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Information & Education

Audobon Society South Bend-Elkhart

59395 Clover Rd.
Mishawaka, IN
574-243-8739
Provides education on birding issues and conservation, field trips to local natural areas, and hosts environmental educational opportunities throughout the year.
www.sbeaudubon.org

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.
info@botanicalsocietyofsouthbend.org
www.botanicalsocietyofsouthbend.org

CamsAVegetarian.com

1310 E South Street
South Bend, IN 46615
Vegetarian Kindergartener Cam challenges you to take his 30-day Vegetarian Challenge. Myths surrounding vegetarian living are debunked and the environmental impact of meat-centered meals are discussed in a lively, kid-friendly format.
cam@camsavegetarian.com
www.camsavegetarian.com

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.
mkeen@iusb.edu
Mike Keen

City of Elkhart

229 S. Second St.
Elkhart, IN 46516
574-294-5471 ext 114
Technical and funding assistance available for assessing suspected or known brownfield sites. Examples: former industrial sites; inactive or underutilized gasoline stations; properties containing underground storage tanks; old railroad properties.
tim.cataldo@coei.org
Web site
Tim Cataldo, Brownfields Coordinator

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 Resource Center

South Bend, IN
Volunteer-run organization, sponsors the community-wide annual Arbor & Earth Day Festival, consults with local schools, teaches youth/adults to become active, and volunteers at 4-H gardening and recycled art classes.
574-277-7456
Djmendelsohn@aol.com
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.
elm@smwc.edu
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 > Farms”

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.
grangerpaths@gmail.com
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.
SBSJCHPC@co.st-joseph.in.us
www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/sjchp/index.html

Holistic Moms Network

South Bend, IN 46615
1-877-HOL-MOMS
Local chapter of a national Mom’s group. Monthly meetings, weekly play groups, hikes, book groups, and more. Join to find others who share your passion for natural parenting.
www.holisticmoms.org
info@holisticmoms.org
Katie

Holistic Parenting

Goshen, IN
goshenholisticparenting@gmail.com
Andrea Houghton

Hope CSA, Inc

10373 N 300 E
North Manchester, IN 46962
260-982-4961
Continuing education for pastoral leaders on a small family farm.
jeff@hopecsa.org
www.hopecsa.org
Jeff

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

Indiana Department of Natural Resources

574-457-8092

Indiana Green Pages

888-851-9084
Myhomegreenpages.com

Indiana Outdoors

In.gov/dnr/

Kosciusko Lakes and Streams

200 Seminary Drive
Winona Lake, IN 46590
574-372-5100
Community water quality program centered at Grace College, focused on protecting and enhancing local water quality through research, education, and collaboration.
boekesec@grace.edu
water.grace.edu
Eileen Boekestein

Let There Be Night

55860 Bittersweet Rd.
Mishawaka, IN 46545-7798
574-258-9569
Planetarium program and educational resources advocate for dark skies as students quantify by how much the night sky is degraded by light pollution.
imagine@LetThereBeNight.com
www.LetThereBeNight.com
Art Klinger

Merry Lea Environmental 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”
merrylea@goshen.edu
www.goshen.edu/merrylea/

Michiana Mennonite Earth Group

Advocates for sustainability through various events and educational initiatives in Elkhart County.
lhnafziger@gmail.com
www.michianaearthgroup.org
Lois Hess-Nafziger

Near Northwest Neighborhood, Inc.

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

Notre Dame Office of Sustainability

436 Grace Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556
574-631-1439
Spearheads all sustainability efforts at the University and maintains a website with many resources for living greener both on-campus and off.
sustainability@nd.edu
green.nd.edu
Rachel Novick

Peacemakers

574-533-3553
574-534-7118
Training to prevent violence and transform conflict.
SteveThomas61@msn.com
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.
mhay@mossbergco.com
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.
troy.manges@in.nacdnet.net
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.
jenny@taprootcircle.com
www.taprootcircle.com
Jenny Choi-Fitzpatrick

Vibrant Life Coaching

3308 Colony Ct.
Mishawaka, IN 46545
574-855-1135
Provides coaching through Positive Psychology and energy techniques among others to help people increase awareness, change habits, and to get organized, which saves on resources, unnecessary consumption, and waste.
VibrantLifeCoaching@comcast.net
KathrynBurnett.com
Kathryn Burnett

Weston A. Price Foundation

South Bend, IN
574-772-6996
Wise traditions in the healing arts, food, education, research and activism. South Bend WAFP chapter meets regularly. Contact Misty for more information.
sarnovich@earthlink.net
www.westonaprice.org
Misty Sorchevich