A regional coalition for climate resilience and equity
We are a champion for the social and environmental changes we need for healthy lands, people, and communities.
Our member organizations come together across our 10-county region to work for a just and equitable society where we live in relationship with the land that sustains us now and will sustain future generations.
Who we are
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TOGETHER Bay Area members are nonprofits, public agencies, Native tribes and groups, state & federal agencies, and mission-aligned businesses. They work in the 9 counties of the SF Bay Area plus Santa Cruz County.
They are on-the-ground implementers with programs and projects that make a tangible impact on the land and in their communities.
TOGETHER Conference
May 12-15, 2026
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Wrapping up, but the relationships and work continue
The Right Relations 2025-2026 Phase Two cohort concluded last week with a heart-full and action-oriented closing session.
Putting out the fire on the Wildfire Data Working Group
After four years of sharing data about fire, we’re closing down the Wildfire Data Working Group. But the recordings live on YouTube!
Early bird tickets on sale now! 2026 TOGETHER Conference
Early bird ticket pricing is available through March 13! This conference is for you if you work for climate resilience in the Bay Area. Join us to dive into our theme of Pace, Scale, and Durability.
Our Priorities
Our priorities serve as our north stars, and they will require many contributors to be achieved.
Together we will conserve and steward 50% of Bay Area lands by 2050.
Together we will build regional capacity for Native American Tribal alliances.
Together we will secure significant and stable public funding that is equitably accessible and distributed.
Together we will build and nurture a social network of practitioners and professionals.
Guiding Principles
Our principles are what TOGETHER Bay Area stands for as a coalition. They are embedded throughout the organization and guide us in setting and working towards our priorities and five-year objectives.
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The challenges we are experiencing in the 21st century are multidimensional and we need to create and implement multi-benefit solutions to address them.
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Relationships have the power to transform how we live together on these lands through culture and systems change and to build a path to resilience in an uncertain future.
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Justice, equity, and belonging are essential for resilience because the roots of social inequities, the climate crisis, and biodiversity decline are intertwined.
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People are a part of nature, not apart from nature. Indigenous people have stewarded the lands and waters for thousands of years. And today all people — especially those that have been systemically excluded — are encouraged and invited to participate in the stewardship of the land.
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All lands — urban, rural, natural, and working — need to be stewarded for biodiversity to thrive, to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of the climate crisis, and for the health of people and communities.
What we mean by resilience...
We focus on resilience––an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change––because it is essential in the 21st century as we face the climate and biodiversity crises. When we refer to climate resilience, we include a) preventing the loss and/or degradation of land, b) supporting ecological functioning, c) connecting people to the land, and d) fostering a network of professionals and practitioners who collaborate on challenges and opportunities.
What we mean by lands and watersheds...
When we refer to lands, we include public parks, public lands, working lands like farms and ranches and forests, rural and urban lands, trails, urban greenspaces, watersheds, open spaces, preserves, and other similar natural spaces.
What we mean by conservation and stewardship...
When we refer to conservation and stewardship, we include acquisition, stewardship, maintenance, restoration, preservation, conservation, cultural resources and activities, outdoor recreation, public access to nature, active living as part of public health, and programs that connect people to nature.
What we mean by right relations...
Being in right relations means to embody respect and reciprocity in order to foster healthy relationships with our plant, animal, and human relatives. It means to move through the world with an awareness of your impact on the communities and ecosystems with which you share the earth.