Nonprofit Organizations

Sempervirens Fund partners with the following nonprofit organizations in its conservation work.

The Bay Area Open Space Council fosters an interconnected system of healthy communities with parks, trails, agricultural lands, and natural areas throughout the region for the health of the land, water, and people.

The California Council of Land Trusts acts as a unified voice for more than 150 land trusts working in local communities throughout California. The Council works to build a strong, effective land trust community with the financial and policy resources to protect California’s landscapes.

The Coastal Watershed Council serves as watershed advocates to promote the health of coastal watershed ecosystems through stewardship, advocacy and proper management practices.

Exploring New Horizons Outdoor School provides environmental education programs to 5th & 6th grade public school children in the greater Bay Area. The school is located on the 17.3-acre “Sempervirens Preserve” property which Sempervirens Fund sold to State Parks in 2007. The property is now part of Big Basin Redwoods State Park and is leased to Exploring New Horizons Outdoor School by State Parks.

The Land Trust Alliance unites and champions organizations in local communities working to save natural areas.

The Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, in cooperation with public and private interests, protects and manages lands of significant natural resource, agricultural, cultural and open space value.

The Nature Conservancy works to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.

Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) works to give permanent protection to the beauty, character and diversity of the San Francisco Peninsula and Santa Cruz Mountain range. POST encourages the use of these lands for natural resource protection, wildlife habitat, low-intensity public recreation, and agriculture for people here now and for future generations.

The Santa Cruz Mountains Bioregional Council advocates for the preservation of biological diversity through the application of science-based information and implementation of land conservation and habitat enhancement projects.

The Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Association organizes volunteers who promote safe and responsible trail use and enthusiastically build, maintain, hike, and ride the trails of the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Save the Redwoods League works to ensure that ancient redwood forests survive and flourish in perpetuity.

The Wildlands Restoration Team is a volunteer team that performs exotic plant removal and management using non-chemical methods to protect native plant populations.



Nonprofit Organizations Sempervirens Fund partners with the following nonprofit organizations in its conservation work. The Bay Area Open Space Council fosters an interconnected system of healthy communities with parks, trails, agricultural lands, and natural areas throughout the region for the health of the land, water, and people. The California Council of Land Trusts acts as a unified voice for more than 150 land trusts working in local communities throughout California. The Council works to build a strong, effective land trust community with the financial and policy resources to protect California’s landscapes. The Coastal Watershed Council serves as watershed advocates to promote the health of coastal watershed ecosystems through stewardship, advocacy and proper management practices. Exploring New Horizons Outdoor School provides environmental education programs to 5th & 6th grade public school children in the greater Bay Area. The school is located on the 17.3-acre “Sempervirens Preserve” property which Sempervirens Fund sold to State Parks in 2007. The property is now part of Big Basin Redwoods State Park and is leased to Exploring New Horizons Outdoor School by State Parks. The Land Trust Alliance unites and champions organizations in local communities working to save natural areas. The Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, in cooperation with public and private interests, protects and manages lands of significant natural resource, agricultural, cultural and open space value. The Nature Conservancy works to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) works to give permanent protection to the beauty, character and diversity of the San Francisco Peninsula and Santa Cruz Mountain range. POST encourages the use of these lands for natural resource protection, wildlife habitat, low-intensity public recreation, and agriculture for people here now and for future generations. The Santa Cruz Mountains Bioregional Council advocates for the preservation of biological diversity through the application of science-based information and implementation of land conservation and habitat enhancement projects. The Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Association organizes volunteers who promote safe and responsible trail use and enthusiastically build, maintain, hike, and ride the trails of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Save the Redwoods League works to ensure that ancient redwood forests survive and flourish in perpetuity. The Wildlands Restoration Team is a volunteer team that performs exotic plant removal and management using non-chemical methods to protect native plant populations.