Plastic-Free Block
Cut single-use plastic out of one street at a time — refill stations, packaging swaps, and a shared shopping list.
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A platform for everyday action
Small actions,
Small actions,
grown together.
Groundwork turns ordinary choices — a planted seedling, a skipped car trip, a thing fixed instead of replaced — into a record of change your whole community can see and build on.
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The wall
4,236
pledges logged — new leaves sprout as they come in
Why Groundwork
Change is made of small, repeatable things.
Most environmental progress doesn't come from one big gesture. It comes from thousands of people choosing the slightly harder, slightly better option — again and again, in the same neighborhood, the same week. Groundwork exists to make those choices visible, so the people doing them know they're part of something larger, and the people watching know what to try next.
4,236
members logged in
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active campaigns
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Live impact
Numbers that keep climbing.
Every pledge adds to the total in real time. Watch the ledger grow.
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Active campaigns
Pick a thread. Pull it with others.
Each campaign is a single, specific habit — easy to start, easy to track, and stronger with company.
Pocket Forests
Turn small unused plots into native tree groves. We handle the saplings, soil testing and permits.
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Power Down Hour
One hour a week, lights and screens off across the neighborhood — and the habits tend to stick afterward.
81% to goal1,140 joined
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Second-Hand Season
Swap, mend and thrift instead of buying new. Seasonal swap meets and a standing repair café.
55% to goal503 joined
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Clean Water Watch
Volunteer water testing along local creeks and storm drains, mapped and shared with the city.
29% to goal97 joined
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Compost Corners
Shared compost points for households without yard space, collected weekly by volunteer routes.
73% to goal368 joined
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Where it's happening
Find your neighborhood on the map.
19 neighborhoods, 38 active campaigns. Hover any dot to see what's running near you.
Eastbank
5 campaigns · 610 members
Most active (5+ campaigns)
Active (3–4 campaigns)
Growing (1–2 campaigns)
The ledger
What's been logged so far.
Every pledge, planting and pickup gets added to the same running total. Nothing here is rounded up.
4,236Community members
38Campaigns running
112.4 tCO₂e avoided (est.)
9,800Trees & seedlings planted
26.5 tWaste diverted from landfill
312Community events held
Get involved
Add your name to the wall.
Make a pledge to start something, or chip in to keep the campaigns running — both add directly to the ledger above.
Make a pledge
Tell us what you're starting — or already doing — and we'll add a leaf to the wall on your behalf.
Fuel the groundwork
Donations cover materials for plantings, cleanup supplies, and small grants for neighborhood organizers — nothing else.
Thanks for chipping in
Your gift has been logged and goes straight to campaign materials and organizer support.
Upcoming events
Where the work happens next.
All events are free, family-friendly, and need fewer hands than you'd think.
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21
Saturday
Riverside Cleanup & Water Testing
Bring gloves if you have them — we'll have extras. Water-testing kits provided by Clean Water Watch volunteers.
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04
Saturday
Pocket Forest Planting Day
Planting 200 native saplings on the reclaimed lot. Tools and saplings provided — just bring water and sun protection.
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18
Saturday
Repair Café
Free mending, soldering and small-appliance repair from volunteer fixers. Drop off in the morning, pick up by close.
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02
Sunday
Power Down Hour Block Party
Lights off, candles and string lights on. Bring a dish to share — the whole street eats by lantern light.
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From the community
What members are saying.
Real people, real habits — and the changes they noticed.
Your streak
Every week you show up, it shows.
Your habit history as a visual record — like a garden that grows with every logged action.
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Common questions
How it all works.
Everything you need to know before your first pledge.
When you submit a pledge, it adds a leaf to the growth wall on the homepage and increments the community count. It's a public commitment — visible to your neighborhood — but doesn't require check-ins or proof. The accountability is social, not mechanical.
Yes — pledging, joining campaigns, attending events and reading Field Notes are all free. Donations are optional and go directly toward campaign materials, sapling costs, and small grants for neighborhood organizers.
The Events section lists upcoming gatherings by date. Each event shows its neighborhood and location. You can also check the neighborhood map — dots show which areas have the most active campaigns and regular meetups.
Yes. If you have a specific habit in mind that would benefit your block or neighborhood, reach out via the contact page. We'll help you set a goal, write the campaign brief, and get it listed on the site. Most new campaigns launch within two weeks.
Trees planted and events held are counted directly. CO₂e estimates use published lifecycle figures for each campaign type — for example, the carbon savings per plastic bottle avoided, or per tree at 10-year maturity. All methodology is available on the Ledger methodology page.
Your email is used only to send Field Notes if you subscribe, or to confirm your pledge. It is never shared, sold, or used for advertising. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via any email footer link.
Field notes
Notes from the work.
Short updates from organizers and volunteers — what's working, what isn't, and what's next.
The first canopy is closing in
Eighteen months after planting, the saplings on Miller Lot have grown tall enough to touch — and the ground beneath them is noticeably cooler.
Read entryWhat a season of lights-out taught us
We tracked usage across 40 households for twelve weeks. The biggest savings weren't from the hour itself — they came from habits people kept afterward.
Read entryMapping the creek, block by block
Early results from our first full season of volunteer water testing — including two spots worth a closer look from the city.
Read entryWhy spring is the best time to swap, not shop
Clear-out season means more on offer and less competition. A look at how the spring swap meets have grown since last year.
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