Here you can find information about our member groups. For more information about any of these organizations please go to their website or contact the NLEN. Click here if you would like your organization to become a member of the NLEN.
ACAP Humber Arm (Atlantic Costal Action Program)Sheldon Peddle, Executive Director Corner Brook, NL, A2H 6E6
| Community based costal management and environmental education. |
Bonne Bay ShorelinesGayle Tapper Woody Point, NL, A0K 1P0 | “Community and environment in harmony”. Shoreline cleanups, education and awareness, trail development, issues of waste, and recycling. |
Burgeo Tidy Towns Action GroupJune Hiscock, Ad Hoc Chair Burgeo, NL, A0N 2H0 | A Provincial member of Tidy Towns; as well as interested in the potential of our community through promotion of beautification and awareness of environmental components of overall community and region. |
Burin Peninsula Environmental Reform CommitteeKimberly Armstrong, Director Burin, NL, A0E 1E0
| Environmental education organization working to increase community capacity and environmental action. |
Canadian Cancer SocietyEmma Housser PO Box 8921 2nd Fl. Viking Bldg. 136 Crosbie Road St. John’s, NL, A1B 3R9 Phone: (709) 753 6520 Fax: (709) 753 9314
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The Canadian Cancer Society is a national community-based organization of volunteers whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer. |
Canadian Federation of Students - NLKeith Dunne St. John's, NL, A1C 3H9
| The CFS is concerned with post-secondary education issues, most importantly to lobby, campaign and advocate for a high quality PSE system accessible to everyone with the ability and desire to attend. |
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS-NL)Julie Huntington St. John's, NL, A1C 5M3
| CPAWS is a national non-profit membership-based conservation group that works to protect Canada's wild ecosystems in parks, wilderness and similar natural areas, preserving the full diversity of habitats and their species |
Central Labrador Environmental Action Network, Inc. (CLEAN)Frank Russell, Executive Director Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador, A0P 1C0 |
CLEAN is an ACAP site whose main objective is the management of the Upper Lake Melville watershed in central Labrador and all the activities that can entail. CLEAN is first and foremost an education and environmental awareness group, seeking to enlighten and expand the public's knowledge base and to effect change through gathering community stakeholders together and finding solutions in everyone's best interest.
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Centre for Long Term Environmental Action NL (CLEANf/Ld)Linda Sheppard Whalen, Ph.D., President and CEO St. John's, NL, A1C 3P8 | Advocacy, research, community organization, consultation, environment/health issues. |
Community Garden AllianceAngela Loucks-Atkinson, Chair St. John's, NL, A1B 1RS
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CGA's Mandate is to support sustainable, environmentally and community conscious urban food production within the St. John's area by forming new Organic Community Gardens and by spreading knowledge gained from existing Community Gardens. |
Conservation Corps Newfoundland and LabradorTerry McNeil, Executive Director St. John's, NL, A1B 4C2
| The CCNL is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing youth with training and employment in environmental and cultural heritage conservation. |
Council of Canadians (St. John's Chapter)Mike Manning Ottawa, ON, K1P 5V5
| The Council of Canadians is concerned with issues around Canadian sovereignty and democracy. Major campaigns include deep integration with the U.S., health care, trade, water, energy, food and peace. |
East Coast Trail AssociationRandy Murphy P.O. Box 8034 St. John's, NL A1B 3M4
| Our mission is to develop, maintain and preserve the East Coast Trail while respecting the integrity of our natural environment and the needs of our communities and delivering a high quality wilderness hiking experience. We are a volunteer driven non-profit registered charity. |
Environmental Education CommissionHelen Spencer St. John's, NL, A1C 6E6
| A non-profit voluntary trust responsible for the management and operation of The Environmental Education Centre (Also known as The Brother Brennan Centre) located in Deer Park, 75 km west of St. John’s, Newfoundland. |
Food Education Action St. John's (FEASt)Emily Doyle St. John's, NL, A1C 1A9
| FEASt is a working collective/network of individuals and organizations taking action on local, sustainable food issues. We work on linking up the different food-related projects in the region, educating the public and advocating/acting on issues as needed. |
Food Security NetworkP.O. Box 21241 (204 Water) St. John's, NL, Canada A1C 1A9
| Works to actively promote comprehensive, community-based solutions to ensure access to adequate and healthy food for all. |
Friends of Topsail BeachFlo Carter, (Acting) Chair CBS, NL, A1W 5W2
| The protection, enhancement and sustainable use of Topsail Beach Rotary Park. |
Grand Riverkeeper Labrador, Inc.Roberta Frampton Benefiel Happy Valley, Labrador, A0P 1EQ
| The purpose of the corporation is to preserve and protect the water quality and the ecological integrity of the Grand (Churchill) River and its estuaries for present and future users and for posterity through actions of public awareness, monitoring, intervention and habitat restoration. |
Green Conception BayAngela Carter, Coordinator
| Building a regional environmental sustainability network to 1) prioritize local environmental issues, 2) build awareness, 3) create & implement a regional sustainability strategy. |
Gros Morne Gatherings / Cooperating AssociationColleen Kennedy Rocky Harbour, NL, A0K 4N0
| GMCA works with Gros Morne National Park to support and supplement the protection and presentation of the park’s heritage resources. Our products and services help visitors and residents to better understand the important human and natural history of the area. |
Healthy Food ChoicesAnne Ferncase St. John's, NL, A1C 4B1 | We get together to discuss strategies re: health issues related to healthy lifestyles, nutrition, agriculture and agribusiness, free trade, food security, animal rights, vegetarian and vegan lifestyles, organic and collective farming, social justice issues, etc. |
Kelligrews Ecological Enhancement Program (KEEP)Karen Morris, Chair Kelligrews, CBS, NL, A1X 3H1
| To conserve, preserve, reclaim and enhance the surrounding waters, environment and flora and fauna of Farrell’s Grove, the Kelligrews and Lower Gully rivers, ponds, wetlands, forests, beaches and other areas. |
Labrador Southeast Coastal Action Program Inc.Rex Turnbull, Executive Director Port Hope Simpson, NL, A0K 4E0
| Concerned primarily with Environmental equality along the southeast coast of Labrador (Cartwright – Lodge Bay). |
LETS Barter NetworkLori Heath St. John's, NL, A1C 3M8
| A local currency project operating in St. John’s and surrounding areas. |
Memorial University Advisory Council on SustainabilityToby Rowe St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7
| Formed in April 2007, the ACS acts as a link between the university community and the sustainability coordinator. The Committee provides advice and recommendations to the coordinator, and helps determine priorities and implement sustainability initiatives for Memorial University. |
Mercy Centre for Ecology and JusticeSister Mary Tee, Coordinator St. John's, NL, A1E 1E2 | The committee has as its mandate "To hold in trust the sacredness of all creation" and to work in solidarity with others for the restoration of peace and justice in our world and in all creation. |
Miawpukek First NationRoss Hinks, Director of Natural Resources Conne River, NL, A0H 1J0
| Concern for the health of all natural resources, their critical habitat, and the environment we all must live in. |
Model Forest of Newfoundland and LabradorGlenda Garnier, Office Manager Corner Brook, NL, A2H 6C3
| The implementation of forest sustainability in forest management especially related to rural communities. |
MUN Botanical GardenAnne Madden St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7
| The Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden maintains cultivated gardens and natural habitats for public display and is a centre for botanical, horticultural and environmental research and education. |
MUN Project Greenc/o MUN Student's Union, MUN St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7
| Project Green is a student run organization dedicated to creating a greener campus and community. The issues Project Green primarily deals with are the commodification of water, climate change and waste reduction. |
Natural History Society of Newfoundland and LabradorRita Anderson St. John's, NL, A1C 5M3
| The Society’s goals are to increase public awareness and appreciation of the animal, plant, mineral and other dimensions of the natural environment of the province. Concerns: Need for land use planning, oil & gas development projects, parks (terrestrial and marine). |
Nature Conservancy of CanadaDoug Ballam Program Manager, NL PO Box 11 St. John’s, NL, A1A 1W8 Fax: (709) 753 5561
| The Nature Conservancy of Canada is a private, non-profit organization working for the direct protection of Canada’s biodiversity through the purchase, donation or placing of conservation easements on ecologically significant lands. |
Nature's LegacyMichelle Myrick, CEO & Director of Development St. John's, NL, A1A 1W9
| Nature's Legacy is a registered charity that is dedicated to fostering a culture of environmental stewardship in the province. Nature's Legacy raises funds and invests in projects, and facilitates partnerships that integrate the conservation of the natural environment with the social, economic and cultural well-being of Newfoundland and Labrador. |
Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Educators (NLEE)Margaret McKeon, Workshop Committee Box 368, 10 Wellington St. Corner Brook, NL, A2H 6G9 | Formed to create a local network of environmental educators (formal & non-formal) in Newfoundland and Labrador. Working to share resources and build capacity for our members. |
Newfoundland and Labrador Lung AssociationGreg Noel, Director of Environment Initiatives St. John's, NL, A1B 4B8
| The Lung Association is committed to protecting residents from lung disease, including those that are caused by environmental factors such as poor air quality. |
Newfoundland and Labrador Women's InstitutesMaxine Dawe, Environmental Committee Chair St. John's, NL, A1C 5PQ
| An informal educational organization of women that focuses on personal, family and community development. Partners in Provincial Environmental Awards Program, Tidy Towns and many other projects provincially, nationally and internationally. |
Northeast Avalon ACAP (Atlantic Coastal Action Program), Inc.Diana Baird, Executive Director St. John's, NL. A1C 5M3
| NAACAP is a citizen’s organization that works with all sectors of the community to protect and enhance the aquatic environmental quality of the watersheds and coastal areas of the northeast Avalon region through a combination of research, information sharing and outreach. |
Ocean NetJustin Dearing, Provincial Director St. John's, NL, A1C 1B7
| Ocean Net dedicates its efforts to educate by action, to empower youth, and to instill an ocean conservation ethic in the hearts and minds of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians. |
Oxfam Canada (St. John's)Bill Hynd, Campaigns Coordinator St John's, NL, A1C 5V5 | Oxfam Canada works with people to secure their basic human rights, combining support for long-term development and humanitarian responses with research, advocacy and campaigning against the root causes of poverty and injustice. |
Partridge Forever SocietyPaul Smith, President Bay Roberts, NL, AOA 1GO
| Dedicated to preserving the habitat for partridge ant other wild game species in the province. |
Protected Areas Association of NLLaura Jackson, Executive Director St. John's, NL, A1C 5M3
| The PAA takes action to create new wilderness protected areas, protect our province’s endangered species and spaces, and promote sustainable natural resource development. |
Quidi Vidi Rennie's River Development FoundationSharon Jeans - Executive Director St. John's, NL, A1B 2Z2
| The Quidi Vidi/Rennie's River Development Foundation (QVRRDF) promotes responsible stewardship through education, raises awareness of the nature of freshwater systems, provides leadership in urban watershed management and operates The Fluvarium as a public centre for environmental education. |
Sierra Club of Canada - Atlantic Canada ChapterEnvironmental Gathering Place, 172 Military Road P.O. Box 1027, Stn. C St. John's, NL, A1C 5M3
| The Sierra Club of Canada works to develop a diverse, well-trained grassroots network working to protect the integrity of our global ecosystems. |
Technology for People Group Inc.Matthew Della Valle, Founder and Executive Director St. John's, NL, A1B 3C8
| Technology for People Group Inc. takes a grass roots approach to e-waste by refurbishing, reusing and recycling previously used electronics in the hope of reducing its impact on the environment. |
Torbay Environment and Trails CommitteeHelen Spencer, Chair Torbay, NL, A1K 1K4
| Acts in an advisory role to Torbay town council on issues affecting the biophysical environment and supports the development and maintenance of the trail system in Torbay. |
Western Environment CentreSimon Jansen, Chair Corner Brook, NL, A2H 2Z3
| The Western Environment Centre educates the public on sustainability and environmental issues in a balanced manner. |
Whale Release and StrandingWayne Ledwell Portugal Cove - St. Philips, NL, A1M 1R2
| The Whale Release and Stranding Group provides a seven day a week 24 hour a day emergency response to Newfoundland and Labrador fishermen in releasing trapped and rescuing stranded whales and sea turtles. The group also provides technical expertise for fishermen to release trapped whales and sea turtles on their own. |
WWF Canada, Atlantic RegionSusan Fudge, Fisheries Advisor St. John's, NL, A1C 6H6 |
Works to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature by conserving the world’s biodiversity, enduring that the use of renewable energy is sustainable and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption. |
YEA! Youth for Environmental AwarenesThomas Howard - Chair 27 Rattling Brook Terrace Baie Verte, NL A0K 1B0 Phone: (709) 532 8002
| YEA is dedicated to raising awareness about environmental issues and changing attitudes and behaviours that harm the natural world. |