About One Environment Network

Welcome to EarthShare North Carolina's (ESNC) headquarters for the One Environment Network (OEN)!

The OEN supports employees' interests in promoting sustainable practices to better preserve North Carolina's environment. This website includes a guide with steps for establishing a green team at work, featured projects that can be implemented both in the workplace and in our daily lives, and links to ESNC's network of environmental groups working on these issues every day. Through project and issue forums, you can also learn from the experiences of other Green Teams.

About EarthShare North Carolina

Mission

The mission of EarthShare North Carolina is to strengthen its participating organizations’ capacity to preserve and enhance the natural environment.

Purpose

To raise funds for 63 environmental non-profits through employee workplace giving campaigns and to educate the general public about the value of protecting North Carolina’s natural resources through environmental non-profit organizations.

History

EarthShare North Carolina (ESNC) was incorporated in 1991 as the Environmental Federation of North Carolina, a nonprofit coalition founded to raise funds for North Carolina’s environment. This coalition successfully completed nine years of workplace giving campaigns, raising almost $2.5 million to protect North Carolina’s natural resources. In 2001, the Environmental Federation of North Carolina became ESNC, gaining 38 additional organizations who work for the environment in the national and international arena. The expanded coalition made it easy for North Carolina’s citizens to support environmental needs including those that transcend state borders. Currently ESNC has completed 18 years of campaigns and has raised over $6.5 million for the planet.

Every day, ESNC organizations are working to:

• Protect and clean North Carolina’s air and drinking water
• Preserve parks, rivers, forests, and heritage lands
• Prevent urban sprawl and create smart growth
• Adopt and implement pollution prevention strategies
• Restore wetlands and preserve wildlife habitat
• Promote energy conservation
• Educate children and all residents to be stewards of our natural heritage
• Improve the health and quality of life of North Carolina’s residents

Protecting the environment is not an issue of concern for part of the population, it is important for all people. Less pollution means fewer diseases and healthier crops; better forest management and planning means less erosion and other flooding; recycling programs mean fewer landfills and reducing groundwater; contamination; and more education leads to the development of decision making skills that are aligned with preserving the environment on which we all depend. The result of all these efforts is a healthier, cleaner, and more prosperous North Carolina.

Contact Us

Heather Beard
Executive Director
heather@earthsharenc.org

PO Box 196
Durham, NC 27702

331 W. Main Street
Suite 505
Durham, NC 27701

Phone: (919) 687-4840
Fax: (919) 687-0946