We're Dreamers and Doers.
Asplund Earth Alliance is a global 501(c)(3) environmental nonprofit organization. Our mission is to implement bold, transformative solutions that maintain balance in the ecosystem through the sustainable use, conservation and protection of natural resources.
Our story began in 2008 in Long Beach, California when a group of volunteers raised funds for our first solar project in Central America. Since then, members of our team have developed and implemented hundreds of projects globally that improve lives while reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions. Asplund Earth Alliance continues this work by developing and installing solar projects that support women farmers and women-owned small businesses, and by providing biochar training to prevent wildfires and promote nature-based agriculture. We work collaboratively with local partners and communities, we partner with funders who provide financial resources to make a positive impact, and we work with other nonprofits to mobilize resources that make a practical impact. In a nutshell, we implement carbon-negative solutions.
Read our theory about how our work will help next generations inherit a habitable, healthy planet.
Asplund?
“Asplund” is a Swedish word that means “a grove of aspen trees”. Aspen trees are one of nature’s team players and they are a symbol of resilience and interconnection. What looks like a forest of individual aspen trees is often one single organism connected underground by an enormous root system. Because they’re connected underground, aspens can share water and nutrients and send chemical signals warning of pests or stress. This cooperation makes the whole grove more resilient than any single tree could be on its own. Aspen trees symbolize of how we work and what we value: collaboration, growth, interconnection, resilience, and sustainability.
