Environment
"The Ciccolo Family Foundation possesses a firm belief in protecting, preserving and appreciating our environment. As our planet, our country and our local communities feel the effects of climate change, we need to do more to secure our world for future generations." -Michelle Ciccolo
The charities and organizations we support which embrace the outdoors and the environment are:
The charities and organizations we support which embrace the outdoors and the environment are:
Conservation Law Foundation
CLF seeks to protect New England's environment for the benefit of everyone. They use law, science and the market to create solutions that preserve our natutral resources, build healthy communities and sustain a vibrant economy.
Environmental League of Massachusetts
ELM is a nonprofit educational and advocacy organization, focusing its knowledge, expertise and reputation on the state level. They work to combat climate change and to protect the land, water and public health of the state of Massachusetts.
Just Zero
Just Zero works with communities and policy makers to turn Zero Waste strategies into action; visionary concepts into results. Real impact demands new, inventive approaches that put human health and ecosystem health over polluter profits.
Land's Sake Farm
A thriving farming community located in Weston, MA dedicated to building meaningful connections between people, the food they eat, and the land.
LexFarm
The Lexington Community Farm is a community-based farm where area residents learn about and enjoy food, farming, and nature. Produce grown by professional farmers is sold through CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) shares and at the farm stand at 52 Lowell Street in Lexington, MA.
Lexington Nature Trust
Trust funds established to help with the care and maintenance of conservation areas in Lexington, MA.
Maine Coast Heritage Trust
Maine Coast Heritage Trust was founded in 1970 to protect the very best of the Maine coast, They have conserved more than 150,000 acres and created more than 100 public preserves open to all.
Maine Heritage Orchard
The Maine Heritage Orchard is a ten acre preservation educational orchard located at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) in Unity. The orchard is already home to over 300 varieties of apples and pears traditionally grown in Maine, with more being added each year.
The Trustees
The Trustees is a unique, statewide nonprofit organization empowered by the state legislature to hold land for the public to enjoy - "just as a Public Library holds books and an Art Museum holds pictures". Founded by landscape architect Charles Eliot in the 1890's, the Trustees was the first private nonprofit conservation organization of its kind in the country.
CLF seeks to protect New England's environment for the benefit of everyone. They use law, science and the market to create solutions that preserve our natutral resources, build healthy communities and sustain a vibrant economy.
Environmental League of Massachusetts
ELM is a nonprofit educational and advocacy organization, focusing its knowledge, expertise and reputation on the state level. They work to combat climate change and to protect the land, water and public health of the state of Massachusetts.
Just Zero
Just Zero works with communities and policy makers to turn Zero Waste strategies into action; visionary concepts into results. Real impact demands new, inventive approaches that put human health and ecosystem health over polluter profits.
Land's Sake Farm
A thriving farming community located in Weston, MA dedicated to building meaningful connections between people, the food they eat, and the land.
LexFarm
The Lexington Community Farm is a community-based farm where area residents learn about and enjoy food, farming, and nature. Produce grown by professional farmers is sold through CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) shares and at the farm stand at 52 Lowell Street in Lexington, MA.
Lexington Nature Trust
Trust funds established to help with the care and maintenance of conservation areas in Lexington, MA.
Maine Coast Heritage Trust
Maine Coast Heritage Trust was founded in 1970 to protect the very best of the Maine coast, They have conserved more than 150,000 acres and created more than 100 public preserves open to all.
Maine Heritage Orchard
The Maine Heritage Orchard is a ten acre preservation educational orchard located at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) in Unity. The orchard is already home to over 300 varieties of apples and pears traditionally grown in Maine, with more being added each year.
The Trustees
The Trustees is a unique, statewide nonprofit organization empowered by the state legislature to hold land for the public to enjoy - "just as a Public Library holds books and an Art Museum holds pictures". Founded by landscape architect Charles Eliot in the 1890's, the Trustees was the first private nonprofit conservation organization of its kind in the country.