Citizen Action Groups

Local Action Newtork LAN

"A volunteer community group in the Central Susquehanna Valley of Pennsylvania devoted to encouraging responsible stewardship of local resources," based in Lewisburg. Contact info  Action Opportunities.

Organizations United for the Environment OUE

Grassroots environmental organization which started in 1975 in Central Susquehanna region.

Online manual: Organizing Against Polluters A Manual for Grassroots Activists. 

PA Environmental Network PEN

PEN was formed in 1987 "to address the problems associated with living too close to industrial waste that has been haphazardly disposed of."

PEN's mission is "to support and encourage local grassroots activism throughout Pennsylvania by providing the framework through which individuals and groups alike could network." More » 

Pesticide Action Network PAN

PAN was founded in Malaysia in 1982 to resist the corporate globalization of the pesticide trade. It is now an international network. "PANNA (Pesticide Action Network North America) works to replace pesticide use with ecologically sound and socially just alternatives. As one of five autonomous PAN Regional Centers worldwide, we link local and international consumer, labor, health, environment and agriculture groups into an international citizens' action network. This network challenges the global proliferation of pesticides, defends basic rights to health and environmental quality, and works to ensure the transition to a just and viable society."

Conservation Groups

Hiking Organizations