Join us for the 2012 Annual Eco-Film Festival coming in February. Click HERE to learn more!
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Who We Are
The CEC was founded in 1994 as a grassroots effort to take action on a number of environmental issues. Our mission is to provide learning opportunities and technical outreach to Corvallis area residents and businesses, giving them the tools to make ecologically, socially, and economically sound choices. The CEC educates people about issues of sustainability, wise use of natural resources, and the importance of local ecosystems and natural areas. Each year we reach more than 10,000 people directly through programs and outreach activities. See our Vision & Principles
Avery House Nature Center (AHNC) provides classes and activities for all ages, helping community members connect with nature through science-based inquiry, journaling, art activities, group projects, and field trips.
- Nature Play Preschool
- Kids Eco-Film Festival
- Kinder Explorers
- Get WILD Homeschool Program
- Fall Mushroom Events
Edible Corvallis Initiative (ECI) is a community based, collaborative program to promote an environmentally and economically thriving foodshed in the mid-Willamette Valley. Programs under the ECI include:
ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS
The CEC is host for a number of local Energy Efficiency programs, designed to help residents and workplaces save money and conserve energy in the Corvallis area.
Saving Energy Loan Fund (SELF) provides very low-interest loans of $2,500 to $10,000 for RESIDENTIAL energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Join us on Wednesday, October 19 at 7:00pm at the South Co-op Community Meeting Room to learn more about SELF! Funds are only available through December 31st.
The Resource Efficiency Program (REP) works with small to medium businesses/organizations in Benton County providing the education and assistance needed to reduce the amount of natural resources (materials, energy and water) that they consume.
Corvallis Weatherization Incentive Program (CWIP) provides cash-discounts of up to $500 per home or business owner for insulating your building.
Energize Corvallis is committed to reducing energy use and creating community around energy issues in Corvallis. Our projects and programs are created and powered by volunteers.
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“Teaching this ecological knowledge – which may be called ‘principles of ecology,’ ‘principles of sustainability,’ ‘principles of community,’ or even the ‘basic facts of life’ – will be the most important role of education in the next century.”
-Fritjof Capra
