Student Groups

Create and implement projects that address campus environmental problems, establish sustainable practices on campus, and raise sustainability awareness to students, faculty, and staff.

The Environmental Law Society is an organization of student activists at Boalt dedicated to environmental protection, education, and social justice. ELS provides opportunities for Boalt law students to gain hands-on legal experience with established environmental organizations in the community, to discuss local, national and international issues with prominent environmental attorneys, and to learn to appreciate and protect nature.

Building Sustainability is a group of students working in collaboration with staff and faculty at UC Berkeley to generate a culture of sustainability by focusing on changes in building infrastructure and education.

Environmental and consumer watchdog group with activities such as Affordable higher education, Zero Emissions, and Hunger and Homelessness education week.

CRSSO exists to facilitate a community among CRS majors and supplement educational activities. Some of CRSSO’s major activities include sponsoring a mentor system for ESPM 90 and holding monthly potlucks

ESW is at Cal is a college chapter of Engineers for a Sustainable World, a non-profit organization working to reduce poverty, and improve global sustainability. We are interested in engineering issues surrounding appropriate technologies in development

To make an impact in local and global environmental and health issues through service learning, action, and education. Collaborating with Responsible Endowments Coalition (REC) to ensure
that university funds are used in a socially and environmentally
responsible manner.

To have UC Berkeley undergraduates conducting outreach to Bay Area high school and middle school students. The program is also intended to lay a foundation for future inclusion of environmental science as a high school mandatory science requirement.

To provide a forum for students interested in the environmental sciences

Provides a living and learning environment for students interested in social, economic and scientific issues affecting our Earth's urban, rural and global environment. It brings together students and faculty to explore issues around environmental change, natural resources, sustainable environments, and environmental leadership

To save energy on university campuses through a student-led campaign to identify and reduce energy waste through improvements in energy use behaviors, student purchasing decisions and operations changes; to build student awareness about the relationship between energy efficiency and the environment and the need to use energy efficiently; and strengthen academic learning by facilitating the incorporation of Green Campus activities into students' academic plans.

Provide environmentally minded students at the Goldman School of Public Policy, or those interested in environmental policy, a forum to discuss issues of interest. To this end, the group will plan networking events and educational events, host social functions, organize community activism and more.

A Plant and Microbial Biology Student Organization. The Mycophytes provide social and academic resources to students majoring or minoring in Genetics and Plant Biology and Microbial Biology. Some of the Mycophytes’ activities include holding socials, faculty dinners, and information outreach events to promote their majors.

The primary objective of SAFE is to provide students from diverse backgrounds with an open forum on fire ecology through which research can be shared, networks formed and funding and information resources can be accessed.

To manage the UCB Student Garden and to provide information and resources for students interested in organic gardening. It also sponsors classes and educational events.

A program designed for the Residence Halls to promote sustainability awareness and aid operations management with sustainability issues. They do projects such as battery recycling, goodwill drive, sustainability week, and green room.

The Students for a Greener Berkeley will promote and implement environmental practices and policies on campus that will increase sustainability in all aspects of campus operations. In order to achieve this goal we are working with campus administration, staff, and faculty, in addition to graduate and undergraduate students. Email majordomo@lists.berkeley.edu with "subscribe greenerberkeley" in the body to be added to the email list.

Students for Energy and Environmental Development (SEED) develops and
teaches K-12 curriculum about traditional and alternative energy sources,
efficiency, and conservation. Ways to get involved include teaching,
curriculum development, website development, fundraising, etc. Time
commitments range from a few hours a semester to a few hours a week.

We are activist organization dedicated to educating ourselves and our community about social justice and economic equality. Our goal is to understand the societal forces that create poverty, war, and environmental destruction and to organize in communities outside the student milieu. Ultimately we intend to create a sustainable and just world.

To help coordinate efforts of environmental student organizations (broadly defined); serve as forum for discussion and research.