Mission

ARC Ecology is a community-based grassroots public interest campaign for peace, environmental responsibility, a compassionate economy, and a just society in the San Francisco Bay Area, the nation, and internationally.

Issues

Military Activities, Pollution, Economic Conversion, Sustainable Development, Habitat Preservation, Toxics

Activities

Organizing, Technical Assistance, Toxics Monitoring, Education and Community Outreach

Programs/
Projects

Arc Ecology's projects focus on U.S. Military activities, base closures, and toxics cleanup. Current projects include Military Brownfield remediation work amongst the Bay Area's 13,800 acres of military base closures; sustainable re-use for Hunters Point, Treasure Island, NAS Alameda and Mare Island; environmental justice and job creation among poor communities of color bordering military bases; as well as habitat, wetland, and recreational land restoration. Arc Ecology also helps organize the National Caucus of Restoration Advisory Board Community Members, a voluntary network of grassroots community advisors to the Department of Defense environmental cleanup program. Arc Ecology is also currently working on Military base pollution and social justice issues in the Philippines.

Constitutency

Low Income, Urban

Geographical Focus

Regional, International

Staff

6

Volunteers

2-4

Publications

Include the report: Hidden Casualties Environmental, Health & Political Consequences of the Persian Gulf War.

Annuual Budget

$100,000-$500,000

Year Founded

1983