We help turn abandoned land from liability to possibility.

What We Do

Reclaim, Connect, Transform.

CCLR is the nation’s leading nonprofit dedicated to transforming communities through land reuse and brownfield redevelopment. We provide the resources and expertise to get your projects done! Learn more about us and how we can help.

Read our 2021-2022 Impact Report

News and Events

Webinars
Join this webinar to learn more about how layering funding can turn brownfield dreams into a reality - from transforming a shuttered elementary school to a community oasis, developing mixed-use afford...
Events
CCLR, in collaboration with Groundwork USA, will be participating at the Equity Summit on March 27th & 28th. Make sure to connect with Devyn Rainwater, Jalisa Gilmore, and Jean Hamerman and attend the...
Events
CCLR will be exhibiting and presenting at ATCEM from March 26-29th. Make sure to connect with Claire Weston, Joy Britt, and Lujain Altawarah at their booth and attend their sessions: Charting Success:...
News
A Targeted Brownfield Assessment (TBA) is often the best first step a community can take in redeveloping a brownfield — any property where reuse might be complicated by environmental contamination. ...
Webinars
While brownfields are often negatively perceived, they are also a source of numerous opportunities for community revitalization, economic development, and amenities for residents. Identifying such pro...
News
Karen Homolac started her career in government serving an unlikely population — unprocessed salmon and herring. Now, after decades in the service of the public, Homolac has retired from her 21 year ...
About Us

Land reuse transforms communities.

Land recycling is about more than cleaning up and rebuilding on properties. How we choose to design and utilize the landscape is at the root of our quality of life. It is the basis of many environmental, social, and economic issues.

Programs

CCLR is the Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) provider to EPA Regions 9 and 10 (AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA). We can provide pro bono assistance.

Brownfields present a challenging financial puzzle. The additional cost of assessment and remediation may seem insurmountable.

Urban planning and development have a history steeped with racist policies and practices. Learn best practices when working in vulnerable communities.

Areas that host nuclear power plants benefit from planning for economic diversification, whether plant closure is imminent or down the road.

We believe that it’s not enough to work in the land reuse sphere. Brownfield redevelopment needs leadership at the federal level to advocate.

Many of the sites that remain available for reuse require greater expertise, funding, and creativity to make redevelopment a reality.

Before & After

01
West Sacramento Bridge District
1983
2018

Before & After

Image of a new building, the bakery lofts
Image of an old, dilapidated building
02
Bakery Lofts: Emeryville, CA
1998
2003
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