Summary
Organization name
Trees, Water & People
other names
TWP
1998
Category
Environment
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
633 Remington St.Fort Collins, CO 80524
Larimer County, CO, US
Trees, Water & People
A nonprofit organization
$3,002 raised by 23 donors
10% complete
$30,000 Goal
For 27 years TWP has worked alongside rural and Indigenous communities throughout the Southwest U.S., Mexico, and Central America to conserve their natural resources, on their own terms.
But to sustain the environment, people must be able to sustain their families.
TWP helps families access opportunities to increase their income, while also contributing to their local communities and ecosystems.
Today, your donation will help Latin American and Native American communities build livelihoods that protect their lands, restore their forests, and sustain their communities for future generations.
Testimonials
"We are happy to be part of what TWP stands for, their commitment to the earth, their commitment to working with communities. It's not just reforestation. It's just not water. It's not just people. It's the integration of all three that makes TWP's work so compatible with our own philosophy in truly making a difference." - Marilyn Thayer, TWP Donor.
Mission
Trees, Water & People is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to improving people's lives by helping communities to protect, conserve and manage the natural resources upon which their long-term well-being depends.
Background Statement
TWP was founded in 1998 by two foresters who sought to protect rapidly disappearing forests in Central America. What was clear from the beginning is that environmental goals are best achieved when community well-being and basic needs are prioritized first.
Today, 27 years later, we continue to keep this principle central as we collaborate with Tribes and Indigenous groups throughout the Americas.
The long-term resilience of landscapes relies on the long-term resilience of people, and vice versa.
As climate change, megafires, urbanization, and other impacts continue to threaten these landscapes, it’s crucial we invest in the local people who will fight these pressures over generations.
By supporting TWP, you help:
- Native youth crews gain access to ancestral lands in Southwestern Colorado, to plant culturally and ecologically important species.
- Tribal leaders in New Mexico employ Native American youth and expand long-term water availability for local Pueblos through reforestation.
- Women-led artisan groups in Indigenous communities of Mexico plant more than 30,000 native trees.
- Indigenous communities in Honduras and Guatemala manage and protect thousands of acres of biodiverse ancestral forest.
- Coastal communities in El Salvador strengthen sustainable fisheries by restoring mangrove forests.
If we are seeking the long-term resilience of communities, we must invest in long-term solutions that nourish both people and land.
Thank you for continuing to invest in that future with us.
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Fort Collins, CO 80524