There's a lot of information out there for youth looking to get organized and be involved in environmental issues. 

LGLW suggests learning from the experts themselves - so we have a short list of groups and activities that might help you get more involved.  If you know of a group, organization, guide, or story that might be useful here, please tell us about it!

Resources for Getting Organized

The Youth Action Network's resource page, with downloadable guides for youth activism

The Youth Activist Retreat - a Manitoban annual retreat for youth activism learning, training and fun

Environmental Youth Alliance - click here for their Organizational development manual and other resources

Its Your Nature - a resource page for youth at the the National Resource Defense Council, a US-based environmental non-profit organization

Check out the National Youth Climate Summit happening this July with the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition!

Maniotoba Environmental Youth Network - an information network for Manitoban youth involved in environmental issues

Southwest Youth Community Learning Network 

Brooding Over the Next Generation of Prairie Farmers, a document about youth and rural living on the prairies

The Kobe Challenge

The Real Food Challenge - an initiative to promote "real food" in college campuses in the U.S.