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WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS COMMUNITY-BASED SOLUTIONS TO ENSURE THE LONG-TERM PROSPERITY OF PEOPLE AND HEALTH OF THE ENVIRONMENT. WE PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND RESOURCES FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS.

The Northwest Straits Foundation, a Salish Sea conservation organization raises funds to support the locally-driven marine restoration, stewardship and education programs.

SoUL’s purpose is to demonstrate and educate the public on the proven benefits of guiding volunteers on the enhancement and improvement of urban lakes. These benefits include restored wetland habitat, reduced litter and trash, enhanced interest in lake environmental quality, and increased educational opportunities. Building on our long-term experience of restoring Crescent Lake in St. Petersburg, we will share successful examples and useful guidance on nature-based methods and public outreach for the creation and enhancement of lake vegetation and managing water quality.

Protect the White Salmon River watershed and restore naturally reproducing anadromous fish to the River.

The Bald Eagle Area Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the water quality and usability of Bald Eagle Lake and the surrounding area. The annual dues go directly to weed control, Aquatic Invasive Species Control and Prevention, boat launch inspections and overall water quality improvement projects. Your continued support allows us to continue our efforts to keep zebra mussels and other aquatic invaders out of the lake and continued water quality projects.

The New England Aquarium combines education, entertainment and action to address the most challenging problems facing the oceans. We aim to create a new generation of ocean stewards, while providing regional, national and global leadership in marine conservation. The New England Aquarium is the only Boston-based cultural institution with a mission focused primarily on the environment, promoting the importance of protecting the blue planet through innovative exhibits and educational programs

Their mission is to be the clear voice for the protection of our most precious freshwater resources and wildlife habitat. They work to support everyone who values and benefits from clean water and healthy lakes in Maine, including lake residents, lake associations, surrounding communities, vacationers, and the next generation of lake stewards.

The Range Ponds Association is dedicated to protecting the water quality of Lower, Middle, and Upper Range Ponds by consistent water quality monitoring and by providing education and technical assistance to residents and municipal officials.

We use science to educate and protect. This is our mission. This is what drives us relentlessly forward. The challenges facing this critical apex predator are many, and seemingly overwhelming. More than 100 million are slaughtered every year for their fins. Climate change is dramatically disrupting the oceanic ecosystem and food chain. And mankind’s attitudes are indifferent at best; savage at worst. We believe science—rigorous, peer-reviewed, professional—can inform and guide governing bodies and society at large to conservation policies that ensure the sustainability of all shark species.

TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF ST. LAWRENCE RIVER THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH.

A group of citizens came together in the summer of 2008, bound by a shared commitment to the restoration of one of the largest impacted estuaries in New England: the Herring River Salt Marsh. Friends of Herring River was launched formally at the State of the Wellfleet Harbor Conference on November 15, 2008 and is a tax exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code. All contributions are deductible to the extent allowed by law. The purpose of the Friends of Herring River is to promote education, research and public awareness of the Herring River estuary as one of critical environmental concern, to preserve the native environmental integrity of the river and estuary, to ensure habitat protection and retention of the native biological diversity and productivity of the river and estuary, to retain and enhance public access to the river and estuary, to preserve natural and historic sites, and to promote public awareness. Friends of Herring River is pursuing this mission by undertaking the following activities: Informing and educating the public on the progress and key issues in order to build community-wide support for the project. Implementing outreach activities to ensure timely and effective public involvement in the restoration project. Supporting restoration objectives and worthy scientific, environmental, historical, educational, and recreational programs by fundraising, volunteering, and other useful activities. Friends of Herring River are actively engaged in the planning for the implementation of the project, fundraising, public outreach, and education as well as conducting the herring run count each spring.

Rozalia Project’s goals are a clean, protected and thriving marine ecosystem.