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OSN Resource Guide: Innovative Programs
12 resources are listed in the Innovative Programs section.
Conservation Economy - Pattern Map
Website
OR
E-mail: info@conservationeconomy.net
www.conservationeconomy.net/pattern_map/flash/index.htm
Here is a wonderfully laid out interactive map outlining the structure and synergetics of a model of what a sustainable society/culture/economy could look like. Please take some time and explore this!
Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW)
Organization
www.engr.utexas.edu/esw/conference.htm
ESW is a non-profit organization with a network of more than 3000 professionals and students working to reduce poverty and improve global sustainability. Started at Cornell University in 2001, ESW now has chapters in more than twenty American universities. The UT Austin Chapter of ESW started in 2003. See the link to view PowerPoint presentations of cool work going on all around the world! Enjoy!
Freecycle
Listserv
www.freecycle.org
There is a set of email groups called freecycle that recycle all sorts of
things locally. At freecycle you can offer things you no longer need and ask for things that
you do.
Global Footprint Network
Organization
www.footprintnetwork.org/
The Global Footprint Network supports a sustainable economy by promoting the Ecological Footprint, a tool that makes sustainability measurable. We coordinate research and develop methodological standards so that decision makers have robust resource accounts to ensure that we live within the Earth's budget.
Globe Aware - Adventures in Service
Organization
www.globeaware.org/
Globe Aware, a nonprofit organization, currently offers volunteer vacations
in Peru, Costa Rica, thailand, Cuba, Nepal, Brazil and India. These
short-term (1 to 2 weeks) adventures in service focus on cultural-awareness
and sustainability, and are often compared to a "mini peace corps". All
program costs, including the cost of airfare, are tax-deductible. Globe
Aware is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt charity.
You need no special skills nor do you need to speak any foreign language.
Immerse yourself in a new culture. Enjoy befriending people in new and
interesting countries and experience the reward of helping them on
meaningful community projects.
INFCA Buffalo Reserve Charitable Trust
Organization
30630 S. Western Ave.
Norman OK 73072
Phn: 405-366-0373
Fax: 405-329-0447
www.infca.org
It is important , as Oklahomans, that we recognize the vital importance of preserving the native
languages and traditions of our state if we hope to accomplish true sustainability. After years of research and work with Oklahoma University Department of Native American Studies and various tribal, municipal and inter-tribal organizations, we have concluded that without preserving the languages and until we return the "Indian lands" to Native American stewardship, we will not reach our sustainability potential here in Oklahoma. That is why our mission is to promote and teach sustainability through atavism, to assist in cultural preservation efforts and to create a sense of sustainability in Oklahoma youth through cultural and environmental educational as well as hands on participation in habitat restoration.
We offer a free legal hot-line to Oklahoma family farmers. We assist and partner with sustainability education organizations, both by locating and applying for grants and by incorporating their programs into our youth camps.
Our approach to every problem is holistic and therefore, we are often performing tasks and promoting causes that may seem unrelated to those who are not used to considering the whole picture.
We are very active in promoting "Boys and Girls" Clubs throughout the state and in particular in South OKC. Boys and Girls Clubs of America has established many clubs throughout Indian Country that have likely saved some of our rural communities from impending gang pressures (which actually move into the rural communities from inner-city gangs) and racial tensions by preparing the youth and providing a safe place to be
during the hours from three to eight pm. on weekdays. This is the time of day when most young children are first exposed to drugs and gangs.
Oklahoma County Boys and Girls Clubs will also participate in bringing Oklahoma's most "at-risk" youth to our camps at the Honey-Washita Buffalo Reserve, where they will participate in an atavistic approach to habitat restoration and learn the importance of protecting "at-risk" species.
Currently, we are opening a Boys and Girls Club in South OKC, planning the construction of a "straw bale" food pantry in Chickasha, feeding buffalo to tribal elders and childrens groups, and organizing several workdays on our Honey-Washita Buffalo Reserve. We need volunteers for all efforts. In fact, we need partners. Please feel free to contact us if you feel you can use our services or would be willing to volunteer in our many efforts.
New Urbanism
Website
OK
www.newurbanism.org
One of the most promising futures put forward for the restoration of downtown America is the concept of New Urbanism. 'Smart Growth' or the 'Main Street Programs' are other names which encompass the same concepts for the revitalizing of our dying downtowns; all of which have similar goals and concerns about the type of development that destroys the center of our communities and gobbles up our farmland and scenic treasures.
The New Urbanism website outlines the principles of New Urbanism as:
1. WALKABILITY
2. CONNECTIVITY
3. MIXED-USE & DIVERSITY
4. MIXED HOUSING
5. QUALITY ARCHITECTURE & URBAN DESIGN
6. TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD STRUCTURE
7. INCREASED DENSITY
8. SMART TRANSPORTATION
9. SUSTAINABILITY
10. QUALITY OF LIFE
Oklahoma Independent Media Center
Website
OK
E-mail: okimc@urbandiscourse.com
www.okimc.org
The Oklahoma Independent Media Center is an outlet for underreported news and opinions in Oklahoma. We will serve as an alternative to the corporate-owned media which dominates local news. In this underserved and unorganized region, we will seek to promote and support the efforts of local individuals and organizations working towards a better world.
Oklahoma Natual Resources Wildlife Map
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
OK
Phn: 580-488-2657
E-mail: cmhise@tnc.org
www.ocgi.okstate.edu/owpi
The Oklahoma Wind Power Initiative, partnered with The Nature Conservancy, is now host to "Oklahoma Natual Resources: Wind, Wildlife, Untilled
Landscapes, and Protected Areas", a geographic information systems (GIS) a map showcasing portions of Oklahoma's wildlife.
The map was created by The Nature Conservancy members and depicts general
areas of conservation sensitivity and is intended to provide general
guidance for wildlife appropriate siting of wind farms, transmission lines,
and other landscape-altering structures. Included in the map are whooping
crane stop sites, areas of greater and lesser prairie chickens, untilled
landscapes, protected areas, and Nature Conservancy conservation areas. The
wildlife map is overlaid to Oklahoma's estimated wind resource map, created
by the Oklahoma Wind Power Initiative.
This new addition can be found on OWPI's website at the link on the left side that states
"Interactive Wind and Wildlife Maps". Questions relating to the wildlife
map can be directed to Chris Hise with The Nature Conservancy.
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE)
Government
pce.govt.nz/reports/pce_reports_subject.shtml
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) aims to maintain and improve the quality of New Zealand's environment. The central focus is on environmental sustainability - how we can live within the ecological limits of the planet today and into the future. As an independent Officer of Parliament, the PCE has wide-ranging powers to investigate environmental concerns.
http://pce.govt.nz/reports/allreports/1_877274_03_8.shtml
Reports are avaliable on sustainability indicators.
Sustainable Tulsa Oklahoma's First Green Directory
Guidebook, Multi-media, Materials
Tulsa OK
www.sustainabletulsa.org/
Tulsa’s first “Green Directory” has been published by Sustainable Tulsa. A compilation of over 130 pages and more than 700 local listings, the 2006 Tulsa Area Green Directory is the first of its kind in Oklahoma.
The Sustainable Tulsa Green Directory is on sale at a variety of locations, including Wild Oats on 41st Street in Tulsa.
The Green Life
Organization
www.thegreenlife.org/
Earthday Resources for Living Green has changed its name to The Green Life!
The Green Life promotes simplicity, health,
and sustainability in daily life. We are a resource and advocate for
individuals who support these three pillars of green living as a service to
themselves, their communities, and their environment.
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