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Center for Sustainable Environments (CSE)
CSE is a national leader in university-based “sustainability science.” Its programs address two critical issues challenging the survival of humanity and other species on this planet: 1) reducing the impacts of food production, transport and processing on biodiversity, food security, water and energy consumption; and 2) reducing the ecological impacts of energy use, water use and waste production associated with building, communities and transportation systems.

Coconino County Board of Supervisors
District 1 Supervisor Carl Taylor is a strong supporter of the SUS program. He is also the founder of the Coconino County Sustainable Economic Development Initiative (SEDI).

Coconino County Sustainable Economic Development Initiative (SEDI)
SEDI fosters economic opportunities in Coconino County, Arizona, that promote social equity, economic prosperity, and ecological health. SEDI focuses on six types of development where there are significant opportunities for sustainability. For each they have identified goals, strategies and action steps as well as additional resources and opportunities.

Diablo Trust
The Diablo Trust is a northern Arizona collaborative grassroots land management team. The Trust began in 1993 when two long-time Arizona ranches, the Bar-T-Bar and the Flying M, asked for assistance from the community to help protect open spaces and healthy habitats.

Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMA)
EMA is a user-inspired research, data collection and dissemination service for the natural and social sciences.

Environmental Communication Resource Cente (ECRC)
Housed in the NAU School of Communication, ECRC promotes scholarship, pedagogy and public service in all aspects of environmental communication.

Flagstaff Cultural Partners (FCP)
FCP manages the Coconino Center for the Arts and serves as the regranting organization for the City of Flagstaff Art and Science Funds.

Friends of Flagstaff's Future (F3)
The mission of F3 is to sustain and enhance the greater Flagstaff area’s high quality of life through activism and advocacy of policies supporting a livable community.

Grand Canyon Trust
The mission of the Grand Canyon Trust is to protect and restore the canyon country of the Colorado Plateau. Its vision for this unique region 100 years from now is of a landscape still characterized by vast open spaces and dominated by wildness and healthy and restored natural ecosystems.

Grand Canyon Wildlands Council (GCWC)
GCWC is a consortium of scientists and conservationists whose goal is to protect and restore the native biodiversity and ecological processes of the ecoregion surrounding Grand Canyon.

Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research (MPCER)
MPCER promotes interdisciplinary research throughout the region. It fosters collaborations among scientists, land-managers, and educators to understand environmental processes essential for functioning ecosystems and apply scientific knowledge for the development of effective strategies that will ensure intact ecosystems for future generations.

Program in Community Culture and Environment (CC&E)
CC&E at NAU provides opportunities for students, citizens, and community and cultural organizations on the southern Colorado Plateau to work together in collaborative workshops, symposia, conferences, exhibitions, issue forums, and other sponsored activities.

Willow Bend Environmental Education Center
Willow Bend offers place-based educational opportunities to Flagstaff children, families and educators.


Master of Arts in Sustainable Communities (SUS) Program
Northern Arizona University
Riles Bldg., Rm. 302
P.O. Box 6031
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011-6031

Sandra Lubarsky, Director
Phone: (928) 523-2382
Email Sandra Lubarsky

Holly Hulen, Program Coordinator
Phone: (928) 523-9359
Email Holly Hulen

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