The vision of the Environment Working Group is to preserve the San Diego region’s treasured environmental resources so all generations will enjoy clean air, safe water, and natural areas for people and wildlife.

To better protect our health, local wildlife, and the many natural qualities that make the San Diego region a special place to live, the Environment Working Group has three initiatives:

Land and Watershed Conservation
This initiative will advance the completion of a network of protected natural areas and recreational parks on rivers, canyons, lagoons and beaches to provide healthy lands, clean water and habitat for people and wildlife. Read more...

Clean Environments, Healthy Communities
This initiative will support efforts to enhance human health and human environments, particularly among populations that bear a disproportionate share of pollution in our region, such as the residents of San Diego’s southern bay front communities, tribal communities and farm workers. Read more...

Climate Change
This initiative supports efforts to deepen community awareness about the local impacts of climate change and spur regional action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Read more...

For information on the availability of grants for specific projects, please review the Community Impact Grants page.

What can you do to help?
Make a contribution to address the environmental issues you care about in the San Diego region!

1. Join Friends of The Foundation. When you join Friends of The Foundation, you may designate your gift to support The Foundation’s environment programs.

2. Make a lasting gift to the Environment Endowment. Your contribution will help build this significant and enduring source of funding for our region’s environmental needs today and far into the future.

3. Create your own fund for the environment. Open a non-endowment fund for immediate grantmaking or an endowment to extend the impact of your gift to future generations. You decide the name of your fund and the organizations or causes it will support.

Contact Emily Young to learn more about The Foundation’s environment programs or any of these giving options at eyoung@sdfoundation.org or 619-235-2300.

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