Member Organizations

This database lists organizations based or working in Minnesota on environment, conservation, climate, or other related issues. Click on the name of MEP member organizations to learn more about their areas of work and involvement with MEP.

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Partner Members

Organization Mission Issues
Our mission is to co-create sustainability on a personal, organizational and planetary level.
Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy climate change organization focused on national policies to address the national and global climate crisis.
To protect our environment, health, economic well-being and community quality of life. Clean Water Action organizes strong grassroots groups and coalitions and delivers on campaigns to solve environmental and community health problems and get environmental candidates elected at all levels of government. ,
COPAL, Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Acción Latina, is a member-based organization established in 2018 to improve the quality of life of Latine families.
Catalyze collaboration across perspectives, power, and systems for social equity and environmental health.
Fresh Energy’s mission is to shape and drive bold policy solutions to achieve equitable carbon-neutral economies.
The mission of Friends of Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas is to advocate for the establishment, use management, and perpetuation of Minnesota's Scientific and Natural Areas in an undisturbed natural state.
Our mission is to protect the Boundary Waters and to connect people of all backgrounds to the wilderness, so that this and future generations benefit from this special place.
Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) engages people to protect, restore and enhance the Mississippi River and its watershed in the Twin Cities region.
To conserve, restore, and promote the sustainable use and enjoyment of our natural resources, including soil, air, woods, waters, and wildlife. ,
Empowering voters and defending democracy through voter education and engagement, advocating for democracy, encouraging civic participation, and supporting local League leaders and members. ,
In response to God’s love in Jesus Christ, we advocate for wise and just public policies to overcome hunger and poverty, and steward God’s creation!
We use law and science to protect Minnesota’s environment, its natural resources, and the health of its people. ,
The Minnesota Ground Water Association (MGWA) is a non-profit, volunteer organization which promotes public policy and scientific education about groundwater.
The MHS is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization open to anyone interested in amphibians and reptiles
Our mission is to conserve, protect, restore, and sustain Minnesota’s coldwater fisheries and their watersheds.
MNWOO’s purpose is to provide education, technical and legal services, and advocacy to those who own and who rely on private wells for their drinking water.
MN350 unites Minnesotans with the global movement to end the pollution damaging our climate, speed the transition to clean energy, and create a just and healthy future for all.
Move Minnesota leads the movement for an equitable and sustainable transportation system that puts people first.
We're protecting and enhancing America's National Park System for present and future generations.
We unite people to advocate for the protection of wilderness and wild places, especially the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the greater Quetico-Superior Ecosystem.
Our mission is to support, empower and connect teams of community volunteers, city staff and elected leaders active with 50+ MN Cities and 7 counties to implement high impact, equitable low-carbon local policies and projects.
The Save Lake Superior Association, begun in 1969, is the oldest citizen group working exclusively to preserve and protect Lake Superior.
Save Our Sky Blue Waters is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the waters, forests and wildlife of our region.
We’re a community of people building a new energy system with rooftop solar at the cornerstone. We help people go solar, join together, and fight for their energy rights.
To empower you with breakthrough research to make informed choices and live a healthy life in a healthy environment.
We work with allies and partners to prevent the greatest threats to Minnesota’s waters and communities, including sulfide mining and regulatory capture by industry.
Wild Ones St. Croix Oak Savanna’s primary goals are to advocate for landscaping with native plants, to provide environmental education, and to restore natural ecosystems.

Associate Members

Organization Mission Issues
Audubon protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow.
The Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota engages people, provides education, and advocates for biking and walking.
Because diversity has intrinsic value, and because its loss impoverishes society, we work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction.
We inspire people and organizations to value, protect and improve the Cannon River Watershed’s land and water.
Igniting and sustaining the ability of educators, youth, and communities to act on systems perpetuating the climate crisis.
To provide community and support for land stewards creating climate resiliency.
CURE protects and restores resilient communities and landscapes by harnessing the power of people who care about them.
The Environmental Law & Policy Center is the Midwest’s leading environmental legal advocacy organization.
Eureka Recycling is dedicated to demonstrating that waste is completely preventable, not inevitable.
The mission of Freshwater is to inspire and empower people to value and preserve water.
To support and promote the creation, preservation and revitalization of the parks and trails systems of St. Paul and Ramsey County for the benefit of current and future generations.
To preserve, protect, restore, and encourage resilience in the Hastings Area natural environments through monitoring, maintenance and enhancement of habitat and water quality, and through education, advocacy and partnership with government and community and environmental organizations.
For more than 70 years, Humane World for Animals—formerly called the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International—has been a leader of the animal protection movement, tackling the root causes of animal cruelty and suffering to drive permanent change and create a better world for all animals around the globe.
Our mission is to work locally and globally at the intersection of policy and practice to ensure fair and sustainable food, farm and trade systems.
The Land Stewardship Project’s mission is to foster an ethic of stewardship for farmland, to promote sustainable agriculture, and to develop healthy communities.
LWV Duluth is a multi-issue, grassroots volunteer organization of concerned women and men working together to better understand and influence the issues that affect us, our families, and our future
MNCF is a coalition of individuals, groups, and communities dedicated to outdoor recreation and the conservation and ethical use of Minnesota’s natural resources by all, for all, with all.
Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light works in partnership with faith and spiritual communities and all Minnesotans to build transformative power and bring the lights of people’s unique gifts to addressing the climate crisis.
The Minnesota Land Trust protects and restores Minnesota’s most vital natural lands in order to provide wildlife habitat, clean water, outdoor experiences and scenic beauty for generations to come.
The mission of the MOU is the observation, study, and conservation of birds and their natural habitats while supporting diversity and inclusion in its membership and in its leadership.
MRES is a catalyst, equitably advancing a sustainable low-carbon society and a renewable energy economy through education, leadership and example.
Our mission is to provide leadership in promoting environmental awareness, education and advocacy action, especially relating to the wildlife and habitats of the Minnesota River Valley.
Preserve land to protect water
We work to enhance critical land for the public's use and benefit
PAN’s mission is to end reliance on hazardous pesticides and achieve health, resilience and justice in food and farming.
Our mission is to protect pollinators to conserve the environment.
Working for a more just, vibrant and sustainable rural America.
The Saint Paul Bird Alliance’s mission is to engage a diverse community in enjoying, understanding, and protecting birds and the habitats all living beings need to thrive.
Sierra Club Mission Statement: To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the Earth; To practice and promote the responsible use of the Earth's ecosystems and resources; To educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives. ,
Create more certified International Dark Sky Places as the regional chapter of DarkSky International; Universal awareness of light pollution and appreciation of the night sky
Transforming agriculture one farm at a time.
The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends.
We create parks and protect land for people, ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to come.
We're a community of Americans over sixty determined to change the world for the better. Third Act harnesses an unparalleled generational power to safeguard our climate and democracy.
We are a citizen action group committed to requiring local candidates to take action on the climate crisis.
To connect people to Voyageurs National Park, enhance the visitor experience, and protect the park for present and future generations.
Inspire stewardship to forever ensure the rare ecological integrity of the St. Croix and Namekagon Riverway.

Non-members

Organization Mission Issues
Conservation Minnesota
Honor the Earth
Minnesota Solar Energy Industry Association
Union of Concerned Scientists