Local Organizations

The following offers a list of local organizations working on non-toxic or less toxic pest management and/or protecting local waterways.

Alameda County

Organization	Email Address	Phone	Street Address
Alameda County HHW
Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program	watersheds@acpwa.org	1-510-670-5543	951 Turner Court, Room 300 Hayward 94545
Center for Environmental Health	ceh@cehca.org	510-594-9864	528 61st Street, Suite A Oakland 94609
Communities for a Better Environment		510-302-0430	1611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 450 Oakland 94612
East Bay Pesticide Alert	beneficialbug@netzero.net	510- 895-2312	2399 East 14th St #24 San Leandro 94577
Master Gardener Program	kathyhofmann@comcast.net	510-639-1371	1131 Harbor Bay Parkway, Suite 131 Alameda
Oakland Museum Guide to SF Bay Area Creeks; maps		510-238-2200	1000 Oak Street Oakland
San Francisco Estuary Institute	webfeedback@sfei.org	510-746-7334	7770 Pardee Lane Oakland
The Watershed Project		510-665-3546	1327 South 46th St. #155 Richmond 94804
Union Sanitary District		510-477-7500	5072 Benson Rd. Union City 94587

Contra Costa County

Organization	Email Address	Phone	Street Address
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (CCCSD)	webmail@centralsan.dst.ca.us	925-228-9500	5019 Imhoff Place Hayward 94553

Humboldt County

Organization	Email Address	Phone	Street Address
Californians for Alternatives to Toxics		707-445-5100	315 P Street Eureka
City of Arcata Environmental Services Department For information on local streams, pollution prevention, solid waste prevention and disposal, alternatives to pesticides, safer alternatives to household hazardous waste etc.		707-822-8184
Humboldt County Agricultural Extension Service		707-445-7351
Humboldt County Vector Control	brent.whitener@co.humboldt.ca.us	707-445-6215	100 H Street, Suite 100 Eureka 95501
NorthCoast Environmental Center - NEC		707-822-6918	575 H Street Arcata
Waste Reduction Hotline		707-268-2225

Los Angeles County

Organization	Email Address	Phone	Street Address
Beach Advisory and Closure Hotline Los Angeles County Department of Health Services		800-525-5662
County of Los Angeles Agricultural Commissioner Antelope Valley Office		(661) 723-4485	335A East Avenue K6 Lancaster, CA 93535
County of Los Angeles Agricultural Commissioner Headquarters		(626) 575-5471	12300 Lower Azusa Road Arcadia, CA 91006
County of Los Angeles Agricultural Commissioner Pesticide Regulation Division		(626) 575-5466
County of Los Angeles Agricultural Commissioner Southgate Office		(626) 940-7234	11012 South Garfield Ave. Southgate, CA 90280
Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District		(562) 944-9656	12545 Florence Ave. Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District Sylmar Branch		(818) 364-9589	16320 Foothill Blvd. Sylmar, CA 91342
Heal the Bay
Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Ocean Monitoring Program
Los Angeles County Master Gardener	mglosangeleshelpline@ucdavis.edu	(323) 260-3238
Los Angeles County West Vector Control District		(310) 915-7370	6750 W. Centinela Ave. Culver City, CA 90230
Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Stormwater Program & Hotline
State Water Resources Control Board Stormwater Pollution Prevention Public Education Campaign
Surfrider Foundation - South Bay Chapter

Marin County

Organization	Email Address	Phone	Street Address
Creek Groups
Marin Beyond Pesticides and Pesticides Free Zone		1-888-590-3993
Marin County IPM
Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program	mcstoppp@co.marin.ca.us	415-499-6528	3501 Civic Center Drive San Rafael
Pesticide Education Group	pegofmarin@aol.com
UC Marin Master Gardners		415-499-4202

Napa County

Organization	Email Address	Phone	Street Address
Friends of the Napa River	friends@friendsofthenapariver.org	707-254-8520	68 Coombs Street, Bldg. B Napa
Napa County Resource Conservation District	staff@naparcd.org	707-252-4188	1303 Jefferson Street, Suite 500B Napa, 94559
Napa County Stormwater Management Program	tadams@co.napa.ca.us	707-253-4823	804 First Street Napa, 94559-2623
Napa Sanitation District		707-258-6000	935 Hartle Court Napa, 94559
Watershed Information Center and Conservancy

Placer County

Organization	Email Address	Phone	Street Address
City of Roseville Stormwater Management Program		(916) 774-5751	Roseville

Sacramento County

Organization	Email Address	Phone	Street Address
Agricultural Commissioner & Director of Weights and Measures		(916) 875-6603	4137 Branch Center Road Sacramento, CA 95827
Laguna Creek Watershed Council		(916) 772-3230
Sacramento Stormwater Quality Partnership (including the County of Sacramento and the Cities of Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, Citrus Heights, Elk Grove, Folsom, and Galt)		(916) 808-4H20
Sacramento Urban Creeks Council		(916) 482-8377
UC Master Gardeners		(916) 875-6913

San Francisco County

Organization	Email Address	Phone	Street Address
Friends of the Urban Forest	See Website	(415) 561- 6890	Presidio of San Francisco, Bldg. # 1007 P.O. Box 29456 San Francisco
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water Pollution Prevention Program	info@sfwater.org	415-695-7375	3801 Third St. Suite 600 San Francisco
SF Department of the Environment	environment@sfgov.org	(415) 355- 3700	11 Grove St. San Francisco
SF Department of Consumer Assurance (Agricultural Commissioner)	consumer_assurance @ci.sf.ca.us	(415) 824- 6100	501 Cesar Chavez St. Ste 109A San Francisco
SLUG San Francisco League of Urban Gardeners	See Website	(415) 285- 7584	2088 Oakdale Ave San Francisco
Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Gardens		(415) 661- 1316	9th Ave at Lincoln Way San Francisco

San Luis Obispo County

Organization	Email Address	Phone	Street Address
County of San Luis Obispo Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program	stormwater@slocountypwd.org	805-788-2767	Department of Public Works County Government Center, Room 207 San Luis Obispo, CA 93408
San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority	iwma@iwma.com	805-782-8530	870 Osos Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
San Luis Obispo Master Gardeners	mgsanluisobispo@ucdavis.edu	805-781-5939	2156 Sierra Way, Suite C San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

San Mateo

Organization	Email Address	Phone	Street Address
Acterra: Action For A Sustainable Earth	EcoAdvocate@Acterra.org	650-962-9876
Acterra: Special creeks volunteer opportunities	Creeks@Acterra.org	650-962-9876 x305
Coastal Watershed Council
Common Ground		650-493-6072
County of San Mateo RecycleWorks	info@RecycleWorks.org	888-442-2666
San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program		650-363-4305
Watershed Help Line		650-599-1100

Santa Barbara County

Organization	Email Address	Phone	Street Address
City of Santa Barbara	JScheeter@SantaBarbaraCA.gov	805-897-2658	620 Laguna St. Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara County Project Clean Water	cconstan@cosbpw.net	805-568-3546	123 E. Anapamu Street, Suite 226 Santa Barbara 93101

Santa Clara County

Organization	Email Address	Phone	Street Address
Aquatic Outreach Institute; education outreach	Staff@aoinstitute.org	510-231-5655	1327 S 46th Street #155 Richmond
City of Palo Alto	cleanbay@cityofpaloalto.org	650-329-2495 -2598	2501 Embarcadero Way Palo Alto
Common Ground	manager@commongroundinpaloalto.org	650-493-6072
Leiter's Pharmacy (Pharmaceutical Take-Back Program)	pharmacystaff@leiterrx.com	(408) 292-6772	1700 Park Ave Suite 30 San Jose
Master Gardener branch at Gamble Garden, Palo Alto	admin@gamblegarden.org	650-329-1356	1431 Waverley ST, Palo Alto
Master Gardener Program (UC Extension)		(408)282-3105	1553 Berger Dr., Bldg 1 San Jose
Oakland Museum Guide to SF Bay Area Creeks; maps		510-238-2200	1000 Oak Street Oakland
San Francisco Estuary Institute	webfeedback@sfei.org	510-746-7334	7770 Pardee Lane Oakland
Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program	See website: Contact	1-800-794-2482	699 Town and Country Village
Urban Streams: CA urban streams guide
US Geological Survey			345 Middlefield Road Menlo Park
Watershed Watch	See website: Contact	hotline: 866-watershed

Santa Cruz County

Organization	Email Address	Phone	Street Address
Arana Gulch Watershed Alliance		475-2379 (Bobbi)	345 Lake Avenue, Suite D Santa Cruz
Ecology Action of Santa Cruz	sherry@ecoact.org	831-426-5925 extension 114	333 Front St. Suite 103 Santa Cruz
Ecology Action's IPM Information Request Hotline		831-426-5925 ext. 132
Friends of Soquel Creek		476-9197 (Kay)	P.O. Box 851 Soquel
Watsonville Wetlands Watch		464-0559 (Laura)	120 Miedle Avenue Watsonville

Sonoma County

Organization	Email Address	Phone	Street Address
City of Santa Rosa Public Works Depatment Storm Water Home		707-543-3800	69 Stony Circle Santa Rosa
Community Action Publications			708 Gravenstein Hwy N. Suite 104-W Sebastopol
Marin / Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control District	Information@msmosquito.com	707-285-2200	595 Helman Lane Cotati
Sonoma County Waste Management Agency Eco-desk Hotline	eco-desk@recyclenow.org	707-565-3375

Stanislaus County

Organization	Email Address	Phone	Street Address
City of Modesto General Recycling Information		209-577-5494