Make a Difference... Join Bay-Friendly!

Please consider joining the Bay-Friendly Landscaping & Gardening Coalition to assist our work in building partnerships that reduce waste and pollution, conserve natural resources, and create vibrant landscapes and gardens.

You'll be joining a committed group of home gardeners, landscape professionals, and public agencies who are working together to design, build, and maintain sustainable gardens and landscapes in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Membership starts at just $50 for individuals and there is a sliding rate for organizations.

Sponsorships are also available that can give your organization recognition on the Bay-Friendly Coalition webpage and in other venues. See below for more information.

Membership Levels

• $250 Public Agencies / Large Businesses (>$500k annually)
• $150 Non-Profits / Small Businesses (<$500k annually)
• $50 Individuals

Click here to join online today!

Or download Membership Application Form (pdf) to mail in with payment.

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  Membership Benefits

• Individual or organization name published on Our Members page
    of our website.
• Non-profit, Business, and Agency membership includes weblink to
    your site from our members list.
• Eligibility to participate in Bay-Friendly Coalition committees and
    programs.
• Access to regular updates and news on sustainable landscaping
    and gardening activities and information.


• Download Membership Brochure (pdf)
• View a list of current Bay-Friendly Coalition annual members.
• View the Declaration of Support for Bay-Friendly Principles
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  Strengths of a Coalition

• The Coalition provides a strong partnership for promoting Bay-Friendly practices in landscapes and gardens.

  1. Provide critical leadership for sustainable landscaping and gardening practices that conserve water and resources and reduce pollution to benefit both the economic and environmental health of the greater Bay Area.
  
  
  2. Provide a consistent standard that defines sustainable landscaping and gardening regionally. Bay-Friendly is one of the first programs in the nation to include comprehensive landscape rating tools that evaluate environmental practices. All Bay-Friendly materials create a common understanding of sustainable landscaping among consumers, professionals, regulators, and local governments.
  
  
  3. Coordination with green building initiatives to bring sustainable practices beyond the building to the outdoors. The Bay-Friendly Scorecard is consistent with the leading Green Building rating systems of LEEDTM by U.S. Green Building Council and Green Point Rated by Build It Green.
  
  
  4. Leverage financial resources by forming partnerships to solicit funding for regional projects, media campaigns, rebate programs, and more.
  
  
  5. Train landscape professionals and home gardeners to use a holistic approach that benefits the environment and our communities.
  
  
  6. Leverage data & information by sharing tools, materials, training programs, and facilitating the exchange of information.

• Sponsorship

  Being a leader in building sustainable landscapes and gardens for the San Francisco Bay Area requires support and strong partnerships. The Bay-Friendly Coalition provides both. The Bay-Friendly Coalition offers sponsorship opportunities for public agencies, organizations, and businesses in the broad categories of environmental protection and quality, waste and water management, air and water quality, landscape industry, and the home gardening community.


• Coalition sponsors support and enhance the important work of the Coalition. In turn, sponsors of the Coalition enjoy the benefits of general membership as well as expanded visibility and recognition. Contact us for more information on sponsorship opportunities. View the list of current Bay-Friendly Coalition sponsors.
  
  

• Sponsor Benefits

• Rotating logo in Featured Sponsor area on selected pages of
    Coalition’s website.
• Corporate logo and web link on Our Sponsors page of Coalition’s
    website.
• Prominent display of brochures or logos at larger conferences and
    events where the Coalition has a booth.
• Recognition in selected issues of Coalition's quarterly eNewsletter.