"The primary threat to nature and people today comes from centralising and monopolising power and control. Not until diversity is made the logic of production will there be a chance for sustainability, justice and peace. Cultivating and conserving diversity is no luxury in our times: it is a survival imperative."
~Vandana Shiva

A listing of local resources such as groups, associations, clubs, people, businesses and agencies, promoting, informing, or involved in issues relating to green living, sustainability, conservation, renewable energies, re-localization, eco-tourism, traditions, etc.

Gov
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City of Palm Springs
"The Palm Springs Path to Sustainability"
May 2008 memo of Palm Springs Mayor, Steve Pougnet
- Your Sustainable City
- Office of Neighborhood Involvement (PSNIC)
- Resource Conservation Commission
- Parks and Recreation
- Palm Springs Community TV

The Agua Caliente Tribe Of Cahuilla Indians
Home of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, the historic Palm Springs-based tribe with more than 400 members and a community base that includes families, businesses and civic organizations. As a Sovereign Tribal Government, the Tribe stewards more than 31,500 acres of ancestral land which includes cities, county and protected Bighorn sheep habitat.

Agencies
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Palm Springs Disposal Service - PSDS
Launched a new single stream recycle program, providing educational outreach about recycling, and adding Clean air vehicles to their fleet.

Riverside County Waste Management Dept.
- Compost Video
- Compost Workshop Locations and Schedule
- How to Compost
- Master Composter Program
- Green and Wood Waste Recyclers
- Bulk Sources for Compost

Desert Water Agency
Water, recycled water, sewer services, conservation, wells, engineering, resources and information.
DWA's Solar Energy Plant live solar tracking system!
Bureau of Land Management
Programs, resources, information
Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce

Energy
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Clean Cities Coachella Valley Region
Promoting Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies. C3VR leads a local geographically-based coalition composed of local fleets, fuel providers, and policymakers that focus on two united goals: petroleum and greenhouse gas reduction.

American Solar Energy Society
A major nonprofit dedicated to increasing the use of solar energy, energy efficiency, and other sustainable technologies in the U.S.

Find a local installer here

Solar Done Right
Solar Done Right is a coalition of public land activists, solar power and electrical engineering experts, biologists and others who view with concern the rush to develop our few remaining wildlands for industrial solar energy.  Renewable energy strategies that damage habitat only make the problem worse. Distributed generation such as rooftop solar is the faster, cheaper, cleaner and more effective way of meeting our energy needs in the next century.

Mobility
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Coachella Valley Community Trails Alliance
Sharing the vision of a non-motorized urban trail network throughout the Coachella Valley. Get the new Urban Trails & Bikeways map online.
Sunline Transit Agency
As the nation s first transit property to convert 100% of its fleet overnight from diesel to natural gas, SunLine Transit is in a league of its own. Its vehicles travel more than 21 million passenger miles per year, covering over 556 bus stops located throughout a 1,120 mile-service area. Curb-to-curb paratransit for the mobility impaired, Bike & Bus, and Sundial programs. Regularly expanding its lines and routes, and alternate fuel systems.
Bike Palm Springs
Coachella Valley Hiking Club
Desert Trails Hiking Club
Big Wheel Tours - bicycle rentals
Tour de Palm Spring
An annual "tour de force" charity event on wheels!
SmokeTree Stables
Palm Springs on Horseback (article)
The Desert Sun - Hiking Information

Desert green
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The Indian Canyons
Taquitz Canyon
Moorten Botanical Gardens
The Moorten Botanical Gardens now boasts 3,000 examples of desert cacti and other desert plants grouped by geographic regions.
The Living Desert
Zoo and endangered species conservation center, botanical gardens, natural history museum, wilderness park, nature preserve, and education center.
The Desert Horticultural Society
Local professionals and residents from a variety of
backgrounds, united in our interest to encourage and promote what many call desert landscaping in the Coachella Valley.

Desert culture
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Coachella Valley Green
Your gateway to the people, businesses and places that are green and sustainable here in the Coachella Valley and beyond.
The Living Eco-Wise Meetup Group
Meet other local people who are interested in making their homes environmentally friendly, the environment, alternative energy, New Urbanism and Sustainable Development.
Palm Springs Life
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Inspires people to learn about the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and other Native cultures. We keep the spirit alive through exhibitions, collections, research, and educational programs.

Conservation
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Friends of the Palm Springs Mountains
To preserve and protect the habitat, scenic vistas, historical and cultural resources, and recreational values of the mountains, alluvial fans and canyons of Palm Springs for the enduring benefit of people and wildlife.
Friends of the Desert Mountains
Was formed by concerned citizens of the community dedicated to protecting the magnificent mountains, scenic vistas, recreation trails and natural open spaces in the Coachella Valley and the surrounding mountains.
The Wildlands Conservancy
Has preserved more land in California with private funds than any other conservation organization. Whitewater Preserve is 2,851 acres surrounded by the Bureau of Land Management San Gorgonio Wilderness and is part of the Conservancy s 33,000-acre Sand to Snow Preserve System.
The Bighorn Institute
Dedicated to the conservation of the world's wild sheep through research and education.
The Natural Science Collaborative
Dedicated to promoting and implementing natural science and environmental literacy, conservation and appreciation of our beautiful desert.
Coachella Valley Coalition
Stop LADWP Green Path North power lines. Green energy means green transmission too!

Food
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Slow Food - Desert Cities
An eco-gastronomic organization founded to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world. Supporting school gardens. Monthly events. 

Local reataurants or cafes offering organic and/or vegetarian, vegan, etc. fare :

Native Foods
Nature's Cafe
Palm Greens Cafe
Cafe Jasmin
Luscious Lorraine's

Local Sustainable Farms
within a 100 mile radius of PS

Jaime Farms
Sage Mountain Farm
De Luz Farm and Nursery
Pato's Dream Date Gardens
Take Heart Farm
Wingshadows Hacienda
Machado Farms
Da-Le Ranch
Green Garden Growers Source
Old Grove Orange
EarthWise Organic Farms & Community Gardens
Inland Empire CSA (Community Supported
 Agriculture)
M F Family Ranch (no website)
Free range organic fed chicken eggs, goat milk soap.
Twenty-nine Palms, CA. T.760-680-3777
mffamilyranch@hughes.net

Nurturing
body/heart/spirit
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Desert Naturopathic Medecine
Urban Yoga Center
The Desert Holistic Network
The premiere Holistic Chamber of commerce in the desert. Our goal is to assist people who are ready to expand their unlimited possibilities while increasing their commitment to positive social change.

Businesses
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All-Dry Cleaning Systems
Dry carpet, tile and upholstery cleaning with eco-friendly non-toxic organic citrus micro-sponges system is safe for your family and pets. Safe for the environment and better for your carpet.  No water waste and no risk of mold in your carpets. 
John Foster Food Garden Design
John Foster is passionate about his work in horticulture, and sustainable organic lifestyle practices whether in an advisory or “hands on” capacity. He is a consultant who has worked together with City Departments, non profits, private corporations, and individuals to create, and support healthy organic landscapes.
Village Market Square
acts as a catalyst for sustainably-driven local businesses by providing a system that accelerates business or product visibility, growth and profit.  Village Market Square is a community-oriented full-service website, marketing & creative services agency for small businesses in California's Coachella Valley.
Hot Purple Energy
A local sustainable energy company currently focusing on residential solar installations. Passionate about learning how to live more sustainably on our planet. Viable and affordable alternative energy solutions & varied programs ranging in cost, production, and renewability.
Stutz Artiano Shinoff & Holtz
Serving the Coachella Valley -- Land use and sustainable development legal services, including environmental compliance.
Bike Palm Springs
Rentals & tours
Palm Springs Cyclery
Check out the calendar of events & weekly rides.
Earthling Organics
Jake's raw granola bars - made in the desert
Crystal Fantasy
Gifts of nature, fantasy and spirit, has served the desert communities since 1987.
Living Eco-Wise
Green Janitorial, Community training programs, Eco-events organizer, eco-consultation, green products, and informational presentations.
Jared's Nest - Eco Consulting
Providing Eco Consulting service to homeowners, businesses and non-profit organization in the Coachella Valley area.
Bio-Organics
A local company selling agricultural and gardening products with mycorrhizal fungi inoculants based on biological sciences to find better, cleaner, and more sustainable methods of growing both crops and ornamentals.
Myco-Minerals Garden Fertilizer for gardens or potting soil to provide essential minor and trace elements, and introduce valuable beneficial microorganisms at the same time. This product is so different, we decided it deserved its own website.
Desert Garden Center
A professional landscape design agency emphasizing the use of desert and desert-adapted plant materials in the local environment.
Maureen Gilmer Landscape Design
The author of the groundbreaking local book, Palm Springs-Style-Gardening offers design services and personal coaching for creation of more sustainable gardens in the Coachella Valley.
Green Gene's Eco-Friendly Pest Control
Utilizing state of the art 100% botanical insecticides biologically engineered to rid your home of insect pests but completely harmless to you and your pets.
Big Wheel Tours - bicycle rentals
ATV, road, leisure, and tours.
Aunt Effie's Gardens
Locally owned Palm Springs garden center offers flowers, plants, trees, pottery and garden art. Large assortment of hard-to-find desert-friendly plants and flowers. Organic based fertilizers, potting soils and insecticides.
Moller's Garden Center
A locally owned wholesale & retail nursery in Palm Desert. Huge selection of unique and hard to find plants
Imperial Western Products
Always looking for new ways to recycle diverse kinds of waste into new and useful byproducts: Biotane Fuels, Biotane Pumping, Enforce Products, Organic Solutions, Bakery Solutions...Since 2000, Biotane Fuels has been at the forefront of the alternative fuels industry manufacturing “Biotane Biodiesel” from animal fats and vegetable oils.

The Indian Canyons

The Cahuilla Bird Songs

Voices of the Canyons

"Today's problems cannot be solved if we still think the way we thought when we created them."
~Albert Einstein

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