Founded in 1982 by the legendary David Brower, Earth Island Institute offers support for projects who have unique ideas about saving the Earth. In fact, its name came from Margaret Meade, who urged respect for the “Island Earth”. The Institute was created to be “a temple for all the people doing good,” in the words of Herb Gunther of Public Media Center (PMC), one of the founding organizations. It has over 50 projects ranging from marine mammal conservation, to civics, to protection of rivers and many others. It is a wonderful home for our organization, and now we have an office at the heart of Berkeley, in the Brower Center.

David Brower was a visionary and the founder of many environmental organizations, including the Sierra Club Foundation, the John Muir Institute for Environmental Studies, Friends of the Earth (1969), the League of Conservation Voters, Earth Island Institute (1982), North Cascades Conservation Council, and Fate of the Earth Conferences.  He believed in passion and boldness, and his favorite quote was from Goethe: “Anything you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.”

We thank Earth Island Institute for the helping hand, as we pursue our passion and our dream: a planet free of plastic pollution.