Information & Education

The Botanical Society – South Bend

P.O. Box 4236
South Bend, IN 46634
Citizens with a passion for plants and a love of the Potawatomi Greenhouses and Ella Morris, Muessel-Ellison Conservatories.
E-mail
www.botanicalsocietysb.org

Branches

P.O. Box 30920
Indianapolis, IN 46230
317-255-5594
Alternative publication dedicated to health, environment, social concerns, the arts and spirituality, distributed state-wide.
E-mail
www.branches.com
Tom Healy

Center for Aquatic Conversation

Galvin Hall
University of Notre Dame
574-631-4153
Works to connect science and society. Aquatic studies, educational programs. Cooperative project of The Nature Conservancy and the University of Notre Dame.
Joanna McNulty

Center for a Sustainable Future

Indiana University South Bend
574-520-4429
Offers sustainability education and consulting to the IUSB campus and the community.
E-mail
Mike Keen

City of South Bend Environmental Services

321 E. Walter St.
South Bend, IN 46614
574-277-8515
www.southbendin.gov/city/departments/public_works/about.asp

Community Sustainability Project, Inc.

P.O. Box 1031
Goshen, IN 46527-1031
574-533-7936
Education outreach, Mill Race Farmers Market, comprehensive community planning.
www.millrace.org

Downtown South Bend

P.O. Box 930
South Bend, IN 46624
574-282-1110
Contact for detailed information on transportation, dining, boutiques, retail, galleries, performing arts, accommodations, parks, gift certificates and more.
www.downtownsouthbend.com

Earth Day

Family activities. Held at a South Bend park in April every year.
E-mail
Diana Mendelsohn

Earth Literacy MA, St. Mary’s of the Woods

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876
812-535-5160
Earth Literacy is interdisciplinary learning that fosters the capacity to understand the world in order to promote sustainability of the planet as a habitat for life.
E-mail
www.smwc.edu
Mary Lou Dolan, CSJ

Earthcare Club

574-533-3608
Environmentally-focused 4-H club based in Goshen.
Janeen Johnson

Earthworks

See “Food and Farming”

Envirocorps

1201 S. Nappanee St.
Elkhart, IN 46516
574-293-2572 x321
Hosts river cleanups, EnviroFest, Earth Day event, classes and more. Invites sponsorships.
E-mail
www.elkhartindiana.org/envirocorps

Granger Paths

P.O. Box 427
Granger, IN 46530
574-243-1747
Seeks a Granger connected with bike and pedestrian pathways as a community that becomes a more attractive place to live and to raise a family.
E-mail
www.grangerpaths.typepad.com/
Barbara Black-Fredman

Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend & St. Joseph Co.

125 S. Lafayette Blvd.
South Bend, IN 46601
574-235-9798
Identifies buildings, structures, sites and objects, which are architecturally or historically significant, in the City of South Bend and the unincorporated areas of Saint Joseph County.
E-mail
www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/sjchp/index.html

Holistic Moms Network

Non-profit support and discussion network for parents with an interest in natural/holistic and alternative health parenting. South Bend chapter offers monthly meetings every third Thursday fo the month.
E-mail
www.holisticmoms.org
Allison Pascarella

Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Northern Regional Office

220 W. Colfax Ave., Ste. 200
South Bend, IN 46601-1634
574-245-4870
800-753-5519
IDEM’s Northern Regional Office staff inspect regulated businesses and answer questions on regulations and the environment. Public access available for local permits and inspection reports. M-F 8:15-4:45.
www.idem.IN.gov

Merry Lea Envionmental Learning Center

P.O. Box 263
Wolf Lake, IN 46796
260-799-5869
Ecological field station, Masters Degree program, public programs. “A Place Where Earth and People Meet”
E-mail
www.goshen.edu/merrylea/

Michiana Mennonite Earth Group

Sponsors sustainable living tours
each spring.
E-mail
www.michianaearthgroup.org
Danile Martens

Near Northwest Neighborhood, Inc.

901 California
South Bend, IN
574-232-9182
An organization of citizens dedicated to the preservation of the revitalization of the neighborhood. Sponsors an Arts Café each November.
E-mail
www.nearnorthwest.org

Notre Dame Office of Sustainability

574-631-1439
436 Grace Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Notre Dame's Office of Sustainability spearheads all sustainability efforts at the University and maintains a website with many resources for living greener both on-campus and off.
E-mail
green.nd.edu
Rachel Novick

Peacemakers

574-533-3553
574-534-7118
Training to prevent violence and transform conflict.
E-mail
www.peacemakertraining.org
Steve Thomas

St. Joe County Izaak Walton League

20400 Darden Road
South Bend, IN 46637
574-272-3660
Environmental conservation organization – strives for the purity of water, the clarity of air and the wise stewardship of the land and its resources.
E-mail
www.iwla.org
Mike Hay

St. Joseph County Soil and Water Conservation Partnership

5605 US 31 South, Suite 4
South Bend, IN 46614
574-291-7444 x3
Two government agencies (USDA Natl. Resources Conservation Service & St. Joe. SWCD), working together to help landowners protect our country’s natural resources.
E-mail
www.stjoseph.iaswcd.org

Taproot Circle

South Bend, IN
574-203-0702
Practical food consulting for personal health, community food security, eco-sustainability, and global equity. Workshops, skill building classes, community education, one-on-one/group programs in holistic health through counseling and education.
E-mail
www.taprootcircle.com
Jenny Choi-Fitzpatrick

Weston A. Price Foundation

574-772-6996
Wise traditions in the healing arts, food, education, research and activism. South Bend WAFP chapter meets on the third Thursday of each month at the St. Joe County Public Library, 5-7pm.
E-mail
www.westonaprice.org
Misy Sorchevich