Resources
Looking to make your home, yard, transportation choices, or community more sustainable? Explore local organizations, programs, incentives, and educational resources available to Irondequoit residents.
Native Plants & Healthy Yards
Healthy yards support pollinators, birds, and wildlife while reducing the need for fertilizers, pesticides, and irrigation. These resources can help residents create more sustainable landscapes.
Promotes native plants, pollinator habitat, and reduced lawn chemicals in Irondequoit
CCE of Monroe County provides science-based resources and educational programs on gardening, agriculture, sustainability, and community well-being
Local native perennial plant nursery
Trees and Urban Forestry
Trees improve air quality, reduce stormwater runoff, provide shade, and help communities adapt to a changing climate.
Support efforts to expand and maintain Irondequoit's urban forest
Residents can request street trees and support tree planting in their neighborhoods
Tree selection, planting, and care information
Food Systems & Community Resilience
Local food systems help strengthen communities, improve food security, and reduce environmental impacts
Grow extra produce in your garden and help support neighbors experiencing food insecurity
Provides food and essential items to residents in need
Regional hunger-relief and food-access organization serving the Finger Lakes region
490 Farmers is a Rochester community garden supporting urban agriculture, shared growing space, and food sovereignty through mutual aid and education
Waste Reduction & Recycling
Reducing waste conserves resources, lowers emissions, and keeps valuable materials out of landfills.
Drop-off site for electronics, hazardous waste, and hard-to-recycle materials
Greater Rochester regional advocacy for walking, biking, transit, and safer streets
Goodwill of the Finger Lakes supports reuse, recycling, job training, and community services through donation centers and retail stores
Abundance Cooperative Market is a community-owned grocery store offering locally sourced, organic food and supporting regional farmers
Marilla’s Mindful Supplies is a Rochester-area refill store offering package-free household and personal care products to reduce waste
Niblack Foods is a Rochester-area bulk foods store offering pantry staples that support low-waste grocery shopping
Home Energy & Electrification
Home electrification can reduce emissions, improve comfort, and lower energy costs over time.
Works to reduce emissions from buildings and transportation in Irondequoit
Resources supporting building electrification and clean energy adoption in the Genesee-Finger Lakes region
Tools and guides for heat pumps, electric appliances, and home electrification
Transportation & Electric Vehicles
Transportation is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in Monroe County, and in New York. These resources can help residents walk, bike, use transit, or drive electric.
Advocates for safer streets, walking, biking, and transportation choice in Irondequoit
Greater Rochester regional advocacy for walking, biking, transit, and safer streets
Find EV charging stations throughout the Rochester region and beyond
Climate Action & Community Organizations
Many organizations throughout the Rochester and Finger Lakes region are working to address climate change, sustainability, environmental protection, and community resilience.
Helping communities throughout the Genesee-Finger Lakes region implement climate solutions
Local chapter of The Climate Reality Project focused on climate education and advocacy
Local chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby focused on strategic and effective grassroots climate advocacy
A comprehensive directory of environmental organizations and initiatives in the Rochester area
A community-based organization whose mission is to promote the long-term well-being of our region by integrating social equity, economic vitality, ecological stewardship, and shared responsibility