Shannon

The only "environmental group" we support, directly (through annual memberships, nothing more), is The Nature Conservancy. It's largely "invisible" and buys land landowners are willing to sell, at a fair price, to set aside for conservation and/or recreation. They also have, at least last time I checked, one of the best administrative use of funds, meaning the bulk of one's donations don't end up getting sucked into a big general fund devoted to poor administration vs. the actual reason the organization exists.

Justin and I have a bad taste in general with non-profit organizations, at least at the local level. We were active participants in one locally for several years, when I was still in my late teens/early twenties, and the amount of power-hungry and petty behavior from people who were two or three times our age was a real eye opener. In our case, it wasn't an environmental non-profit but it was ostensibly set up for the public good/safety and yet people so often lost sight of that. To avoid dredging up long-dead ghosts, I won't mention the organization as it still exists in San Antonio, but suffice it to say I don't begrudge anyone for a bitter taste when it comes to such things.

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