Our work groups are what make us the GRI:
The GRI Noyo Headlands working group is fighting for the future of Fort Bragg and our North Coast bioregion. The health and well-being of our coastal community is threatened by the corrupt and illegal behavior of Corporate America. Our beautiful coastal headlands remain contaminated by the toxins left behind by KOCH Industries. The marine environment, so crucial to a sustainable future, will be dangerously impacted if these corporate criminals are allowed to get away with an inadequate clean-up. Join our effort to fight for a prosperous and brilliant future. Corporate greed and the climate crisis are formidable challenges. Together we will determine the outcome.
The Headlands Eradication and Restoration Team (HEART) meets every Wednesday on the Mendocino Headlands to get our hands dirty removing invasive plant species and helping to restore the headlands ecology.
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The Climate Crisis WorkGroup is focused on making changes in Mendocino County that reduce the county's carbon footprint. The group meets every other Saturday morning at 10 AM. Contact GRI if you are interested in coming to a meeting.
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On January 25, 2026, the Grassroots Institute, Mendocino County League of Women Voters, Indivisible Mendocino County, and Victory Gardens for Peace sponsored a Platform for the Common Good, five-hour discussion that split into four discussion groups on Social Justice and Civil Rights; Environment; Sustainable Economic Prosperity, and Health, Housing, Education And Food Security. They created 99 value and action planks for the Platform for the Common Good.
Click on the Pro-Democracy headline above to see that living document. The GRI Pro-Democracy Group seeks individuals and organization to publicly support this visionary and exciting document. We are also developing a survey, based on the document, to enable candidates for public office to take a positive stance on all the planks of the Platform for the Common Good.
The Pro-Democracy Group meets on Zoom the second and fourth Thursdays from 5:30 to 7 PM. Email rtp@mcn.org to get a Zoom invite.
We are devoted to fostering inclusive communities that are available for everyone. Our volunteer Working group members meet and discuss actionable ways to ensure appropriate policies are implemented to allow for affordable housing and inclusionary projects. We collaborate with government organizations and stakeholders to bring focus to local zoning and development efforts to improve neighborhoods for generations to come.
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We are currently working to promote public participation in the various Local Coastal Program projects beginning in our county. The LCP will have massive implications for our coasts, and for our readiness for climate change.
GrassRoots Institute (GRI) is a broad-based organization with multiple working groups and educational courses with hundreds of volunteers. We are a collaborative umbrella for volunteers to create progressive solutions for the common good. Opinions or assertions on work group pages or in our courses, reflect the opinions of those work groups and do not reflect the opinions or policies of the GrassRoots Institute.