friends of Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge, Vernon
• Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, Pennington

New Mexico

• New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors, Albuquerque
• Trails Alliance of Santa Fe, Santa Fe

New York

• Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy, Brooklyn
• Friends of Glimmerglass State Park, Cooperstown
• Friends of Montezuma Complex, Seneca Falls
• Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt, Bridgehampton
• Friends of Van Cortlandt, New York
• Jay Heritage Center, Rye
• Long Island Greenbelt, Hauppauge
• Starflower Experiences

North Carolina

• Carolina Thread Trail
• Dan River Basin Association, Eden
• Friends of Panthertown, Cashiers
• Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, Raleigh
• Friends of the Smokies, Waynesville

Ohio

• Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Peninsula
• Friends of Alum Creek and Tributaries, Academy Park
• Raccoon Creek Partnership, Athens

Oregon

• Crater Lake National Park Trust, Crater Lake
• Forest Park Conservancy, Portland
• Friends of Mt. Tabor Park, Portland
• Friends of Tryon Creek, Portland
• Friends of Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, Sherwood
• Willamette Riverkeeper, Portland
• WREN Foundation

Pennsylvania

• Friends of Glen Providence Park, Providence Township
• Friends of McMichael Park, Philadelphia
• Friends of the Allentown Parks, Allentown
• Friends of Upper Macungie Township Parks and Recreation, Upper Macungie
• Mount Washington Community Development Corporation, Pittsburgh
• Wissahickon Restoration Volunteers, Philadelphia

South Carolina

• Riverland Terrace Neighborhood Association, James Island
• Waccamaw Riverkeeper and Winyah Rivers Foundation, Conway

South Dakota

• Friends of the Wind Cave National Park, Hot Springs
• South Dakota Wild Grassland Coalition

Tennessee

• Friends of Bledsoe Creek State Park, Gallatin
• Friends of Edgar Evins State Park, Silver Point
• Friends of Shutes Branch, Mt. Juliet
• Friends of T. O. Fuller, Memphis
• Tennessee Trails Association, Nashville
• Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning, Oak Ridge

Texas

• Audelia Road Library Friends, Dallas
• Austin Parks Foundation, Austin
• Bayou Land Conservancy, Houston
• Environmental Co-op, Terrell
• Flower Mound Foundation, Flower Mound
• Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas, San Antonio
• Hermann Park Conservancy, Houston
• Keep Dickinson Beautiful, Dickinson
• Kendall County Partnership for Parks, Boerne
• Williamson County Conservation Foundation, Cedar Park

Utah

• Friends of Indian Creek, Moab
• Utah 4-Wheel Drive Association, Salt Lake City

Virginia

• Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship, Purcellville
• Eastern Virginia Mountain Bike Association
• Potomac Heritage Trail Association, Vienna

Washington

• Cascade Land Institute
• Dishman Hills Natural Area Association
• Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, Seattle
• Friends of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Ridgefield
• The Mountaineers, Seattle
• Mountains to Sound Greenway, Seattle
• Mt. St. Helens Institute, Amboy
• The Nature Consortium, Seattle
• North Cascades Institute, Sedro-Woolley
• Puget Creek Restoration Society, Tacoma
• Volunteers for Outdoor Washington, Seattle
• Walla Walla Basin Watershed Council
• Washington Trails Association, Seattle
• Washington Water Trails Association,

West Virginia

• The North Fork Watershed Project, Davis

Wisconsin

• American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation, Hayward
• Friends of the Lower Wisconsin Riverway, Spring Green
• Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful, Milwaukee
• River Revitalization Foundation, Milwaukee
• Wild Ones, Neenah