North America CAN/data
This page contains a list of place-based CANs. This list is used for populating the CAN maps, so edit with care. A companion page contains a list of of theme-based CANs, support organisations and initiatives: CAN support map/data.
Separate pages: Scotland CAN/data, South West England CAN/data, Rest of UK CAN/data, Europe CAN/data, North America CAN/data, Latin America CAN/data, Africa Asia and Oceania CAN/data
Shelterwood Collective — Indigenous, Black, and Queer-led community forest and collective of land protectors and cultural changemakers
Sustainable Berea — group of citizens whose goal is to support and participate in the development of a resilient local food system.
The Idyllwild Forest Health Project — "Catastrophic wildfire, food insecurity, collective trauma and the climate crisis are not issues that will resolve themselves. Help us develop an ecologically sustainable, economically viable action plan that supports the health of forest and forest folk alike."
Alberni Climate Action Facebook Group — "Dedicated to the assembly and distribution of materials and ideas to lead the Alberni Valley on a net zero carbon path."
Alberni Valley Transition Town Society — "group of concerned citizens and neighbours working together to mitigate and prepare for climate change and to help transition our community to a zero carbon and resilient future."
OUR Ecovillage — "25 acre living forest and permaculture farm hosting a thriving experience-based learning community that builds sustainable relationships with earth and others. Our vision is sustainable well-being for the land, ourselves and our worldwide village."
Mountain Communities Mutual Aid — a project of The Idyllwild Forest Health Project
Cooperation Jackson — Building a solidarity economy in Jackson, Mississippi, anchored by a network of cooperatives and worker-owned, democratically self-managed enterprises.
Jackrabbit Permaculture Homestead — We aim to develop a healthy relationship with the land and all its inhabitants as we learn and grow together! Ray Cirino, his family, and his long-lost cousin Aaron from Florida decided to go all in together on a mission to re-green a little piece of the Owen's Valley, which is Ground Zero of the California water crisis. Regenerating the ecosystem using permaculture principles, we're working to create a self-sustaining hub of education and imagination.
Transition Town Media — "group of neighbors and friends working to build a stronger, more resilient future for all of us in the Greater Media Area."
We Love Long Beach — "community building nonprofit, (501c3) that loves to connect neighbors of all ages together on their blocks and within their complexes to create a stronger feeling of belonging and greater shared well-being we call neighborliness."