Ojai Valley Green Coalition

The Ojai Valley Green Coalition is a gathering of residents and friends of the Ojai Valley actively working together to create an environmentally sustainable community in Ojai.
In the spirit of "think globally, act locally," we exist to educate ourselves and others about ecological issues; to promote sustainable practices to our local businesses and organizations; to advocate environmental responsibility as a priority to our elected officials; and to bring green consciousness into our lives and our homes.
With over 500 members (and counting), we welcome your comments, suggestions, involvement in any of our special committees, or attendance at one of our scheduled events. With a greener Ojai we contribute to a greener, healthier and more equitable world!

July e-Newsletter

Our July Community Presentation will be a screening of the film, Mad City Chickens at the Ojai Theatre, 145 E. Ojai Ave at 4:30 July 25th. Afterwards there will be a Q & A with Garm Beall, founder of www.backyardchickens.com. More information will be available here soon.

As we consider the importance of our air quality with regards to the health of our valley residents here is a good resource to get up to the minute information on our current air quality conditions. Current Ojai Air Quality Measurements. This is brought to you by our Environmental Health Committee.

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The City of Ojai has produced a ‘Roadmap to a Sustainable Ojai’ The initial draft of this plan was presented at the City Planning Commission in March, 2008. The plan’s areas of focus coincide with the focus of our action committees. The Ojai Valley Green Coalition is listed as a partner to help ‘share ownership and responsibility for designing, developing, and delivering a successful sustainable community…’

Are you interested in participating? Whether you just want to stay informed, donate a few bucks or roll up your sleeves and join a committee, you are invited to be a part of the Ojai Valley Green Coalition. Following are some ways you can participate.

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People become OVGC members because they care passionately for the health, environment and ecosystems of the Ojai Valley. There is bound to be a broad diversity of opinion with regards to priorities, methods, and even goals. The OVGC strives to be inclusive and to promote discussion of various and sometimes conflicting viewpoints. Hence the action committee area below devoted to blogs, edited by OVGC committee chairs, and dedicated to such possibly dissenting, yet lively discussions, do not necessarily reflect the official OVGC editorial position.