http://www.epa.gov/owow/adopt/AdoptMyWatershed.xml This XML file was produced by the US EPA, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds. http://www.epa.gov/surf and http://www.epa.gov/adopt en-us http://www.wbcomp.com/swatara Installed 3 diversion wells, $50000 project in lieu of penalty to reclaim old silt dams (coal silt). 1985 no fish; 1994 - 6 fish species; 1996 - native Brook Trout 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_53f1738afb72019a054bab5c0448d1a4 40.339798-76.456233 First public river greenway installed on the Housatonic River in Massachusetts. Hands-on stewardship program in practical riverbank ecology. To preserve and enhance the community's natural resources and distinctive rural character, assist in the town's efforts in managing growth, and to educate the public about the benefits of land use planning. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.18763-73.366439 Section 319 project -- Riparian restoration throughout the Red River Basin in North Dakota and Minnesota. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 48.414375-97.411001 To monitor and facilitate support for improved water quality in The Lake Jackson Basin,including The Meginnis Arm and Okeeheepkee Watersheds.This includes addressing City of Tallahassee,Leon County, Northwest Florida Water Management District.and FL/DOT.We are a "Watch Dog" group of concerned citizens wotking as a grass roots volunteer organizatiom.We have many successes,and yet much more work is needed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 30.55521-84.25666 http://www.1000fom.org/ 1000 Friends of Minnesota is a statewide nonprofit membership organization dedicated to addressing the important connections between our development patterns and the health of our communities and the environment. Our mission is to promote development that creates healthy communities while conserving natural areas, family farms, woodlands and water. To this end, all of our programs and strategies – since our founding – have been designed to promote balanced growth and the conservation of water and land. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_61256cc1b0e64e1c0e7ed6bd33c658c9 44.926398-93.128835 http://www.1kfriends.org Mission: 1000 Friends of Wisconsin educates the citizens and policy makers of Wisconsin about the benefits of sound land use planning. We advocate for the state and local land use policies that protect diverse natural communities. Projects: Smart Growth Implementation project; Cities project; Rural Counsel project; Great Neighborhoods project; Forest Fragmentation project; Balanced Transportation systems advocacy; research papers; training seminars and more. Citizen Involvement: Legislative updates, conferences, and special events. Year Founded: 1996 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1e67d98efa3ccb304976af68af1e577a 43.074011-89.385578 http://www.cityofkaukauna.com/departments/depthome.asp?DeptID=14 Mission: The 1000 Islands Environmental Center provides the public a place to enjoy our natural resources. Recreation is provided by the many miles of trails which can be used for hiking, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Projects: Environmental education programs for kids and adults, control of Purple Loosestrife Citizen Involvement: As volunteers or participants in the programs offered. Year Founded: 1976 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c30c506f1fd58658b94d39caa4860714 44.275201-88.262033 http://www.slo4h.org/!ridges.html The 4-H Watershed Project conducts bi-monthly phytoplankton monitoring for biotoxins. High school students have developed independent science projects comparing macroinvertebrate populations above and below areas of interest; data goes to the NEP and Bay Fooundation. Junior and senior high school students monitor creeks flowing into the estuary, as well as nearby springs. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ca1a67a74b657750783f17f62391c2aa 35.274509-120.647949 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.66009-73.885551 http://extension.usu.edu/cooperative/waterquality/index.cfm/cid.814/tid.1270/ Our goal is to encourage students to become informed citizens and active stewards of the Bear River watershed. We are a cooperative volunteer watershed monitoring and education group operating in the Bear River watershed (UT, ID, and WY). We conduct water quality monitoring and associated educational activities.We participate in restoration projects and have formed partnerships with state, local, and private agencies who assist with group activities. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3e74c5b6e9b263a80490c51201bd78e2 41.73597-111.839009 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.51711-90.180434 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.52099-90.183919 http://www.accokeek.org/ Mission: To preserve, protect and foster, for scientific, educational or charitable use and study, for the benefit of the people of the nation, the historic sites and relics, trees, plants, and wildlife rapidly disappearing from an area of great natural beauty along the shore of the historic Potomac River. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_56a3b71ef1ad0ca2cef9f6032d749baf 38.692563-77.065304 Community education and advocacy regarding environmental justice issues. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 26.6861-80.662324 Adams County Lake and Stream Monitoring monitors Jordan and Mason Lakes. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.973549-89.814911 -restored over 1000' streambank & riparian habitat in most heavily used public park -increased citizen/resident awareness of erosion, storm water pollution, ravine protection -reduced yard waste dumping in ravines -got city to consider watershed retention ponds in new stormwater proposals 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.04109-82.968049 http://www.adk.org The Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) is dedicated to the protection and responsible recreational use of the New York State Forest Preserve, parks and other wild lands and waters. The Club, founded in 1922, is a member-directed organization committed to public service and stewardship. ADK employs a balanced approach to outdoor recreation, advocacy, environmental education and natural resource conservation. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c984a5697ba4d0b613d814afa8f1de74 43.397596-73.711832 Adopt-A-Lake trains lakefront homeowners to collect samples and perform simple tests. Our program is local, backed by a fully certified environmental testing laboratory. Water quality data is returned on a quarterly basis. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 28.51491-81.360904 http://www.streamkeeper.org Adopt-A-Stream Foundation focuses on small streams around Puget Sound suffering from urbanization. We train adults in field-monitoring for physical, chemical, and biological parameters; however, we emphasize the importance of monitoring and investigating the social and political characteristics of watersheds. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_17c5300aeb743f15fddf3af6d424f2a3 47.881859-122.224693 Adopt a Beach is a community organization that helps citizens take responsibility for local water resources. Since 1985, we have organized dozens of projects along Washington's beaches, streams, and wetlands. Adopt a Beach works with over 750 volunteers who protect Puget Sound, one beach at a time. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.663831-122.330324 Adopt A Lake is a statewide program co-sponsored by the Georgia Lake Society (GLS) and the Georgia Environmental Protection Agency (GAEPA). GLS trains the volunteer groups and helps them interpret their lake data, while GAEPA provides copies of the manual written by GLS members and receives the lake data. Monitoring groups on several lakes (Jackson, Oconee, Hartwell, Lanier, and Blackshear) were formed prior to the present Adopt A Lake Program. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.015408-84.617744 http://www.adem.state.al.us/fieldops/coastal/coastal.htm Alabama’s Coastal Area Management Program (ACAMP) was approved and has been in effect since 1979. The program regulates various activities on coastal lands and waters seaward of the continuous 10-foot contour in Baldwin and Mobile Counties of Alabama. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f18b52989247cc0011de263e66c73357 30.558623-87.89351 http://www.aguahedionda.org/AHLFhome.htm Stakeholders are still being identified. Watershed group is in the beginning stages and has not yet met! Still conceptual. All financial support is local at this time. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6f9250969fed307908fd6c3906fcb47a 33.120939-117.077084 NEW CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL LOCATED ON THE FORT MOJAVE RESERVATION. PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPROVED ACADEMIC ACHIEVMENT AND VOCATIONAL SERVICES FOR NATIVE AMERICAN AND OTHER STUDENTS. UCAN-RSI COALITION OF TRIBAL AND NON-TRIBAL SCHOOLS, PARTNER TO IMPROVE AND SUSTAIN ACADEMIC REFORM. DESIRE TO SERVE AS MODELS FOR TRIBAL EDUCATION COMMUNITIY, AND TO CONNECT OUR YOUTH AND ELDERS IN THE LIFELONG LEARNING PROCESS AS WELL AS THE PROCESSES INVOLVED IN GOVERNMENTAL PROTOCAL, SO AS TO MAINTAIN , IMPROVE, INTEGRATE AND SUSTAIN THEIR NATIVE AMERICAN LIFESTYLE, CULTURE, HERITAGE AND HISTORY. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.85223-114.615354 http://www.acolt.org/ 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6908c20bd0e8f033944f0201deae34a2 33.682944-81.727158 http://www.northnet.org/atfe/atfe.htm 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_862a99abcd1d2b82c17ac1929d143cc6 44.97636-74.665739 http://alawai.org The Ala Wai Watershed Association (AWWA) is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit, community-based organization dedicated to caring for the watershed that flows into the Ala Wai Canal and the near shore waters of Waikiki and Ala Moana. Our Mission is to improve water quality and foster awareness of ahupua`a concepts through community-based stewardship of the Ala Wai watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e7e316cd3f00668db73c0aabf02e4bf0 21.299062-157.841498 http://www.joinacf.org Our mission: to improve and protect the quality of Alabama's coastal resources by identifying and solving problems through education, cooperation and participation. The ACF serves as a link between local citizens, government agencies, business and other environmental organizations. A monthly electronic newsletter is published as well as our print newsletter, Osprey Outlook. Annual programs include Habitat Restoration, the Coastal Kids Quiz, a 5th grade conservation scholarship competition, and issue forums. The ACF also works on watershed management and planning. Data from our water quality monitoring program, Alabama CoastWatch, is used for trend research by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, and the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a1a9b9c54fc405efbe8bac3b5de0cca9 30.523642-87.886673 http://www.aeconline.ws/ A nonprofit educational and advocacy organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of Alabama's natural environment and health. The council provides educational resources, information, and support for community action on environmental issues. We work to bring together the education, business, governmental and conservation communities to find common ground on environmental policy, commitment and instruction. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6bd3df472658f82b7b542529d8aacc21 33.510587-86.789586 http://www.AlLandTrust.org Protects land from development, focusing on forests, wildlife habitat, wetlands, riparian areas, water supplies. Restores streambanks and wetlands. Have protected over 50,000 acres in Alabama and Georgia with Conservation Easements. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_20bc803f95d77e9ae3fe8d7233e79f2b 33.931906-85.59593 http://www.adeca.alabama.gov/water The Alabama Office of Water Resources, a division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is responsible for the overall management, development and coordination of all of Alabama's water resources as outlined in the Alabama Water Resources Act. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_29ffbcfc8a6b9455c3894539d79271e1 32.375348-86.3035 http://www.alabamarivers.org To unite the citizens of Alabama to protect our right to clean and healthy waters. The ARA works with local watershed groups to stregthen Alabama water policy and educates the public in watershed values and threats. Publishes River Ties Newsletter Quarterly. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c21022cc6fff89d56481330978e29606 33.511057-86.788646 http://www.alabamawaterwatch.org Alabama Water Watch is a statewide citizen volunteer water quality monitoring program, with more than 50 active groups monitoring about 250 sites on 100 water bodies in 20-30 counties in Alabama and Georgia. Monitors measure 6 chemical parameters, and several groups are beginning to test for E. coli and total coliform bacteria. The program is coordinated from Auburn University, where the central database is maintained. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f48a8f51f8a7b10764540c37aa04ab09 32.603199-85.49218 http://www.alabamawaterfowl.org AWA working with private landowners, farmers, hunting clubs, state and federal agencies to conserve and enhance Alabama's wetlands and waterfowl resources. Also, working to protect Alabama's hunting heritage for future generations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8e14d323885e06635c9a12e5742320a9 34.648419-86.175425 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.271832-119.270203 http://www.alamedacreek.org The Alameda Creek Alliance is a volunteer community watershed group dedicated to the protection and restoration of the natural ecosystems of the Alameda Creek watershed. We are working to restore steelhead trout and salmon to south San Francisco Bay's largest creek. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3a31a9370edcb0974c5fbcec4aaff1c0 37.83013-122.166019 Drafted watershed management plan, installed erosion-control demonstration projects, public education (meetings, newspaper articles, radio interviews, etc.), consensus building, water quality improvements. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.36615-106.28906 http://www.akcenter.org/ Founded in 1971, the organization promotes sound environmental policies and programs in the state. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_30703f0b46316b5508638e3b8c7cb624 61.214889-149.891943 in development ACWA is a research, analysis, education and grassroots community empowering organization, dedicated to the conservation of the watersheds of Alaska. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_89b080aa324012bf41cfcd308e8a2836 59.247471-135.535818 http://www.akcf.org/ To meet the challenge of living in a wild region of the world, ACF raises and strategically disseminates funds and information to protect and sustain the ecosystems of greater Alaska. ACF accomplishes this mission by providing grants, technical and organizational assistance, and coordination and planning forums for groups and individuals. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c6c7ece35fa44af14056397ff02c5538 61.217699-149.890282 http://www.akflyfishers.com/ 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f8f88a045b10ebded160f4a85334bc98 61.21756-149.857749 Gained protection for SE Alaska habitat. Off-shore waters largest trawl closure in the world. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 57.06317-135.334849 To protect Alaska's wetlands ecosystems. The ANRC aggressively seeks full implementation of the Clean Water Act Section 404 wetlands permitting program in Alaska, as well as monitoring state and local government actions affecting wetlands. Through its recently established Wetlands Watch of Anchorage program, the ANRC seeks to engage local citizens and community groups in better protecting Anchorage wetlands and improving its water quality. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 61.220241-149.896117 http://www.akrain.org/ A joint project of 7 Alaskan and national conservation groups, working together to create and implement a unified strategic plan for conserving the Alaskan rainforest and its communities. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_790782537b7095f767efbac272d82bd5 61.216291-149.902091 http://www.apnep.org The Citizens' Water Quality Monitoring Program is a network of volunteers who test surface water quality in the Albemarle and Pamlico sounds and their tributaries. We are involved in citizen and student education, baseline studies, and parameter-specific targeted studies to address water quality concerns and problems. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b675fd7f3a96869d5939cddc6b3bb2a4 35.523842-77.288208 http://www.apnep.org/ 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f77f6a8a3c506909ed2b355fc4f0c13f 35.78824-78.642169 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.097518-77.419058 http://www.potomaccleanup.org The Alice Ferguson Foundation was established in 1954 as a non-profit organization chartered in the state of Maryland. Our mission is to provide experiences that encourage connections between people, the natural environment, farming and the cultural heritage of the Potomac River Watershed, which lead to personal environmental responsibility. The Foundation's Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup has become a decisive catalyst for progress that ignites people throughout the watershed with the Ferguson's community spirit. The largest regional event of its kind, the Cleanup provides a transforming experience that engages citizens and community leaders and generates momentum for change. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_bf8017f8436e513f46f12b7ea757cf3a 38.686617-77.043523 http://www.alkinews.com/acc.html Tiled Compass rose with educational information. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_00ee10ea07a066395590f3564cfcb4b0 47.561892-122.323991 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.08438-106.647879 http://www.all-saints.org/ The primary goal for our school's volunteer group is the integration of our science curriculum with the "real world" of urban wetlands. A portion of the wetlands we will be monitoring is located on the campus of our school. Both elementary and secondary school level classes will be involved. Our participation will be on a year to year basis with monitoring occurring on a monthly schedule. A secondary goal for our classes will be to establish a long term data base of environmental information related to the quality and health of the wetlands area. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a2ea4772f800e947637fb98717af6dab 32.320401-95.266001 The Alleghany River Support Group is a standing committee of the Venango Museum of Art, Science & Industry. The museum works in cooperation with the U.S.D.A. Allegheny National Forest to implement recommendations made in the Allegheny National Wild and Scenic River Management Plan. To date we have interpreted a Native American Indian site listed on the National Register for Historic Places, been involved with reintroduction of the river other with the Allegheny, are seeking additional sites for "primitive" cause. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.436382-79.709272 The ACA was established February 1998 in West Virginia, the ACA was created to conserve natural resources, protect historic sites and provide recreational opportunities for present and future generations of the Mid-Atlantic United States. The Mission of the Allegheny Conservation Alliance is to enhance and sustain a positive relationship between communities and the environment. Recognizing that there is no clear way to halt the wheels of human industrial progress, we must facilitate an equilibrium and forge the balance between man and Earth. By advocating conservation through education and action, we can ensure that wildlife will continue to foster productive habitats and viable populations, in turn creating unforgettable outdoor experiences for generations to come. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.587212-79.97524 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.743332-86.208971 The Allen Pond Bird Census is a baseline data-gathering census on all birds using the 94-hectare Allen Pond complex. We monitor the number, activity, and habitat used by each individual or group for each species. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.599361-70.941727 Implementation of watershed plan, ongoing habitat and water quality restoration projects. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.98779-122.201374 http://www.alleypond.com Educate over 35,000 students and adults each year in local, environmental and scientific issues. Monitor water quality in Alley Pond Park's Wetland. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_29ef7f52a0f3896e6ae88ebda76815b3 40.762821-73.753793 http://www.livingocean.org/ The mission of the Alliance for a Living Ocean is to promote and maintain clean water and a healthy coastal environment through education and research. We recognize the need to manage our watershed, bays and ocean holistically since all water flows from "the raindrop to the ocean". 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f7cd47ddd72aeec04d8edcbfd9ee60dc 39.667427-74.161472 http://www.dickinson.edu/allarm ALLARM, a project of the Environmental Studies Department at Dickinson College, serves as a Technical Support Center for locally based volunteer monitoring programs. We provide trainings, quality control analysis, data interpretation, and other assistance. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ba2e5af3827c09dbe75ec55570f085ee 40.182957-77.204117 http://www.acb-online.org People are welcome to call Chesapeake Regional Information Service - 800-662-CRIS to ask questions about the Bay, request publications, get referrals to experts. Public participation in local restoration efforts and policy building. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d0ed55195cf35490b8a2e65216d67af6 40.262662-76.884227 http://www.acb-online.org The CBCMP is a regional network of volunteers in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia who collect water quality data and information on tidal portions and tributaries to the Chesapeake Bay. Currently we combine water quality monitoring with habitat restoration in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and involve volunteers in projects such as transplanting and monitoring submerged aquatic vegetation in Maryland, restoring and monitoring streamside forest buffers in Pennsylvania, and collecting baseline data in Vir 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d0ed55195cf35490b8a2e65216d67af6 39.376209-76.609314 http://www.acb-online.org The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is a regional non-profit organization that builds consensus and fosters partnerships for the protection and restoration of the Bay and its rivers.People are welcome to call or visit our web site to obtain information about the Bay, request publications, get referrals to experts. Public participation in local restoration efforts offered. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d0ed55195cf35490b8a2e65216d67af6 37.540294-77.43952 http://www.greatlakes.org/ The Alliance for the Great Lakes is formerly the, Lake Michigan Federation. Our Group works to restore fish and wildlife habitat, conserve land and water, and eliminate toxics in the watershed of the largest lake within the United States. We achieve this through education, research, law, science, economics, and strategic partnerships. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_11b6a9b540676ef3c89d95aebf82fab2 41.879145-87.627884 http://www.wildrockiesalliance.org/ Alliance for the Wild Rockies (AWR) formed to meet the challenge of saving the Northern Rockies Bioregion from habitat destruction. We are thousands of individuals, business owners, and organizations taking a bioregional approach to protect and restore this great region. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_cd6e0b68314330b40ccbb16ce0e9df4d 46.87278-113.996234 http://www.eenorthcarolina.org/eecenters/centers/allisonwoods.htm 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_893d8b07c7cf8d03f9107c395dc19a19 35.781934-80.892851 We are a large class A high school that has approximatly 150 students that are active in a variety of activities pertaining to the preservation of the Thunder Bay Watershed and its tributaries. Currently we are working on developing approximatly 40 acres into school/community outdoor education center located adjacent to the high school propertiy (the land is part of the Thunder Bay River/Lake Huron Watershed). 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.05465-83.46951 Project Ripple is a combination of education and action by trained staff, interns, citizens, and students to gather diverse data from in-stream, lakes and ponds, and outfalls, identify and solve immediate problems, influence policy changes, and create behavioral changes for better protection of water resources in the Big Creek Watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.036324-84.343643 http://www.alpinelakes.org To operate exclusively for the purpose of educating and informing its members and the public generally in all matters relating to the protection of the area commonly known as the Alpine Lakes Region in the Cascade mountain range in the State of Washington; and for the purpose of urging the preservation of the natural beauty of that region, its lands, air, and waters, and all its living things; and for the purpose of taking all necessary action to assure that this unique and unspoiled region remains in its natural condition through all the years to come for the ultimate enjoyment of future generations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e15c1e54badbf0f485a3468d9dce144a 47.6036-122.330469 http://www.alpinecountyca.com/watershed The Group is comprised of individuals who are interested in preserving and enhancing the headwaters of the Carson, Mokelumne, Stanislaus, Truckee, and American Rivers. We are landowners, recreationists, agency representatives, environmentalists, tribal members ranchers, and conservationists. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_20d87cc9a393088da150113b418015bb 38.655713-119.850652 http://www.altamahariverkeeper.org/ The Altamaha Riverkeeper is working to restore and preserve the habitat, water and flow of the mighty Altamaha River. Every stream, every tributary in its watershed, from Atlanta, Covington and Athens down to the Atlantic Ocean, belongs to YOU, the public. The Ocmulgee with its Alcovy, South and Yellow tributaries, the Oconee with the Apalachee, the Ohoopee, and the Altamaha itself, are all held in trust by our State for you, the citizens of Georgia. Members of ALTAMAHA RIVERKEEPER are trained to perform hands-on testing of water quality. They become involved in locating and eliminating pollution sources. Volunteers patrol the River?s waters in RIVERKEEPER boats to identify polluters and educate boaters and other users. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_fa623b911de4351044bc5ca33731873f 31.37953-81.43204 Will be willing to pick up trash along a strech of the Trinity River after large storms, and on a monthly basis. As a student chapter we will have a continous supply of members willing to work towards our efforts. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 32.721329-97.336637 Mission: Dedicated to historic canal research, restoration and parks. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.828251-81.480592 http://www.acanet.org; http://midwestaca.org Promote Paddlesports, provide instruction in canoe and kayak, promote access, increase education and conservation of water resources 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_75a74e231d870a6fd49a0cbdba97ea74 42.056092-87.702353 http://www.acltweb.org/index.cfm Mission: To protect two watersheds, Parker's Creek & Governor's Run. Resources/Publications: Newsletter Volunteer/Monitoring Activities: Perform water quality monitoring; maintain 15 miles of hiking trails; land management of 2,700 acres including invasive species removal, guided canoe trips, barn & farm building maintenance, and cemetery restoration. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_eb0cb94ae4591bd5360e0c6be6750ee9 38.50161-76.544159 http://www.littoralsociety.org The American Littoral Society Saltwater Fish Tagging program is the nation's largest voluntary fish tagging program and operates from Maine to Florida. All our taggers are members of the Society; they pay yearly dues and purchase all of their fish tags. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a548ac0d8c26464f9e2d8035fff1f8a3 40.440105-73.990532 http://www.arconservancy.org The American River Conservancy serves our community by protecting and enhancing natural habitats where biodiversity can flourish. Through education we promote a broad ethic of stewardship, assuring healthy ecosystems now and for future generations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c38a0b8942562e2c6322ae9b132b69fb 38.80772-120.907039 http://www.arpf.org The mission of the American River Parkway Foundation is to support the preservation, protection and appreciation of the natural resources of the American River Parkway. Activities include recruitment of volunteers and program coordination for habitat restoration, projects to improve public safety, projects to reduce threat from damaging fires, and projects to increase awareness and understanding of the ecology of the American River Parkway. Publications include restoration handbook for parkway volunteers and quarterly newsletter. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d2571dfb47ee1620e83b97070c86e6e5 38.556023-121.493088 http://www.arwg.org The American River Watershed Group is a CRMP with affiliated federal, state and local agencies, buisnesses, non-profits and citizens working under a MOU to address safety, forest health, water issues, sustainable economics and education in the North and Middle Forks American River. We work by true consensus to boost our individual and mutual capacities in sharing vision, values and projects in cost effect ways. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_75671affcf114c475693741abf1e3c38 38.905221-121.074897 http://www.americanrivers.org/site/PageServer?pagename=AMR_content_0c5e Founded in 1973, American Rivers preserves and restores America's river systems by working on state and national legislation, opposing environmentally destructive hydropower projects, and working on instream flow, endangered aquatic species, and water quality. Its educational program assists state and local citizens in understanding more clearly the importance of river systems. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_459edf4f2430088df14fba4a9992b5bc 47.648416-122.354539 http://www.americanwhitewater.org/ 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_eb7c5360b2a19937c3c757a278e86d17 34.960713-84.314877 http://www.americanwhitewater.org/ Founded in 1961, AWA encourages exploration, enjoyment, and preservation of whitewater recreation waterways. It strives to protect the wilderness character of waterways through conservation. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_eb7c5360b2a19937c3c757a278e86d17 39.001652-77.034086 http://www.americanwhitewater.org/ 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_eb7c5360b2a19937c3c757a278e86d17 61.220454-149.881142 http://www.newmex.com/amigosbravos The mission of Amigos Bravos is to return New Mexico's rivers and Rio Grande watershed to drinkable quality and to see that natural flows are maintained. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c317c73c39f3770a668d07b2e60c2aac 36.396776-105.585928 http://www.anacostiaws.org/ Vision: To make the Anacostia and its tributaries swimmable and fishable, to restore and protect our local environment for the health and enjoyment of everyone in our community, and to bring together people across all walks of life to achieve this vision. ACTIVITIES: this no-frills stay-focused organization mobilizes volunteers for TREE PLANTINGS and CLEANUPS, persuades local government to change their priorities to save the environment, and pressures polluters to clean up their act. PUBLICATIONS: AWS publishes a quarterly newsletter "VOICE OF THE RIVER". We also publish the "KING FISHER CANOE TRAIL MAP" to accompany our canoe trips. ACCOMPLISHMENTS & AWARDS: In 2006, the Catalogue for Philanthropy named Anacostia Watershed Society one of the best small charities in the greater Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The Society's work in restoration, preservation and pollution prevention won it the prestigious United Nations Achievement Award, Sierra Club Outstanding Achievement Award, and the President's Volunteer Action Award. We have removed 264 tons of debris and 5,403 tires from DC, PG and MG counties; mobilized 41,647 volunteers; planted 12,695 trees to restore habitat; started a program to stop parking lot runoff; exposed PCB pollution at the Navy Yard located on DC. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_972aef2033d72676a939aea40cef46ce 38.941353-76.941054 http://www.alaska.net/~awc We are a non-profit, volunteer organization that believes streams, lakes and wetlands provide important wildlife habitat, as well as beauty, recreation and tranquility in our urban environment. The Outreach branch of our organization in involved in watershed education. We have a Business Partner Program- Business Partners for Anchorage Waterways, and a Waterway Watcher, adopt a stream program. We also conduct an annual Creek Cleanup event in May, which involves over 1,000 volunteers on one day cleaning 16 different creeks. We also have some school educational programs including a brand new network developed this year entitled the Chester Creek Community Watershed Project or (c3wp). This project is currently a network of teachers within one watershed communicating upstream and downstream via a link off our homepage (kids and creeks). It is still developing but it eventually will have info posted by the kids on what they have most recently discovered in their stretch of stream. We also have Technical Branch of our organization which works on issues that may adversly affect our creeks. Community members may attend their meetings if they have concerns about the creeks which they are having trouble finding solutions for. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_802f37d4695ab3e64ab1601bac00ab75 61.21756-149.857749 http://www.ltanet.org/findlandtrust/one.tcl?pc_id=6722 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5c4724016bf2ea39865d0fce42717b8a 39.032589-123.369435 http://avisandover.org Preserve land for the public good. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a027ee3e95523dccafe7ae248500c412 42.67719-71.152549 http://www.androscogginlandtrust.org/ To preserve significant lands for the present and future benefit of the people of Androscoggin County, promote public understanding of the regions significant lands and natural resources, and to assist communities in balancing growth with preservation. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ba31ec6ed0ef175f7d67e25942adc94f 44.09776-70.229289 http://www.androscogginlandtrust.org/ To preserve significant lands for the present and future benefit of the people of Androscoggin County, promote public understanding of the regions significant lands and natural resources, and to assist communities in balancing growth with preservation. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ba31ec6ed0ef175f7d67e25942adc94f 44.09776-70.229289 http://www.androscogginriver.org The Mission of the Androscoggin Watershed Council is to improve environmental quality and promote healthy and prosperous communities in the Androscoggin River Watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_87c89fb6a75341c648de0c275ab336b1 44.389171-71.177817 http://www.angelesvolunteers.org/ The Angeles Volunteer Association (AVA) was organized to assist the U.S. Forest Service in the care and maintenance of the Angeles National Forest and to promote the appreciation and enjoyment of our natural areas by visitors to the forest. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_596293fcb1e2168230bbda8c7dadf1f2 34.11697-117.855069 http://www.waterinfo.org/arsg/main.html The Animas River Stake Holders Group has a mission of improving water quality and aquatic habitats in the Animas watershed through a collaborative commonity based process. The group meets monthly in Silverton, Colorado and is focuse on water quality problems originating from historical mining and natural mineralization. Extensive water quality monitoring & some mine site reclamation has been done to date ( A Use Attainability Analysis is currently in progress) 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4f0d14b39425dcb56e55591532a7caf3 37.414627-107.838691 The Citizen Monitoring Program assists the County in assessment of water quality conditions and improvement efforts. Volunteers are supplied with equipment to collect data; all attend training prior to the start of monitoring and two hands-on QA/QC sessions each year. Most volunteers monitor the tidal portions of the County's rivers and creeks, which drain to the Chesapeake Bay. Citizen monitoring data is analyzed along with other county monitoring data to reveal a more complete picture of the state of the County's streams and rivers. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.974621-76.560074 http://www.gvsu.edu/wri WRI is a research organization dedicated to the "preservation, protection, and improvement" of our environmental resources through scientific research, information management, public education and community outreach programs. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0c8677aabe82093cee41a9b0fdfad844 43.198112-86.274741 http://www.avc.edu/departments/index.htm 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f9c78c2e58fabe7b219e54ce87083706 34.861576-118.166746 http://www.acwamd.org The mission of ACWA is to protect and promote the Antietam Creek through education, preservation, and hands-on projects. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9afc0b1c9d420f65f63e892d97201d71 39.65938-77.689056 http://www.ACWAMD.org The Antietam Creek Watershed Alliance (ACWA) is dedicated the the promotion, protection, and restoration of the Antietam Creek watershed in cooperation with volunteers, civic groups, local, state, and federal agencies. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a3f2a433d8c9551a2e230c6cb4c28ae8 39.642192-77.690765 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 29.763746-84.879845 http://www.a-spi.org/ ASPI monitors both river and forest of the Upper Cumberland River Basin. We monitor the Rockcastle River and conduct an annual River Day event on the first Saturday of June. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_29b7fff2f4291fd75a42e29ce3defb9d 37.359483-84.343315 http://www.outdoors.org The AMC promotes the protection, enjoyment and wise use of the rivers, mountains and trails of the Northeast. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_bff120df2043553e46dac1340df2c7df 42.35806-71.065175 http://www.AppleCanyonLake.org Apple Canyon Lake Property Owners Association is a service organization set up 30 years ago by the developers. Apple Canyon Lake Property Owners Association has 2727 homesites. The Association serves the members by promoting the health, safety, and welfare of all owners. Our number one resource is Apple Canyon Lake. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b15333aaa89d7a7d2c494bcbcec6e666 42.446753-90.153517 http://www.arwc.org/ 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_66b37c232def05c40d3be3f130bb4094 44.114552-120.514908 http://www.longwood.edu/cleanva/appomattoxriver.htm 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_73c413d2a313efc840468c40cf7af6b7 37.301987-78.392601 http://www.geocities.com/water19709/ We work to preserve, protect and enhance the rivers and related natural resources of the Appoquinimink region. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_63de1bb98d0c9577de5aacd46808b0f4 39.484659-75.69684 weekly monitoring of water quality in a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.125194-76.548056 to learn more about the environment. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.13061-118.036972 http://azriparian.asu.edu The Council provides for the exchange of scientific, research-based information on the status, protection and management of riparian systems in Arizona and the Southwest. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4ac883ea41692c9cfc431839f00f9b7d 33.42113-111.928936 http://ag.arizona.edu/AZWATER/ To provide information about water to decision makers, researchers and the general public. We publish directories of sources of water information and do research and publish materials on topics such as instream flow, effluent dominated riparian areas, river environmental history. We sponsor conferences on topics such as riparian restoration and water conservation. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_25422f21697f8ac23a368923a868ba32 32.221553-110.969754 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 32.3577-111.089409 http://www.txregionalcouncil.org/regions/ARK-TEX.php Ark-Tex Council of Governments monitors in the Sulphur, Cypress, and Red River Basins. We are establishing baseline parameters and looking for any trouble spots that are not currently being monitored. Some groups are also incorporating Rapid Bioassessment Monitoring into their programs. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_11fd26f5bf119000b3c3aebc35f1f7fa 33.42558-94.048254 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.617563-89.965563 http://www.environmentark.org The Arkansas Environmental Federation, founded in 1967, is a nonprofit education association dedicated to informing managers in business about state and federal environmental, safety and health regulations to assist them with compliance. We have publications, conduct workshops, maintain a web site, and network with other nonprofits that share the same goals. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6651b33b2bf8708996fcef2dd822cd5b 34.750011-92.28593 http://www.parks.state.co.us Through a cooperative partnership, manage public land and water resources and related recreation use and facilities in the Arkansas River Corridor. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5861d40dbf1ecc1cfb944864a946c0da 38.536621-105.99234 The AR N&SRC seeks to protect the natural beauty and integrity of Arkansas State Scenic Rivers. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.745759-92.279198 http://www.arkriver.org To protect and restore the entire Arkansas River watershed and enhance the well-being of all life it sustains. Publications: newsletter (bimonthly); NPS brochure (Nonpoint Source Pollution). Sponsor river floats in Kansas. Do a yearly cleanup with National River Cleanup Week. Do 3 river cleanups under Adopt a Greenway with local Greenways Commission in Wichita. The Arkansas River Coalition, Inc. is just starting a biomonitoring group called Arkansas River Keepers" (ARK)to do observational and macroinvertebrate monitoring only. This will be done in Kansas only at this time - we hope to gradually expand. We have some members in the other states but the majority are in Kansas. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_2aaf0f06e1c24f9bd36efec1b5a62ac7 37.691304-97.296856 American Heritage nominating group. (the rivershed covers 7 states) 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.67822-97.28955 Arkansas Stream Team is made up of citizen groups working to conserve streams, rivers, lakes, ponds, wetlands, and springs in their natural state. Water quality or habitat monitoring is being conducted in almost every major watershed and county in Arkansas. Currently over 60 student teams and 70 citizen teams are operating. The student component is affiliated with the Water Education Team (W.E.T.) program. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.596027-92.488953 http://www.awag.org The Arkansas Watershed Advisory Group assists interested citizens and organizations by promoting local voluntary approaches to watershed management and conservation. The Arkansas Watershed Planning Guide is available to download at free of charge at www.awag.org Through grants have helped coordinate watershed awareness events, TMDL workshops, assisted in forming citizen-based watershed groups statewide and host a statewide watershed conference. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_25c59aceb6eb1ff468c9acfd13a406c3 34.80427-92.345889 http://www.arkansaswildlifefederation.org/ Enhancing the environmental quality of life for all Arkansans; conserving wildlife, wetlands, forests, streams, lakes and other natural resources; making sure future generations will have ample opportunities to hunt, fish and enjoy other forms of recreation in the great outdoors; and instilling an attitude of environmental stewardship among all of Arkansas' citizens. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ca09aa9523737c91a6847429cbdab1fa 34.771236-92.357302 http://ArkansasWater.org Developing portal website for Arkansas water quality information, 319 project database, interactive watershed viewer, local contacts, and other Arkansas-specific water quality information www.ArkansasWater.org 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8450aa4810e3fea7a680b3e31eee59f0 35.080429-92.48287 http://www.arlington.eku.edu/golf Arlington is a University Golf Course. We are currently persueing Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for golf courses certification. We will begin monitoring our lake waters in 2008 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5a6bb3eb548ef1a183d2cb9cffb4841c 37.749432-84.289138 http://www.arlingtonecho.net/ Severn River Monitoring Project conducts water quality monitoring on 12 brackish water sites on the Severn River. Middle, high school, and 5th grade students participate, and our program supports science and social studies curriculum. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_2bce593e118da2aa3d422ca6c90ded43 39.074306-76.613876 http://www.arlingtonenvironment.org/ Twenty years of environmental education and volunteer service to Arlington and its watersheds, particularly Four Mile Run. Stream cleanups, programs for schools and community groups, storm drain stenciling. Quarterly newsletter, available on web site. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a3f5820ecdd455c8f0f3a44a783c47ff 38.835549-77.086542 http://www.armandbayou.org To protect, preserve and enhance the ecological integrity of the Armand Bayou watershed while improving the quality of life in our communities 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9145c8ae95826779bfa2625e921a2f2e 29.552938-95.118276 http://conserveland.org/landtrust/one?conservancy_id=4184 To conserve the natural, historical, and cultural resources of our area. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6ccef5446d647495b6e4399251de2f80 40.810046-79.522964 Supported by the nonprofit Arrowhead Foundation, The Arrowhead International Field School works locally, nationally and internationally to give children and adults a better understanding of natural, cultural and human history as related to rivers and their watersheds. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.644401-90.326505 http://www.arroyoseco.org The Arroyo Seco Foundation advocates an integrated, harmonious approach to watershed and flood management, water conservation, habitat enhancement as well as the expansion of recreational opportunities. Through action projects, recreation and environmental awareness activities, ASF strives to involve the residents and organizations in our region in protecting and restoring our watershed. Working with North East Trees, we have recently completed the Arroyo Seco Watershed Restoration Feasibility Study and are now extending our outreach and pursuing implmentation projects throughout the watershed. These include the development of a watershed users manual, water quality monitoring, and Watershed U, an education and action program. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_2bcb4eb3afffc6c6dcd40f739e5c4b9e 34.154383-118.139385 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.71744-74.362354 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.96859-90.369287 http://www.blackrockonline.org/ashcreek To protect and preserve the Ash Creek tidal estuary which borders Bridgeport and Fairfield, Connecticut. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_bcc6f417adba969f474577adb67cfcec 41.154312-73.227987 Ash Sixth Grade Learning Center monitors the Duck Pond in Plainview, Texas using materials and procedures supplied by Texas Watch. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.189793-101.701599 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.486828-72.762901 The Ashley Scenic River Advisory Council promotes conservation of the natural and scenic qualities of the Ashley State Scenic River. The advisory council was formed by the S.C. Dept of Natural Resources after scenic river designation of the Ashley in 1999. River-corridor land conservation, water quality improvement, and improved river access are the primary issues being addressed by the council. Produced the Ashley Scenic River Managment Plan in 2003; now involved in promoting plan goals through education and outreach to landowners, community leaders, and river users. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.998927-81.013511 http://www.actforbays.org/ For nearly 40 years the Assateague Coastal Trust, a privately funded non-profit 501(c)3, works to protect and enhance the natural resources of the Atlantic coastal bays watershed through advocacy, conservation, and education. Since 2002, ACT has sponsored a WATERKEEPER advocate, the Assataegue COASTKEEPER, through the WATERKEEPER Alliance. ACT has for 40 years been the only grassroots non-profit organization in the coastal region of the Delmarva Peninsula to work for the preservation of the living resources of the barrier islands and coastal bays. We sponsor a wide range of outreach programs, work closely with local schools, and manage a diamondback terrapin resuce program and an oyster gardening/habitat restoration effort. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e967c2332d6a330ec5821b44dbf2cda8 38.350116-75.176376 http://www.actforbays.org/ Assateague Coastal Trust is the oldest nonprofit organization working to preserve the Delmarva coastal bays. For over thirty years, ACT has worked to protect and enhance the natural resources of the coastal bays watershed through advocacy, conservation and education. It supports the Coastkeeper Program (advocacy), the Foster Horse Program (wildlife management and habitat protection), the Coast Kids Program (environmental education for children and their families), and the Oyster Gardening Program (habitat restoration). 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e967c2332d6a330ec5821b44dbf2cda8 38.350116-75.176376 http://www.able-ark.org/ ABLE was founded in 1980 and incorporated in the State of Arkansas as a non-profit, tax-exempt organization of private citizens dedicated to promote the general welfare, development and environment of the areas surrounding Beaver Lake; and specifically to work with local, state and federal planning commissions and regulatory agencies to assure that land development in the Beaver Lake Watershed does not result in a deterioration of Beaver Lake water quality and/or living conditions in the areas surrounding the lake. The following are the more important accomplishments of the past: Forstalled the development of a 92 unit of condominium project on the Praire Creek arm of the lake which was adjacent to the swimming area of the park; their plans called for dumping 35,000 gallons a day of treated sewage effluent into the lake. Was instrumental in getting a moratorium prohibiting new or additional point-source discharge into the lake. Spearheaded the drafting of a Benton County, AR Ordinance that requires an annual license for Designated Representatives; these are the people who perform Perk Tests, on your property. Have actively supported the updating of Fayetteville, AR. wastewater treatment and in diverting some of the effluent discharge out of the White River watershed. Endorsed the use of low-phosphate detergent products as a means of lowering the nutrient level in Beaver Lake. Actively opposed any lowering of water quality standards by the State of Arkansas. Offered assistance in water sampling and the monitoring of possible pollution sources. Spearheaded the successful drive for a Benton County, AR. ordinance which requires electrical utilities to notify the Public Health Department of all new hook-ups so the Sanitarians are on alert for all septic system installations. Was instrumental in opposing chemical spraying of about 400 acres on the Hobbs Estate to clear vegetation for a demonstration plot. Actively opposed the siting of a landfill on Hobbs Mountain near Elkins,AR. ABLE gains its support from members in the area surrounding Beaver Lake or having the use of Beaver Lake water. To quote and old adage, "In numbers there is strength". Since much of ABLE's activities and concerns impact political bodies, it is a well-known truth that the number of people represented by an organization and the position it takes has a very considerable effect on the outcome of the action taken by that body, be it local, state, or federal. It is important that ABLE secures the support of all persons impacted by Beaver Lake's current and future condition -- and who isn't so impacted in most of Northwest Arkansas?? The more people we have on our membership rolls, the greater can be our effectiveness in preserving the quality of Beaver Lake and its environs. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_58f39911fa189438c1b9489aec30f4a6 36.355792-94.041451 http://www.apcc.org A member-supported, not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to foster policies and programs which promote the preservation of natural resources on Cape Cod. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b3fc41a3faebadb5099294192fffbb31 41.782147-69.977562 Preserve natural environment. 500 members. For 20 years ABC has been working on eliminating pesticides and herbicides (Bainbridge Island city has manual cutting). BI schools have IPM policy. Also serves as community liaison on cleanup of Superfund site (Wyckoff) and our landfill. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.643131-122.531899 http://www.anjec.org/ The Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions, a nonprofit organization, has helped New Jersey's local environmental commissions and concerned citizens preserve and protect the state's natural resources since 1969. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_817f69f7501f10f719113bb7edb352a9 40.775579-74.602168 http://www.floods.org Founded in 1977, the Association promotes the common interest in flood damage abatement; enhances cooperation among local, state, and federal agencies; encourages new and innovative approaches to managing the nation's floodplains; promotes natural and beneficial values of flood plains; and urges the incorporation of multi-objective management approaches to solve local flooding problems. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a7afbdee8938834a59662681bc7d6c1e 43.030604-89.409384 http://aswm.org/ Founded in 1983 for education and research purposes to help protect and manage the nation's wetland resources. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1bd62a975dac0929efe00bf0f6a50268 42.60485-74.150647 Athens-Clarke County Adopt-A-Stream has 5 adopt-a-stream groups actively gathering data in Clarke County. In May 1997 we held two training workshops in chemical and biological monitoring. We partner with the Public Utilities department and enjoy the benefits of being part of the University of Georgia community. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.970646-83.382439 http://www.atlantawhitewater.com/mambo/index.php To promote the whitewater sports of canoeing, kayaking and rafting and to protect the river environment. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6a03e6845c473f9accf0f009c7592bf2 33.80881-84.238409 http://www.asf.ca Founded in 1949, the Federation is an international organization that works on public education, research, advocacy, and habitat improvement. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6a5707978e7714f500be657a0a041bae 43.916805-69.963854 http://www.ausableriver.org/ The purpose of the Au Sable River Association is the protection and enhancement of the natural and cultural resources of the Au Sable River watershed. The ASRA is a membership-based group with a volunteer Board of Directors and a paid part-time Executive Director. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_bc9bf263544d06e0c34419961d3bd2e2 44.214214-73.595028 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.271832-119.270203 http://www.egret.org/ Audubon Canyon Ranch manages several monitoring programs on and off our wildlife sanctuaries in Marin and Sonoma counties. These programs include heron and egret nest monitoring, vegetation mapping, water quality monitoring, newt counts, shorebird and waterbird studies, and tidal marsh dynamics. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_277e633694b6851b815cf58f15b6b605 38.162899-122.892883 The Audubon Naturalist Society's Prince William County Water Quality Monitoring Program uses a modified version of the EPA Rapid Bioassessment II protocol and includes riparian and in-stream habitat assessment and macroinvertebrate surveys 3 or 4 times a year. Monitor training includes macroinvertebrate ID (order & family level classes), habitat assessment & protocol practicum. Team leaders certified by practical exam. Water quality outreach includes Spring & Fall Citizens Water Quality workshops, "Living Waters" slide show, and stream walks. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.781154-77.384726 http://www.AudubonNaturalist.org Audubon Naturalist Society offers half-day introductory workshops in May and October, augmented by macroinvertebrate identification and habitat assessment classes throughout the year. Monitoring occurs three times a year: in May, July, and September. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_efd5f354e36422000cae2999ab866e38 39.002308-77.064262 http://www.audubonintl.org Conserving, protecting and enhancing New York State's natural resources and wildlife habitat. Currently running a stream monitoring program with local high school students studying the Onesquethaw Creek. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9bd056b77a11ff821f8490b1d84a7c3b 42.541365-73.872957 http://www.audubonportland.org/conservation_advocacy/urbanconservation/metro_greenspaces/document_view Regional and Local Growth Management Planning; public education including publications (The Urban Naturalist, monthly newsletter, Urban Natural Resource Directory, urban stream brochures, interpretive information for urban natural areas). The group's purpose is to promote enjoyment, understanding and protection of the natural world, particularly native wildlife and its habitat. The Urban Naturalists' Program focuses on the protection, restoration and management of urban fish and wildlife habitat and establishment of a regional, cooperative system of greenspaces. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3124b41bf58e697618ae110ece7e38f2 45.526775-122.728913 http://www.lmconsult.com/pvaudubon/index-f.html Audubon YES! is a youth volunteer program that works with community service and government groups. We provide volunteers to help existing groups with monitoring, habitat restoration, education, and other community-based environmental projects. As of 1997, most volunteers were located in southern California. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4788b583ed076018bdcbcfb39648718e 33.740475-118.294189 http://www.kbs.msu.edu/ACWA/INDEX.HTM To preserve, protect and enhance the Augusta Creek Watershed environment, as well as promote water quality and sustainable management of Watershed resources. The ACWA sponsors environmental education programs, monitors development in and around the watershed, publishes a newsletter, promotes wildlife habitat improvement projects and maintains a covered bridge as an environmental education site. See website at http://kbs.msu.edu/acwa 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9d94c2697bf4df9eb49c02ceb9097abf 42.482051-85.354836 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.160898-86.54628 http://www.austinpaddling.org Paddling club 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3c9de74a0d828da993b7086916c4f916 30.267605-97.742984 AuSable North Branch Area Association monitors the North Branch of the AuSable River to watch for any attempt to damage the quality of this river. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.48299-84.101524 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.487748-89.002714 The B.M.C. Durfee High School Independent Environmental Study Group, each year selects a local body of water to study. These studies include chemical, physical, and biological monitoring of the selected site. A report is produced and presented to civic leaders and local libraries. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.71415-71.127504 http://www.bbrf.org Grass roots group mission to restore Back Bay through emphasis on water quality. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_11698fd8b24e6d877bc36aa5226969d1 36.727395-75.988422 Our non-profit group works to defend and protect our groundwater resources from sources of pollution and overdraft. Our original goal was to stop a 600 acre landfill, which we are still fighting almost 20 years later. In 1993, the USEPA granted our petition for the designation of the Campo / Cottonwood Creek Sole Source Aquifer. We stopped the disposal of petroleum contaminate soil in San Diego County groundwater dependent areas. We review and submit comments on development projects. In 2006-7 we worked with Dr. Victor Miguel Ponce, an environmental and civil engineer from SDSU, regarding concerns with groundwater sustainability and the threat poses to our groundwater from major development projects and the proposed Campo Landfill. As a result of our work together, Dr Ponce has since produced numerous reports on groundwater sustainability and the Tierra Del Sol Watershed. They can be found at ponce.sdsu.edu . Our website is currently off-line but we expect to get it back up by January 2009 at backcountryagainstdumps.org. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 32.685584-116.312176 We are an Environmentally based Community organization. We work in areas such as tree plantings, SAV plantings, Smarth Growth & Rural Legacy, Land Preservation, Coastal Clean-ups & protection, and the protection of the Chesapeake Bay. We sponsor an annual "Nature Day in the Park Celebration" in conjuntion with the annual "Coastweeks" celebration. We publish a monthly newsletter called "The Bayside Banner" 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.30783-76.449819 http://www.badriverwatershed.org We are a community organization that works to involve all citizens in taking care of and enjoying their home watershed. We accomplish this by conducting educational programs and forums about how our watershed can be affected by the decisions we make. In addition, we assist citizens to gather information, identify problems and implement solutions to maintain the integrity of our watershed for future generations. Our Mission is to promote a healthy relationship between the people and natural communities of the Bad River watershed by involving all citizens in assessing, maintaining and improving watershed integrity for future generations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9b49eb87efbd231d9afdef7cba6c8c21 46.588718-90.886436 Purpose: reduce sediment, improve trout habitat, improve water quality, and improve rangelands, wildlife and recreation values. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.30895-104.628708 http://www.penbay.org/bagaduce/index.html The mission of the Bagaduce Watershed Assoc. is to ensure the social, economic and environmental health of the Bagaduce watershed. We have presentations, such as "Beginning with Habitat." We have joined Maine Stream Team Program with six streams. We hopd workshops. We are in the process of applying for tax exempt statis. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6f5ac9466d12e9d879df80dceb107567 44.307615-68.615544 Mission: To assist the City of Green Bay in acquiring land in the Baird Creek Parkway and to help enhance the parkways value as an ecological, educational, and recreational resource of northeastern Wisconsin. Projects: Fundraising to purchase 35-acre urban forest; parkway cleanups; hikes; fieldtrips; display at public events; hosting public meetings; grant writing; public presentations; 2 annual meetings. Citizen Involvement: Volunteer for Board, committee; hike leaders, grant writers, bookkeepers!!! Year Founded: 1997 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.516461-88.035725 1. Education 2. Monitor River 3. Trail Building 4. Arbor Day Program at School (East Hardy Middle School) 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.118028-78.826311 Mission: Provide and sustain environmental areas in the Balsam Branch watershed where educational and recreational opportunities are promoted for all seasons. Projects: Cross country ski race, various educational activities (e.g. muskie event), various education programs through community education and our own traveling volunteers. Citizen Involvement: Volunteer help. Financial support. Year Founded: 1999 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.34876-92.432086 http://www.baltimorecity.gov/government/recnparks/index.html Baltimore City's Department of Recreation and Parks works to protect and improve conditions in watershed areas within or adjacent to City parks, especially those that are minor and major tributaries leading to the Chesapeake Bay region. Information on current projects may be found in the Department's annual "Program Guide". 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e05e85adc500051014119e76386590b1 39.320829-76.635211 http://www.baltimorewaters.org The mission of the Baltimore Harbor Watershed Association is to protect and improve the environmental quality and natural beauty of the Baltimore Harbor and its tributaries. Our short-term goals are to install a trash netting/collection system at the Harris Creek drainage outfall, located at the Baltimore Harbor and to define and develop watershed outreach strategies/programs in the Harris Creek drainage area. In the long term, our goals are to install trash netting/collection system around the Baltimore Harbor, to create educational trash programs in the school systems and in the neighborhoods and to address the water quality issues in the City’s Harbor and tributaries. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1bfd948cced1b8ef48b76443ddf66042 39.27832-76.577549 http://members.aol.com/backpaddlers/ Our group maintains a portion of the stream through the state "Adopt-A-Stream" program. Each month we conduct and promote river cleanps. Our members are also certified water monitors and provide data on this site. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_55976b9a678c58969fa13d0523ef0a62 33.552494-86.615818 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.114552-120.514908 http://www.btnep.org The Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program, one of 28 nationwide, is an organization charged with protecting the environment and cultural heritage of our watershed region. The program provides educational materials including videos, activity guides and posters free of charge The program also offers assistance with neighborhood storm drain stencilling projects for protecting our bayous, and vegetative plantings for erosion control. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4f130b7bb792b204b95e811d53114b02 29.79442-90.819809 http://www.bardstownboaters.com The Bardstown Boaters are a group of about 30 people who love to get out on local rivers and paddle. Canoes, rafting and kayaking. Anything from easy calm stretches of class I waters up to class III and IV whitewater in other parts of Kentucky and surrounding states. The Bardstown Boaters take day trips, overnight trips and we participate in community volunteer work with an emphasis on the environment. Anyone interested in the club can begin learning more about us and get in touch with us through our website at www.bardstownboaters.com 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9c0be6f0c3496af0d90010490c598756 38.169756-84.874294 http://www.bbep.org The Barnegat Bay Estuary Program is a federal program that, together with the State of New Jersey and Ocean County communities, will help restore, maintain, protect and enhance the natural resources of the Barnegat Bay Estuary and its contributing watershed through the 21st century. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_656aeb04c3522b74fbd9c1bea5edf223 39.953028-74.19354 http://www.blt.org/ Barnstable land Trust (BLT) is a member-supported, not-for-profit organization whose mission is the preservation of land in its natural state in the seven villages of Barnstable, Massachusetts. Our primary activity is the preservation of land in its natural state. BLT believes that as the Town steadily grows, a sustainable natural balance is reached only when open space continues to be protected.BLT protects wetlands, sensitive watershed parcels, forest, wildlife habitat, and other valuable open space. BLT properties are held in a natural state in perpetuity for the benefit of the community and future generations. BLT is a member of the Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts, upon whom we rely for technical assistance related to land acquisition. BLT is also a member of the Land Trust Alliance and Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition. BLT is not affiliated with any government agency. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6a82ab7bd897534fb938174ca852642d 41.708002-70.37148 http://www.barr-milton.org The purpose of the Barr/Milton Watershed Association is to provide an opportunity for all watershed stakeholders to come together to help improve and preserve good water quality for the watershed's streams, wetlands, and reservoirs. The environmental goal is to achieve Colorado water quality standards and use classifications for Barr and Milton using various improvement strategies including, but not limited to, source control and reservoir management options to be described in a pH TMDL. The programmatic goal is to implement a watershed organization process whereby stakeholders participate and cooperate in a coordinated effort to identify, understand, evaluate, and solve water quality issues through development of a watershed plan. Develop an information/education program within the watershed organization to broaden stakeholder involvement and support the future implementation of water quality solutions. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_43603f0160e3fbb53646b0217541cff0 39.8138-104.959083 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.935345-72.210624 Basha Kill Area Association has established a 2-year baseline chemical test study for the largest freshwater wetland in southeastern New York. Coliform testing is on-going. Macroinvertebrate sampling is being contemplated. Organization was formed in 1972 to protect this wetland in the Delaware watershed. We monitor developments, lead nature walks, work with the schools, publish a newsletter, and produced a video about the wetland. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.59049-74.506774 Newsletters, organization established in 1991, 2 herbicide treatments, watershed study, milfoil pullina, H20 quality monitoring. Rural residential, 1,275 acres, 4.6:1. 2 hydrorake treatments, grant from Ct. DEP to treat milfoil with 2,4-D in '99 & 00 education & corrective programs to improve water quality, reduce weeds & reduce septic system pollution 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.649825-72.795768 Bashan Lake Volunteer Water Quality Monitors test Bashan Lake in East Haddam, Connecticut, which has excellent water quality along with a milfoil problem. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.710732-72.917046 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.666183-73.73798 Dedicated To Preserve And Enhance the Battenkill Watershed - Through Conservation, Education And Advocacy. The Battekill Conservancy promotes public education to teach people about the importance of the Battenkill Watershed. Public education activities include: The Voice Of The River newsletter. Nature & Exploratory Trips. River Watch: Including student/teacher classroom training. NY Route 313 Adopt-A-Highway clean up. Speaker Series: Topics including history, wildlife and land uses of the watershed. Internship opportunities. Slide Shows. Media Reports. Special Events. River Clean Ups. Sister River Project. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.051352-73.39096 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.071957-73.155242 http://www.calhouncd.org The Battle Creek River Watershed Project's goal is to analyze the natural resource and water quality needs, problems and solutions, and develop a watershed management plan involving all stakeholders and partners. The Project will also focus on educating the public on the importance of watershed management including volunteer stream monitoring with schools and community groups, promotion and appreciation of the Battle Creek River, protecting the river corridor, provide land use planning skills for local townships, establishing canoe drop-off sites, expand existing parks and greenways, design an Adopt-A-Stream program, provide educational workshops and classroom presentations, and create informational newsletters to watershed residents. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_da0a3e2d94d541464784691748d91ee0 42.267068-84.994878 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.153252-122.22112 Bay Area Action uses volunteers to restore a site by removing nonnative grasses, weeds, and eucalyptus. Volunteers can help remove plants, plant native species, and monitor sites (both grasslands and oak woodlands) before and after restoration. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.397179-122.076584 http://www.wfrpc.org 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f023cc768cb8f7be31bb65f9d9c22fbc 30.420845-87.217239 http://www.wfrpc.org/barc/barc.htm 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b5340aa25293c30e57f57ba17f974a2d 30.420845-87.217239 http://bayoupreservation.org For 40 years the BPA has been advocating for healthy bayous. We monitor water quality, clean up bayou banks, plant native species, remove invasive species and educate the public on the benefits of bayous and their floodplains 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_10986e14f723d666ecc3ec883c94a2fd 29.760809-95.398809 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 30.210571-92.372219 http://www.sabrma.org/baywatchprogram.htm Baywatch monitors 4 bays, 14 bayous, 1 lake. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_faa4da04c9a71fa3a1e23c2ba1375b18 30.168732-85.783365 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.507019-74.024095 http://www.beancreekwatershed.org 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3b8f89223ee9eb44d291f8c371a2b24a 41.948761-84.658777 Public informational meetings have been held and different programs have been reviewed to address the resource concerns. Organize water boards and education of landowners 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.291712-91.773302 http://gvsu.edu/awri/ This began as a 319 EPA funded project in order to preserve water quality in Bear Creek and its watershed. Now the project is continuing as a watershed council and includes local townships and organizations, as well as citizens. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1e8d6536312ed19332c8a5405bbd53a5 43.086132-85.498519 http://www.bearcreekcouncil.org/ The purpose of BCC is to provide members the opportunity to make a substantial contribution to the decision making and monitoring processes concerning area resources. The goal of BCC is to promote responsible use of area resources in order to ensure quality of life for our community. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_433c27024d65dc097d02c379a1ef2dd9 45.048342-110.711696 http://www.bearcreekgreenway.com/ 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8b5ab860453dbb24718902dd3a96d742 39.73268-105.200109 http://www.bearcreek-watershed.org/ local watershed council with a variety of activities including: dam and other fish passage barrier removal, watershed assessment and action planning, public outreach, macro-invertebrate monitoring, information forum, and riparian and wetland restoration. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_aa9fde2f51a511fcbc1dcc2b385198b0 42.32356-122.875614 Activities to preserve water quality in this high quality, rural trout stream include -- a quarterly newsletter on the watershed, other media coverage and publicity, streambank resident workshops, Best Management Practices, committee meetings, menu-driven telephone help line, and video productions. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.97224-85.926469 Volunteer monitoring within the Bear Lake regional watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.026374-111.42982 http://www.bearlakewatch.com/Contacts/BEAR%20LAKE%20REGIONAL%20COMMISSION.htm Volunteer monitoring within the Bear Lake regional watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_59b8493db2a37d7d93abe5b5552189a1 42.026374-111.42982 http://www.bearlakeregionalcommission.org/ Volunteer monitoring within the Bear Lake regional watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_95b6eaead1e21ef05c1fcca57a2d15b1 42.026374-111.42982 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.374072-84.924274 http://www.fws.gov/bearriver/ The Refuge is located on the Bear River delta and was noted by early explorers for the numbers of water birds that used the marsh, and was established as a refuge, feeding and breeding ground for wild fowl. The Refuge was inundated with flood waters from the Great Salt Lake in 1983. When the Lake peaked in 1987 virtually all Refuge lands were under salt water and the facility was mothballed. The salinity and depth of the water killed all vegetation, and ice flows destroyed all buildings and damaged most of the other structures. Restaffing began as the flood waters receeded with a new manager reporting in the fall of 1989. Currently, flood restoration efforts with identified enhancement measures are being incorporated. An expansion program involving fee title acquisition and easement options is currently underway as well. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_cbf964a78456dc8c09caca8e4e26c50c 41.50984-112.063219 http://www.BRWCouncil.org/ Restore and sustain the ecosystem health and biological diversity of the Bear River watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b3924384e7eb053df185a87b3773634b 41.731189-111.833437 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.57496-78.689037 Bioengineering restoration project on streambank, donation of streambank easements, formation of "No Mow Zones" along Creek, formalized community training projects 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.187777-85.638622 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.743436-89.865909 http://www.beartoothalliance.org/default.htm The Beartooth Alliance - based in the Cooke City area of Montana - brings people who love this region together to find ways to protct and enhance our unique mountain environment. To do that we: Monitor the activities and plans of decision-makers and provide input and direction to influence the final outcome; and Gather and istribute information about issues that affect the region and assist the community in finding solutions. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f24e24c81211f197f2866d026abdb0e1 45.01748-109.936999 A very loose community of paddlers; floaters 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.783975-108.505794 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.517118-122.643677 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.121606-89.862375 http://www.beavercreekreserve.org/ Beaver Creek Field Research Station coordinates watershed monitoring and research programs involving students, teachers, community members, resource professionals, and others. We work on lentic and lotic ecosystems in both basic parameters and advanced research. Much of the project focuses on the Eau Claire River watershed of western Wisxonsin. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_70b452ee62b3f723a69bfb4ad7032398 44.763042-91.277168 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.69912-81.977582 http://www.beavercreekwetlands.org/ Beaver Creek Wetlands Association does wetlands preservation, protection, restoration and monitoring. We provide public education, partnerships, and community networks. Web is www.beavercreekwetlands.org 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_77b0b60acd230661ea59d37e0ba4c830 39.707054-84.026329 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.785304-81.935122 http://www.mnlakes.org/BeckerCOLA/index.cfm?pageid=3116 Becker County Coalition of Lake Associations monitors in lakes. We produce an annual water monitoring report. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6442c7d360d0bd562b2de9b7c8b01854 46.8195-95.845337 Monitor physical, chemical and biological indicators on the North Fork of the Maquoketa River. Science club students supervise and train their classmates. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.472927-91.114134 http://www.bedfordlandtrust.org To acquire, conserve, manage land interests in Bedford, New Hampshire in order to preserve and protect water corridors, wildlife, farms, forests, wetlands and lands of other natural, scenic, recreational, historic or ecological value; to educate public regarding same. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1824acd2ec1981be05d2e035698598bd 42.946-71.528364 45,000 ft.of terrace, 3600 acres in nutrient and pest management. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.74371-93.208958 http://www.belgradelakes.org The BRCA is a nonprofit conservation alliance that includes both a land trust and a lake trust. We are dedicated to conserving the lands, water quality, and natural heritage of the Belgrade Lakes Watershed. We administer watershed-wide programs for the seven Belgrade Lakes, including courtesy boat inspections for invasive plants and a youth conservation corps that performs erosion control projects throughout the watershed, as well as 319 projects for protecting water quality. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d27ed47f2a896ff09c4858c9d4614d62 44.53088-69.887848 http://www.belgradelakes.org The BRCA is a nonprofit conservation alliance that includes both a land trust and a lake trust. We are dedicated to conserving the lands, water quality, and natural heritage of the Belgrade Lakes Watershed. We administer watershed-wide programs for the seven Belgrade Lakes, including courtesy boat inspections for invasive plants and a youth conservation corps that performs erosion control projects throughout the watershed, as well as 319 projects for protecting water quality. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d27ed47f2a896ff09c4858c9d4614d62 44.53088-69.887848 http://www.belgradelakes.org The BRCA is a nonprofit conservation alliance that includes both a land trust and a lake trust. We are dedicated to conserving the lands, water quality, and natural heritage of the Belgrade Lakes Watershed. We administer watershed-wide programs for the seven Belgrade Lakes, including courtesy boat inspections for invasive plants and a youth conservation corps that performs erosion control projects throughout the watershed, as well as 319 projects for protecting water quality. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d27ed47f2a896ff09c4858c9d4614d62 44.53088-69.887848 http://www.belgradelakes.org The BRCA is a nonprofit conservation alliance that includes both a land trust and a lake trust. We are dedicated to conserving the lands, water quality, and natural heritage of the Belgrade Lakes Watershed. We administer watershed-wide programs for the seven Belgrade Lakes, including courtesy boat inspections for invasive plants and a youth conservation corps that performs erosion control projects throughout the watershed, as well as 319 projects for protecting water quality. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d27ed47f2a896ff09c4858c9d4614d62 44.53088-69.887848 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.796308-83.718756 http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/DNahal/ 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_377f3e9f8eb16bf710719ab1b93a2a7d 42.668008-73.683587 http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/BelleViewES/index.html 1.educating 2.monitoring 3.spring clean up 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9f236792bc4796917956cc32009fedbc 38.772168-77.062118 Bellevue Stream Team conducts intensive habitat assessments for watershed evaluation, project identification, and resource management. We work regionally on biological monitoring programs for juvenile and adult salmonids and macroinvertebrates. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.609971-122.188108 http://www.mltu.org/projects.htm Have installed four acid mine drainage treatment systems, identified all acid mine drainage sites in the watershed, and have six additional acid mine drainage treatment systems in the design phase. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_54cdfafac8d954185cbe8985d73d34d8 40.003327-79.089223 Benjamin Logan Schools' elementary, middle, and high school students monitor physical, biological, and chemical aspects of the Mad River. Students also plan and present a River Festival, and a public symposium for state and county officials, parents, and concerned citizens. We take approximately 35 field trips a year to the stream. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.362251-83.75959 http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/fieldops/nc/Watershedtea/bennettbranch.htm The Association was formed to restore and conserve the natural integrity, historical and cultural resources of the watershed. Bennett Branch of the Sinnemahoning begins just west of Penfield, in Clearfield County, and flows 34.5 miles mostly through Elk County to the village of Driftwood, in Cameron County. It joins the Driftwood Branch to form Sinnemahoning Creek, near the village of Keating in Clinton County, Sinnemahoning Creek joins the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. Bennett Branch drains an area of approximately 387 square miles. Elevation in the watershed ranges from 2,308 feet at Red Hill Summit near Fairview to 790 feet at Driftwood. Eighty-eight percent of the area is forested with 48% of the forest land in public ownership. Six percent of the land is used for agriculture. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_740523cb341ee17b35791aaa6451485f 41.330523-78.162384 http://www.peak.org/~bentoncd/ Our Making Ripples Program has been developed to build community partnerships for healthy streams in Benton County. We intend to raise water quality awareness by working with K-12 grade students, teachers, and volunteers in hands-on, service-learning projects aimed at restoring riparian and wildlife habitats. A "How to Adopt a Stream in Benton County" manual is available for use by community members. The manual identifies a supportive network of conservation collaborators. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_62de31ef1870a92abf87bc2f9aa835e9 44.557671-123.265019 http://www.bergenswan.org/ Bergen SWAN was established in 1988 as a non-profit 501(c)(3) environmental organization dedicated to protecting and preserving the quality of the Upper Hackensack River Watershed. Our work has included the preservation of over 400 acres of woodlands and wetlands surrounding the Hackensack River and its tributaries north of the Oradell dam. We further encourage good watershed stewardship by sponsoring environmental education events and workshops and assisting communities in restoring or retaining their riparian buffer zones. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4bc0d7bc92cabe8928d99a7238fad90e 40.993079-74.032824 http://www.berks-conservancy.org The Berks County Conservancy addresses conservation projects related to land use and water resources. “The vision of the Berks County Conservancy is to be a cornerstone of excellence in the stewardship of the environment. Clearly identified with our special mission, we strive to meet the ever-changing needs of the County and to conserve its heritage and essential character. We provide environmental leadership, direct action, expertise, land use planning, advocacy, research, and education programs in accordance with the natural, historic, social, economic, and technical needs of the county and its many local communities. Our staff, administration and leadership are uniquely qualified and committed to our mission and to helping Berks County embrace conservation at a local community level. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_760a7f64a6316827171fbc4bd52cd3a5 40.335553-75.916008 Stabilized 52 streambanks to date, planted approx, 25000 trees in Global Releaf Project, completed Betsie Eval. Report on Project. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.775121-85.644346 http://www.liaa.info/crabmp/betsie.asp The Betsie River Restoration Committee is involved in riverbank restoration to prevent sand erosion affecting fish reproduction. We conduct ongoing visual monitoring of banks. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0c159c26450a75525341430bf9989569 44.520489-85.937973 Beverley Manor Elementary School's Fourth Grade does macroinvertebrate studies on a local stream located on private farmland. The owners of this farm, The Bob Brown Family, have allowe these field studies to be made since 1993. Children enjoy classifying the macroinvertebrates into sensitive, somewhat sensitive and tolerant groupings. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.150078-79.121483 http://www.indiana.eud/~igs 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b3a918cc24471ed9ccede6fc2e17f744 39.171776-86.521164 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.676944-70.83648 To develop the Bear River as a natural focal point for the community incorporating a well-designed pathway network; preserving the scenic, physical, cultural and historic values; offering outdoor recreational opportunities and enhanced wildlife habitat; ensuring a parkway that is safe and clean; encouraging citizen involvement and appropriate development to the Parkway. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.281909-110.840367 http://www.berbi.org To improve the water quality of the Blue Earth River Basin through planning, coordination and implementation of conservation practices and to share the water quality improvement strategies with others. The Blue Earth River Basin includes the Blue Earth, Watonwan and LeSueur Rivers in south central Minnesota. BERBI's main focus has been implementation and getting practices on the ground. We are expanding our efforts to include increasing citizen involvement, education and an overall broader watershed management. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_319b10fd7d70f1d93fb666795fc95e1e 43.666444-94.457346 http://www.nps.gov/rivers/wsr-big-darby.html The Big & Little Darby Creeks, designated a state and national scenic river, is a component of the Ohio Scenic Rivers Program who's goal is preserving and protecting the natural qualities of Ohio's finest streams for future generations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d2f95ddebef8132a8d6bcb76a308e71c 00 A water management district within the state of Indiana to solve water problems within the Upper Big Blue River Watershed. The District has constructed improvements to deal with flood control; water supply; creation of wildlife areas, parks, and recreation; and low flow augmentation. All operation and maintenance of improvements is carried out by the District. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.904176-85.438035 landowner survey, urban streamwalk, Educational products, finalist for 319 money 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.874061-82.099199 http://www.bigchicocreek.org Preserve & restore the natural & economic resources of the Big Chico Creek Watershed. Education of landowners, public & prvate agencies and public lands in best management techniques for water quality and resource management. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b86099a8d4500fda959383abf5ff2fb4 39.732841-121.831465 Big Coal River Watershed Association's purpose is to restore the Big Coal River Watershed area to a clean and healthy environment, alleviate the threat of flooding, educate its citizens about the importance of maintaining a healthy watershed and to break the cycle of at will trash dumping. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.9709-81.530259 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 48.483891-99.20964 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 31.71781-89.136927 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 31.810824-89.380578 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.74001-104.992259 Big Fork River Board monitors seven sites on the Big Fork River. The Board is a joint powers board that implements the river management plan written by the Citizens Advisory Group. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.737738-94.064345 Big Gulch Watershed Keepers conduct a citizen watch, participate in land use policy and environmental education, and work to protect our Northwest way of life. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.945721-122.298592 http://seris.info/watershedorgs/orgs/bigmoccasin.html 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6608e2ee0f7c318d7e6e69c012bb201a 36.63902-82.579309 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.221896-86.688951 unavailable 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.359617-86.467804 The Big River flows through the Ozarks in eastern Missouri is a tributary of the Meramec River. It drains an area that contains one of the largest lead deposits in the world. It continues to suffer impacts from massive tailings piles that resulted from lead mining that occurred early in this century. Participants in the Big River Basin Association have participated in an effort to prevent a major landfill from being cited on the Big River. They sponsor an annual litter pick-up on the Big River which is well attended by watershed residents. They also sponsor awareness events, such as a gathering to celebrate the 1000th Stream Team that included canoe races, a canoe raffle and awards presentations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.374768-90.389461 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.276702-90.714234 http://www.big-river.com Big River Magazine covers all aspects of the Upper Mississippi River - recreation, the environment, history, politics and business. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e79e8cad2e29350cca36e6a573b097e4 44.030656-91.64768 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.528621-90.171412 http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rprp/bigsandy/challenges.html Livestock exclusion, septic system update and compliance, production of newsletters, video, brochures, complete repair of erosion sites. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_2808fe71bd2bff90a75abfeedd1e31ad 47.230931-93.509152 Sustainable growth, water quality, amd, solid waste, sediment 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.66597-79.617575 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.089592-109.424129 http://kywater.org/bsr/ 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_fc94bc3a2c90daceac32e6c36f473ba3 37.396632-82.026383 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.305827-96.79284 http://water.montana.edu/watersheds/oldgroups/details.asp?id=26 40 landowners assisted in installing BMP's, educational programs on conservation easements, Big Spring Creek fisheries, watershed aquifiers & Riparian stream tours. Published a 28 page booklet for watershed users. Recently completed one of the major stream restoration projects in Montana. Group is working with EPA state of Montana DEQ and Conoco to clean up past industrial site. 319 project to date has improved / protected over 17 miles of stream / riparian. Also recently initiated a Groundwater / Artesian Basin project to conserve groundwater. Developed a trail system along creek. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a0e20aadc3306a7be054bc79228342cb 47.057341-109.440794 http://www.klamathbasincrisis.org/esa/esaendangeredrivrs041404.htm Collect, assess, and report to the public information regarding the quality of surface water within the Sunflower River drainage area; Begin collecting water quality data for Steele Bayou, Deer Creek and the Big Sunflower River, for several area lakes in order to establish baseline data; monitor point source pollution; assess land use; remove debris; etc. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_2f0f07e325177406443db41b2e2a8eb3 33.173542-90.854158 http://www.bigsurlandtrust.org/ The mission of The Big Sur Land Trust is to conserve the significant lands and waters of California's Central Coast for all generations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d8696f72923aa9328a2d56b784de432e 36.55443-121.924419 http://www.btwatershed.org The mission of the Big Thompson Watershed Forum is to assess and protect the quality of water in the Big Thompson Watershed. Our goals are to serve as a forum that fosters stakeholder teamwork in conducting watershed assessment, identifying priority protection measures, educating affected interests, and promoting voluntary practices that protect the Big Thompson Watershed and the quality of its waters. Water quantity issues are an integral and indispensable aspect of water quality and will be addressed as such by this Forum. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_086491312046b29ce0217dcaa1f609f1 40.384218-105.096922 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.088939-76.012269 Project still in plan development phase. Project plan will be complete in 2000. The committee will set pollution reduction objectives based on inventories of non-point source pollution. They willalso develop and help implement an information and education plan for the watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.823841-92.365936 2 miles of streambank stabilization, 3 mile of stream livestock exclusion, 19,000acres of integrated crop management (ICM), 6000 acres no-till annually, 2.5 miles riparian buffer zone 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.373737-92.116761 http://billingswest.billings.k12.mt.us/ Yellowstone River Watch monitors 670 miles of the Yellowstone River, the longest major undammed river in the world. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_771db4623432b6a6e19687214eb51476 45.771473-108.571831 http://www.umass.edu/tei/mwwp/bsa.html Billington Sea Association monitors a 269-acre freshwater lake whose waters were full of activity until weeds and then algae took over. We want to show what needs to be done to restore Billington Sea to the conditions existing in 1965. We also work to convince cranberry growers to use tailwater recovery as BMP (best management practice), and to install newly approved alternatice community speptic sytems with nutrient removal devices. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_48efcf3de7370f228815cd431bff513f 41.939838-70.696396 http://www.voiceforthewild.org/wildspecies/news/n21feb02.html Dedicated to preservation of all native plants and animals, communities of species and naturally functioning ecosystems in North America. Through reasoned educational, administrative, and legal action, the Foundation endeavors to encourage improved attitudes and policies for all living things. Monitors effectiveness of TMDL(s) in select states as well as triennial review under the CWA. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_65b1202906c3250ada978451eafc879e 39.970212-105.150865 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.400078-76.608378 The Bitter Root Water Forum is a citizen-based non-profit watershed group working to protect water quality and quantity in the Bitterroot Valley. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 46.233184-114.157879 Black Creek Adopt A Stream performs chemical and biological tests on the state's only Wild and Scenic River. Black Creek's major problems include uncontrolled rural development that creates silt, destroys buffers, and adds improper septic systems. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 31.33371-89.345284 http://www.blackcreekwatershed.org In 1987 the U.S./Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement required Areas of Concern (AOC) to prepare Remedial Action Plans (RAPs). The Rochester Embayment was named as an AOC and its RAP, completed in 1997, was developed by representatives of the six counties that share the Genesee River/Rochester Embayment watershed. In 1999, a planning group for the North Chili Tributary of Black Creek recommended initiating planning for the greater Black Creek watershed. At a Caring for Creeks Symposium in the spring of 2000, participants who live and work in the Black Creek watershed identified problems in the watershed, resources that should be preserved and persons, agencies and organizations that should be involved in preparation of a watershed plan. On behalf of the Black Creek watershed, Monroe County applied for and received a EPA-supported Watershed Assistance Grant from River Network, a national river and watershed conservation organization. The grant made possible a six-hour Black Creek Watershed Symposium and the formation of the Black Creek Watershed Coalition (BCWC). The first meeting of the BCWC was held in April, 2002. The grant also supported hiring a consultant to prepare a State of the Basin Report, the distribution of newsletters and the creation of a website. The Black Creek Watershed Coalition has grown to include federal, county and state agencies, municipalities (4 counties, 14 towns and 2 villages) and citizens (including educators, researchers, farmers, fishermen and others). Since the spring of 2002 members of the BCWC have completed a State of the Basin report, participated in a canoe trip, two hikes in the Bergen Swamp, a geology field trip and a wetlands field trip. The members have published one newsletter and have been interviewed by local newspapers. Results of the State of the Basin report have led the group to focus on education and public outreach; technical issues such as water quality, flooding and habitat; municipal land use policy; and intermunicipal cooperation. At this time the BCWC is working on the components of a Watershed Plan. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b8b06774415dd9466998876695dc7841 43.156462-77.615401 Mission: All things to protect the creek. We have stopped several developments in the creek valley. We presently are trying to buy development rights on a piece of property. Projects: Organized grassroots approach to fulfilling our mission through several mailings, organizing input at meetings, and encouraging attendance and participation at local government meetings. Citizen Involvement: Phoning, writing, and networking with other individuals and organizations in the community. Flyering your neighborhood to encourage attendance or share information on important issues. Year Founded: 1994 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.117332-89.637242 http://www.madison.com/communities/becwa/ Mission: Advocate on behalf of sound land and water protection and use in a rapidly urbanizing watershed. Projects: Education, citizen coordination, and conflict resolution. Citizen Involvement: Citizens can become involved in education programs, stream cleanups, or by attending annual membership meetings. Year Founded: 1987 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_2f9ed1a41717f7ad4e07712f2a55819e 43.072925-89.386659 http://www.blackriveractionteam.org To promote stewardhsip of our watershed's health. We've conducted a volunteer cleanup effort for the past three years and have a long-term plan for water monitoring, erosion control, wildlife habitat restoration, and community education. We work with schools, senior citizen organizations, the Army Corps of Engineers, town officials, state and federal agencies, landowners, and anyone who has either a vested interest in the river's health or an enthusiasm and willingness to lend a hand. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e827cf48aea07bf24103bbccde52cf06 43.300339-72.49211 Part of USDA PL-566 Project. Assists land owners with watershed projects. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.003401-72.140354 http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/water/pubs/fs_div/fctsht25.htm Conservancy district organized in 1942 to prevent flooding of 500 acres of muckland (Carlisle) used for vegetable and sod farming. Consists of 60 landowners currently. District is funded by assessment from property taxes of residents in area. This is one of 24 conservancy districts in Ohio. Board members are voluntary, no wages, elected by conservancy district residents. During the summer, conservnacy district residents volunteer to clear overgrowth, debris, trees that clog the Blackbrook Channel and main road ditches. Water must not back up in channel or homes/fields will flood. Equipment/volunteers are always needed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_cfeca6bf829e4432134c58f465f163e7 41.31714-81.245146 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.951328-86.47283 http://www.blackfootchallenge.org The Blackfoot Challenge is a private non-profit watershed organization whose mission is to coordinate efforts to enhance, conserve and protect the natural resources and rural lifestyles of the Blackfoot River Valley for present and future generations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_fecae03f7bbb41eb25bd4316b056b33c 47.02016-113.133024 http://www.riversalliance.org/river_groups.htm Promote conservation of watershed open space to protect river resources. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_78bc8a68db27785797857f3f96ae378b 41.695471-72.370388 http://www.thebrwa.org/ Miscoe Brook Stream Team is a quarterly monitoring project that assesses the water quality of the brook that feeds the lake where the town swimming area is located. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7fec0f53637b60aff8f566ffaa8874cc 42.213085-71.679756 http://www.blackstoneriver.org/ Mission Statement: To restore, enhance, and preserve the physical, historical, and cultural integrity of the Blackstone River, its watershed and its eco-system, through public advocacy, education, recreation, stewardship and the promotion of this unique Blackstone Valley resource. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7de66667431a8efdf8c16135f1a00044 41.900345-71.390754 http://www.thebrwa.org/ Blackstone River Watershed Education Project is a high school water monitoring program. All 400 students conduct chemical, physical, and biological sampling three times per year. They gather in the spring at a local university for a Student Congress to share test results and strategize action plans. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7fec0f53637b60aff8f566ffaa8874cc 42.233395-71.763603 http://www.blackwatercreek.org The purpose for which The Blackwater Creek Association is organized is to promote the cultural, architectural, historical, and natural heritage of the environs of Lynchburg?s Blackwater Creek, Upper and Lower Canal Basins, and James River. This purpose shall be met by methods including, but not limited to: preservation of extant structures of architectural significance, development of educational programs relating to the heritage of the area, and completion of conservation projects aimed at improving the environment and public awareness of the vicinity. Through its co-ed youth program, Venturing Crew 1776, the BCA has "adopted" a significant section of Blackwater Creek through the Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation's Adopt-A-Stream program. More than two miles of the Blackwater Creek Trail system has also been adopted through a similar program offered by Lynchburg Parks & Recreation. The Blackwater Creek Association also sponsors the Batteau Blackwater in the annual James River Batteau Festival, a program of the Virginia Canal & Navigations Society. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e4fc1c3b659b5603caaea214018076ed 37.41402-79.142839 http://www.blackwaternottoway.com Defend and protect the Blackwarer and Nottoway rivers. The BNRP organizes annual clean-ups, does water testing, educates citizens about our watershed and the Riverkeeper Jeff Turner does extensive river patrols. He also sits on several advisory boards. Publications include an atlas of the watershed, and two videos available from the organizations web-site or at most libraries. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_49e21da82e373a55cbfcd47165d820f0 36.809074-77.003019 http://www.southeastwaterforum.org/directory/virginia_sum.asp 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ca2a7144f2b27138b45c293d0d614a3f 36.980319-79.882048 http://www.blackwaternottoway.com The mission of the Blackwater/Nottoway Riverkeeper Program (BNRP)is to defend the integrity of the environment. The BNRP holds "Clean River Day's) each year. The BNRP has a "Riverkeeper" who patrols both rivers weekly. Accomplishments include enforcement of environmental laws, preservation of river habitat and the promotion of all species in the watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_49e21da82e373a55cbfcd47165d820f0 36.809074-77.003019 http://www.blackwaternottoway.com The mission of the Blackwater/Nottoway Riverkeeper Program (BNRP)is to defend the integrity of the environment. The BNRP holds "Clean River Day's) each year. The BNRP has a "Riverkeeper" who patrols both rivers weekly. Accomplishments include enforcement of environmental laws, preservation of river habitat and the promotion of all species in the watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_49e21da82e373a55cbfcd47165d820f0 36.809074-77.003019 http://www.southeastwaterforum.org/directory/mississippi_sum.asp 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6d8535bfc2fcd9d1abf3b2ced3613ba7 33.971699-90.105959 Runoff has been reduced. Monitoring will continue until 2000. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.606695-90.783649 http://mfnl.xjtu.edu.cn/gov-doe-netl/coalpower/environment/water/watershed/waternet/ws_map.html Trash, AMD, sediment, flooding 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_fdd23025d4061214dac03a57c60c2d8f 38.399911-81.481684 http://www.potomacriver.org/get_involved/imap15/hot/opequongroups.htm Back Creek Water Quality Initiative 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0fdd1c2a31b3d49ec48b2c8a57e0f19a 39.581154-78.004922 http://new site to be announced soon ! Blue Heron Environmental Network Inc. is Non-Profit,(501c)Non-Political environmental/conservation education organization. For two decades as part of their activities and programming Blue Heron Environmental Network Inc. has maintained an ongoing Watershed/Water Quality Enhancement Program on Back Creek Berkeley Co. WV, and tributary to the Potomac River. The program involves water quality monitoring, educational workshops/ seminars, on the environment and ecology of the watershed in working with local agencies and residents. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_061425a316784ec0d188c84e7c629060 39.581154-78.004922 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.96859-90.369287 http://seris.info/watershedorgs/orgs/blueridge.html 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7cc3398e4991ecd3c3bef349d32da9e0 37.31525-80.033124 To promote environmental consciousness at the school and in the community. Activities include recycling, Earth Day Celebration and stream clean ups. We publish a student paper called the Green News. Accomplishment include getting recycling started on campus and all other activities stated above. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.306269-82.424987 http://www.blueridgevoyageurs.org/ canoe/kayak club. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_07ad8284d3047c98a533ece891fada35 38.981109-77.075713 http://www.rmc.sierraclub.org/site/brg/ The Blue River Group of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Sierra Club is a regional organization of the Sierra Club that has approximately 400 members in Summit, Grand, and Eagle Counties. This area includes all the ski areas owned by Vail Resorts as well as Copper Mountain, Winter Park, and Arapahoe Basin. The Sierra Club is a non-profit (501(c)(4)) environmental conservation organization organized as a California corporation with headquarters in San Francisco and with more than 500,000 members in the United States and Canada. A primary purpose of the Sierra Club is to "Preserve, protect, and enjoy the wild places of the Earth." 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1ec77215b537a590cc921b063d8d4819 39.569461-106.099434 http://www.brwa.net B.R.W.A. sponsors the T.R.U.E. Blue (Teaching Rivers in an Urban Environment) project-school curriculum, Restoration projects, watershed awareness 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_968caabec86a47817a95b69eca343b0f 39.022056-94.591337 Weed cutting program started, carp eliminated, weed harvesting program started, sanitary district formed, all homes around lake sewered, Lake Management District formed, comprehensive lake inventory completed, lake management plan (to be completed in 1997). 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.739181-87.837716 http://www.bluewatertaskforce.org/ Promote public stewardship of aquatic resources in the Gallatin River Watershed through community education, citizen involvement in water monitoring, and scientific data collection. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ef7567f1506099f9fb7bfb9ca14f216b 45.660373-111.044389 Many of the trails are adjacent to lakes, ponds, and streams. Type of Monitoring: biological, site assessment. Monitoring is done weekly from March to September. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.17852-77.301339 Advocates for the free-flowing New River within the Bluestone Project Area, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Bluestone Lake, 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.406289-80.959873 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.50555-81.004156 Blum High School monitors the Nolan River just prior to its confluence with the Brazos River. We use the program as a community service and to augment chemistry curriculum. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 32.232941-97.375298 http://www.gtcd.org/boardmanriver.shtml 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ac0994cd1dbbe93054f281e9e45827ac 44.75168-85.630019 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.456363-89.912196 The goals of the group are: 1) to improve fisheries 2) stabalize stream banks 3) improve flood control 4) educate stakeholders 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 48.396584-115.57312 http://www.bodeganet.com/landtrust/ Our world is composed of many kinds of communities that depend on the land for their sustenance. In the last hundred years much of our land has become degraded or threatened. If we and the other creatures are to flourish, we must take better care of the land which has sustained us. The Bodega Land Trust is a community committed to caring for the land. We intend to do our part; we hope you will join us. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_de96cabb4a8c37a5b58d1295f10dbcf4 38.347578-122.966479 Restore and enhance salmon population through various "hands-on" projects. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.773307-122.381104 The Boeing Creek Watershed Outreach Program monitors environmental data gathered from the watershed and makes these data available to the public. The group also makes educational material and speakers available to interested schools and community groups. The group's mission is to promote an understanding of the significance of the watershed to the community-at-large and to foster a sense of stewardship in the community leaders of tomorrow. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.77083-122.381306 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.190666-89.449335 http://www.BoiseEnvironmentalEducation.org The Boise WaterShed Environmental Education Center is Idaho's premier water education destination. We are dedicated to promoting water stewardship by teaching people of all ages how to protect and conserve our precious resources for future generations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_94e8a738b9a3621b835372f177054dae 43.663891-116.331199 The Bonneville RC&D's mission is to create, serve and support partnerships which improve and protect the environment and community. We began in May 1994 and have begun and completed well over $6 million worth of projects, e.g., Parley's Crossing Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridges and Tunnels, Clover Creek Watershed Coalition in Tooele County, Pia Toya (heritage project), and much more. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.65997-111.92288 http://www.beec.org/ BEEC coordinates citizen monitoring projects on three Windham County rivers. The West River is a major tributary to the Connecticut River and is home to the endangered Tiger Cobblestone Beetle. A very active citizen's group on the West uses BEEC data in fights to protect the watershed from ski resort development. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_75a6e51e4562441e29d6955b43adb939 42.85276-72.55825 http://www.co.boone.ia.us/conservationhome.htm ensure good water quality 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_eed9ffefa8e60ee9ea18049b50e74de3 42.120885-94.027524 http://boonewatershed.com/ To identify and address water quality issues in the Boone Watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7f9057081d7ebff3785162be251b1f13 36.338828-82.23401 http://www.bbrlt.org/ The Boothbay Region Land Trust is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to the preservation, conservation and scientific and historic study of our natural resources and to the education of the public regarding these resources. Land is acquired through conservation easements, bequests, donations, bargain sales and purchases. Most properties are open to the public, although some are restricted in use to protect wildlife habitat and nesting areas. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_eb3fef4e5dea4e4536b98f35e43513a2 43.851362-69.628337 http://www.boquetriver.org The Boquet River Association has studied sediment embeddedness; macroinvertebrate studies; native mussel populations; conducts some baseline water analyses; operates and owns a NYS/EPA certified water testing laboratory; conducts stream morphology surveys; surveys and monitors wetlands;investigates best-management practices for the control of semi-aquatic invasive plants; and produces educational and training materials and seminars on stream erosion control, control of sediment runoff from rural roads, wetlands and invasive species. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_dc74bf29e98ad956c0d3cfbd56a30d5a 44.21674-73.591263 http://www.bostonnatural.org/about_us.php Developing a greenway along the Neponset River. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d89b2872899ca86c088bdcce1d23662a 42.357119-71.058481 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.00015-105.174919 http://bcn.boulder.co.us/basin/ We have three subgroups: the Workgroup, Initiative, and Forum. The workgroup lets nationally known scientists communicate with each other on their work in the Watershed and has sponsored the watershed bioassessments. The Forum administers a monthly series of lectures by these scientists to the watershed stakeholders. The Initiative takes this knowledge of watershed processes into the area school system. Cities/towns covered are Boulder, Nederland, Lafayette, Louisville, Jamestown, Erie, and Longmont. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0a2446096e8717dd90da654da2599dd4 40.017101-105.271155 http://www.blcoa.org/ Bow Lake Camp Owners Association monitors water quality of Bow Lake, a pristine 1200-acre lake in southeast New Hampshire. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4dad6d8978471dc91647b298610d6579 43.150162-71.460869 http://www.boxerwood.org 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d07eba1dab206b9f015dbb8558312275 37.779291-79.455961 Boyden Lake Association Monitors test the water quality of Boyden Lake, the water source for the city of Eastport, for the sake of consumers, recreational users, and wildlife. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.081829-67.110329 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.667322-84.090257 http://www.bradfordcountypa.org/OtherAgencies/ConservationDist.asp Bradford County Conservation District provides monitoring information, education, and technical assistance to landowners, schools, and municipal officials for lakes and streams. We have developed a QA/QC primer for beginners. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a309561a6015300c740792506120ef15 41.764702-76.443069 http://home.ec.rr.com/preservecreeks/preservecreeks.html Preserve Bradley & Howe Creek; Preserve Bradley & Howe Creek Watershed; Prevent the Rezoning to Mix-USE. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5e5ffbc7502e7b320133971a6d75010a 34.243277-77.845746 http://home.ec.rr.com/preservecreeks/preservecreeks.html 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5e5ffbc7502e7b320133971a6d75010a 34.243277-77.845746 http://www.brandywinewatershed.org/ Volunteer stream monitoring program, habitat assessment ad stream health monitoring in the Brandywine Creek watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f5a7c54b343289656ea312b078014568 39.916912-75.677762 http://www.Brazos.org The Brazos Basin Volunteer Citizens' Monitoring Program works on water quality education, community involvement in local watersheds, and communication between all involved parties. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4721d1cbed8f09f0b6fa19522df816e1 31.573-97.152459 http://www.briceprairieconservation.org/index.html Mission: Preservation of the Black River bottoms and Lake Onalaska. Projects: Lake/river cleanup, oak tree reforestation; purchased and installed emergency shelters and a solar navigation beacon on L. Onalaska, college scholarship fund, sponsor a fishing derby, youth sports teams, and other community events. Citizen Involvement: Attend monthly meetings, participate in projects. Year Founded: 1954 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a9991a2c19db642402c11434c4eac55a 43.92811-91.257259 Bridge Creek Watershed Council has just started monitoring our upland projects using photographs. We hope to have a monitoring plan done and funded in 1998. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.505657-120.330078 http://www.brightwaterinc.com/ Aquatic resource assessment and restoration. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_13228773fcee84b0bfc0be398a364222 39.272179-76.866417 Flooding, erosion, education, solid waste, sustainable development 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.346451-81.528246 http://sercc.com/water/envaff/river/broad_scenic.htm To protect the natural, scenic and cultural/historic resources of the Broad River through a community based planning approach. The advisory council has put together a management plan for a 15-mile segment of the Broad from 99-Islands dam to the confluence with the Paulet River. Current activities include working with riparian landowners to secure land management agreements. This project is conducted by the SC Scenic Rivers Program. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_13a5e4340c292b6eb985c73b18748afd 33.99072-80.999114 http://www.brwa.org/ A regional land trust working to improve the environmental and economic viability of Georgia's natural resources, river corridors, farm land, open space, wetlands, wildlife habitat, forest land, and unique natural ecosystems. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6f0dd71d26f5058da6954a7f2abf2bbe 34.192643-83.276785 http://www.broadviewcc.info/ 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_cf24dfc88f8bf056861561f65fcb74f2 38.89037-77.031959 1) Educate the public and local officials about the Brock Creek Watershed, 2) to protect the environment and people residing within the watershed by advocating a) the protection of greenbelts bordering the Creek, b) improved stormwater management procedures, and c) better enforcement of wetlands and land use and development ordinances within the watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.704834-78.000875 http://www.brodheadwatershed.org Brodhead Watershed Associaton's mission is to protect and improve water quality in the Brodhead and Cherry Creek watersheds. Over 60 volunteers monitor 75 sites in the Brodhead watershed, including the Marshalls, McMichael, Paradise, Pocono and Cherry creeks and their tributaries. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e39d9d1c832a5cf56f7258af69a60409 41.099789-75.249237 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.847478-73.870581 Animal Manure Facilities=1 Critical Area Treatment=23 acres Grassed Waterway/Diversion=4 Erosion Control Struction-19 Permanent Vegetative Cover=255 acres Streambank Stabilization-4650 feet Watercourse Fencing=3844 feet Sediment Basins=6 Road/Stream Crossings=12 Wetland Restoration=2 acres 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.468861-85.960619 http://www.co.brown.wi.us/Land_Conservation/ One day/year watershed cleanups 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0b67013c4c78d9c5a245b654af8e9595 44.48917-87.994169 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.65629-88.577729 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.784365-81.576584 http://www.bruknernaturecenter.com Brukner Nature Center is a volunteer monitoring site for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources study of the scenic Stillwater River. A minimum of four macroinvertebrate sampling studies are conducted each year by staff in cooperation with visiting school groups participating in a Stream Quality environmental education program. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b8a60df7cb5c4b3a4d975e0b664d46f4 40.008864-84.31293 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.736295-96.675599 http://www.bruleriversportsmensclub.com/ Mission: To protect the Brule River watershed working with DNR resource people to build habitat for the fishery. Projects: Annual habitat restoration projects on the Brule, a scholarship fund. We plan to do water quality monitoring in the future. Citizen Involvement: Become member and provide labor in helping with stream improvements. Year Founded: 1968 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_2cc151a65acc80f5af468e9cce99f7cf 46.557755-91.570769 http://www.plattelandtrust.org To encourage future development in the mid-shed to incorportate low impact methods and integrated best management practices to treat stormwater. To protect the natural function of the Brush Creek ecosystem. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5f26b9cc48d9b9ea956d6114465ee2af 39.276604-94.669803 Brushy Fork Water Watch monitors four Madison County streams, testing approximately every two months. We test physical parameters and conduct riparian area observations which include water conditions, fish, and aquatic insects. Occasionally we provide talks and displays on water-related issues. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.574772-84.282515 Monitoring Bryan Barnch's water quality 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.92692-77.156882 http://www.wasco.oacd.org/ Holist watershed enhancement effort started in 1990. Led jointly by Wasco and Sherman Co. SWCDS. This highly successful project has made a significant improvement in watershed health through voluntary cooperation by local landowners. Steel head redd counts tell the story. 1998 counts were highest recorded in 38 years. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_732af6bcefa0d304a4d8ddb3a884a30c 45.614335-121.198775 http://www.buckeyebrook.org To Protect and Preserve Buckeye Brook, it`s watershed and the Annual Run of River Herring. Activities include: Annual Earth Day Clean-up, direct fish count (RIDEM), Water quality, education/outreach Recipient of the 2003 Evironmental Conservation Award (RISAA). A State of Rhode Island Designated Watershed Council(6/2004). 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1bc2020aa49b70b9f90e34b4852d0261 41.715755-71.396494 http://www.buckeye-central.k12.oh.us/B_North/BN_Home/BN_Home.html 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c3fb148eddc8cfc91c2d0e5cc53887a1 40.26296-80.632109 http://hiere.wvwc.edu/brwa/ Sewage, Acid mine drainage 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_27065f5d0338a7c69bc2eda415708039 38.986276-80.220575 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.577715-80.456609 Acid mine drainage, water quality 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.398357-81.54973 http://www.bcwatershed.org The BCWD was formed with the mission to: 1) help alleviate water problems, 2) enhance the living conditions of the area and 3) maintain or improve the economic well being of the residents of the District. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_da744448439d3aa984ea6ae1a5c3013d 45.117616-94.519124 http://www.bnriverkeeper.org Buffalo Niagara RIVERKEEPER partners with community organizations, government, business representatives, and preservationists to improve access to ecologically diverse and healthy waterways. Together our efforts are affecting hundreds of miles of streams, creeks and rivers, making the region's waterways safer for swimming, fishing and outdoor recreation. We have currently launched a Riverwatch Program which is a volunteer program that provides an opportunity for citizens to assist in monitoring waterways and participate in training workshops that improve understanding of water issues. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_06f57bccc202293b7d76627d4dc035e2 42.890834-78.872546 Coordinating school and citizen based monitoring efforts. Encouraging collaboration among schools, agencies and organizations engaged in watershed education, management, and restoration. Building Watershed Bridges works within the Mid-Hudson Valley, Hudson Basin River Watch reaches from the Adirondacks to New York City. Building Watershed Bridges, a program of the Institute of Ecosystem Studies and the Youth Resource Development Corporation, provides AmeriCorps Members to watershed agencies and organizations who support school and citizen watershed education and stewardship projects. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.791976-73.66197 A volunteer citizen-based group whose mission is to promote the harmonious balance between nature, recreation and sustainable economic development in the Bull Creek watershed, 26 square miles in suburban northwest Austin, Texas. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 30.391193-97.769382 http://www.brmconservancy.org Bull Run Mountains Conservancy, Inc. (BRMC), formerly Friends of Bull Run, is a private nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1995 to protect the Bull Run Mountains through education, research, and stewardship. BRMC provides educational programs on the ecological, historical, and cultural features of the Bull Run Mountains and focuses interested parties on the preservation, educational value, and enjoyment of these mountains and open space. BRMC's research includes stream monitoring and assisting the Virginia Division of Natural Heritage (DNH) with ongoing resource inventories. BRMC's resource library makes available all of the past studies of the Bull Run Mountains and encourages further research. In May of 2002, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation formally dedicated 2,500 acres of property on the Bull Run Mountains, owned by Virginia Outdoors Foundation, as the 34th state natural area preserve. BRMC manages access and trails on the 800 acres of the preserve open to the public. As the most easterly chain in the Piedmont, these mountains protect unique ecosystems and the headwaters of two major watersheds: Occoquan and Goose Creek. Approximately 45 miles from Washington, D.C., the mountains are part of an important greenbelt around the nation's capital and are vital because of their proximity to ever-increasing population and development. In addition to the natural area's many resources, our relationship with DNH and with Environmental Studies at Airlie allows us to offer a wide variety of public education programs. BRMC works in partnership with local schools and George Mason University to provide experiential learning and internships to students. We are registered with the EPA as a watershed management organization. We assist in an ongoing timber rattlesnake study and maintain a native plant garden to demonstrate the advantage of planting indigenous species. BRMC also offers scout badge workshops and "birthday adventures." 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_41858a8779e45790c1e8d541053f170d 38.7953-77.726539 The Flint Creek Water Quality Group is the testing arm of the Flint Creek Advisory Board of Des Moines County Conservation Board. We monitor 18 sites for 35 miles along the Flint Creek Watershed, and map land use along the creek. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.805698-91.134979 http://limnology.basd.k12.wi.us/foxriverwatch.html Burlington High School students monitor the Fox River using benthic macroinvertebrates and nine chemical parameters. We would like to establish contact with other schools that monitor water quality. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_30ff605628b51d210702cc7c52c84e6e 42.67218-88.257039 http://www.geocities.com/burntforkwa/ The Burnt Fork Watershed Alliance seeks to bring citizens and businesses together in constructive conversation and action to create a future in which the health of the environment and economy are protected. We recognize that the economic viability and environmental integrity of the Burnt Fork Watershed are interwoven. We interact with the Georgia EPD, DeKalb County Soil & Water Conservation, CSX Rail, DeKalb County Government, and many commercial entities inthe waterhsed. We are working on becoming a 501C3 in order to apply for grant money. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3e8a66953901b563c88b8c431dcd5601 33.816488-84.279392 Burr and Burton Seminary Environmental Studies students monitor six sites on the Batten Kill River in Manchester, VT, and two tributary sites. Each December, at the Clean Water Congress in Albany, NY, we share our data with other schools that monitor the Hudson River, of which the Batten Kill is a tributary. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.163597-73.073036 http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/waterquality/research.htm HUA implemented in 1990 to provide Best Management Practice assistance to the agricultural and forest management sectors. Primary focus is sediment load reduction into Lake Murray. The watershed encompasses 129,700 acres. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_18c073dd4c7fdfd4efd5535c96e019e5 34.283951-81.615515 http://www.Busseron.org The Busseron Creek Watershed Partnership (BCWP) is a coalition of interested parties dedicated to promoting and implementing best management practices in the Busseron Creek Watershed while educating the general public about environmental stewardship. The BCWP is committed to improve the water quality in the watershed and the regions downstream from Busseron Creek. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d10e02af272868fb5e29912aca9ed9cd 39.254594-87.376801 http://www.butlercc.edu/ Butler County Community College monitors the water entering El Dorado Lake, the water source for the county. We sponsor a water festival for 4th-6th graders in Butler and Cowley counties, which form the water basin for Walnut River. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_54348e504f8dd8ed6e136107b6208fd3 37.809492-96.88059 http://www.butlercountyohio.org/conservation With regards to watershed management, Butler SWCD works with volunteer groups to provide best management practices such as stream cleanups, storm drain labeling, educational streamwalks, and water quality monitoring. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_50f4b36a7139d71aef5370317dbdbbf7 39.392693-84.536652 http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~bcwp Local Watershed coordination and public education. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_2934a32aed2e919232a1fb272bcf2114 39.73456-121.843419 The Upper Clark Fork Water Monitoring Program monitors Silver Bow and Blacktail Creeks three times a year in accordance with the Montana Water Monitoring Coalition guidelines. High school students serve as mentors to teach elementary students about water quality concepts. We have an Education Day at the end of each year at which high school students teach younger children about environmental concepts. Weare currently underway creating a monitoring program on the Big Hole River by working with Trout Unlimited and the Big Hole River Foundation. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 46.00806-112.532913 http://www.butterslandtrust.org Dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the headwaters of Oakland's Peralta Creek. (See website: www.butterslandtrust.org) Supported by the neighborhood organization, Friends of the Last Wild Canyon Neighborhood Assn.(www.canyonfriends.com). Publishes newsletter at least twice ayear. Creek clean-up/restoration efforts at least once a year. Long-term goal: establish self-guided/educational riparian nature study trail. Area is wildlife corridor from nearby Joaquin Miller Park; high diversity of flora and fauna. We always welcome volunteers and board members. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d113de4db14ee6dbc87e271f8bf0b75d 37.807588-122.181788 http://www.buzzardsbay.org/ 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f7d3f4a314ad4c488ad9a0007aefb781 41.761319-70.672041 The Stakeholders of Cabin CReek Watershed Association believe that by educating the public as to the economic beliefs of having a clean and productive watershed, they can break the cycle of at will dumping that has so devistated the once pristine watershed. In 1999 We received the runner up award for the best long term progress in cleaning up solid waster in our watershed award from the West virginia watershed network, and in 2002 we received the first place award for cleaning up solid waste in our watershed. In 2002 we also got an OSM/VISTA who started the Cabin Creek youth watershed, which is going strong in the Cabin Creek area! 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.180195-81.327638 http://www.timberlandconsulting.com/LandTrustPage.htm The Cacapon and Lost Rivers Land Trust assists landowners and communities in maintaining healthy rivers, protecting forests and farmland, and in preserving rural heritage for the enjoyment and well being of present and future generations. We help people permanently protect their land through voluntary conservation or agricultural easement donations or purchases. To date, the Trust has permanently protected over 6,500 acres in the Lost/Cacapon River watershed through conservation easement agreements. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f3d7822491b9e096b050c25064ed890e 39.220659-78.424898 http://www.cacaponinstitute.org/ Non-point source pollution 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_95ca519cd7e7fd672927b45b3a3d56ed 39.220659-78.424898 Completion of Plan, approval of EPA 319 reforestation grant, submission of 319 proposal to accelerate adoption of no-till, submission of $5.4 million to NRCS to place 6000 acres in WRP, brochure, landowner "Cache Watershed Conservation Partner" signs. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.272303-89.179573 http://www.carcd.org Soil and Water conservation 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e0a9f22d4300bb78bb6fda69f7febf80 34.938228-120.42204 http://www.clidata.org/default.htm Caddo Lake Institute monitors 4 sites on Ward Creek, Hatley Creek, Potters Creek, and Lake o' the Pines. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c3a1cea21f69fbbfbcf315b0f1c6a21d 32.511471-94.363518 Cadron Creek Outfitters has been actively involved in the preservational promotion of Cadron Creek for nearly a decade. We sponsor a number of clean-ups and erosion control projects each year in addition to offering educational tours to local schools and youth organizations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.764387-92.455395 To promote public interest in the Cahaba River and provide public parks and lands for recreational activities. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.066379-86.973988 http://www.cahabariversociety.org 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c2548e1c1de78b50464538737eb12b46 33.510587-86.789586 http://www.elcr.org/Default.aspx?tabid=72 Mission: Protect and maintain the rural character of the Town of Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin by integrating the equestrian and hiking trails, green space and natural corridors with ongoing development of the Town. Projects: Prairie restoration co-sponsored seminar on conservation subdivisions, purchase land, including 23 acres in floodplain along the Root River, held nature walks, prairie burn, rides. Citizen Involvement: Volunteer to coordinate walks, rides, participate in events, seminars, etc. Year Founded: 1994 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9141f62b83761270b364b4f8df349b96 42.813641-87.845046 http://www.thecaliforniacharterschool.org/ The Californina Charter School @ School in the Valley promotes intellect, science, agriculture and character as manadated in the California Constitution. It is a place-based school that focuses on the local environment and agricultural sciences that surround the students. The 6-8th grade students study in the classroom and on a farm. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e544ff2a2731c77f5b9cf4b6e03f33c5 37.552742-120.907473 Founded in 1978, the Foundation obtains funding for conservation projects in California to restore streams and rivers and their fisheries. Participates in the preservation and restoration of fish in all waters. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.356839-122.043504 http://www.nalms.org/calms/index.htm Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems; Pollution Control/Ecology. Since its founding in 1985, the California Lake Management Society has been a chapter of the North American Lake Management Society. We are a non-profit organization for California's lakes and the only statewide network of individuals, lake associations and public fund representatives devoted solely to the preservation and protection of our lakes. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a20c58980de65861dae87fd7517a77de 37.806593-122.166778 To protect Sierra streams from all environmental degradation; to restore San Joaquin River as a living river; and to halt selenium pollution of rivers, wetlands and bays. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.856288-119.761827 http://www.calsport.org Founded in 1980, the Alliance specializes in water rights, maintaining proper flows below dams/diversions, monitoring, and advocacy related to fisheries protection and restoration. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_83b6f0662eec6135bd451f47259010e1 37.880964-122.289464 http://users.rcn.com/ccate/CSPAPagerev0.html Founded in 1980, the Alliance specializes in water rights, maintaining proper flows below dams/diversions, monitoring, and advocacy related to fisheries protection and restoration. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_72b18e80841b21c422a8ea52e68ff711 39.80067-120.68823 http://www.caltrout.org 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c44041d5849c646ec25dcbdeb059cbb9 37.784826-122.407216 http://www.calleguas.com/ccbrochure/cc.htm Assembled stakeholder group, developed mission statement, Developed guidelines for initiation of plan, completed water quality preliminary assessment/state of waterhed report, established list of early action items. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6beb34d72720a31f7e1eb7c0562d6235 34.060328-118.167909 Calvin Christian High School presents an introduction to water monitoring to 10th grade students. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.883381-85.782516 Cambridge Elementary School Fifth Grade studies the nearby Koshkonong Creek each year. We complete a stream walk survey, velocity measurements for run, riffle, and pool areas, width and depth measurements at three sites, macroinvertebrate sampling, and mapping activities. Students listen to local creek history, tour the water treatment facility, build watershed models. Nine years of data has now been collected. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.00034-89.028755 http://campbayou.org A public/private partnership created to promote education and stewardship of the Little Manatee River watershed in particular and our natural and cultural resources in general. - Annual International Coastal Cleanup day. - Monthly monitoring through Hillsborough County Stream Waterwatch volunteer program. - Educational programs offered for schools as well as general public. - Propagation and sale of native plants and demonstration gardens. - Site #111 on West Central Florida Birding Trail. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8f184a3f49b0fa27705d7f0f14cc67da 27.71814-82.434009 Camp Branch Water Testing Project is working to revegetate the streambanks in an old coal mine washing station. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.518425-86.726334 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.914028-89.8929 http://no To partner with local, state, county, and federal entities to improve and protect the future of Camp Creek. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c2c064023faaa30c52b9968d7d0bb645 41.743979-93.600064 http://www.canandaigualake.org/mangplan.htm The Canandaigua Lake Watershed Task Force has several program components: in-lake monitoring by Finger Lakes Community College, stream monitoring for baseline and event conditions by SUNY Brockport, and macroinvertebrate sampling by volunteers and schoolchildren on over 30 tributaries to Canandaigua Lake, a 16.5-square-mile lake in a 174-square-mile watershed in the Western Finger Lakes. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9f7aad9a267608281889bde9ada1000f 42.902669-77.292257 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.829006-89.996669 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.487748-89.002714 The Cane Creek Watershed Commission oversees the operation of four flood-control dams which protect the City of Lancaster,SC. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.708749-80.746402 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.425832-86.488948 http://www.mepartnership.org/sites/CANNONRIVER/ The Cannon River Watershed Partnership is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization organized in 1990 to protect and improve the surface and ground water resources and the natural systems of the 1,460 square mile Cannon River watershed in southeastern Minnesota. We do this through conservation projects, monitoring, outreach and education, and advocacy. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_396848ca1bc705fd2ffc0b761390bb20 44.457698-93.175945 To provide a variety of outdoor experiences to the general public while stressing sustainable development, environmental conservation concepts and demonstrations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.298228-84.812334 http://home.comcast.net/~nrtma/html/committee.html Protection of water supplies within the Canoe River aquifer. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a8f53ede39db882c043e49f800d24b9c 42.020145-71.121758 Cape Coral Canal Watch volunteers assist city water managers by collecting monthly water samples and environmental data. Cape Coral contains 400 miles of residential canals within the city's boundaries (more than Venice, Italy). 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 26.62982-81.956939 Watershed Drinking Water Supply 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.069287-78.893777 http://www.cfra-nc.org/ The Cape Fear River Assembly (CFRA) was founded in 1973 and has grown to include a membership from Greensboro and High Point to Wilmington with a 39 member Board of Directors. The Mission of the CFRA is to provide for the highest quality of life possible for the residents of the Cape Fear River Basin, through the proper management of the Cape Fear River, its tributaries, and adjacent land uses. This mission will be accomplished through our support of efforts to investigate, educate and effectuate. Scientific study coupled with economic analyses will provide the information needed to make the best possible decisions regarding this river system and its uses. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c3c81c802b8436d5f192d3f979b151eb 34.609271-78.645618 http://cfrw.us/ Cape Fear River Watch monitors the Cape Fear River basin from Lock & Dam #1 to the ocean. Major monitoring projects are water parameters in Cape Fear and northeast Cape Fear and our Sea Turtle Stranding Network in lower Cape Fear. We do some macroinvertebrate monitoring in northeast Cape Fear and its tributaries. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c84756ed2da01a463d31751f78a41af4 34.22739-77.948924 http://caga.org Completion & maintenance of 100 year old recreational trail which was originally conceived as greenspace to provide buffer area & protection for the watershed. We do a good bit of tree-planting in thise riparian areas. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b386919d9639f44930580d1ad12d207c 40.25834-76.880319 Currently, only watershed monitoring. Six times a year (or whenever) we produce a newsletter "Keystone Environment." 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.195831-76.718382 http://www.capitolwatertrails.org/ CWT develops water based trails for recreational paddlers. We work with Federal, State, and local Governments to protect and enhance natural habitat along the rivers of Dane County WI. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a8df49909b5a62b6a158bc9db4aa4f6d 43.085695-89.325675 Caprock Chemistry monitors a stream in the state park. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.183914-101.90271 New group working on the adoption of Captain Hickory Run 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.926569-77.25784 To monitor, conserve and restore Carancahua Bay and its tributary waters. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 28.659444-96.414269 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.025425-118.498547 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.120939-117.077084 Carlton County Lake Assessment Program is establishing water quality baseline data for lakes within our county. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 46.672417-92.428665 http://www.carmelriverwatershed.org/crsa.html 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_cf600d84838ddb3b39a8a284bb228332 36.613952-121.921986 http://www.carolinacanoeclub.com Wilderness river preservation and access. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e0f37d58ca9ff49184a7ed9079759d55 35.791409-78.651851 http://www.carpenternaturecenter.org/ To utilize our unique resources to provide environmental education and outdoor experiences for visitors of all ages that develops and enhances their appreciation for the natural world. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a131d402a81952bd3edbe63904eb3d3f 44.765182-92.817153 The Committee is dedicated to protecting and enhancing the esthetic and wildlife habitat values of Carpinteria Creek and other creeks and wetlands in the Carpinteria Valley, negotiating with developers, ranchers, flood control officials, and city and county agencies to restore riparian habitat and prevent riparian loss and degradation. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.389796-119.5033 Vision Statement: To achieve healthy sustainable watersheds within the entire Carson River Basin; to achieve improved watershed conditions, so all lands and waterways safely receive, store, and release clean water for the good of all peoples, environments and natural resources of the Carson River Basin; to achieve this vision through community led and private/public partnerships for implementation of local and basin wide plans and projects. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.17026-119.761391 http://sses@lyon.k12.nv.us/ River Wranglers explore, conserve, and celebrate the Carson River flowing through the Nevada desert. Each year members observe Conserve the Carson River Days by planting willows, hanging wood duck boxes and bat houses, and wrapping trees with chicken wire to prevent beaver damage. Elementary students monitor physical, biological, and chemical water quality parameters monthly. Teen members work in elementary classrooms presenting a 6-week program on the Carson River and water. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f602a2ffbaef5d864e28ceb2fe5643f8 39.32105-119.216133 http://www.cwsd.org/ We are a multi-county, bi-state agency responsible for the coordination of the integrated watershed planning process for the Carson River Watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_45cd279d1935a620df1df53d6567bc3d 39.17026-119.761391 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.184034-85.903312 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 32.876248-111.754099 Each member will pick up trash one day every month in the watershed. Pamphlets on what you can do to help your watershed will be passed out and stickers promoting healthy watersheds. Also once a year we will have a clean up day and members should help out. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.958281-121.974988 http://www.cascobay.usm.maine.edu The Casco Bay Estuary Partnership is currently working on over 30 projects that are designed to protect the health and integrity of the Casco Bay Watershed in Maine. The five priority areas that they are working in include flat clam restoration, toxics reduction, stormwater habitat protection, and stewardship. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_325ca8617b13eca02c960e7982052584 43.659145-70.256654 319 Grant from IEPA 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.30612-88.896249 Mission: To protect and restore Castle Rock Creek. Projects: Castle Rock Creek Watershed Committee promotes instream restoration projects and the use of agricultural Best Management Practices. The group has sponsored educational workshops, and is constructing an educational kiosk. Citizen Involvement: Please contact Castle Rock Creek Watershed Committee. Year Founded: 1998 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.034733-90.537178 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.200042-80.835038 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.675055-88.281965 http://www.catskillcenter.org The Catskill Center for Conservation and Development uses water quality assessment in streams to give 4th-7th grade students a better understanding and appreciation of local resources. Sites include Catskill Creek (a tributary of the Hudson River) and two streams that enter New York City reservoirs: Esopus Creek and the east branch of the Delaware River. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a0b5130646b0b9688c4b4e3ba003178d 42.147701-74.618568 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.501225-86.794449 http://www.cayugalake.org Accomplishments to date include sponsoring LakeFest; conducting seminars about zebra mussels, septic systems, and marinas; publication of a newsletter and special fliers to inform Network members and the public about the issues and special events; and participation in Water Week, Earth Day, and Envirothon events. One of most exciting accomplishments thus far has been the Network's role in the completion of the Cayuga Lake Watershed Protection Plan and partnership with the Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Organization. Future goals include implementing the Cayuga Lake Restoration and Protection Plan, developing strong cooperative relationships with other lake and watershed organizations, and supporting Cayuga Lake tributary monitoring. Since 1998, the individuals that make up the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network have been successful in promoting better understanding of Cayuga Lake and its watershed. To date, the primary focus of the Network has been the education of watershed residents and municipal officials about the threat to Cayuga Lake water quality. The Network's mission is to advocate a healthy and sustainable watershed by promoting an understanding of how to maintain and improve the ecological health, economic vitality, and overall beauty of the watershed environment. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_594688b950d9e89f2d1b164d3963bff1 42.616735-76.721409 Support organization to 103 local resource conservation districts dedicated to development of a land stewardship ethic that promotes long term sustainability of the state's natural resources. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.579954-121.496409 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.580077-121.494858 4 out of 6 SWCD met phosphorus goals set by IJC/USA/canals 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.0374-83.650288 http://www.cca-alabama.org 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8fb439f3db774713f01d31a4c054add0 30.686395-88.053239 http://www.angelfire.com/in3/cedarcreek/ Founded in 1969, the group works to preserve the Cedar Creek watershed by, in part, reducing pollution and protecting floodplain areas. It represents the public and private interests and maintains land along Cedar Creek, a designated Indiana Natural, Scenic and Recreational River. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b07faa78214dc207dc2e637348b92f0b 41.235086-85.156589 The Cedar River Council promotes the health of the Cedar River Basin. The council is comprised of basin residents, and representative of community groups, businesses, and local, state, federal, and tribal governments. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.775455-122.356574 Conducts annual 100 mile canoe float in June and ongoing education. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.15589-92.606901 The Foundation is involved with the operation and maintenance of the Mitchell Dam and the recreational improvement of the Cedar River and siltation reduction education. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.40406-92.926225 To advocate for the coordinated development of the Cedar Valley Lakes Project Area. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.498919-92.336797 Water quality, str bank stabilization, education 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.85522-80.837869 http://www.akcoastalstudies.org The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies has a mission of fostering responsible interactions with our natural surroundings and collection of information on coastal ecosystems of Kachemak Bay. Activites include guided school field trips, natural history daytours and hikes that reach 3,000 people annually, annual coastwalk on Kachemak Bay shorelines, and a trampling impact study. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3c6a69408b659ff7c47aa38d71502f88 59.68155-151.475088 http://www.yale.edu/ccws Interdisciplinary study of the coastal zone and adjacent watersheds. Our main focus is academic research, teaching and developing linkages between communities in coastal watersheds and the scientific community in order to foster collaboration on watershed research, education, habitat preservation and ecological restoration. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6ea7d71c3a9b35b32d3fd263f436f3de 41.308868-72.913673 We are working on environmental improvement plans for the Missouri and the Mississippi rivers. We have been studying and learning about watersheds, aquatic ecosystems, including wetlands, ponds, streams, lakes and rivers. Our unit of study is called SPLASH! which stands for Students Problem Solving and Learning through Aquatic Systems and Human Interaction. We are fourth grade gifted students from the Rockwood School District. Please let us know how we can achieve our goal to help make a difference for our local aquatic systems!!! 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.583909-90.595334 http://www.chej.org/ Our mission is to assist people in building strong, community-based organizations that can fight against corporate polluters and unresponsive government agencies. We provide organizing, training and technical assistance over the phone, by visiting sites, and through our 60+ manuals and handbooks. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f53e0aa77451557977d4171e0ac942bf 38.88549-77.173624 http://www.cmc-ocean.org The Underwater Conservation and Monitoring Program will be implemented in the wider Caribbean region including the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Florida Keys. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f93886f4ab9532ec3eb28417336cfa0a 36.880009-76.042938 The Center for Sustainable Resources (CSR) is a nonprofit organization with extensive collaborative partnerships throughout West Virginia. CSR conducts regional workshops, publishes a quarterly newsletter, establishes community networks, facilitates sustainable rural development,and provides technical assistance. The Center for Sustainable Resources is committed to improving the quality of rural life and to building capacities for sustainable communities in West Virginia through conservation, education, stewardship, and sustainable practices. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.431566-81.483289 http://www.ce.washington.edu Analyze and reduce the consequences of land-use changes on local and regional water resources. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b092f348cbdad00712aee1022dd343c2 47.65371-122.304073 http://www.cwp.org The Center for Watershed Protection is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation that works with local, state, and Federal government agencies, environmental consulting firms, watershed organizations, and the general public to provide objective and scientifically sound information on effective techniques to protect and restore urban watersheds. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_971d0f85d2778edee38a927f26d5f238 39.268393-76.800589 Twenty years ago the Center Lake, lakeside property owners formed the Center Lake Conservation Association (CLCA). Weed control was then and remains today one of our primary concerns. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.250907-85.858871 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.262718-96.779106 Resource Conservation 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.362928-120.85015 http://www.centralcoastsalmon.com/ Central Coast Salmon Enhancement, Inc. (CCSE) is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, volunteer corporation dedicated to the enhancement and restoration of the Central Coast salmon fishery and local watersheds. CCSE is also devoted to educating the community on the ecology and economy of these resources. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e32eb0bd832ce75c2e6a5734f4c502df 35.126485-120.569553 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.450085-88.838338 Central Elementary School Save Our Streams tests macroinvertebrates in a stream flowing from a sewage treatment plant into the Rappahannock River, which flows into the Chesapeake Bay. Our stream has been quite polluted but water quality is improving. We built a riparian buffer of populars and fenced off the stream from cattle, and are constructing a wetland. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.700169-77.789185 SOS program-macroinvertebrate planted riparian buffer along stream. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.700306-77.78956 http://www.projectwatershed.org/?q=node/1 The Central New York Watershed Consortium monitors two sites on Butternut Creek demonstrating nonpoint source runoff, and two sites on Limestone Creek which bracket two sewage treatment plants and demonstrate point source pollution. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e4229d7f0d191bff832acabd639d6932 43.08128-76.028206 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.048743-121.340094 Central PA Institute Environmental Science students monitor streams and a lake within Centre County for typical abiotic and biotic factors and surrounding land-use within the watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.882507-77.739304 http://www.centralpaconservancy.org The Central Pennsylvania Conservancy is a local land trust whose mission is to conserve natural and cultural resources for the benefit of current and future generations through the protection of open space in the central Pennsylvania region. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7ab5a5c779e65434de989df0f9a13ed8 40.2599-76.883954 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.066885-88.026294 Preserve, protect and promote the residential character of the community. Enhance, encourage and improve environment conditions in urban communities. Preserve open space, cultural and historic areas, environmental locations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.325745-71.078186 http://www.cswc.org The Central Sierra Watershed Coalition (CSWC) exists to protect and restore the five (5) upper watersheds of the Sierra Nevada, the Mokelumne, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne and Merced rivers. The Coalition consists of grass roots organizations and individual citizens that share the desire to protect and restore the upper watersheds and rivers of the central Sierra Nevada. The coalition is particularly engaged in federal, state and local public land management issues, and concerned with the patterns and impacts of private sector economic and community development activities in the five watersheds. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b5e9c57c2867f704fc70abe065477420 37.991793-120.347387 The mission of the Central Sierra Watershed Committee is to promote the quality, quantity, and aesthetic values of our water resources through the conservation and restoration of our watersheds. The CSWC is working on a Watershed plan for the Merced, Chowchilla, Frresno & San Joaquin Rivers within MAriposa County and Eastern MAdera County. The CSWC was the Steering Committee that was responsible for the establishment of the new Yosemite Sequoia Resource Conservation & Development Council for Mariposa, and the eastern portions of Madera, Fresno and Tulare Counties. The CSWC consists of private interests as well as federal, state and local agencies. The CSWC meets on the last Wednesday of every month at the Oakhurst Library and is open to the public. Other projects include: two grants for fuel modification and the newest being for monitoring the Fresno River for nutrients. Members from the CSWC are volunteer monitors. An educational brochure is being developed and will be mailed to over 12,000 residents on erosion controls measures, fuels management, noxious weed control, and septic system maintenance. The CSWC appreciates the support of the California State Water Resources Control Board which has funded thes grants through the Proposition 204 and 205j programs. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.218741-119.729076 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.882501-77.739316 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.045405-76.065964 http://www.CRWP.org The mission of the Partners is to preserve and enhance the scenic and environmentl qualities of the Chagrin River and its ecosystem to ensure a sustainable future for people, plants, and animials. Our organization is funded principally by the local government subdivisions located in the watershed. The organization was incorporated in 1996 and hired an executive director and assistant director in 1997. To date 22 local government units have joined. Member organizations pay dues based on assessed valuation of land and proximity to the main stream. We also received a start up grant from a local foundation in Cleveland. Staff have been on board for just under 6 months. Our focus is on serving local decision makers with services directly relating to the mission of the organization. Our Board is comprised of mostly local elected officials or there designee. We published a monthly "CRWP Update" newsletter and are also publishing monthly a technical note series geared towards local public officials comprised of mayors, township trustees, council representatives, government officials such as planners, engineers, zoning inspectors, etc. We are focused on providing educational, technical, and scientific services to the local decision makers. The Chagrin River is a state Scenic River. Also is the only remaininng location in Ohio for native brook trout and still has at least two smaller tributaries which meet cold water use designation. The watershed is experiencing the effects of sprawl with increased imperviousness, increased bank full events, erosion, and loss of open space and impacts on the water and natural resource base. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0d7043c9122be96c869566696f51a938 41.640181-81.406487 http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/odnr/dnap The Chagrin River is a component of the Ohio Scenic Rivers Program with state scenic designation in Lake, Geauga, Portage and Cuyahoga counties. The program's goal is to preserve and protect the natural qualities of Ohio's finest streams for future generations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a5af0d4cd31bebb312a77004c5db88ec 41.284931-81.09816 Tails consolidation and removal completed. Fisheries improvements measured. Groundwater hydrology characterized and remediation strategy developed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.737187-104.985022 http://www.seattlechamber.com 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ebe6cb56062a7493cce74ec13a4534d4 47.608684-122.333911 Chandler Pond Preservation Society conducts water quality, plant, fish, and bird monitoring and dredging and satellite surveys. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.346282-71.164412 Chariton Middle School's ECO Monitors are collecting data as part of a 5 year project. We conduct bi-monthly water monitoring of the three Lucas County lakes (Ellis, Morris, Red Haw) that provide Chariton's drinking water. The ECO Monitors Science Club has begun to monitor the Chariton River as part of the Lake Rathburn Watershed project. Lake Rathburn Rural Water Association is one of the biggest rural water suppliers in the nation. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.017978-93.301359 http://www.charlesriver.org One of the country's first watershed organizations, Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) was formed in 1965 in response to public concern about the declining condition of the Charles. Since its earliest days of advocacy, CRWA has figured prominently in major clean-up and watershed protection efforts, working with government officials and citizen groups from 35 Massachusetts watershed towns from Hopkinton to Boston. Initiatives over the last four decades have dramatically improved the quality of water in the watershed and approaches to water resource management. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7f42fb33fffab9e5e95d498af61a107e 42.331362-71.268276 http://www.checflorida.org The Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center, Inc. is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation established in 1987. The corporate members of the Board of Directors are Charlotte County, the City of Punta Gorda, the Charlotte County Public Schools, and the Peace River Audubon Society. Each corporate member supports the Center through policy directives, financial assistance and donations of in-kind services. The mission of the Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center is to offer environmental education, recreation, research & preservation land management to all residents and visitors of the greater Charlotte Harbor area. We provide in-school education opportunities to area children in grades PK-6, and intern opportunities for high school & college students. We opperate out of two facilities (Alligator Creet in Punta Gorda, and Cedar Point in Englewood) where we provide many public education activities including guided hikes on our many trails, wading trips, birding walks, and theme based presentations. We have volunteers that conduct water quality sampling, exotic removal, trail maintainence, guided walks, and reception activities. We also have a digital resource library that is being establihed for the public to utilize. This library will house a collection of technical documents and maps generated by CHEC and others which are pertanent to our focus area. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6b6488a0af0e8acc3b72a0bb00f43785 26.874628-82.023881 http://www.charlotteharbornep.org Developing a management plan for the Greater Charlotte Harbor Watershed that addresses issues in water quality degradation, fish & wildlife habitat loss, and hydrologic alterations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5de7e237543aaacb72b36bfcc23b2d9f 26.68336-81.902139 http://www.savannah-online.com/watercon/stream.htm Chatham County Adopt-A-Stream is the first community volunteer monitoring program of its kind in coastal Georgia. We are having to adjust some of the state protocols so that they are applicable to this region. Also, many of our adopted waterways are man-made canals, which adds an additional challenge to the program. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_90ece8482fbd2291ba58a83908890486 32.078056-81.090889 Chatham High School 11th graders use a planning document to develop project goals, quality assurance plans, and schedules. We walk to our local creek sites and collect weekly samples for field and lab analysis. Students perform and document all work and write a final report which is presented to the town. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.695282-69.970474 To protect, promote and restore the natural biological integrity of the Chattooga River watershed ecosystem; to ensure the viability of native species in harmony with the need for a healthy human environment; and to educate and empower communities to practice good stewardship of public and private land. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.881112-83.41774 http://www.chautauquawatershed.org Conserves the watershed and waterways of Chautauqua County by acquiring conservation easements or full title to lands of scenic, hydrological or ecological value. The CWC has conserved 534 acres of shorelands, wetlands, and forest in Chautauqua County. The CWC publishes the 'Shed Sheet newsletter, and advocates water quality protection and habitat protection through educational and technical assistance programs. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e4a5aaae3bd7406108f532dafb2291d9 42.09737-79.241766 CLEAR is currently working to address identified needs for increased safety and security at Cheat Lake, improved recreational access to the lake, the preservation of the natural heritage of Cheat Lake, improved water quality, and a long term management plan. CLEAR has developed partnerships with Friends of the Cheat, WV Rivers Coalition, Allegheny Power Company, Monongalia County Commission, and citizens. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.700033-79.877591 http://www.cbftf.com/ The CBFTF is dedicated to increasing populations of salmon, steelhead and sea-run cutthrouat trout in the Chehalis River Basin. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e5624f3774566ee41050a65777efc798 46.967625-123.845991 http://www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us/info/pub_svcs/ChehalisBasin/Index.html We are a grassroots watershed planning group that was created in 1998 by the Watershed Management Act. We are comprised of interested citizens, business and industry representatives, and government organizations. The mission of the Partnership is to coordinate local, tribal, state, federal, and private efforts to reduce the effects of flooding, enhance fish resources, improve recreational opportunities, protect and restore water quality, protect surface water flow and ground water resources, protect recognized beneficial human uses of surface and ground water while at all times recognizing the relationship of these issues to the economic health and sustainability of the basin. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_cb8887cbd66dec033f39381e0c10a9d6 46.955145-123.805097 Chehalis GREEN works in Washington's second largest watershed. We have a very diversified resource-based economy including agriculture, fishing, and timber. Because run-off is the primary source of water, flooding is common. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 46.993529-122.907408 Preserve and manage waters, wetlands, riparian zones, wildlife habitat, timberlands, floodplains, agricultural land, lands of historical and/or cultural significance and natural ecosystems in the Chehalis River Basin to protect and preserve the indigenous species of the water, land and air. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 46.72831-122.963244 http://www.crcwater.org Developed first water-related public resource library of its kind in Washington State. Publish basin-wide bi-monthly newsletter inserted in local newspapers and distributed to up to 45,000 households. Published guides on water monitoring and stream shading. Conduct seminars on nonpoint and water quality issues throughout watershed. Involved in protecting water and water resources. Designed and published map poster of 2600 square mile watershed. Currently have a 5-year grant from Dept. of Ecologyfor monitoring 4 streams in the Upper Chehalis Basin in depth, including macroinvertebrate monitoring. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3d43bf42f31fb8e801aff70a317ab2e5 46.719561-122.954436 http://www.co.fairbanks.ak.us/Boards/ChenaRiverfrontCommission/default.htm Guide the development and preservation of the Chena River's attributes. Work with government, private business, non-profits to enhance and celebrate the river and the community's uses of the watershed. Develop a plan for the river (and periodically review it) which is part of the comprehensive community plan. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_655a00b47139059ac5c0106791d1d84b 64.8452-147.722092 http://www.cheneylakewatershed.org This locally led non-profit organization works to improve water quality throughout the watershed and specifically in Cheney Reservoir, the primary water source for the City of Wichita. The watershed is 99% agricultural. The City of Wichita provides direct financial assistance to farmers who implement practices to protect water quality. Over the past nine years more than 2000 practices have been implemented. One-on-one contacts and small meetings in coffee shops and farm sheds are primary tools for reaching participants. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0e42ef2fd4f4102039e2b17246b9589f 38.036501-97.940096 To Re-Establish Harmony Between Humans and Nature. The Cherry Tree Association has an established, trusted presence in Mott Haven, and an impressive tradition in organizing and brightening the South Bronx community. Now a ten-year old not-for-profit greening organization, Cherry Tree Staff members hold seats on the Bronx Community Board 1 and the 40th Police Precinct Council, and have active relationships with The New York Botanical Garden and The Trust for Public Land. Cherry Tree's local civic leaders have begun and sustained a number of important projects in the community. including: CTA's Brook Tree Farm and Sculpture Park, which welcomes local students to garden and landscape in a beautiful environment and work towards their goal of "Re-establishing Harmony Between Humans and Nature." The CTA's gallery space is presently displaying impressive designs by NYIT for "Future City," CTA's visionary designs for their community center, Casa del Sol. Also, the CTA continues to move quickly and boldly with their plans for a community-driven Waterfront Plan, which will present aquatic and coastal area environmental education opportunities to the community's youth. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.806185-73.915975 http://www.cbf.org To restore and sustain the Bay's ecosystem by substantially improving the water quality and productivity of the watershed, with respect to water clarity, resilience of the system and diversity and abundance of living resources, and to maintain a high quality of life for the people of the Chesapeake Bay region. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_15a0143beccf3e6c87f49d3c4ac49188 38.933912-76.462315 http://www.savethebay.cbf.org To restore and sustain the Bay's ecosystem by substantially improving the water quality and productivity of the watershed, with respect to water clarity, resilience of the system and diversity and abundance of living resources, and to maintain a high quality of life for the people of the Chesapeake Bay region. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_45e66d7022320ffa22afce8019e7e641 36.847376-76.291952 http://www.savethebay.cbf.org Largest non-profit, private organization working to restore and sustain the Bay's ecosystem by substantially improving the water quality and productivity of the watershed, with respect to water clarity, resilience of the system and diversity and abundance of living resources, and to maintain a high quality of life for the people of the Chesapeake Bay region. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_45e66d7022320ffa22afce8019e7e641 40.262208-76.882961 http://www.savethebay.cbf.org To restore and sustain the Bay's ecosystem by substantially improving the water quality and productivity of the watershed, with respect to water clarity, resilience of the system and diversity and abundance of living resources, and to maintain a high quality of life for the people of the Chesapeake Bay region. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_45e66d7022320ffa22afce8019e7e641 37.537494-77.435412 http://www.vms.edu/cbnerr Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve monitors water quality and marine debris along the York River watershed. Information is distributed to other organizations and used for scientific research and educational (K-12) programming. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c4b42623e328cc419542feccb11d0d2b 37.256303-76.496445 http://www.chesapeakebaytrust.org The Chesapeake Bay Trust is a non-profit, grantmaking organization. The Trust funds projects that help restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and help Maryland citizens get involved in the process. For more information about the Trust's grantmaking programs, visit our website or call the Trust staff. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_643b0c59a75b960c8e50722d4cd7c0f4 38.978469-76.495025 Chesapeake Bay Youth Conservation Corps works with at-risk youth conducting environmental projects and educating them about the environment. We monitor four sites along the Elizabeth River, a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.717241-76.247465 http://chears.org CHEARS, the CHesapeake Education, Arts and Research Society, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the health of all who share the Chesapeake watershed environment. For more, see our website at http://chears.org 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_fd0ddfd910aec28aa2b428378309b978 39.001883-76.885678 Water assessment; biodiversity assessment; other watershed restoration activities. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.269301-76.668572 http://www.cheswildlife.org/ Mission: To restore and protect wildlife habitat and to promote sustainable agriculture. Resources/Publications: Brochures, Wildlife Management Plans, Newsletters Volunteer/Monitoring Activities: Wood Duck Box Construction, water quality monitoring, treeplantings Acomplishments: In the last 2 yrs CWH has planted over 1000 acres of warm season grass meadows, restored over 200 acres of wetlands installed 1,000 wildlife nesting structures 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_19f4440fe14ce544ba653d89f9ff1eb7 38.76808-76.094579 Engage in the promotion of the natural resources of the State of Connecticut and preserve unique historic and scenic sites. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.521972-72.88622 http://www.ctic.purdue.edu/crcwa/home.html To support, encourage, and promote the enjoyment, restoration, protection,and prudent management of the natural resources of the Chester, Ridley, and Crum Creek watersheds. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_bdb57dbcd14b5bd678ab02dab947c83c 39.974585-75.451334 The Chester River Water Quality Monitoring Program involves the combined efforts of citizens, local groups, local schools, higher education institutions, and industry to monitor the Cheste River watershed. Data is analyzed by local school groups who also issue an Annual Report each spring. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.032997-76.049568 http://schools.cmsd12.org/canon_elem/classrooms/Cheyenne_Creek_Club/news Our afterschool stream ecology club contracts with the Colorado Division of Wildlife to monitor several indicators of the basic health of our local watershed and stream, Cheyenne Creek. We also conduct several annual service projects, including clean-ups and storm drain stenciling in cooperation with our city.l 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a3be17093721a341243d2ad8181ec1ed 38.798793-104.849584 To encourage and promote safe paddling on our local (Illinois) waterways, including both rivers and Lake Michigan; to interface with local government agencies in regards to environmental and access issues; and to provide networking opportunities for our paddling community. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.953088-87.786363 http://www.chicagokayak.com We are a kayak club, but are heavily involved in local conservation. We are the Keeper Corp for the Skokie Lagoons Wildlife Preserve located in Glencoe IL and do quarterly clean ups. We also do educational programs for kids who are victims of Domestic Abuse 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_438e44d8004cf747a538276c11d07307 42.057817-87.711665 http://www.nsn.org/eakhome/cwa Projects: Provide training for new paddlers, access to indoor practice during the winter, network with paddlers and other organizations, river rescue classes. Citizen Involvement: Take classes, attend training trips, and learn river rescue techniques 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ea1fa8f64050ed4e6ee760b3bd0a8c72 42.134588-88.080324 http://www.acb-online.org/chcikho.htm Habitat restoration projects. Occasional educational meetings. Canoe trips, field trips. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_43b18a075fca82ddf4d6a87a8ea0a168 37.541778-77.434376 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.091522-85.18419 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.551232-84.580993 http://www.chicopeeriver.org The Chicopee River Watershed Council is a community-based citizens' advocacy organization working for a better river environment. Our goals are to increase awareness and appreciation of the rivers in the Chicopee basin, advocate and encourage wise use of the river and its adjoining lands,actively participate in long range planning for the river and land along its banks, and promote restoration and conservationof the river's ecosystems and wildlife habitats. We encourage participation in the Council by holding regular meetings and sponsoring activitiesrelated to the watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c1fcc059fab403d98194cd73f3e0812b 42.14819-72.607019 http://www.cdm.org/biosite/ Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose involves 3rd-12th grade students who work with university students and classroom teachers to monitor the Guadalupe River in downtown San Jose and two upstream tributaries, Guadalupe Creek and Alamitos Creek. Our weekly testing schedule is aligned with a yearlong environmental science curriculum developed by the Museum and partner teachers. Program information, teacher resources, and water qualtiy data can be viewed at www.cdm.org/biosite. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_089f0a48aae76d117c506d7f6d3ff44d 37.326688-121.892826 Creek Restoration, litter control, illegal dump site clean-ups, erosion alerts, assist in river clean-ups, beautification.Wetland identification and protection. Hydro relicensing. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.407341-86.826215 http://www.lakesalliance.org/ The China Region Lakes Alliance (CRLA) is a non-profit organization that works to improve and protect the water quality of four lakes in central Maine: China Lake, Threecornered Pond, Threemile Pond and Webber Pond. Our members include the lake associations from each of these watershed, the towns they are located in and the Kennebec County drinking water supply plant. We have a conservation corps in the summer that does work mitigating erosion problems in these watersheds. We do a lot of outreach in these communities and soon we will have our own website! Our groups is a leader in the central Maine area when it comes to watershed issues and education. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_64e7b0819be608ef7210ac2b068c26d5 44.427618-69.539037 http://chipolariverpartnership.4t.com "The purpose of the Chipola River Partnership is to protect and enhance the Chipola River and its watershed. It will be a source of grant funds for improvements requested by property owners coordinated with local,state and federal agencies. The Partnership will assess, identify, implement and monitor goals and objectives approved by individual landowners to produce a comprehensive river and watershed management plan that protects socioeconomic and environmental interests. Specific projects may include stream restoration, road improvements, nutrient management, implementation of and recognition for agricultural "best management practices", etc. as well as the study of water quality, flora and fauna identification and inventory and assessment of potential contamination sources. The plan is to organize a partnership whose goals and objectives are directed by our membership. The intent is to create funding sources for projects selected by the membership. Bylaws will be created by the membership and all duties and responsibilities will be defined by the membership and will require the landowner's knowledge and consent." - Gary D. Latham, Watershed Coordinator, Chipola River Partnership 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ad2ab061540999e4e7d6adaf05fc59cf 30.81528-85.209818 We seek to improve water quality through increasing awareness and engaging the public around watershed issues while promoting a healthy agricultural, industrial and recreation based economy for the region. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.950335-95.713736 Chippewa Watershed Conservancy seeks to preserve and protect the natural environment within the watershed of Chippewa River. Chippewa Watershed Conservancy intends to pursue these ends through public education, cooperative management strategies, conservation easements, and land acquisition. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.59723-84.768149 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.153515-88.85428 Mission: Fund raising, land purchase, educational programs. Projects: Education - slide programs; restoration - volunteer work to clean up, prairie burns and removal of exotics; monitoring - surveys of orchids, bobolinks, insects, small mammals. Citizen Involvement: Can come to our work days, the third Saturday of the month to help with management. Year Founded: 1985 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.712041-87.782767 Est. 2001. To promote the health of the Choconut Creek and its tributaries in both Pennsylvania and New York. We feel the best way to care for the water and its environment is to provide land use education to property owners and support community based water monitoring. The water is unimpaired and the group's goal is to preserve this status. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.888362-76.066094 http://www.basinalliance.org The Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance is commited to sustaining and providing optimum utilization of Choctawhatchee Bay. To that end CBA monitors water quality, restores and enhances shorelines, provides information and education concerning the watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ff22d7cee5883f1a48cde04a3684a917 30.534936-86.474056 http://coastalconservancy.org The CHOCTAWHATCHEE COASTAL CONSERVANCY, a non-profit conservation, education and research organization, promotes the preservation of all coastal ecosystems and the protection (recovery) of native species. The COASTAL CONSERVANCY invites you to join in this much needed conservation effort. The primary objective of the COASTAL CONSERVANCY is acquire or preserve threatened coastal lands and to educate all who will listen about the importance of preserving endangered coastal and aquatic creatures in their native environment. Toward this end, the COASTAL CONSERVANCY will work, within the bounds of effective conservation, to acquire threatened coastal lands; to study and rehabilitate native coastal species; to identify the obstacles impeding coastal habitat conservation while promoting ideas and actions which might reduce those obstacles; to obtain a more complete knowledge about coastal ecology; and to publish results of its studies. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e29615773a112f04513ad3f4de7f7b48 30.50711-86.434548 http://www.waterkeeper.org/subsites/subcontact.aspx?userid=124 The Choctawhatchee Riverkeeper is the spokesperson for the river. The organization uses monitoring, education and action to protect and restore the river. The Riverkeeper reports Clean Water Act violations and follows up on agency respoonse to those reports as well as commenting on agency rules and regulations. When necessary the Riverkeeper seeks administrative or legal remedies to protect the river. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5172a054fb985ce708c854ee7f561e5b 31.773752-85.97506 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 31.802097-85.95569 http://www.dnr.state.md.us/bay/tribstrat/choptank/choptank.html Assist the State of Maryland in their efforts to reduce the loading of nitrogen and phosphorus to the Chesapeake Bay by 40% of the 1985 loads. Assistance is given in the form of direction from the Team (a group of local citizens representing a variety of watershed stakeholders) to the state on what nutrient strategies hould be the priorities within the basin, assistance is also given in the form of public outreach to the groups/citizens within the watershed to make them awareof the nutrient issues. The team has made a number of recommendations to the state as to what the priorities are, but the Team is still trying to define how best to reach out to the watershed groups/citizens. This will be assessed through the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model. Results will be available in late 1997. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a3697fa0219d9d9aa497e56499e6ebc6 38.976666-76.540112 http://www.korrnet.org/chota Whitewater Paddling club of over 300 members, active in river conservation. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_08bdac263d6bef1a3b3ebfcd901de4f8 35.955551-83.933617 Preserve, protect, and urge wise use of Christina River. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.73776-75.549929 Chums of Barker Creek conducts educational and stewardship activities for Barker Creek and its tributaries, within the Dyes Inlet watershed of Puget Sound. We have produced a video showing the creek in a healthy state and the situation caused by development.We are in the process of developing an Outdoor Classroom site on County property. This will be available for use for students in primarily living in the Central Kitsap School District. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.609531-122.654289 http://www.whidbeywatersheds.org Salmon habitat protection and restoration, volunteer monitoring and K-12 and adult education programming on south Whidbey Island. Operate an Outdoor Classroom for school district. Published "A Journey Through the Maxwelton Watershed - A Natural and Social History" in Fall 2002, $15. Newsletter: "Riffles & Reaches." 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1611f4ca7b58bcba10ad24f04433bdc8 48.03294-122.440939 Churchill High School Texas Watch monitors the Guadalupe River watershed for chemical parameters. We also conduct both chemical and biomonitoring on Honey Creek, a pristine tributary to Guadalupe River State Park in Honey Creek Natural Area. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 29.550959-98.512299 The Cibolo Conservancy is a land trust organization dedicated to the preservation and conservation of the natural and cultural resources of the Cibolo Creek Watershed. The Conservancy's mission is accomplished through acquisition (through purchase or donation) of land and conservation easements. The Conservancy conducts landowner seminars, professional education workshops, and other outreach in partnership with national, state, and local government entities to educate the public on the benefits and uses of land trust tools. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 29.756857-98.703068 Cincinnati Nature Center's Water Quality Team monitors three stream locations, Cosley Lake and six small ponds at Rowe Woods. Also two stream locations at Long Branch Farm site. Working on monitoring wells at Long Branch Farm. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.130688-84.245216 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.980192-82.191956 http://www.metrocouncil.org/environment/Watershed/ 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3d91b65ebf7730632f0ddab9355d7f62 44.96669-93.050739 http://www.igc.org/citizenalert We are a 20-year-old environmental watchdog group based in the State of Nevada, providing education, advocacy, and empowerment to citizens on matters of environmental justice. Keywords: Activism; Nonprofit; Non-Profit; Las Vegas; Reno; Nevada; Great Basin; Atomic; Nuclear; Antinuclear; Anti-Nuclear; Nuclear Waste; Yucca Mountain; Radiation; Radioactivity; Native American; Western Shoshone; Environment; Environmental; Air; Water; Urban Growth; Renewable Energy; Sustainable Energy 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e65678a720ae6525e164aa00653ec655 36.171915-115.139974 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.575791-77.276679 Citizens' Association of Liberty Lakes conducts bacteriological and other tests for Lake St. George, Cargill and Stevens Ponds, and George's River. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.49512-69.629589 To stop the use of Open Bay Dumping for the disposal of dredge spoils. We believe that it is harmful to the restoration of the Maryland Chesapeake bay. There are many other alternatives for the responsible disposal of the spoils that come from the dredging of the approach channel of the Baltimore Harbor. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.870233-76.364419 The purpose of our group is to prevent the exploitation of the Jackson River so that it may be preserved for future generations to enjoy. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.833714-79.987478 Established: 1975 Mission: Protection of the wetlands and the integrity of Huntley Meadows Park, a wetlands sanctuary in Fairfax County,VA. Volunteer/Monitoring Activities: Hikes through the park and water quality monitoring in the park and Dogue Creek Watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.766273-77.108157 http://www.cbes.org To promote balanced growth, while enhancing the quality of life and conserving natural resources. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e2987b3e0e6276fb821ca7daa42cad62 37.36251-75.932689 http://www.cbemw.org Mission: Citizens for a Better Environment is a Midwestern not for profit corporation working to protect environmental health through research, public education, advocacy and citizen empowerment. Projects: Please contact Citizens for a Better Environment. Year Founded: 1971 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f09a508a2eaee6aa526d90eeea94a148 43.038875-87.91183 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 30.504169-90.458397 http://www.geocities.com/ntgreencitizen/index.html Citizens activist group formed in 1997 to save the Klydel Wetland in the City of North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY, (now known as the North Tonawanda Audubon Nature Preserve). We have have a web site through which we educate the public about local wetlands and other clean water issues. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1e5eb7407f4a61ccbd6375f3054f9cf2 43.06305-78.87296 http://www.healthybay.org Citizens for a Healthy Bay works to clean up, restore and protect Commencement Bay in Tacoma, WA. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_94417139b9a2dfbd417f72c462bde104 47.255234-122.438834 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.114552-120.514908 To assist in monitoring the water and air quality for the improvement of the quality of human life. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.074152-84.121062 http://www.cswab.org Mission: To empower, unify, and strengthen communities affected by environmental contamination; to restore the integrity of natural systems including air, water, soil, and biodiversity; and to ensure mutual respect and social justice for all peoples. Projects: Community organizing and environmental education. Citizen Involvement: All aspects - leadership comes from community-led board; campaigns rely on community participation and leadership. Year Founded: 1990 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d9b0211b825dae054f1dcb4bf9aa6da3 43.361475-89.693425 CSLVW is dedicated to ensuring the prudent use of San Luis Valley Water in conjunction with preservation of the agricultural, ecological, and recreational environment. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.469711-105.877405 Our mission is to facilitate cooperation between citizens and government to enhance the quality of life in Blue Springs. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.036991-94.241797 Citizens for Sustainable Development is a nonprofit group concerned with the preservation of the natural environment and rural residential communities. CfSD is committed to sustainable development through ecologically sensitive planning and local citizen and community action. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.791345-81.768199 CPR is an association of riparian property owners which has been effective in achieving the reregulation of releases from an upstream hydroelectric project in order to stabalize flows and streambanks and to provide adequate flow for instream uses (habitat and recreation). CPR is also established a volunteer flood warning network. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.080675-79.096209 Mission: To create an awareness, to beautify and to revitalize the downtown Baraboo River corridor. Projects: Baraboo Rapids Planning: Creating a coalition of local businesses, property owners, officials, civic organizations, and other interested parties and assisting them in preparing a long term strategic plan for the Baraboo Rapids and adjacent riverfront property. Citizen Involvement: Citizens can be involved by participating in monthly planning meetings, generating ideas, comments, concerns and suggestions for future CWR projects. Also, physical labor during cleanup activities, donations toward CWR activities. Year Founded: 1997 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.492081-89.748931 http://www.abettersouthflorida.org Citizens For A Better South Florida will be working in partnership with FIU's Our Rivers and Coastal Ocean (ORCO) lab to involve citizens of South Florida in a program to protect and enhance the water quality of the Bay. The goal of the Biscayne Bay Keepers Water Monitoring Program engage community volunteers to test discharge from Biscayne Bay feeding canals, outlets, and tributaries in order to better characterize drainage water pollution and identify particularly problematic discharge. Testing will be just the first step in this program. The results of these tests will be compiled and analyzed to determine pollution problems and their possible sources. Using this information, Biscayne Bay Keepers will be encouraged to take further action to raise awareness, initiate cleanups, and work with the appropriate officials to create real change in the health of these tributaries, and ultimately, the health of Biscayne Bay. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_83c999c8d7f41cd9186dad997355649d 25.75216-80.246367 C-FACE is a grass roots group of citizens joined together in the common goal of creating BMP's for a clean environment. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.049743-71.880971 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.4744-108.496464 The Ohop Watershed is a sub-basin in the heart of the Nisqually River Basin in Western Washington. Resources in the Nisqually Basin are protected and managed under a multi-agency governed "Nisqually River Management Plan" (NRMP). The Ohop Watershed has strategic influence that is critical to the success of the NRMP. To ensure the full implementation of the NRMP, CROW is committed to educate, assist, and support Ohop landowners ? as they voluntarily act (individually and together) to promote the current priorities of the NRMP that directly apply to the Ohop Watershed: 1) water quality 2) salmon habitat restoration 3) landholder sustainability efforts. Formed less than a year ago, CROW has already: 1)co-sponsored workshops that informed the public and recruited local volunteers to monitor the Ohop Creek for water quality and salmon restoration documentation. 2)created a library open to the community - providing a public record of the past, present, and unfolding future of the valley, as well as information on current and planned activity (by private and public entities) in the valley. 3)provided information and assistance to landowners of the lower Ohop Creek whose properties are critical to the Ohop Creek Restoration project (a major co-operative effort to restore salmon habitat), 4)assisted individuals and groups to purchase strategic properties that can contribute to the Nisqually River Management Plan, 5)received a grant from the National Park Service to create a vision and strategic development plan for the lower Ohop Watershed - through a year-long series of public meetings and planning sessions. This project is already gaining attention for one of its unique features: the effort is spearheaded by local citizens, rather than by any government agency. 6)contracted with Don Sayre, the author of "Inside ISO 14000" to assist in the creation of a voluntary sustainable living standard for individuals, landowners, and small businesses. It has been labeled 00041 OSI (as the mirror image of the international standard and to represent 41 ? and counting ? local citizens who will adopt the Ohop Sustainability Index for their lives and for future generations). The first draft of the Index is being prepared for publication in April of 2004. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 46.878757-122.341742 Congamond Lakes and canal cleanup, algae treatment, tunnel and island dredging, Eurasian Watermilfoil treatment, water quality monitoring. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.008042-72.761057 http://www.nysfola.org CSLAP is a statewide lake, pond, and reservoir monitoring and assessment effort involving two state agencies, a statewide umbrella group of about 300 lake associations, county and local government, and private citizens of all backgrounds, all working together to monitor and manage lakes, ponds, and reservoirs throughout New York State. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_93650e148308394479242e9b14ee61ca 42.893055-76.105489 Mission: To save and protect wetlands Projects: Lobbying, restoration, monitoring Citizen Involvement: Be watchful of wetlands. Year Founded: 1989 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.150974-88.450181 Volunteer/Monitoring Activities: Created in 1982 to provide leadership to the conservation community in the development of forest plans. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.209472-79.999858 http://www.cumauriceriver.org Watershed assocation-conservation/advocacy 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3e28cc41a6e2110811f4873a30c2e264 39.325844-75.0284 We would like to adopt a watershed and run tests to better our environement and learn how to make ecology work in the Grand Rapids areas. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.988451-85.639687 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.633155-122.517214 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.770332-108.497576 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.271832-119.270203 http://www.flagstaff.az.gov The " Inner Basin Watershed" is encompassed by the Kachina Peaks Wilderness Area of the San Francisco Mountains near Flagstaff, Arizona.This sensitive area requires unique environmental approaches to preserve the natural qualities and ecological integrity within the watershed. The San Francisco Mountains are a "Traditional Cultural Boundary" with significant spiritual symbolism and meaning for 13 regional Native American tribes. The "Adopt a Watershed" Program for the Inner Basin will promote environmental stewardship through community and regional outreach to protect, preserve and improve the inherit quality and natural resource of these sacred waters. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c8d9d649bc2f5a8072fb4cbd8f5d757d 35.148103-111.652003 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.596257-105.090969 http://www.hallcounty.org/news/full.asp?ID=139 The Gainesville/Hall County AAS program trains volunteers and assists in supplying equipment to volunteers in the area. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a1adf750f7ea14138daf8aea5fbeccdb 34.269025-83.868203 City of Lacey Stream Team volunteers do chemical and macroinvertebrate monitoring on Woodland Creek once per quarter at up to four locations within the City. Stream Team volunteers also help revegetate the riparian buffer and remove invasive weeds along the creek. Our program is sponsored by the Stormwater Utility and also involves action projects and educational events. We are a joint program of the cities of Tumwater, Olympia and Thurston County. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.04721-122.822009 http://www.oceansidecleanwaterprogram.org/ The City of Oceanside Clean Water Program strives to improve the health of Oceanside watersheds through education, community stewardship, policy development and enforcement. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_29d9973f31614c350e2cc10e81421015 33.196859-117.380199 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.3618-89.569842 The Adopt-A-Stream Program monitors streams within the Raleigh city limits. We look for illicit discharges and signs of pollution and organize debris clean-ups. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.778499-78.642293 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.758242-117.809257 http://www.riversalive.org/aas.htm City of Roswell's Adopt-A-Stream program trains interested volunteers in the Georgia Adopt-A-Stream water quality monitoring program. The City of Roswell supplies each of its volunteers with all of the necessary equipment to conduct both chemical and biological monitoring. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_31606d78d546235fe6c18fb8d6db324d 34.021793-84.360563 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.43816-122.71237 http://www.ci.winter-park.fl.us 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_35322918dbbe9eb094f8681153986b07 28.594699-81.35091 http://www.ciudadswcd.org Coordinated formation of the Rio Grande-Albuquerque Watershed Group in 2005, which has drafted a Watershed Restoration Action Strategy (WRAS) for reducing discharges of fecal coliform bacteria to the impaired Rio Grande. We continue to host facilitated meetings of the Watershed Group, and are presenting the WRAS to decision-making bodies throughout the watershed. We are working toward implementation of a web-based watershed information sharing tool, and have joined with a group of other agencies to fund public education outreach in our watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e640d5f09d049588b5f6d89368bc481e 35.152358-106.59277 http://www.teleport.com/~ccffa/ Clackamas County Farm Forestry Association, Inc., is a chapter of the Oregon Small Woodlands Association (OSWA). Formed in 1957, CCFFA is a non-profit organization of woodland owners and Christmas tree growers who have organized to more effectively promote sound forest management and promote the interests of forest land owners. Activities include educating forest landowners, educating the public and policy makers, promoting legislation and cooperating with forest industry and federal and state agencies. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_bb7491fb065d8662b3c440319887edf9 00 http://www.clackamasriver.org The Clackamas River Basin Council fosters community partnerships and projects for clean water and to improve fish and wildlife habitat Clackamas River Watershed. We are a local, voluntary non-profit watershed council with representatives elected from 21 diverse stakeholder groups. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f34f2ec04da6391b1877f0c9bc963a42 00 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 00 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 00 Commission was created by Louisiana state legislature in 1966 to oversee watershed of all parish (county) streams. Commissioners are appointed by parish police jury (commission). They serve without compensation. Responsibilities include: cooperate with state agencies in control and use of public water works; manage the use of Lake Claiborne; regulate to help assure peace, safety, and protection of the lake and watershed property; control improvements on the lake and land within a mile of the shoreline. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 00 http://clallam.scc.wa.gov/ Our mission is to assist land users in planning and implementation of decisions which encourage the sustainability of natural resources. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f8abfb78def8c714742498cab0ca3db4 00 Clallam County Citizens for SAFE Drinking Water has formed to fight the decision of our City Council to fluoridate the city's water supply. We had no voice and have little recourse since the city has no option for initiative or referendum. We feel that it is flat out wrong for fluoride to be added to a city's water supply without the concent of the people in that city. Many recent studies show that there are many health problems related to fluoridation. Our group is making an effort to educate the public, via meeting, video presentations, word of mouth, and informative materials about the hazzards of fluoride. We were successful in getting folks in the neighboring city of Sequim to vote against fluoridation, causing their city council to vote it down. (They had publicly announced they would follow the will of the people.) 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 00 Issues identified by conducting town meetings. Collect resource data by reviewing all completed studies applied & received a grant to publish study identifying problems & solutions. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 00 Working to restore Native Salmon in the N.W. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 00 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 00 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 00 Superfund issues related to Clark Fork River operable unit and Milltown Dam Reservoir operable unit. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 00 http://www.StreamTeam.net Clark Public Utilities' StreamTeam is committed to preserving a healthy environment we can enjoy and pass on to future generations. The StreamTeam provides quality environmental volunteer opportunities for community members ranging from native tree planting and potting to water quality monitoring and environmental education. Volunteers are also invited to become Stream Stewards through our free learn-n-serve program. Over the course of a year, more than 500 dedicated volunteers plant over 50,000 native trees to improve our environment. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f105d0ca9b34e8721695df3b551bc745 00 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 00 The group is working to improve the surface and ground water quality in the Clarks Creek Watershed. The watershed is approximately 255 square miles and covers parts of Geary and Morris Counties. It flows directly into the Kansas River just east of Ft. Riley. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 00 Our group is composed of selected fourth and fifth grade students that meet once a month during school to complete environmentally themed activities. We are completing local stream studies as well as other projects at our school site. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 00 To preserve the Clavey river in a free-flowing and healthy condition by building public support for the addition of the Clavey River to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 00 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 00 http://www.ccwa1.com Georgia Adopt-a-Stream Chemical Monitoring 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_def03548bb7f2515ae7cd9dbb6405539 33.528802-84.177176 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.048828-80.783315 http://www.cleansound.org Watershed clean up and restoration/ public awareness. Est. 1990. All volunteer with more than 750 members. Conducted 80 clean ups to date, have removed more 360 tons of debris and 5000 tires. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8ac66edd8ce742da4b7445855e1e6a87 41.265972-73.097638 http://www.curemnriver.org Upper Minnesota River Watershed issues 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d6ff094590829b0991422d8a9cebb182 44.945148-95.724762 http://www.longwood.edu/cleanva 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8738766966bb094223406d4c9f7ac8d4 37.301987-78.392601 http://www.nccwep.org dedicated to improving water quality through education and outreach in the Tar-Pamlico, Neuse, and Cape Fear River Basins 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_001d9cf3326cf87d35cbc3c70dc4bfc1 35.913421-78.863922 Clean Water for Future Generations monitors two different locations on Little Beaver Creek in Columbiana County, OH three years a year. We report our findings to the state through the Wild and Scenic Rivers program. We also monitor the east and west branches of the Mahoning River in Newton Falls, OH, and report these findings to the Izaak Walton League. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.197472-80.963264 http://www.cwfnc.org Clean Water for NC promotes clean, safe water and environments, and empowered communities in NC through organizing, advocacy, education and technical assistance. For over 20 years the non-profit organization has worked to ensure that all North Carolinians have a right to live, work and play in safe and clean communities. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_26ee4c1be9a1bf9119c5cf06b918a1ee 35.595983-82.556121 http://www.state.me.us/spo/ The Clean Water/Partners in Monitoring program provides coordination, information, support, and technical assistance to groups of volunteers and students who want to monitor their local waters. Active programs include water quality and phytoplankton, and NPS watershed initiatives. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5bc62cb232ad3ebcfe234fba85ddfd50 44.096634-69.377274 http://www.cleanwisconsin.org Mission: To protect the environment and preserve the quality of life in Wisconsin through the enactment of progressive public policies, the enforcement of laws and the active participation of people. Projects: Various issue campaigns, including mercury reduction, pesticide reduction, polluted runoff, energy conservation, global warming, media outreach and metallic mining. Citizen Involvement: Citizens can volunteer on a range of activities related to development, communication, program work and advocacy. Please contact our office. Year Founded: 1970 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8424fab5fcfac82debc44011ddd2680f 43.074894-89.386743 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.705057-104.936842 Oversight group interested in water quality and land use along Clear Creek in Salt River Basin. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.21229-85.224417 Stream Protection/education 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.686948-122.686956 http://www.clearcreekcleanup.org Cleaning and preserving Clear Creek as natural river and wetlands. Clear Creek Cleanup is scheduled Feb. 24,2001. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_24a880b5eff01774d3f8eb9312f0b5da 29.511262-95.096723 To assist in the conservation and preservation of lands and natural resources in the mountain-foothills portion of the Clear Creek Basin, west of the Denver metropolitan area. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.725854-105.29695 The Clear Creek Watershed Monitoring Program collects field parameter, nutrient, and metals data from within the watershed upstream from Golden, CO. Our program is conducted cooperatively among more than 20 local agencies and EPA. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.83213-105.036249 The CLEAR Project monitors Clear Lake and water entering the lake at seven locations on a bi-weekly basis. Algae blooms are the primary symptom and nutrient enrichment (especially phosphorus) the problem. The watershed contains both urban and rural nonpoint sources of pollution. We are funded by EPA Section 319 through Iowa Department of Natural Resources. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.344429-91.27774 http://www.clearwaterconservancy.org Rivers/stream/land preservation support organization. Provides support to the Spring Creek Watershed Community, a broad-based stakeholder forum. ClearWater is a membership organization that promotes voluntary environmental stewardship throughout Central Pennsylvania through enviromental education, action, and sound policy and planning promotion. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_acac4611657998bbff0db979640c8294 40.811771-77.921463 Rivers/stream/land preservation support organization. Provides support to the Spring Creek Watershed Community, a broad-based stakeholder forum. ClearWater is a membership organization that promotes voluntary environmental stewardship throughout Central Pennsylvania through enviromental education, action, and sound policy and planning promotion. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.811771-77.921463 To improve access sites and promote safe and environmentally sound uses for the Clearwater. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 46.541389-116.067699 The purpose of the Clearwater Focus Program is to facilitate and coordinate watershed work within the 9,645 square mile Clearwater River subbasin to protect, enhance, or restore fish and wildlife habitat that has been affected by the hydroelectric system in the Columbia River basin. This program is co-managed by Idaho State and the Nez Perce Tribe through the Idaho Soil Conservation Commission and Nez Perce Tribal Fisheries/Watershed 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 46.731212-116.999617 http://www.clemson.edu/carolinaclear Addressing public education and public involvement in a comprehensive stormwater program. wwww.clemson.edu/carolinaclear 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c30d65fb03c8d6e70a6c2dda2b36ac96 32.863998-79.977118 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.271832-119.270203 Clifton High School monitors the town well water, air quality, and soil pollution. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.871407-74.163345 Under construction The Clinch River Project is involved with three streams. The first is an impact study involving the effect of our local high school and an apartment complex on the overall biotic health of an adjoining stream. The second stream project involves benthic macroinvertebrate analysis, flow rates, chemical analysis, and a cold water aquaculture system, which results in the increased overall trout population on a protected trout stream, ( Clear Creek). The third stream project is a restoration of a local stream which is highly polluted, with little overall biodiversity. The goal of this project is to repair the stream, create a stable substrate and riparian zone, and acceptable physical conditions where a benthic community could be established. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a3039cecfced535754ada64c5baa56e1 36.102821-84.133614 http://www.crwc.org The Clinton River Watershed Council is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting, enhancing, and celebrating the Clinton River, its watershed, and Lake St. Clair. Programs and services include volunteer and school-based river monitoring programs, annual River Day and clean-up events, publication of a website and quaterly newsletter, and technical assistance to landowners, businesses, and local governments. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5f811beed623d4bfab1ab93f1f4821c3 42.682164-83.192385 Water Quality monitoring on the Rio Penasco since 1996. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 32.957763-105.745668 Clover Creek Council works to revitalize Clover Creek and reintroduce salmon. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.096482-122.648831 Clover Creek Watershed Assessment involves students in the environmental studies program in collecting data about the biological, chemical, and physical conditions of the creek and the land use, economic development and policies of the watershed in order to create a watershed assessment and make recommendations for future actions within the watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.144062-122.442739 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 32.830024-117.126519 http://Coalrivergroup.com The Coal River Watershed Group has replaced the Big Coal River Watershed and has been sanctioned by the WV Stream Parners and the WV DEP as the watershed representing the Big Coal, The Little Coal and the Coal Rivers. The group formed a 501c3 Corporation in 2004. A $20 million sewer system to serve 1700 residents along the Coal River was succesfuly promoted by the group in 2006. The System was fully funded by the WV Infastructure council. The group has been donated a 30 acre site along the Coal River which it has created a Conservation Preserve. An 88 mile Water Trail was created by the Coal River Group. Called the Walhonde Water Trail it has been sanctioned by the WV DNR and has been funded through various grants for over $50,000. A School based river monitoring program was established in 2005 and now generates real time water quality reports for e-coli on the Big, Little and Coal Rivers. Students and teachers are provided water quality based learning and teaching aids through the program. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_70e6d94cd9cb93a91e6a844f86b26e47 38.373824-81.828795 http://www.newulmweb.com/ccmr/ Heightened awareness, education, unique program of riparian restoration involving business, 37- county Joint Powers board created, political climate exists for implementation dollars as a result of our activities. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_08b51b39b23b504bb0e0e27be5aeeea9 44.30571-94.46399 http://www.newulmweb.com/ccmr/ Heightened awareness, education, unique program of riparian restoration involving business, 37- county Joint Powers board created, political climate exists for implementation dollars as a result of our activities. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_08b51b39b23b504bb0e0e27be5aeeea9 44.30571-94.46399 http://www.savebuzzardsbay.org/ The Coalition for Buzzards Bay is a membership-supported non profit organization dedicated to the restoration, protection and sustainable use and enjoyment of Buzzards Bay and its watershed. The Coalition works to improve the health of the Bay ecosystem for all through education, conservation, research and advocacy. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_10529070cfa52b4d9629fb90e9d70e38 41.635782-70.922196 Since 1978, the CCP monitors the management and protection of the North Fork, South Fork, and Middle Fork of the Flathead River designated under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. CCP has established the case for eligibility of the system's historic "port of entry," the one mile Bad Rock Canyon/Berne Memorial Park segment along U.S.2. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 48.386186-114.052217 To protect Goose Creek falls and canyon. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.914593-123.054128 The mission of CNSV is to promote the preservation and wise use of natural stream valleys. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.672973-75.75691 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.158038-86.268823 http://www.uppersouthplatte.net To protect the water quality and ecological health of the Upper South Platte Watershed through the cooperative efforts of watershed stakeholders, with emphasis on community values and economic sustainability. We: Publish the Watershed Watch newsletter; work with citizens, governmental entities, and other nonprofits; are active providing environmental education materials to area schools; work on on-the-ground projects to restore streams and habitat; have helped coordinate post-Hayman-Fire recovery efforts.... We have been recognized with a National Fire Plan Award from the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior, an EPA National Watershed Initiative Grant; an EPA Region VIII Watershed Excellance Award; and a USFS Region 2 Regional Forestor's Partnership Award. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_42eb00e802d286adf8a4b1b275aff65e 38.909654-105.775339 To oversee self-nominated watershed councils and citizen groups in Northeastern Connecticut so as to help guide them towards using science instead of misrepresentative activism in solving environmental watershed issues pertaining to all watershed areas that contribute to the lower Natchaug River 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.740103-72.197306 The Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor's Water Monitoring Program was developed to get the public actively involved in monitoring harbor conditions and reporting suspected sewage discharges and other violations. Our purpose is to educate about issues affecting the harbor and Long Island Sound. We have established collaborative relationships with state and local public officials and environmental agencies. We participate in the International Coastal Cleanup, are working to map Long Island Sound Monitoring 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.849133-73.64566 http://www.savetheyaphanklakes.org We are committed to clean and protect our lakes, eradicate the invasive aquatic plants, restore their natural beauty, and preserve and protect the Carmans River environment. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_308404137a4803b3c91e4c080370e468 40.832476-72.918978 http://www.savetheyaphanklakes.org We are committed to clean and protect our lakes, eradicate the invasive aquatic plants, restore their natural beauty, and preserve and protect the Carmans River environment. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_308404137a4803b3c91e4c080370e468 40.832476-72.918978 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.883998-76.373906 http://www.sierranet.net/web/crsercd/ The Coarsegold Resource Conservation District has provided this forum to furnish landowners with the latest information and provide educational material for their use in the management of their property. The data included on this site was developed to assist landowners in becoming better land stewards and direct them to publications and agencies for help in the management of their property. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ecd98a696bbaa2e2248db13344369da0 37.31208-119.57406 http://www.coastfork.org Enhanced ecology of our Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Mission The Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council serves to improve water quality and watershed conditions in the Coast Fork Willamette river basin through education, coordination, consultation and cooperation among all interests, using the collective wisdom and voluntary action of our community members. Goals Maintain and improve water quality. Enhance habitat (especially aquatic, riparian, and wetland) for fish, wildlife and associated vegetation Foster communication, learning and participation among all people with interests in the watershed. Promote continued social, economic and aesthetic benefits from watershed resources. Assist people in locating economic, educational and technical resources for watershed enhancement activities. Gather, evaluate and share information about current and past watershed conditions. Identify ways for citizens, organizations and administrative agencies to help achieve the goals of the Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_adf2ec203fed710139e5b8e02f438aee 43.796975-123.061764 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.271832-119.270203 Assist watershed councils in watershed assessments. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.5652-123.264149 The Coastal Region Training Center for the Georgia Adopt-A-Stream Program provides technical training, organization assistance, resources, and information regarding non-point source pollution and water quality issues. We deal with issues and habitats specific to coastal Georgia counties. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 32.049221-81.048531 http://www.coastaladvocates.com To protect open spaces, preserve biological diversity, and to control pollution in the Pacific coastal zone. Through special projects, we encourage understanding of the fragility and complexity of coastal resources. Special projects: Offshore Water Quality Project/Ocean Defense Fund, Wetlands Protection Project, Land Conservation Project, and sustainable coastal watershed project. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_093f35c6d3db79a7d561d1ba968806bd 37.221245-121.978639 http://www.ag.auburn.edu/dept/faa/aumerc/Extension/clean_water_partnership/Index.html The Coastal Alabama Clean Water Partnership is a public-private group of diverse stakeholders working together to improve water quality in Alabama's Coastal watersheds: the Escatawpa, Mobile, and Perdido watersheds. The Partnership works with local groups and communities to identify water quality improvement projects and seeks to assist in the implementation of these projects. Projects may have an agricultural, urban, education, or other focus. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e070b2105dd676c74d19555de952313a 30.640144-88.063614 To protect our coastal ecology. Ceag-ers monitor Pender County creeks and streams, the Cape Fear and Black River for chemical and swine spills. Bear Creek Nature Keepers, a children's program, was formed to teach children to care for our earth. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.544249-77.927954 http://www.theceo.org The CEO is dedicated to protecting coastal Georgia's natural resources through public education and strong environmental advocacy. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d2472c4cfb33b305a9bbe371e10ae11a 32.08025-81.088799 Watershed Alliance/Council 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 31.379526-81.431882 Purpose is to protect and enhance coastal natural habitat, establish & maintain trails to the sea and sponsor research and education projects 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.271832-119.270203 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 32.786221-79.878084 The Cobb County Adopt-A-Stream program educates and trains citizens, schools, and organizations interested in protecting their watersheds. Through stream monitoring workshops and community projects (stream clean-ups, storm drain stenciling, stream buffer re-vegetation), we hope to improve county waterways and enable citizens to become watershed stewards. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.935301-84.542713 http://www.millermicro.com/csp.html Advise Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Management re Cochituate State Park and Lake Cochituate watershed issues (within the SuAsCo or Concord watershed of the Merrimack River). Volunteer monitoring and other projects. Dick Miller is past Executive Director of the Lake Cochituate Watershed Association, which in the late 1960s and 1970s was a significant force in water quality efforts in eastern Massachusetts. Pioneer efforts in volunteer water monitoring, outfall mapping, aerial infrared photography, land transfer from U.S. Army, Porous Pavement technology transfer, and more. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_45c2aaf527795119a5b8f84f4f6928e8 42.300439-71.36473 The Cocolla Lake Association was formed by concerned residents in response to a pea green lake and the scientific communities informed prediction that the problem was worsening. Our mission has been to halt & reverse the eutrophication process occuring in Cocolalla Lake. Our efforts are limited to issues that deal with water quality. We hold an annual streamwalk to monitor two streams that empty into the lake & have published our results for five years. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 48.107391-116.617722 http://www.nrcd.org/coconino/ It is declared the policy of the legislature to provide for the restoration and conservation of lands and soil resources of the state, the preservation of water rights and the control and prevention of soil erosion, and thereby to conserve natural resources, conserve wildlife, protect the tax base, protect public lands and protect and restore this state's rivers and streams and associated riparian habitats, including fish and wildlife resources that are dependent on those habitats, and in such manner to protect and promote the public health, safety and general welfare of the people. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6588068a5644168b7db04be5734d9f24 35.198737-111.653151 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.259118-111.714297 Completed management plan. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.227045-80.843546 http://www.coffeecreekwc.org The Coffee Creek Watershed Conservancy, Inc is a 501 C3 organization dedicated to identifying, enhancing and maintaining the remnant biodiversity of the Coffee Creek Watershed while providing educational experiences for all. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1d96a6951244cded386294e918fa4ad1 41.613851-87.052076 Volunteer steering commitee seeking to implement recommendations of "Coginchang River Watershed management Plan." 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.480465-72.515954 Colfax High School Advanced Biology classes conduct research projects involving monitoring; participate in National River cleanup weeks; assist WDNR in prairie restoration & ongoing studies of prairie along 18 Mile Creek; conduct self help lake monitoring in June, July, Aug. & Oct 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.001484-91.724068 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 26.285528-81.603549 http://www.cecenviro.org/ CEC works to protect Colorado's wilderness and wildlife and advocates a sustainable way of life that fosters a clean, healthy environment. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0510df4d3fe76e6e187e61e44529198b 39.728578-104.983778 http://webspinners.com/riparian CRA is a group of landowners, resource mangers, organizations and interested people that promote awareness of the values and long-term benefits of proper management of Colorado's thin-green line - its riparian areas. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_97fc943cd80ae2becde96d94cb7a07b7 40.018534-105.280032 http://crwn.lcra.org Colorado River Watch Network volunteers monitor more than 100 sites in the lower Colorado River watershed in Texas, including the Llano, Pedernales, and San Saba Rivers. Highlights include an annual student symposium and periodic environmental education workshops. CRWN was the first major volunteer water quality monitoring program in Texas. Our data is used in monthly water quality indexes by local news organizations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d71ba56d79e4d7d298c564a02d17ea13 30.267605-97.742984 http://www.coloradorivers.org Colorado Rivers Alliance pledges to protect and restore Colorado's rivers through communication, education, and advocacy by collaboration with and expansion of the river protection community. You can find current information about other organizations in Colorado at the on-line directory at www.coloradorivers.org. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8f504b14b658abeddd2e4a31bda4c3ef 39.739859-105.017819 http://www.colpac.org 1st Apprenticeship program for watershed restoration in our county 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e2b57dc41148f48b1cd7ae3669f41519 46.973911-123.815826 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.114552-120.514908 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 46.319463-117.978359 http://www.clctrust.org/ The Columbia Land Conservancy, Inc. is a private, non-profit land trust dedicated to protecting farmland, wildlife habitat, and rural open space in the Columbia County region of New York State. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1519577d2789e05252048d14a309edda 44.9301917.53044 Protecting, preserving, and enhancing unique land and water resources in Southwest Washington. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.627707-122.656946 To promote a context of economic and social development which sustains the health, beauty and structure of the native ecosystems of the Intermountain Northwest. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 48.92948-119.356539 http://www.orednet.org/~crest 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_696c214e5a55b4cb414f72629bf0b279 46.189224-123.83519 http://www.critfc.org To restore Columbia Basin salmon resources and protect the treaty reserved rights of the Nez Perce, Umatilla, Warm Springs and Yakama Tribes. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_18754b9a2d4df82323fefa2cc8c0922b 45.528812-122.658166 http://cruwa.org Columbia River United works toward comprehensive basin-wide strategies to protect the water quality of the Columbia River and the health of all life dependent upon it. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_09efa9c824ecbdd58d3149286fe53eb0 45.646129-121.553879 To foster action to protect, enhance, restore and revitalize the Slough and its watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.573687-122.613873 Activity: Building watershed partnerships to restore and enhance anadromous fish runs in Salmon Creek, in the 14-mile stretch below Conconully Reservoir. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 48.417136-119.504339 Protection and sound management of desert wildlands administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Idaho; public education on issues affecting desert ecosystems; and preparation of a "grassroots" wilderness proposal for Idaho's desert wildlands. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.576539-116.241241 Manhattan Borough, New York City, environmentally active community group. Promotes clean air, rationale development, and clean waterin New York City. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.775348-73.9838 http://www.middlefork.org COMF works to protect and restore natural conditions in Illinois' only national scenic river. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_de05f4e23c01904a95b6f9a197ce425e 40.105424-88.213329 Established in 1979 to preserve and protect Bloody Run Creek watershed and adjacent wetlands, which flows directly into the Upper Mississippi River. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.04347-91.178159 http://www.cgcvt.org We are a residential family camp. Our mission statement is: Common Ground Center is a multi-age arts, education and outdoor recreation center dedicated to building strong families within a supportive community. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_dfdb2aa704cfcd322a9ef4015d44f686 44.372087-73.11769 Community and Environmental Defense Services helps individual activists and citizen groups across the United States in their effort to preserve neighborhoods and natural resources including rivers and streams. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.443723-76.788655 http://www.communitycommons.org Community Commons is dedicated to building a sustainable future for the Frederick region's social and natural resources through education, outreach and partnership building. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_87516f6df42775af1cdfa1de8d7657b4 39.412922-77.408003 http://www.communityconservation.org Mission: In order to promote global biodiversity and sustainable land use, community conservation catalyzes, facilitates, and empowers local people to manage and conserve natural resources within the social, cultural, and economic context of their communities. Projects: Education, monitoring, research, community development. CC stimulates community projects to form community groups which eventually will continue the community project initiated by CC. Citizen Involvement: Be on local project boards and committees. Do water quality monitoring. Help in general education and research. Year Founded: 1989 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7f95e0fd73b8079d53cd5910eda5007d 43.294812-90.853468 Community Lakes Association volunteers monitor Secchi transparency, and we have hired a biologist to monitor additional physical and chemical parameters for six ponds on a rotating basis. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.367172-70.644875 Natural resource management in Orleans County including bluebird trail, wood duck nesting boxes, osprey nesting platform, turtle population monitoring and now very ambitiously riparian zone restoration and streambank stabilization along the Barton River. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.806725-72.203559 Interprets and protects the Blackstone Valley's environmental resources. Assists RI and MA state departments and local communities with technical assistance, land use planning, management coordination, and water quality issues. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.003008-71.513467 http://www.communityscience.org The Community Science Institute (CSI) fosters and supports environmental monitoring by volunteers in order to educate the public about natural resources and to collect scientifically credible data for use in protecting the environment and managing natural resources sustainably. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a503804606166c6a434d5b2efef214bf 42.440495-76.495454 The Community Water Watch Program is in the final planning stages, assisted by an active volunteer task group. We have prepared a volunteer monitoring manual, brochure, and training materials. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.129487-77.607638 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.959315-83.374556 http://www.conasaugariver.net The Conasauga River Alliance is a coalition of local citizens, conservation groups, busineesses, and government agencies who are working together to "maintain a clean and beautiful Conasauga River - forever." The Conasauga River Alliance is led by a Steering Committee of local citizens. Participating groups and agencies include Conasauga Watershed Adopt-A-Stream, The Nature Conservancy, Keep Dalton/Whitfield Beautiful, the Cherokee and Chatahoochee National Forests, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and many more. The Alliance is sponsored by the Limestone Valley Resource Conservation and Development Council, based in Jasper, Georgia. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8af9755e6a06beeb1f51fe9bb291ce6b 34.963333-84.771367 http://www.ktn.net/care/ Our Mission is to build a support network throughout Alaska for the economy of Southeast Alaska.That includes fishing,tourism, mining, community business and timber. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4cb266bdf375122851dc174c1f8026de 55.441744-131.601879 Concerned Citizens Association of Thompson Pond monitors Thompson Pond in Spencer, Massachusetts and its watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.299102-71.972386 To protect wetlands, watershed and resolve contaminated water supply problems. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.263034-83.765135 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 28.763754-82.290154 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.736088-105.575339 http://www.saveamericaswater.com Our motto is "Celebrating and Conserving Nature"; we work for watershed sustainability, including water for nature, for people, and for sustainable agriculture, especially family farms. We participate in land use planning, development of new legislation to protect all watersheds, and education of citizens regarding environmental science and water issues, including non-essential water bottling. CCN has moved from NIMBY to NOPE (Not On Planet Earth) and is working with fellow water activist groups around the globe in supporting water as a human right. CCN was organized in 2000 in response to a major assault on our groundwater here in northern Columbia county and southern Adams county, Wisconsin by the transnational corporation Nestle/Perrier, which planned to bottle it. Our multi-pronged struggle included a lawsuit and massive citizen education (CCN produced and distributed two videos) and publicity. Nestle withdrew and went to another state in 2002-2003. CCN's latest effort is a "corporate accountability" campaign against consumption of bottled water. Visit www.saveamericaswater.com, www.anglingmatters.com/waterwars, and www.fightingbob.com/documents (Kanno). 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b6856090cead73b8450270191c8131cf 43.641595-89.674398 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Conewango The Conewango Creek Watershed Association is a group of private citizens, elected public officials, and natural resource agency personnel concerned with the Conewango Creek and its watershed. The Association's mission is to promote stewardship that enhances water quality and related resources throughout the Conewango Creek watershed. In collaboration with its partners, the Association is working to identify and evaluate potential resource problems in the watershed and develop practical solutions to address those concerns. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_be331091f273bd77079c3dcf0d8bedd2 41.844361-79.295428 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.060785-123.66318 http://www.congareelt.org Land conservation along the five rivers in central South Carolina: The Congaree, Broad, Lower Saluda, Wateree, & Edisto Rivers. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_efec3c2cab79a5120280c6c2b9d03fe1 34.102208-80.895541 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.672377-80.132853 Founded in 1978. This nonprofit provides information education to all conservation and inland wetland commissions in Connecticut; publishes a quarterly newsletter "The Habitat", holds work shops and holds conferences. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.480465-72.515954 http://www.conservect.org/ctrivercoastal Our mission is to promote the sound use and management of natural resources through technical assistance and education. Among other activities, we engage community volunteers in water quality monitoring throughout the CT River watershed as part of our EPA award winning Connecticut River Watch Program, support watershed management projects focused on protection and restoration through community-based local action, and conduct stream restoration projects. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_bac6d74b560098aa5fffd56388b34f68 41.56266-72.649839 The Connecticut River Gateway Commission was created by state statute in 1973. It is a compact among the 8 towns on the CT. River Estuary in which the towns have agreed to adopt common standards in zoning to protect the natural and scenic quality of the river. The commission develops those standards. Gateway also has a fund to support land acquisition. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.29444-72.380419 http://www.crjc.org Formed in 1989, the VT & NH legislatively established commission for the connecticut River have published a 6-volume, citizen authored Connecticut River Corridor Management Plan and provide leadership and coordination for local, state and federal activities that address flow management recreation access, agricultural marketing, heritage tourism, substantially as a result of our efforts and accomplishments, the Connecticut River is one of fourteen American Heritage Rivers. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8f2cc9c89c6cceb648e2e98aa64521df 43.23066-72.423324 http://www.conservect.org/ctrivercoastal/riverwatch/index.htm Connecticut River Watch Program has been monitoring the Connecticut River mainstem and tributary watersheds (Mattabesset and Coginchaug Rivers). Upcoming efforts include a project to develop and implement a model process for turning water quality information into action, and a strategic planning effort to refocus and expand the scope of the program. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_66bdaf037038ffc685f0f5fa48fd4c6b 41.48045-72.515968 http://www.ctriver.org CRWC promotes the protection, restoration and wise development and use of the natural, scenic and community resources in the 11,260-square-mile Connecticut River watershed in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. The Council serves as an environmental conservation advocate, educator, and steward. We work in concert with the region's communities, businesses, nonprofits, educational institutions, government agencies and grassroots to defen the environment, conserve important lands, and build/strengthen public understanding, appreciation and support for the Connecticut that bring about action, legislation and practices to protect the River and improve the quality of life for wildlife and humans alike. Most recent accomplishment: CRWC led an extraordinary partnership of 53 sponsors and over 250 supporters in the four-state Valley to garner American Heritage Rivers designation for the Connecticut. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ad432922b9732f812918fda693e4d8ca 42.276124-72.656954 Connecticut RiverFest encourages connection with our rivers through celebration and education. In partnership with agencies, organizations and individuals working for the health of the river, we are in our fifth year of providing programs to engage schools, individuals, businesses in learning more about their watershed through education and preservation/protection efforts. There are three main programs: 1) Join us for the BIG SPLASH river festival, on July 10th, 1999 at Wilder Park, Wilder, VT from 11-6 celebrates our connections with the river. There will be music, environmental entertainment, river-related activities for children and adults, ecology tours on a pontoon boat, canoe rentals, food, environmental displays, exhibits and activities. 2) RIVERDAYS are school programs encompassing a day or more of workshops and activities for your school in the Connecticut River watershed. Protection and restoration is experienced by students, along with arts relating to the river, science and humanities activities. RESIDENCIES are offered in river studies and theater/music. 3) VOICE OF THE RIVER radio shows include music and poetry with the interviews about river issues, discussed by community citizens or members of organizations working for the health of the river. Topics are selected from the categories of science, art, history, environmental advocacy, education. Aired on WMXR/WCFR 93.5-94 FM on Sundays from 8:30-9am starting in May. This is our third year producing the radio shows. OTHER ACTIVITIES include educational endeavors to enhance watershed education with school districts and organizations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.854506-72.319753 http://www.conocreek.org Volunteer monitoring and rivers conservation 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_174e0598547e794a300352e31cd5d5b6 40.251596-77.020135 http://www.conservecharles.org/ The Conservancy for Charles County, a nonprofit local land trust, is dedicated to preserving Charles County's open space, natural resources and natural habitats, rural areas, agricultural land, forests, watersheds, and cultural and historic resources 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e796f4825892113bdc00093d2f87760c 38.615702-76.902461 http://www.conservation-hawaii.org We are a state affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation. Our activities include environmental education, natural resource management, government oversight and issue lobbying. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1ac7207ad8e1180548e0272d49959e6a 21.30591-157.857889 Statewide organization of volunteers to rehabilitate Missouri streams and rivers. Cleanup, riparian restoration, stewardship, water quality monitoring all are factors ini this grassroots challenge. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.584251-92.179867 http://www.theconservationfoundation.org/ DuPage Rivercare, a partnership between The Conservation Foundation and the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, provides opportunities for classes to monitor water quality, stabilize streambanks, protect the DuPage River watershed from development and nonpoint source pollution, and develop and implement small-scale improvement plans for sections of the river. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_710350a64dd910dc5deac2a595283bbb 41.716837-88.138057 http://www.conservationfund.org Protection of land and water resources - accomplished most often through land acquisition. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_65402f0a0cf7dfafe84940eefab48d53 33.85224-84.210139 http://www.rivercare.org/ The Conservation Resource Alliance is a private, not-for-profit organization based in Traverse City, Michigan, dedicated to maintaining the natural beauty and ecosystems of our land while simultaneously nurturing the economic vitality of northern Michigan. We seek balanced, practical solutions to change, serving a 13-county area and caring for over 4 million acres of land in Northwest Lower Michigan. Through programs like RiverCare and WildLink, focused projects and events, we are making a difference in northern Michigan. CRA's RiverCare Program is an example of a program aimed at reaching specific regional stewardship goals. The RiverCare Program was created to guarantee that natural resource professionals maintain a consistent and prioritized action plan for each river in CRA's region, find and repair physical problems before they become worse, and maintain efficient, coordinated local river committees of agency, resident and interest group representatives 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_dd933efc7e640d3f63ad8be9d15ea10e 44.775121-85.644346 http://www.sunsite.unc.edu/ctnc To enrich and preserve the natural and cultural heritage of North Carolina by helping communities, land trusts, landowners and public agencies conserve and protect lands important for their natural, scenic, historic and recreational values. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ad4f35daf65c2fdf978531af4528a9ae 35.78551-78.642669 This organization is made up of members representing the fourteen towns along the Contoocook and its North Branch. The two rivers were designated under the New Hampshire Rivers Management and Protection Program. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.024613-71.938897 Contoocook River Monitoring Program conducts monitoring of and education about the Contoocook River watershed. (A cooperative effort by CNBRLAC (Contoocook North Branch River Local Advisory Committee) 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.169206-71.972177 http://www.inletkeeper.org Cook Inlet Keeper combined advocacy, education and monitoring to protect Alaska's Cook Inlet watershed and the life it sustains. For more information visit www.inletkeeper.org. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e3b4359299adbc0ba072b7102c634c00 61.219362-149.8958 http://www.inletkeeper.org Cook Inlet Keeper is a citizen based nonprofit organization that combines advocacy, education and monitoring to protect Alaska's Cook Inlet watershed and the life it sustains. Cook Inlet Keeper established Alaska's first citizen-based water quality monitoring program which has spurred other similar efforts throughout the State, and established Alaska's first community-based water quality laboratory where citizens and scientists work together to better understand and protect our public water resources. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e3b4359299adbc0ba072b7102c634c00 59.68155-151.475088 http://www.cooncreekwd.org The District purpose is the stewardship and management of water resources in the 94 sq. miles that drains into Coon Creek which then flows into the Mississippi River at Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ded8212f4cc63e603c254b1e5ff066b3 45.194063-93.234334 Organizes local citizens and works with other organizations to prevent the spraying of pesticides and herbicides in Chugach National Forest around Cooper Landing. Advocates non-toxic forest management, with special emphasis on the value of preserving the Kenai River and its salmon and eagle populations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 60.46966-150.391399 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 32.882993-79.894916 http://www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/lakeside/lakehome.html We monitor 11 lakes in Dickinson and Clay Counties in northwest Iowa ,including the Iowa Great Lakes region. We have over 40 volunteers that take field measurements and collect water samples. The samples are analysed at the Waitt Water Quality Lab at Iowa Lakeside Laboratory, so we have the best possible combination of citizen and professional collaboration. We monitor for nutrients, chlorophyll a (algea) and measure water clarity and dissolved oxygen from June through September. We have been monitoring since 1999 as a collaborative effort with all lakes in the region, but historical and CLAMP data can be viewed online at www.lakeside.edu. Lakeside Lab coordiantes our efforts, and we are supported by the Okoboji Protective Association, the East Okoboji Lakes Improvement Corporation, the Spirit Lake Protective Association, the Friends of Lakeside Lab and the Center Lake Improvement and Preservation Association. However, we always need funding, so any suggestons welcome! We also put out a bi-annual newletter, Lake Pulse. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ea1b5490bd8777f1e766460e19260dd4 43.328505-95.149994 6th & 7th grade students involved in a river project 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.690404-74.934329 The purpose of the Coos Watershed Association is to increase community capacity to devlop, test, promote, and implement management practices in the interstsof watershed health. The Coos Watershed Association, founded in 1994, has completed over 110 projects to restore and enhance salmon habitat and increase water quality. These projects typically involve replacing culverts to provide better fish passage and reduce erosion and sedimentation, placement of large woody material and boulders in streams to increase habitat complexity, and decommissing roads to reduce potential sediment risks. Projects are selected and prioritized based on assessments of watershed condition conducted either by ourselves or our land managing partners. Project performance is evaluated through monitoring the effectiveness of projects through time series studies of pre- and post-project condition, and comparison between treated and untreated stream reaches. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.350027-124.230214 http://www.coosa.org CRBI's mission is to create a cleaner, healthier, more economically viable Coosa River Basin. We work in both Georgia and Alabama in the areas of: advocacy, water monitoring, education, and restoration. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_05039fb63d57c1ba963989a8519b1f71 34.254636-85.171257 http://www.coosa.org CRBI's mission is to create a cleaner, healthier, more economically viable Coosa River Basin. We work in both Georgia and Alabama in the areas of: advocacy, water monitoring, education, and restoration. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_05039fb63d57c1ba963989a8519b1f71 34.254636-85.171257 Coosa River Society monitors selected sites in Etowah County that are part of the Coosa River watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.957817-86.018593 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.28059-85.182049 http://www.copperriver.org We work with community partners on economic development projects to help diversify the Copper River region's economies while maintaining quality of life and cultural heritage. Since 1999, we have: --initiated FishWatch, a volunteer-based fish habitat monitoring program --completed four fish habitat restoration projects throughout the region --facilitated the development of a Cordova Tourism Plan, which was adopted by the Cordova City Council in October, 2002 --started a pilot fish waste composting project to address high volumes of waste generated by commercial fish processors in Cordova 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d8b9927566efd47e56fb255814987209 60.54503-145.760372 Our goal is to provide an organizational framework to coordinate the assessment of the watershed's conditions; implement and monitor proven management practices; and test new management practices that are designed to support environmental integrity and economic stability for the communities of the Coquille watershed and adjacent areas. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.14561-124.176079 Coquille Watershed Research Institute is involved with Water Quality Monitoring, Watershed Projects such as riparian restoration work and aquatic habitat surveys, as well as Salmon Enhancement. A Salmon trap and hatchery on campus produces over 30,000 salmon fry each rear that are released at various approved sites. CWRI works in cooperation with the ODFW, DEQ, and the local watershed council. Our overall purpose is to educate individuals on the importance of watershed health to our local community and to be actively involved in the collection of watershed data. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.175601-124.189334 http://www.cce.dutchess.org/dutchess The mission of CCEDC's Environment Program is, "through education, research and partnerships, the Environment Program empowers individuals and municipal groups to expand their knowledge and actions to protect, restore and enhance the environment of Dutchess County for future generations. A core part of the program is to assist Dutchess County watershed organizations and citizens to work with local stakeholders to protect their local watersheds, including the Fishkill Creek Watershed, Hudson River Direct Drainage watersheds, Tenmile River Watershed, and Wappingers Creek Watershed. Environmnet Program staff work to: -Provide technical support to develop and implement watershed management plans, stream assessments, or other watershed protection tools. -Provide technical, educational, and organizational support to watershed groups. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_aeb2e16e4ffce464878ee59f026162db 41.779922-73.738966 http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/onondaga/002_environment/001_water_quality/ Cooperative Extension offers tours, workshops, conferences and demonstration projects on topics that help prevent pollution of local lakes, rivers, streams and drinking water supplies. Examples include care and maintenance of septic systems, well protection, stormwater management, and landscaping for water quality. The Skaneateles Lake Watershed remains one of the priority areas for municipal and resident education, since it is the drinking water supply for the City of Syracuse and other Onondaga County municipalities. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0e15fba6593846ef7ccdc1ab9b14ee89 43.0535-76.153823 http://birds.cornell.edu The Cornell Nest Box Network (CNBN) is an educational research program and a partnership between citizen scientists throughout North America and Cornell University scientists. Participants monitor nest boxes and send data to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Data are analyzed and results shared with participants, conservation groups, and the scientific community. Current studies involve clutch size, nest-site selection, feathers used in nests, and calcium requirements of cavity-nesting birds. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0b30a245d3bbe7a0dfe5eed5992f9a42 42.479183-76.45015 http://www.peak.org/~ecenter Mid-Willamette watershed focus. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_bbf0df2187e3ea4c5d2e5a04f8aec74d 44.573679-123.277484 http://www.corvallis.k12.mt.us/chsrmp/default.htm Corvallis High School Riparian Monitoring Program involves all science students in grades 9-11. Our program has grown to surrounding schools and we now share our data. Our computer classes have put the data on our web site. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_bc1d5540de335310f5220c2ab89f95cd 46.31369-114.11364 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.89037-77.031959 Our purpose is to restore and preserve historic Cottonwood Creek in Encinitas, CA, and to restore its riparian habitat, as well as advocate for maintenance and preservation of tributaries and watershed. The primary activity is removal of non native plants within the area of Moonlight State Beach Park; cleaning and maintenance of the stream corridor; and advocacy for City of Encinitas policies and actions affecting the creek. Articles on the creek have appeared in the Coast News and Downtown Encinitas Mainsstreet Association newsletter. Accomplishments include removing 160,000 stalks of arundo cane; acquiring a Coastal Conservancy grant and establishing a partnership with the City of Encinitas, and developing ongoing biweekly work parties. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.107527-118.285734 Mission Statement: The Cottonwood Creek Watershed Group will work to preserve the environment, private property and water rights and economic resources of Cottonwood Creek Watershed through responsible stewardship, liaison, cooperation and education. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.35336-122.422679 http://www.rcrca.com Research and data collection procedures have been completed. Priority areas have been identified. Implementation phase is currently underway. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_43071140ffefdfbc1d3b98d6a1f57b12 44.541569-95.099255 http://www.ocwatersheds.com/watersheds/introduction.asp There are three local watershed projects underway in Orange County, California that are focused on Aliso Creek, San Juan Creek and the Newport Bay/San Diego Creek. The projects offer numerous opportunities for obtaining important new data on the status of the creeks and watersheds as well as utilizing the expertise of the Corps of Engineers to evaluate and implement solutions. Most importantly, this process reflects the ground-up approach of using the input from the local agencies and citizens to guide the focus on the most critical problems of the watersheds. The Corps of Engineers and Local Sponsors have held public workshops for each creek through the Reconnaissance Study phase and has continued the cooperative workshop process in the Feasibility Study phase. The estimated cost-share contribution required by the Corps from the local Sponsors ranges from $250,000 to $450,000 per year for each two-year Feasibility Study. Responses from the cities and water agencies have been positive in sharing the project costs among the ten to twelve sponsors. The project shares are cost effective in offering the participants substantial benefits (including a programmatic EIS/EIR that includes cumulative impact analysis, a framework for 404 permitting, Corps/ Regulatory concurrence and resource agency concurrence) for solutions to specific problems in each watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_863dd8410a26f30d1ade3f19987ff38f 33.747186-117.876615 http://www.covebrook.org The goals of the Cove Brook Watershed Council (CBWC) are to protect, conserve and restore Cove Brook and its watershed; to educate the community about this valuable resource; and to maintain environmentally sound traditional uses of the watershed, such as fishing, hiking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, dog-sledding, and snowmobiling. The Cove Brook Watershed Council was formed in 2001. The Council has been pro-active in their efforts to understand the dynamics of the Cove Brook Watershed. A Watershed Management Plan was established which included thorough assessments of Land Use and Landscape Analyses, Hydrologic and Water Quality Assessments, Coldwater Resources Habitat Assessment, Geomorphic Assessment of the Stream Channel, and Point and Non-Point Sources of Pollution, all georeferenced. We have developed a Strategic Plan and are working to facilitate discussions of watershed issues in the Lower Penobscot River. CBWC works to: protect and conserve water and habitat quality within the brook; restore and protect the brook’s full range of native species, including, but not limited to, Atlantic salmon; increase the use of best management practices to minimize the community’s impact on the watershed; provide opportunities for community members to “connect” to the brook through education and volunteer opportunities; work with other communities and conservation organizations throughout the Lower Penobscot River region to stimulate interest in watershed conservation and protection. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_35dca4a884e8e4a5833e2f1de8145e2a 44.641005-68.843314 Preserve, enhance and maintain Cowiche Canyon as a natural area for use and enjoyment by the public. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 46.653065-120.497072 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 46.145764-122.925985 http://www.cowpastureriver.org To preserve the natural condition and beauty of teh Cowpasture River and its Tributaries for Present and Future Generations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3648916a5ec1c0d59eab71dd5d0fe76e 38.026289-79.648732 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.17716-109.489329 Over 100 school children have become familiar with the importance of wetlands. This outreach program teaches them field skills to measure the water quality and then takes them out to the Coyote Hills marsh where they do actual field studies such as checking the pH, temperature etc. of the water. The various classrooms are encourages to raise and release Pacific Treefrogs from tadpole to adult stage in the class and then as a field trip release them where they were found. Frog populations are decliing worldwide. Coyote Hills has been surveying the park by listening for frog calls! This information will be used in a national database so that baseline numbers can be monitored from year to year. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.556261-122.069061 CPR-Fish is a citizens group dedicated to perpetuating sustainable populations of anadromous and resident fish in the Cowlitz River Basin. CPR-Fish is an unincorporated organization formed in 1995. CPR-Fish are intervenors in the relicensing proceeding for the 2016 Cowlitz River Project. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 46.43936-122.813939 We collect Biological, Physical and Chemical data on the lower Yampa river, we sample up to 4 times a month. Things we test for are hardness, alkalinity, dissolved oxygen, heavy metals, nitrates, nitrites, macroinvertabrates, erosion, discharge are a few. We then send this data to the division of wildlife. Our purpose is to further understand our river and how delicate it is. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.524054-107.533576 http://creekconnections.allegheny.edu Creek Connections has forged an effective partnership between Allegheny College and regional K-12 schools to turn waterways in Northwest Pennsylvania, Southwest New York, and the Pittsburgh area into outdoor environmental laboratories. Emphasizing a hands-on, inquiry based investigation of local waterways, this project annually involves over 3000 students from 40 different secondary schools and the classes of 50 teachers. Allegheny College faculty, a Project Coordinator, a Pittsburgh Field Educator and 13 Allegheny students provide a framework to educators for school-based investigative research in their watersheds. Creek Connections provides equipment, activities, personal visits, access to project website (http://creekconnections.allegheny.edu), and a summer training workshop for teachers. During the school year, classes and clubs conduct water quality tests at their local field sites at least once every 3 weeks. They also design and implement independent research projects. The culminating event of the year is an annual Student Research Symposium in April where students from across the region convene to share their findings with each other and the public. In recent years, Creek Connections has expanded the program to include teacher development workshops during the school year. 12 comprehensive, watershed activity modules are also available on loan to regional teachers. By providing the opportunity to practice science using a tremendous natural resource located in their backyards, students participating in Creek Connections are able to share their knowledge and findings with others in their watershed communities. Students broaden their notions of citizenship and prepare to take positive action on behalf of the environment. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d8e09e2988334b146124f340076823f3 41.638129-80.151493 http://www.creekkeeper.org Creek Keeper is located in the Upper Chattahoochee River Basin in Georgia. The web site is devetoted to bringing together the various Creek Keepers who Adopt-a-Stream or have a similar interests in a stream feeding into the River. We invite all creek monitoring groups to join us from any state and receive free web space and/or links. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_291069be64aa30b017c4c2c347cc43c2 34.087273-84.174993 Crest Creek Watershed Association has begun working to re-establish fish populations in our creek. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.635086-78.65062 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.112308-106.706028 Preserve and protect open space within Gunnison County considered to be of particular value to its heritage and quality of life; preservation includes natural areas, water resources, floodplains, scenic areas, wildlife habitats, fragile ecosystems, and agricultural recreational or aesthetically valuable land. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.85609-106.962609 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.112308-106.706028 http://www.creteschools.org/ "Adopt Big Blue" We've been collecting data on the Big Blue River off and on over the past 25 years. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f2598ce1cd15dc11c11d7369a326a995 40.627124-96.944639 The Commission develops and enforces land use criteria for the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area (1000 feet landward from the high tide mark or the landward edge of tidal wetlands) in Maryland. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.98001-76.522195 http://www.informns.k12.mn.us/lwester/water Cromwell-Wright Monitoring Group students monitor the Tamarack River, which flows through three towns connected to the school district and eventually runs into the Mississippi. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1ce6d3e2cfbb4d851b48964e6550e526 46.67963-92.883469 The Indiana County Conservation District is responsible for many conservation and environmental programs and projects in Indiana County, PA. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.61505-79.167759 http://www.deschuteswatersheds.org/crwc Bringing diverse interests together to work toward solutions on local natural resource issues in the 2.9 million acre Crooked River Watershed. The Council conducts watershed assessments, develops and funds watershed enhancement projects, provides educational opportunities, and works with local stakeholders to improve watershed stewardship. Have worked with over 150 landowners and secured nearly $2 million in grant funds for restoration and education activities. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8b42cf1c6952a8725400076056814e4c 44.294292-120.842272 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.194163-74.688469 http://www.science.widener.edu/~grant/crc/crc_main.html The Crum Ridley Chester Volunteer Monitoring Program does monitoring once a month on various points on Chester, Ridley, and Crum Creeks for chemical parameters, and twice a year for biological data (macroinvertebrates). Selected coliform monitoring is done in the vicinity of sewage treatment plants and sewage interceptor lines. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_60810830380955e1c9cb59eae70e4a05 39.870579-75.376549 http://www.CLWA.us The CLWA is a nonprofit (501c3) organization. CLWA's four-part "mission" is: 1. Protect and promote the natural qualities of Crystal Lake and its surrounding Watershed. 2. Preserve for future generations the beauty and recreational resources of Crystal Lake and its watershed. 3. Engage in water-quality monitoring, educational programs, promotion of harmonious land development, and promotion of the safe use of Crystal Lake. 4. Advocate and ensure the continued aesthetic beauty and environmental integrity of the Lake and its Watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_669aa6c8d6817364d5ac973008d0d76f 44.693367-86.221526 To preserve and protect the lake of Crystal Lake with intergovermental cooperation. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.231163-88.325958 Crystal Lake/Sengekontacket Pond Monitoring Group monitors a freshwater lake and a tidal pond. In 1997 we completed a two-year project in three other coastal ponds. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.461136-70.561905 Monitor development along the Connecticuct River, focusing on water quality and wildlife preservation and protection. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.045812-71.504136 Created to cleanup and preserve local waterways and wetlands, focusing on increasing wildlife suitability while creating a beautiful environment for our community. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.47738-82.070954 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.146167-88.951655 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.063445-86.966811 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.967472-85.035917 http://www.CumberlandRiverCompact.org/about.htm Mission: To enhance the water quality of the Cumberland River and its tributaries through education and by promoting cooperation among citizens, businesses, and agencies in Kentucky and Tennessee. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4c86df0af511beaefc384c7efab8d8d0 36.111172-86.777249 Protection and preservation of Cunningham Marsh in the Russian River watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.40131-122.874382 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.271832-119.270203 http://www.crcpo.org CRCPO is the non-profit organization formed in 1989 to provide planning, technical and funding support to the Cuyahoga River Remedial Action Plan (RAP). In 1998, when the Cuyahoga was named an American Heritage River, CRCPO became the lead partner for the Cuyahoga American Heritage River Initiative. It is also the incubator for CLEERTEC, the Cuyahoga/Lake Erie Environmental Restoration Technology Enterprise Center, whose first project is to create Green Bulkheads – fish habitats along the navigation channel – and develop and market new technologies for environmental restoration. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ddfd39ded73cb3cc7834d31264a8d684 41.504213-81.68508 http://www.cuyahogariverrap.org A community-based effort to restore impaired beneficial uses to the Cuyahoga River and nearshore Lake Erie. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_23fad5f054ae9d94b5bba74f5694d4b9 41.504213-81.68508 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.47846-89.229609 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.94056-89.647755 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.863387-85.50589 http://treesavers.org/ The Dallas Historic Tree Coalition is a local citizen's group advocating protection and preservation of irreplaceable trees in urban landscapes. We work with individuals and organizations throughout the Metroplex to promote wise and responsible stewardship. Our goal is to help foster creative solutions to the problems that arise when nature is threatened by expansion and development. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6311597ccb6e647630b999d22a013580 34.78137-96.252629 http://www.dlwa.org/ Damariscotta Lake Watershed Association has produced eight years of monitoring work focused on nonpoint source pollution involving phosphorus. Our data is the basis for remediation using Best Management Practices on more than 14 sites in the watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5a0880a505a3a5e50e024b32b53eb0e1 45.262379-69.008301 http://www.draclt.org/ The Damariscotta River Association analyzes fecal coliform and salinity twice monthly for 45 sites on the Damariscotta Estuary and feeder streams. We also collect duplicate samples for the State Department of Marine Resources. Large areas of the estuary are currently open for shellfish and aquaculture and new areas are being opened. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_fd84b54cc2c873e3d80020b679c685b1 44.032122-69.530117 http://www.danriver.org Our stated mission: to preserve and protect the natural and cultural resources of the Dan River Basin through stewardship, recreation, and education 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1fb5464a0aaf6d3b14b740e540a85029 36.39471-79.757119 http://www.danriver.org Protect the natural and cultural resources of the Dan River basin through stewardship, recreation and education. Quarterly newsletters, annual activities report. Develop parks, trails, river access areas; public education and outreach, conservation, fisheries improvement, heritage preservation. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1fb5464a0aaf6d3b14b740e540a85029 36.504812-79.758936 Dane County River Maintenance Group (DCRMG)is a new group of young volunteers working to better the watershed around the Dane county area. The Maunesha River in Marshall is our first project. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.183205-89.214202 http://www.darbycreeks.org/ To preserve, protect and improve the Big Darby Creek for all generations as a free flowing natural river. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_eacb6276fde2e2b9eaf71e2dafd2c26f 39.94478-83.269279 http://www.infinet.com/~jtmartin/dclc/ The purpose of the DCLC is to preserve for future generations the truly unique natural attributes found in the Darby Creek watershed by promoting the preservation and protection of the integrity of the Darby Creek system, and to encourage community participation in these preservation efforts. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_dfea7f3377328a5927fccc98ae451867 44.9301917.53044 http://www.dcva.org/ DCVA Stream Watch monitors streams in the Darby Creek watershed in southeast Pennsylvania. We use benthic macroinvertebrates as the primary indicator of stream health, and also evaluate stream habitat and monitor a few chemical parameters. We hope to monitor 5 sites at least once a year. We hold fiels days for menbers and volunteers, give workshops on macroinvertebate identification, and work to involve local schools. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7afea7685e008e2544e98ed3a20270a4 39.944225-75.330223 Contentnea Creek 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.720289-77.897511 http://www.disl.org Academic Marine Laboratory (consortium of 22 colleges and universities in AL) 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4d41dec3ff62493a5ea67bc96bcd72e3 30.250247-88.080109 http://www.transylvania.k12.nc.us/schools/drs/drsindex.html We are starting a water monitoring project in the French Broad Watershed. We are starting with the Davidson River Tributary. We live in Transylvania County where the headwaters of the French Broad are located. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_169609c7e2a90e17d6e4f974475c2851 35.263811-82.70593 The Davis Creek Watershed Association is an all-volunteer citizens group working with businesses and governmental agencies to improve and protect the 27-square-mile Davis Creek watershed. We have restored fish habitat in two miles of stream using a state grant and donated labor, materials, and some equipment. We have completed 2 habitat restoration projects, 6 stream clean ups totaling nearly 10 miles of stream, 4 years of water quality research and monitoring, co-operated on 3 watershed-based Boy Scout Eagle projects, provided information resources for 3 award-winning environmental studies projects by elementary school students, and provided educational information to watershed landowners. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.350215-81.638929 Vision Statement: To achieve a stable, healthy river system that provides for abundant agricultural production, wildlife habitat, recreation opportunities, stable river banks, and high water quality conditions. To achieve cooperative relations where the private landowners, county, state, and federal agencies maintain their lands and work cooperatively and openly to solve watershed problems. We currently are involved in 12 NRCS Emergency Watershed Program Projects. These projects focus on restoration efforts following the Flood Event of January 1997 on the Carson River. 10 out of the 12 projects were completed before spring run-off this year. We hope to finish the 2 remaining projects this fall. Our group is also assisting with hands on bioengineering workshops that are being done cooperatively with other landowners, local groups, and state and federal agencies. We also intend to survey and design 5 more projects this summer and fall. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.164885-119.766999 Dedham High School chemistry students monitor the chemical water quality of Mother Brook, which connects the Charles River with the Nepsonet River. Students test water in the fall and spring at two sampling sites and use the data to calculate an Overal Water Quality Index which has indicated that water quality is good though fecal coliform counts allow only partial body contact. The Mother Brook Coalition, a local citizen's group which includes students, was founded to protect Mother Brook and develop it 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.845325-71.40062 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.13329-95.967229 To assist young children in understanding the role of watersheds and provide education on environmental protection 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.74453-79.698954 http://www.dscej.com/index.html 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ad306363cc4cf7014604dc157dab40b0 29.951349-90.103738 http://www.deercreekwatershed.org The restoration, protection,and enhancement of the watershed and its resources. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_21289094da827a04121229e3c0dd5fb7 40.495959-79.882219 Deer Isle Partners in Monitoring conducts E. coli and plankton monitoring in shellfish flats around Deer Isle in Penobscot Bay, as well as Secchi disk and dissolved oxygen monitoring in ponds and lakes. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.22406-68.678177 The Organization works developing and implementing comprehensive management plans for State rivers as well as participating in hydro-electric licensing. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.587428-72.59831 http://www.deerfieldriver.org Our missin is to protect, preserve, and enhance the natural resources of the Deerfield River watershed. We run volunteer monitoring programs on water quality, marsh wildlife, and invasive plants; we sponsor forums and workshops, organize cleanups, maintain an 8-mile hiking trail, organize outings in the watershed, intervene with FERC on the river's settlement agreement, and advocate for protection of our beautiful watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_05d18078ae9a08186699936391dc6a89 42.603825-72.741374 http://www.co.dekalb.ga.us/parks/ 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e00f7d5c4afa508ac05d3f24701939d6 33.808925-84.238326 The primary objective of the Cameron Water Quality project is to reduce agricultural nonpoint source pollutants to acceptable Mo. DNR standards in an environmentally and economically sound manner by the year 2006. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.889618-94.359188 A newly started project, students have been testing the water for dissolved oxygen and pH weekly, as well as studying stream quality through organisms present. Students have been involved in clean up and development of plot of land belonging to the school district and located across from the school. The community is working diligently to develop this 8 acres into a Nature Center. We are presently in the planning stage of landscaping the area near the creek so that we can more easily access it to do our studies. The purpose of this ongoing project is to educate children about their watershed and help them develop environmentally sound practices in their own lives. The desire is for students to be involved in Virtual watershed activites with other communities and professionals, as well as concentrating on their own community. One note of interest might be that the creek being monitored is one that runs into the French Broad River. We are just 10 miles from the Pigeon River and hope to include both of these rivers in our studies also. As stated, we are at ground level and working hard with the forestry service, water conservation department, TVA, and other to develop our program. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.94558-82.97905 http://www.nps.gov/dele 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7b00992ae6f8dbe65a02e70a4e6b6ab5 40.62511-75.397434 http://www.drgreenway.org/ Create an open space network to unite the region's parks and natural areas into a continuous band of preserved land, bringing the natural world into everyday contact with all communities within the Delaware and Raritan Canal watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e433c202aa0c07ff95e26919f4b2c6e0 40.329844-74.67767 http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/delawarecanal.aspx The primary purpose of PA State Parks is to provide opportunities for outdoor recreation and to serve as outdoor classrooms for environmental education. This state park maintains and protects the riparian greenway including the historic Delaware Canal, numerous miles of Delaware River shoreline, and 11 river islands in Bucks and Northampton Counties. The park maintains two fish passageways in Easton, PA. A history-based visitor center is operated in New Hope. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_25cfff117cce1e5ffb9c05e92c884412 40.544986-75.088334 http://www.surfrider.org/delaware The Delaware Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation has been active in the protection and preservation of the Ocean, Bays and Beaches of Delaware through our volunteer efforts of Beach Grass Planting in March 1998 after a double Northeast storm erroded the ocean dunes. In addition, our Chapter was the Team Leader for the Coastal Clean-Up along the Ocean from the Indian River Inlet North to the Life Saving Station. We are also active members for Rehoboth Bay as part of the Tributary Action Team for the Center for the Inland Bays. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d9ef3c4f99f9405bae1434ec2227b7ff 38.735448-75.164857 http://www.ocean.udel.edu/mas/DIBCMP/about.html Delaware Inland Bays Citizen Monitoring Program monitors 25 sites in the Delaware Inland Bays watershed on a weekly basis (semi-monthly in the winter). We monitor to provide information on the watershed, to support public policy decision making and to educate the public. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6c9989676add20fa4cc98b0ad8532f1e 38.735448-75.164857 http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/DNREC2000/Divisions/Soil/DNERR/ 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8a30fd15db363305903eca05d769c05d 39.157871-75.494148 http://www.state.nj.us/drbc/ The Commission is an interstate/federal regulatory agency which manages the water resources within the 13,539 square-mile Delaware River Basin. Its programs address water quality and water supply, flood control, drought management, and water conservation, watershed planning, regulatory review and recreation 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4356692eef01325154c6779f3468c15a 40.269909-74.799885 http://www.heritageconservancy.org Facilitate watershed wide communication and coordination. Enable local watershed conservation efforts. Build capacity for watershed conservation. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0f67f0de0d6c8fd3c7a14be1b946dc5b 40.324225-75.133932 http://www.delawareriverkeeper.org The Delaware Riverkeeper Network (DRN) is the only advocacy organization working throughout the entire Delaware River Watershed. The Delaware Riverkeeper is an individual who is the voice of the River, championing the rights of the River and its streams as members of our community. The Delaware Riverkeeper is assisted by seasoned professionals and a network of members, volunteers and supporters. Together they form DRN, and together they stand as vigilant protectors and defenders of the River, its tributaries and watershed. DRN is committed to restoring the watershed's natural balance where it has been lost and ensuring its preservation where it still exists. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_44ca42f6177148f849680f4070c43cf7 40.293692-74.870617 http://www.delawareswcd.org/Watershed/watershed_index.htm Delaware Soil and Water Conservation District provides adult and youth monitors of several watersheds with annual trainings, ongoing workshops, and equipment. We also have a school-based program. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4364938a71456741814a13ecb888d1f9 40.297009-83.043686 http://www.delawarenaturesociety.org/ Delaware Stream Watch, a grassroots volunteer water resources protection program, is a cooperative effort of the Delaware Nature Society, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, and local industry. We are now conducting three monitoring programs: (1) Stream Adoption -approximately 180 locations state-wide monitored by families, school groups, scout troops and others, rate health of waterways through chemical testing and macroinvertebrate surveys. (2) Technical Monitoring- volunteers monitoring chemical baseline at approximately 30 locations in Christina River Basin, as part of state's TMDL effort. (3) Special Surveys- focused macroinvertebrate and microbiological monitoring of selected streams. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a25f7520d99fba3420318904f6e9bbc7 39.789192-75.679001 http://www.sfbaykeeper.org/html/index/indexabout.htm The DeltaKeeper office has closed. Please remove this record from your database and website. If you need any further questions, please contact San Francisco Baykeeper at baykeeper@baykeeper.org or (415)856-0444. Thank you. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_aa97167f9ebc1bce349e3e247e7e0d18 37.77916-122.420049 http://www.dennycreek.org/current_projects_watershed.htm To preserve, protect and restore the Denny Creek watershed to benefit wildlife, people and the land. Trail and creek restoration, land use activism, quarterly newsletter and public meeting, annual community party, and natural history writing. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_18a77292795330eabd539d60047706a5 47.678855-122.207244 http://www.deruyter.k12.ny.us/ 8th graders are studying water ecosystems by monitoring our local Tioughnioga River and attempting to determine various chemical analysis (pH, D.O., Velocity) and sampling macroinvertebrate populations in order to determine biodiversity. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c44be56522ac328c5cd792a58b66f156 42.757945-75.890626 The Squaw (Why-Chus) Creek Monitoring program is a two-year project funded by the State of Oregon and local cooperators. Teachers and students sample six stream sites at least four times per year. Data is validated by a cooperating agency's technician. Students will develop a database which will be added to a regional database and published on their local Website. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.057301-121.315918 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.114552-120.514908 http://www.dflt.org/ Preserve the riparian areas and protect the Sonoran Desert within the 800 square miles we serve. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5259534da7e90a4f139a0133f3fd97b1 33.827594-111.955097 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.844449-92.060329 http://www.dof.virginia.gov/index.html 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e0c560abeaf00f2be02d907f7bb1a96f 38.84434-77.307639 http://www.dike14.org The Dike 14 Environmental Education Collaborative provides environmental education for students, teachers, families and the greater community, and promotes stewardship of the Dike 14 Nature Preserve as a unique place for people and nature on Cleveland's lakefront. Until the site is fully open to the public the Collaborative has special events on site. We have a general information brochure and a field guide for the site. From 1979 to 1999 sediments dredged from the Cuyahoga River and Cleveland Harbor filled the Dike. Closed since 1999 as a disposal site, Dike 14 has become naturalized. Over 280 species of birds, 16 species of mammals, 2 species of reptiles, 26 native Ohio plant species and 9 species of trees and shrubs have been documented. Considered a “high performance” site because of the number and diversity of birds, Dike 14 is an ideal size with its strategic coastal location and a diversity of habitats, including grassland, forest, meadow, mudflat, shrub land and wetlands. Dike 14 is also at the intersection of four migratory bird routes and has been designated an Audubon IBA. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c1cb5b183f129dabdc9352a3e7e49e1c 41.482896-81.711763 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.943817-82.001328 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.590922-71.252446 Dixie Kids Resource Team will research information on their local watershed and water conservation. This information will be used to write and perform skits using puppets to convey the need to preserve watersheds and water in our local environments for now and in the future. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 28.025768-81.960284 Use transparency tubes to monitor the transparency of various Dodge County streams on a weekly, or storm-event basis. This program has functioned for the last 4 years with a base of 20 volunteers. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.068345-92.755294 Doe Run Lake Water Watch monitors Doe Run Lake, built as a flood control structure in the late 1970s. We are concerned about excessive sedimentation of lakes and pollution from septic tank drainage. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.019079-84.72734 http://dogriver.southalabama.edu Dog River Clearwater Revival is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving water quality in this urban stream that drains almost all of Mobile, Alabama. The organization works to educate people about the river, monitors water quality, sponsors a yearly cleanup, recognizes good development practices with Dog River Watershed Guardian Awards, and promotes Dog River as an amenity for all Mobilians. A quarterly newsletter is posted on the group's website. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9d940415058fe49b98580bb838118093 30.601902-88.110611 http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/watermgt/wqp/wqstandards/tmdl/DONEGAL.pdf Donegal Creek Restoration Project conducts biota and water chemistry monitoring. We have eight monitoring stations within the 6.5-mile project area. Donegal Creek is a coldwater, limestone fishery. Various Best Management Practices are being installed to combat intensive agricultural land use. (fences and buffers) 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_aa8d38a75a5ae0a2ee60e72c98c8f52d 40.071131-76.321689 http://www.dcec-wi.org To foster the preservation of Door County's heritage of natural resources for future generations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ce2413161db38655a1933dc764d4c780 45.121664-87.230839 http://www.doorcountylandtrust.org/ Our purpose is to preserve,maintain and protect lands contributing to the beauty, open space and ecological integrity of Door County. As of this date we have protect 1,100 acres in Door County. Newsletter: The Landings 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b8ff4b0b6560873e3073941351f0d942 45.15645-87.167979 Help guide an EPA 319 Grant- i.e. citizens advisory council 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.911731-86.001445 Stream quality survey, training 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.644153-79.948419 The Driftless Area Partnership (DAP) is a coalition of organizations and individuals in northwest Illinois that works to protect and restore the natural resources of the seven watersheds of the Upper Mississippi Paleozoic Plateau in Illinois. DAP provides technical assistance and funding for local conservation projects, supports cooperative, area-wide land use planing and promotes public education and involvement in watershed issues. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.414193-90.436991 http://www.placer.ca.gov/planning/legacy/dc-crmp/dry-creek-crmp-plan-text.htm 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_26d6f6d2555c068f2545749d5e09f450 37.271832-119.270203 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 31.64863-89.561112 http://paddletsra.org/ TSRA's Duck River Opportunites Project (DROP)is working generally on two fronts. One is to establish a local watershed association - This effort is being initialted in an effort to help local governments address a myriad of water pollution problems related to development. In additon, DROP is working with the local community in the Rutherford Creek subwatershed to develop and hopefully implement a watershed restoration plan. In addition we are working with landowners/NRCS/RCD/industry and others to correct and enhance water quality through BMP implementation. Lasly, we along with Saturn Corporation work with local educators to implement the Protecting Our Watersheds Curriculum in local schools. The POW is an action oriented project that spans disciplines within schools and includes studetns collecting, analyzing data and taking action - in fact the ultimate goal is to get students to act on thier data. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5f81ea0ed4112542f1951d2c6dc3eb15 36.314873-86.166771 http://www.ducks.org wetlands conservation organization 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_db87bb83847773b9efd2a9c8b2a78855 32.406058-90.177443 http://www.coastalmountains.org/htm/duckt_coalition.htm To promote and effect the voluntary protection of the Ducktrap River, its natural features and critical watershed, through the joint effort of interested organizations and individuals. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6179a4b8c2b3eb502414b759dcaef06b 44.151795-69.107733 http://www.chippewaenviroed.org/dchsback.html Implemented surface water monitoring program with high schools; completed wellhead protection plan in City of Chippewa Falls; acquired non-point source easement of 27 acres; stormwater management planning in Town of Hallie; developed administrative tracking system and GIS to track contracts; executed 76 water quality contracts 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_285db93cb470542e825bdea5aeb33db0 44.94004-91.396539 http://www.olympus.net/community/dungenesswc Operates array of programs to address water quality, water conservation, and fish and shellfish habitat, protection and restoration. The DRMT's purpose is "to exchange information on technical studies, issues and projects occurring in the Dungeness River Area Watershed," to implement watershed plans, restoration plans, and groundwater protection strategies, to coordinate use of staff, funding, and other resources amoung agencies and reps., and to promote public participation and education on watershed processes and activities. First established in 1988, reactivated in 1995 in a joint resolution by Clallam County and Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_655a991c94d71a51ec3217eb6a35df69 48.023562-122.997838 http://www.dunkardcreek.org/ Water quality, erosion, boat access 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9a9bfab40e7001fc7989bd99e736980a 39.638733-79.979059 Acid mine drainage 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.88435-81.185557 http://www.theconservationfoundation.org/tcf/wp/drc.asp Types of Waterbodies Monitored: rivers Type of Monitoring: biological, physical, debris cleanup 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d09c7162032d8f40127afb66e275bfb5 41.716837-88.138057 http://www.ccwi.org/issues/dutchbill.htm Our goals are watershed education,research, and restoration. We meet the fourth Tuesday of each month at Anderson Hall in Camp Meeker. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_70dc8386cb615d471c54c850bedfbd12 38.402288-122.960361 http://dutchessswcd.org The District provides technical assistance and education on soil, water, and related natural resources. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_86a25903b221c4b07a1568a6638c3352 41.779922-73.738966 http://dutchessswcd.org The District provides technical assistance and education on soil, water, and related natural resources. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_86a25903b221c4b07a1568a6638c3352 41.779922-73.738966 http://www.duwamishcleanup.org Mission: To ensure a Duwamish River Superfund cleanup that benefits and is accepted by the community and is protective of fish, wildlife and human health. We are the Community Advisory Group (CAG) to EPA on the Duwamish River Superfund cleanup. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9bfdd9fa5bd0c80d49949c8cb2e0eb91 47.668046-122.3281 Completed Watershed Action Plan of 85 Actions to reduce nonpoint source pollution. More than half the actions have been implemented, and a new Surface Water Management Program was eveloped in Kitsap County as a result of the Dyes Inlet Watershed Plan. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.541035-122.638474 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.227317-82.619319 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 27.627703-81.524171 Mission: ERWC advocates for the health and conservation of the Upper Colorado and Eagle River Basins through research, education and projects. We provide a forum where everyone can gain a greater understanding of the Eagle and Colorado River watersheds. Activities: Broad-based Community Participation and Support for the Community Pride Highway Clean-Up and Eagle River Clean-Up (1,000 volunteers), River Restoration and Water Quality Monitoring, Community Education on Erosion Control, Water Law, Conservation, Nonpoint Source Pollution, Point Source Nutrient Loading, Publications: Eagle River Inventory and Assessment (2004) 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.631252-106.523438 http://www.evlt.org The Eagle Valley Land Trust strategic plan includes preservation of view corridors along I-70, habitat protection, especially winter range for elk and other large mammals, and preservation of agriculture. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8811a9941a7c9361843b075b6eccbd75 39.65989-106.830599 http://iowa.sierraclub.org/evg/ A local Group of the Sierra Club, we focus on educational aspects of watershed protection, along with political action and hands on assistance with local projects/programs. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_35aae28a698118547557643a32e6813f 41.689192-90.366198 http://www.earthforce.org This project by a group of 5th grade students is to monitor the water quality along the Ashley River that runs through our neighborhood. In a recent DHEC report it is said to be overburdened with pollutants and fall below state water quality standards. This is the river that these kids swim, fish and play in. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_11d500fc2408323dd71ee41a434c0321 32.836667-80.058663 http://www.earthteam.net/ Earth Team volunteers work in all areas of conserving our natural resources. We have a volunteer coordinator located in every state and over 2,000 offices nationwide. The National Volunteer Coordinator puts people in touch with their state volunteer coordinators. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7655898096fe2543fb214494958f3aee 41.701256-93.603714 http://www.tulsacountyconservationdistrict.org/Bluethumb.htm Blue Thumb volunteers monitor local streams and then use the data to educate the public on the pollution challenges that we face. We collect macroinvertebrates in the summer and winter followed by bug picking of these samples. We conduct habitat assessments and fish collections to look at the overall health of each creek. We conduct and annual creek clean up and watershed education event each April. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a4cff50855d10cbaa636f55850aadefa 36.085566-95.904177 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 29.892128-81.314255 http://www.earthplace.org HarborWatch/RiverWatch is a volunteer citizens' action group actively engaged in scientific monitoring of harbors and rivers in lower Fairfield County. Our ongoing research effort works to protect and improve water quality in local estuaries and watershed areas. We monitor for hypoxic conditions in Norwalk, Saugatuck and Five Mile River harbors in the summer months, and conduct ongoing monitoring of Sasco Brook and Norwalk River. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_aaa04940bc3affcfa23514fafdf54c1b 41.141467-73.358521 Earthwise San Marino is to clean up the water resources and enviromental recycling programs. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.11457-118.112409 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.271832-119.270203 Chemical, Physical, and Biological Monitoring of local streams, lakes, ponds and rivers. Habitat assessment. Evaluation for potential for Nonpooint Source Pollution. Liason with local, county and state gov't when screening tests indicate a problem. Our members, ages 9 to 73, work and test cooperatively. We have students working independently as full team members for community service/service learning projects. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.424172-74.371889 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.812778-87.166904 http://www.wedoscience.org 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6d16300b8d29b869f7b281cfcc06dbbb 37.667508-82.775673 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.439878-81.171327 http://eastmauiwatershed.org/ Created in 1991, the East Maui Watershed Partnership (EMWP) is a voluntary effort among federal, state and private land owners to preserve and protect the 100,000 acre watershed on the windward slopes of Haleakala, Maui. Since 1991, significant progress has been made to protect the pristine areas of the East Maui Watershed from ungulate damage and the invasion of invasive weed species. Specifically, the partner agencies in the EMWP have: - Constructed over five miles of fence in the remote areas of the watershed - Implemented a hunting program to increase access for hunters - Developed a monitoring and management plan - Initiated animal control and invasive plant specie programs above the fence line 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_867d3a464242414c0fb696b27a1bcb45 20.836284-156.290607 http://www.emeac.org/ Founded in 1970, the Council is an active supporter of the Michigan Natural Rivers Program. It is active in development and implementation of Remedial Action Plans for the following rivers: Rouge, Detroit, Clinton, and Raisin. It also serves on advisory committees for watershed planning efforts. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_68bfdd103a3bc41953bb208f2a8c3721 42.530809-83.257772 Eastern Hills Monitors sample an unnamed creek next to Eastern Hills High School. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 32.755585-97.207497 http://www.eslc.org/ We work with landowners to permanently preserve farmland and natural areas on Maryland's Eastern Shore. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d809a2f57ad5ce613d14cc7782a6bee4 38.898388-76.180654 http://www.eagle-ecosource.org/ 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e7f7c2daf0cdfbda6c15704783cdca20 46.782011-92.094717 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.114552-120.514908 http://www.ecologycenter.org Working to develop a more responsible society by identifying environmentally destructive practices and demonstrating sound alternatives. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8f2b242aa22a6bb49d3aee0b07eccebd 37.860117-122.289368 http://www.wildrockies.org/teci The Ecology Center is a non-profit, public-interest conservation organization. Our staff works to protect biological diversity and ecosystem integrity, primarily in the Wild Rockies Bioregion (including Montana, Idaho, and parts of Wyoming, British Columbia, Alberta, Oregon, and Washington). We also work to pressure agencies to conform to environmental legislation, and to increase citizen participation in public lands management. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f091dc4d2c27cb2d380629a4433d9f85 46.877602-113.993999 Edna Junior High School conducts monthly monitoring at Simon's Cove on Lake Texana. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 28.974684-96.660235 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.271832-119.270203 http://www.effieyeaw.org Effie Yeaw Nature Center/American River Natural History Association monitors the American River watershed. We have several programs, including elementary school monitoring and adult annual bird and wildlife counts. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_bc525615e54b9068256799a6c2c94728 38.625198-121.32843 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.276492-74.23442 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.271832-119.270203 El Rancho B.A.S.S. Fishing Organization is dedicated to improving the environment. We will help out with conservation programs to keep our waters clean and safe for the future. We want to establish new wildlife habitats and save the sport of fishing. We want to join community activities and hold fund-raising events for our community projects and needs. We are a premier fishing organization serving California. We serve the community, environment, research, academic programs related to our goals, improvement of peace, education, sport of fishing, and humanity. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.9667-118.101083 The Blanco River Monitoring Program does basic physical and chemical testing and site descriptions on a monthly basis. Our summer Boy Scout programs involve some biological sampling as part of aquatic biology sessions. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 29.88214-97.926419 u46.k12.edu.us.il We currently submit data on Benthic marcoinvertebrates to River Watch and "Friends of the Fox" organizations. We conduct extensive studies on water and our local watershed during the course of the school year. This year EHS students are organizing a "Walk Your Watershed" day. On this day we are encouraging other schools to walk a section of Poplar Creek's watershed. We conduct habitat restoration activities on ourschool grounds which include a fen, oak woodland, creek and flood plain. We Will also be be working on astrom sewer stencil program in South Elgin and Elgin. EHS is also conducting research on the effects of road salt. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_29cc421691bfc649bd3920af371ca9c0 42.025324-88.244008 Eliot/South Berwick School and Community Water Monitoring Program monitors the Piscataqua River and its tributaries, which are part of the Great Bay New Hampshire/Maine watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.23089-70.782849 http://www.elizabethriver.org To form a partnership among diverse community interests to raise appreciation of the economic, ecological, and recreational importance of the river; and to restore the Elizabeth River system to the highest practical level of environmental quality. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_75b79912ebac88935fc9aba2995b17d9 36.852748-76.288617 http://www.futurecitynj.org/watershed.html ELIZABETH RIVER/ ARTHUR KILL WATERSHED ASSOCIATION 2005 Mission The goal of the Elizabeth River/Arthur Kill Watershed Association,a NJDEP certified watershed, is to enhance the quality of life in and around the watershed for all of its natural and human residents by promoting the thorough investigation, impartial evaluation and effective removal of threats to the watershed. It is the intention of the Association to accomplish these goals through independent research, monitoring, public information and education, sustainable projects and cooperation with state, federal and municipal authorities. Vision Our vision for the Elizabeth River/Arthur Kill Watershed Association is that of a voluntary group of members who represent our diverse constituents who:  enhance public understanding of water issues,  undertake necessary data collection,monitoring and reporting on watershed quality,  promote community activism and sustainable stewardship, and  prompt legislative review and advocacy of clean water issues and thus ultimately restores, preserves, and maintains the environmental, recreational, and commercial quality of the watershed area for one and all. Members Our membership is drawn from individuals and organizations throughout the watershed region. Annual Meeting Our annual meeting is publicly held. The meeting corresponds with the Estuary Day events each September. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b0c6acca5ab2beb5d3dcec64aa3c7db9 40.663428-74.208999 The Elk-Skegemog/Three Lakes Associations monitor five lakes and three rivers and have an associated lake shore program. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.870951-85.24554 Our group is working on the East Branch Lake watershed area treating a mine acid problem. We have completed our first watershed project on an unnamed tributary of Yonkers Run which flows into the upper end of East Branch Lake. In the spring of 2000 our second watershed project will be started on Gum Boot Run which also flows into the upper end of East Branch Lake. Heddin Environmental of Pittsburgh is developing a Remediation Plan for our group and will soon be in place. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.422011-78.740499 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.659615-93.919492 http://www.erwia.org The mission of the Elk River Watershed Improvement Association is to improve, protect and conserve the waters of the Elk River watershed for the people who live, work, attend school, own property in or visit the watershed through educational and implementation activities that are based on sound scientific analysis and information. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b8987a871da35c5d600b315d64a2bf95 36.596125-94.383716 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.114552-120.514908 http://www.elkhartriveralliance.org/ The Elkhart River Restoration Association, Inc. was founded in 1983 to study the needs of the Elkhart River and its watershed. As a not-for-profit corporation the association works with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), the Army Corp. of Engineers, the Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), and local officials to improve the river. The Association helps to identify the various needs along the river, informs officials, seeks to make the river a public priority, and assists in the planning of cleanup and repair projects. The Elkhart River Alliance is the steering committee that oversee's a watershed management plan for the Elkhart River Watershed: promote best management pratices (BPM): develop demonstration sites; monitor water quality in the river and its tributaries; and educate the various stakeholders to what can be done to improve the watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e4b05d6fe0214b8e044ad864be7d0170 41.599892-85.788048 Annual Stream Clean-up, environmental education, developed access sites, aqua fair 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.36442-81.55047 To promote an appreciation for canoeing and kayaking and actively conserve and protect the rivers and streams of Kentucky. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.180746-84.888758 http://www.elkhornslough.org Upland wetland conservation, research and education. Elkhorn Slough Foundation is acommunity-supported land trust working to protect the coastal environment of the Elkhorn Slough and the central Monterey Bay. We help manage a cooperative water monitoring program in the central Monterey Bay area, and sponsor research and education. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_317ad57dc19e02e2cda623f8e1b158a8 36.79645-121.78604 Elkhorn Slough Foundation/Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) monitors both water quality (of Elkhorn, Moro Cojo, Bennett and Tembladero Sloughs, Old Salinas River channel and lower Salinas River) and Great Blue Heron and Great Egret rookeries. Elkhorn Slough NERR staff also monitor weather and water quality. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.817039-121.728081 http://wave.nos.noaa.gov/ocrm/nerr/reserves/nerrelkhorn.html 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_00721e848afb31d49c5cdc8a12732bfd 36.817189-121.728227 http://www.ellerbecreek.org ECWA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to making Ellerbe Creek an ecological, recreational and aesthetic asset for Durham. Reducing flooding and erosion by utilizing runoff in stormwater wetlands, rainwater gardens and cisterns, habitat restoration, and preservation of natural and historic features are primary goals. ECWA has initiated collaborations with NC State Extension, the Wetland Restoration Program, Durham Parks Dept., Hillandale Golf Course and the Museum of Life and Science. ECWA catalyzed and helped install a stormwater wetland at Hillandale Golf Course, and other BMPs are in the planning stage. ECWA is preserving/restoring urban greenspace through a Durham County matching grant and donations, has discovered a piedmont prairie remnant with 60+ native species, monitors fish populations and maintains wetland gardens at Indian Trails Park. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b21c78fcf3df8a3a93257579ec098961 36.020661-78.928086 As a group we have been working on a project to raise awareness about the problems with the Black River. We are also focusing on the ways to prevent or to control these problems and get the community more involved. We are presenting this project to several other Northeast Ohio Schools at the Student Environmental Congress in Cleveland. This is a "workshop" where high school students present environmental issues to other students to raise awareness in what they are passionate about. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.356292-82.114616 http://www.ERMAWatershed.org ERMA's goals are to promote conservation projects and practices that improve water quality and quantity, reduce soil erosion and stream sedimentation, protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat, alleviate flooding to communities and cropland, and improve recreational opportunities within the Embarras River Watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_32fbe26b70e1cffd26fd84719db757e2 39.486892-88.259802 monitor the Little Lehigh Creek at the Pool Wildlife Sanctuary following GLOBE Project protocols. Data submitted to Globe Project (www.globe.gov) 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.535168-75.504656 http://www.stopextinction.org Mission: To bring together individuals and groups from diverse perspectives to protect and strengthen endangered species legislation. Projects: Lobbying and education on endangered species issues at the local, state, regional, and federal levels. Citizen Involvement: Contacting elected officials and educating others about imperiled species. Year Founded: 1982 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ac30fc0218b9d202e662ea29bd9089c0 43.073168-89.404728 http://esrp.csustan.edu/ The program was established in August 1992 at the request and with the support of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Reclamation, under the direction of Dr. Dan Williams at CSU Stanislaus. Over the past decade, ESRP has grown into a cooperative research program working with local, State, and Federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, corporations, and private land owners. ESRP is composed of about 45 biologists, students, and support staff, several research associates, and numerous collaborators in government and universities worldwide whose combined expertise and contributions are integral to the recovery of threatened and endangered species in Central California. ESRP biologists are based in Fresno, Turlock, Bakersfield, and the Bay Area. ESRP biologists are investigating many aspects of kit fox ecology including the effects of roads on kit fox populations, interactions with predators such as coyotes, and survival in urban and agricultural environments, efforts to save the Riparian Brush Rabbit, one of the most endangered animals in North America, 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3d79a7042b04f2be24d752813116e45b 37.271832-119.270203 http://www.EnlightenMeDesigns.com EMD is working towards a cleaner Tangipahoa River and surrounding areas, by removing trash in and around the River, between Robert, LA and Lee's Landing. EMD raises monies by creating and selling customized light-switchplates for the home or office, and a small line of bath salts. Items can be viewed on company web site and/or purchased through Ebay. EMD operates primarily by volunteer work, and small, private donations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7910705fe4a97a156a5d5525dfe445a6 30.44054-90.338059 http://www.enoriver.org The Eno River Association was founded in 1965 as a grassroots conservation organization. Our mission is to preserve the natural and cultural legacy of the Eno River for future generations to enjoy. The Association's conservation efforts have resulted in over 4,000 acres protected, largely contained within five public parks. We work with private landowners as well as local and state governments to conserve special lands within the Eno River watershed. The Association also engages in advocacy for the protection of the river and the lands that border it, and the environmentally responsible development of our community. We also work to engage and educate the community on environmental issues. Our Eno River Watch water-quality monioring program collects valuable data on aquatic life and conditions on the river. We also host a series of hikes to introduce the community to the natural beauty of the area and to educate participants on the flora, fauna, and history of the river. For 25 years, the Eno River Association has presented the Festival for the Eno each year to celebrate and educate the community. Over 30,000 people enjoy live music, exhibits, activities, food, and crafts along the banks of the Eno each Fourth oy July weekend. Proceeds from the Festival go to conserve land in the Eno River watershed. The Eno River Association publishes a quarterly newsletter (Eno Currents), an annual calendar to raise awareness of the nature, culture, and history of the Eno River, and occasionally an issue of the Eno journal. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d9eb27129abd89fbf9b606dcc2049f77 36.0733-78.934278 http://www.chelancd.org/watershed.htm 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_092edc4219cbf76d4b6fe9ba4c42fdac 47.753951-120.695839 http://www.envirooutreach.org/index.html We are involved in the voluntary effort of riverbank and water clean up of the Tuscarawas River in Summit, Portage and Stark Counties of Ohio. We would like our efforts to expand to water quality checks for the EPA for pollutants. Our group is also involved in several highway litter clean up programs. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5003f184eb425bf28e67f6f099019759 41.021252-81.43518 http://enri.uaa.alaska.edu/ ENRI is involved in development, testing, and promotion of biological monitoring programs for the state of Alaska. We have worked collaboratively with local, state, federal, and tribal representatives to implement water quality monitoring using standard operating procedures in a tiered approach. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_df512bddd06253d45f59552741b12f6e 61.215458-149.883011 http://www.environmentcouncilri.org/ecri.html The Environment Council of Rhode Island (ECRI) is a Coalition of organizations and individuals, serves as a powerful voice for developing, advocating, and lobbying for policies and laws that protect and enhance the environment. the council embodies the vision that together we can build an ecologically healthy future in a sustainable economy. ECRI provides its members with a forum for sharing information and technical expertise, and provides policy makers and the public with informed opinions and position statements. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c81e032b513325d0b22399979c3066e1 41.823875-71.411994 http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/dutchess Mission: Through education, research and partnerships, the Environment Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County (CCEDC) empowers individuals and municipal groups to expand their knowledge and actions to protect, restore and enhance the environment of Dutchess County for future generations. CCEDC's Environment Program works to help facilitate and support several local non-profit watershed organizations in Dutchess County that are working to conduct research, and provide education, outreach and hands-on projects to protect their watersheds. These include the Wappingers Creek Watershed Intermunicipal Council (WIC), the Fishkill Creek Watershed organization, Casperkill Watershed organization, FallKill Watershed organization, and others that flow into the Hudson River Estuary, and the Housatonic River (Tenmile River Watershed Alliance). 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_685a5fb093f21ff92d18d55602e19dab 41.779922-73.738966 Environmental Action Committee monitors Pine Creek in Albany Township, Maiden Creek in Albany and Greenwich Townships, and the Schuylkill River in Berks County. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.574889-75.872187 http://www.eacmarin.org West Marin is the rural, coastal area of Marin County, just north of the Golden Gate. The Environmental Action Committee of West Marin is a grass-roots group dedicated to the protection and appreciation of West Marin's natural environment and rural character. EAC works for clean air, pure waters, healthy ecosystems, a diverse and thriving native flora and fauna, and the preservation of a rural, community spirit. We do this by: * monitoring, publicizing, and campaigning against threats to West Marin's natural environment, * educating the public and policy-makers about the environmental issues facing West Marin, * providing reliable information about controversial issues in order to create a common ground of understanding and promote informed debate, and * encouraging and facilitating productive resolutions to land-use conflicts by working closely with those who own, manage, and use West Marin's lands For information, go to 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_50e318153d9c9f8914e6ce749afd5167 38.052312-122.794455 Conduct educational programs on the Mohawk River and Hudson River. Publications include: "Natural Areas of Schenectady County," Natural Areas of Albany County," "Natural Areas of Saratoga County," "Environmental Trip Tips." 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.80022-73.879539 http://eicinfo.vancouver.wsu.edu/index.html Through the shared resources of a cooperative partnership, the EIC will create and nurture a greater awareness and stewardship for the environment and encourage action-taking by the people of Clark County that will protect, conserve, and restore our natural environment. Supporting the people of Clark County through: environmental education, natural resource protection, natural resource conservation, waste reduction and recycling, and water resource management 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4e4fcf29537b7a7c01cfcd853503fcfb 45.71335-122.630169 To look at issues caused by the enviorment in New York City. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.705018-73.764835 http://www.vermontlaw.edu/elc/index.cfm Provides an interdisciplinary program of studies in environmental law and policy. Develops environmental curriculum, publishes reports, sponsors conferences and speakers, conducts public policy projects, and provides advice and assistance to communities in Vermont. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_68d195eb8bfe8ad2e70e1881c1f97447 43.744933-72.542286 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.305944-72.614055 http://www.ercsv.org The Environmental Resource Center provides individuals of all ages and walks of life a better understanding of the environment and environmental issues as well as encourages positive action to guarantee a viable, self-sustainable planet for future generations. And ERC is the coordinator of the Wood River Conservation Coalition (an alliance of 30 local/regional environmental groups.) 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6100a5433626adacf018a8ea36b64589 43.62379-114.345009 This is an environmental science group that works with Lictherman Nature Center. We are interested in monitoring water, soil, and air quality in the Memphis area. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.08898-89.858912 pending Group of students in an introductory Environmental Science Class from a high school. As a service project for the class, we would like to become involved in the adopt-your-watershed program. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7c6c2e5d48ab37a007cbf70d3ea25fa4 36.662742-79.30011 http://www.esd.ornl.gov/ The Environmental Sciences Division (ESD) is an interdisciplinary research and development organization with more than 60 years of achievement in local, national, and international environmental research. Our vision is to expand scientific knowledge and develop innovative strategies and technologies that will strengthen the nation's leadership in creating solutions to help sustain the Earth’s natural resources. Scientists in ESD conduct research, develop technology, and perform analyses to understand and assess responses of environmental systems at the environment-human interface and the consequences of alternative energy and environmental strategies. We seek to understand how natural and anthropogenic factors (e.g., global and regional change, environmental stress, and energy production and use) interact to influence environmental systems and society. Our methods integrate field and laboratory methods with new theory, modeling, data systems, policy analysis, and evaluation to create solutions to complex environmental challenges. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6470e9a6a4d43b115bd5244fb26b3a57 36.01478-84.255264 The Environmental Study Team, an organization of local high school students who meet regularly to learn about and address environmental issues, has been conducting a stream study for the past six months on the Indian Kill located by the Schenectady County Conservation Councial and Trout Unlimited to determine the feasibility of introducing a sustained population of Brown Trout into the Kill. EST prepared for this project by attending workshops on chemical testing and macro-invertebrate collection, as well as learning the physical layout of the Kill by studying maps and completing a stream walk. Testing sites were selected, and in June of 1998 chemical testing, including dissolved oxygen content, pH, alkalinity, turbidity, water hardness, measurement of phosphates, nitrates, chloride, and coliform counts began. The biannaul macro-invertebrate collection was completed in early October; the preserved specimens will be sorted and identified to the family level. Biannual physical parameter data has also been collected and will be compiled this winter. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.819038-73.885712 http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/6818/ An organization that exists to protect and preserve our natural resources for future generations. This is to be achieved by acquiring land, establishing banks and facilitating the monitoring and management of lands identified and set aside by individuals, agencies, and developers for protection.The Environmental Trust adds another tool to identity, protect, monitor and manage our resources to maintain permanent viable populations that can last many more generations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3bcbde1d139347d2f0196e05458099d1 32.759043-116.950961 http://www.wsn.org/eccola/eccolahome.html Mission: To protect the woods, wildlife, and waters of the Lakeland Area. Projects: Willow Flowage master plans, shoreland ordinances in Vilas and Oneida County, helped pass strong mining ordinances in Vilas and Oneida County. Citizen Involvement: Please contact ECCOLA. Year Founded: 1992 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_cfe6b0905c03b9f8e5309adf2d4cda4e 45.87167-89.796439 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.087545-80.086424 http://www.ecga.org/ In the 44 years since Greenbelt was founded, we have protected over 11,000 acres of land. We own and manage 4,500 acres of land that comprises our reservation system; we hold over 150 conservation restrictions totaling over 4,300 acres, and we have assisted in conserving 2,500 additional acres. Preserve open space in Essex County which has ecological, agricultural, or scenic significance. We are particularly interested not only in conserving more land, but in building contiguous areas of protected land that are oriented along scenic roads, rivers and streams, wildlife corridors, and trails. To this end we seek to conserve parcels that are adjacent or proximate to existing Greenbelt land or restrictions, or to land that is protected by other nonprofits, communities or agencies. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4eebd42645a8722549ef8358b2f446c5 42.633013-70.763681 Conserve land through gift or purchase and manage the land for the benefit of the human and natural residents of Essex, Connecticut; focus on land that is ecologically or scenically significant or important to the town's heritage. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.359584-72.391872 The mission of ESAVM is to provide opportunities for Erie County citizens to use knowledge, commitment, and active involvement in protecting and improving streams and watersheds and promote stewardship of resources by collecting data on physical, chemical, and biological conditions of our streams and watersheds. As of September, 2003, 12 volunteer monitors have collected monthly data on 30 sites on 12 Creeks, Runs, and Tributaries in Erie County. Since starting in 2002, 260 monitopring events have occurred. Goal is to increase number of volunteers, number of sites monitored, and share data with community to promote surface water stewardship. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.973425-80.143093 Assist in obtaining funding for watershed restoration. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.538421-124.370467 http://www.evergladesvillage.net An information desk for the greater Everglades ecosystem and its communities to increase awareness and involvement in the restoration efforts by providing the latest news from government, organizations and the media with an indexed directory to over 7,000 Web pages. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_60014e850ea11fb22d671d4a53bbb1f9 26.649835-80.077849 Protection and enhancement of habitat or cold water fisheries. Also stream bank restoration and wetlands protection. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 48.051832-122.209998 Ten town volunteer commitee. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.926231-71.187143 http://www.eopb.org/ The Eyes of Paint Branch was formed in 1994 to preserve and enhance the ecology of the Paint Branch. We are a grass-roots organization of volunteer citizens devoted to preserving the Paint Branch through education, community awareness, and action. Publications of the Eyes of Paint Branch include the newsletter "My Backyard," periodic bulletins, and short-fused releases called "Action Alerts." We also participate with other organizations such as Trout Unlimited on projects like the Embrace-A-Stream Project. The Eyes of Paint Branch organizes community activities such as stream cleanups, field trips, bird walks, and tree plantings, and public education. Members are actively involved with monitoring the condition of the stream and coordinating with biologists and various organizations to ensure that the Paint Branch gets as much protection as possible. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_640d332bf9befc03cbc8273bd0be92ab 38.99524-77.029389 Dedicated to safe operations of water supply reservoirs in New Jersey. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.995416-74.02879 http://www.asnv.org/ Representing 4,500 supporters, Fairfax Audubon Society is the largest wildlife conservation organization serving the communities of Northern Virginia. Our conservation, education, and advocacy programs provide postive environmental experiences and practical opportunities for individuals to get involved in protecting birds, other wildlife and important habitats. We contribute to local watershed protection and monitoring through restoration, management and wildlife surveys. For example, our annual volunteer Waterfowl Count, which includes Potomac and Occoquan watersheds, provides valuable information on waterfowl population and trends. The presence and abundance of waterfowl can be an indicator of the overall health of watersheds. Local trends can indicate habitat fragmentation or signal an immediate environmental threat, such as contamination or poisoning from improper use of pesticides. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7e1c27f5a15a633190959c8559db780f 38.837801-77.20874 http://www.fairfaxcounty-watersheds.net/ The Fairfax County Stormwater Planning Division is responsible for developing watershed management plans for the 30 watersheds located within the County. Fairfax County lies within the Middle Potomac River Watersheds (HUCs 0207008,02070010). The Stream Protection Strategy team completed a baseline biological survey of all streams in 2000. Volunteer monitoring data was also used in this study. Based on the results, the 30 watersheds were ranked and categorized into three management categories; protect, restore level 1, and restore level 2 (See http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/gov/DPWES/environmental/SPS_Main.htm). Watershed management plans will be developed for each watershed over the next five years. One of the primary goals of the Watershed Planning Program is to support the development of 'fiends of' groups in each of the 30 watersheds. These groups will help set goals, prioritize projects and lead in grassroots efforts to manage and restore their watershed. If you are interested in getting involved in the program please contact us at watersheds@co.fairfax.va.us. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_83fd055476cab27de52dd9e4e2f18b72 38.851805-77.356463 http://www.look.net/fairfaxLand/ The Fairfax Land Preservation Trust works to protect and expand the natural, historical, and recreational resources of Northern Virginia. Through land acquisition projects, easements, community covenants, and land use consulting, FLPT is creating new parks and trails. We believe that a healthy balance in land use maintains and enhances the quality of life and economic sustainability of our region in the face of rapid population growth. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e45fff3d06050748307f2e5dc101fad8 38.8734-77.383845 http://www.geocities.com/fairfaxreleaf/history.html Mission: To plant and preserve urban forest, restore native habitat, improve community appearance and education the public about the benefits of trees. Activities: Urban ecological restoration on roadsides, parks, schools, public lands; emphasis on networking and coordinating with other groups. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f5e5dbf1ec52fcc175cfde86bebca3af 38.93686-77.185859 http://www.fairfaxtrails.org/ Identified and mapped trails; advocate their construction. Built web site. Publish email newsletter. Planning clean-up of Pimmit Run in April, 1999. Planning hike across Fairfax County on June 5-6, 1999. Meetings held monthly. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_cb86cef33790a723fe1319a67bc4df29 38.936529-77.184285 The watershed is approximately 90% terraced. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.008313-91.998035 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.114552-120.514908 http://www.cayugalake.org/fallcreek The Fall Creek Watershed Committee is a concerned group of citizens who want to improve our understanding of how to maintain and improve the ecological health, economic vitality, and overall beauty of the Fall Creek Watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d60f2dfb00268b91ac8ce7ff1169a14d 42.440495-76.495454 http://flyfisherman.com/northeast/fallingspring/ Southcentral Pennsylvania is famous for its limestone spring creeks, and the Falling Spring Branch, which meanders through the farms and yards of Chambersburg, is the crown jewel. It was there in 1935 that a Trico hatch caught the attention of angling sage George Harvey, and it was there several years ago that a diverse group of anglers, residents, landowners, and businessmen formed the Falling Spring Greenway Project to enhance and preserve the river and its heritage. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f2bb3b278ea3b36b5fe7726917a560db 39.93743-77.660754 To advise public entities & private organizations in regard to ongoing or proposed projects along the Falls of the James in Richmond in regard to the scenic, historic, reacreational & environmental impact of the river & natural environs and to recommend alternatives when needed 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.51747-77.506649 Permanently protect in their natural state (through fee or easement acquisition) wetland, wildlife, scenic, forest or general open spaces in the town of Falmouth, Maine. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.733891-70.280383 To help keep our kids water safe. We want to keep an eye on reports online, as well as in the papers on activityies in McLeansboro involving our water suply. To teach our kids that even one voice does matter. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.089551-88.515679 http://www.farallones.org/ Beach Watch is a long-term monitoring project in which volunteers survey a particular beach area every four weeks. Our goals are to develop baseline information on the Sanctuary's biological resources, to create a long-term data set and index for a particular beach, to develop a network of local volunteer experts, and to educate the public about their sanctuaries. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a1944115b99bb0d1a46e8142279a7005 37.801819-122.436539 http://www.frwa.org Protection of the natural resources of the Farmington River Valley in western Massachusetts and central Connecticut. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7f2c28e3f7b45aee63d28165589abc4c 41.874257-72.802219 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.579251-121.504144 Father Marquette Middle School Service Learning studies and monitors Whetstone and Orianna watersheds in Marquette County. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 46.55481-87.396805 http://www.fauntleroy.net Further restoration, stewardship, and responsible public enjoyment of Fauntleroy Creek and Fauntleroy Park by stimulating discussion and action, providing community input and perspective, serving as a focal point for information, and speaking with a common voice for the watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_470eb57eab32eaf515292280803e6de8 47.522007-122.390594 On-going water monitoring project at Cedar Run Stream. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.70972-77.808964 Fayette County Water Education Team teaches students to conduct physical and chemical tests and to search for biological specimens. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.267413-89.359979 http://www.dep.state.fl.us/northwest/ecosys/section/greenshores.htm Project Greenshores, winner of the 2004 Gulf Guardian Award, is located along the northwest side of the Pensacola Bay bridge in downtown Pensacola, Florida. This habitat restoration effort partners FDEP's Ecosystem Restoration Laboratory with the City of Pensacola, the Ecosystem Restoration Support Organization, local agencies, businesses and volunteers in a community based effort to establish an oyster reef and salt marsh within the Pensacola Bay ecosystem. Restoring a bayfront estuary to its historic habitat stabilizes shorelines and provides the essentials for wildlife propagation and conservation. Guiding the restoration activities for Project Greenshores is the Design Focus Team. This team consists of local citizen volunteers who bring an interest in community resources and a wide variety of expertise in coastal ecosystems and construction to the planning process. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3f7d650808f2d6d47a86076d74c14025 30.422456-87.22559 http://www.feather-river-crm.org Restoration/Conservation 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_548d2a92c0cd24508b85f1ba4c05248c 39.93822-120.909029 http://www.carcd.org/wisp/featherriver/ Our mission is to advocate resource conservation through education and collaborative efforts with willing landowners and organizations that promote economic and ecological sustainability. Activities: Implement stream restoration and erosion control projects to improve fisheries habitat, hydrologic response, riparian health, and conserve soil resources on private and public lands. Participate in the development and implementation of policies and programs to improve and maintain watershed health. Accomplishments: Assisted in forming the Upper Feather River Watershed Group. Assisted in implementation of the Indian Creek Watershed Plan and Environmental Assessment project. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0cfe3fdc3ab36f9da2354f5a13a9ff72 39.937675-120.94144 http://www.federalcreek.org/index.html Mission: The Federal Valley Watershed Group are committed citizens and partners working to restore and preserve water quality, environmental health, and recreation in our watershed. We seek to gain a better understanding of and help raise watershed awareness. Our Goals To raise watershed awareness through education and outreach. To restore and preserve water quality of the watershed. To encourage preservation of natural and historically significant areas. To gain a better understanding of problems like erosion, trash, and Acid Mine Drainage (AMD). To develop partnerships and seek funding to continue our efforts. To promote good land use planning, healthy agriculture, and forestry procedures that will improve water quality 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_77342c57bd3e64df523384d9d83255f0 39.484359-82.07469 http://www.fedflyfishers.org/8b23-f4c8.cgi?State=Montana Founded in 1965, the Federation works nationally and internationally to preserve all waters that support fisheries through a network of clubs and international members through the sport of fly fishing. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5e04f268d167a9c04926bc8f8246ecdb 45.679325-111.033184 Mission: Cultivate fly fishing - conservation, education, restoration. Voice for organized fishing. Promote conservation. All fish - all waters. Projects: Phil Emmling is involved in many conservation issues; education - promoting fly fishing - flytying, casting, youth camp. Citizen Involvement: Please contact Federation of Fly Fishers, Wisconsin Council. Year Founded: 2000 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.059237-89.430146 http://www.sjwatersheds.org/ 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e0335c667a7960cb4bdb77367b1526e4 39.707111-75.111031 http://Fellows and Advocates of the Little Cahaba To preserve the Little Cahaba River. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d779ed8d834ff71d9e3a7c3b8566bde0 33.04082-86.952508 http://www.fenwickfriars.com/Creek An ongoing monitoring project conducted by the environmental science and honors chemistry students at Fenwick High School. Data and research is provided for educational purposes as well as for public information concerning the water quality of Silver Creek and other urban streams. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a2346e7c50ef896c1d01786351662662 41.863012-87.792255 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.114552-120.514908 http://ferry.scc.wa.gov/ferrycd.htm Conservation of natural resources on a local level.The conservation of renewable, natural resources is a key element in providing conditions conducive to sustainable rural lifestyles, profitable local businesses, and a healthy environment. Guiding Principles Ferry Conservation District will: * Work with citizens, businesses, organizations and agencies on a voluntary, cooperative basis. * Promote local, state, and federal conservation partnerships. * Provide service without discrimination. * Work toward building a stronger, healthier, and more productive community. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4cee48b8e5b444f62930901b2e2a1c87 48.652784-118.701712 http://www.fibark.net/history.htm The Club is involved in access rights and other conservation and recreation interests on the Arkansas River. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_da1447f80b25ca2f34a707ab4557f181 38.526356-106.006814 Trash, flooding, water quality 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.190799-81.563498 Watershed Council includes members from agricultural community, City of Dufur, Dufur City Parks, US Forest Service, Wasco Soil and Water Conservation District. Also works in cooperation with Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Forestry. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.614335-121.198775 http://www.fllowpa.org/ The Alliance is made up of representatives from 24 counties encompassing the Finger Lakes region and the Lake Ontario Basin in upstate New York. Each county is represented by professional staff assigned to Planning Departments, Soil & Water Conservation Districts, Health Departments and Water Quality Management Agencies. A Water Resources Board (WRB) administers monies appropriated by the State of New York to support community-based, non point and related lake and watershed planning/management programs. An important objective of FL-LOWPA is to promote cooperation among counties for whole watershed initiatives, support combined requests for local nonpoint programs and work with watershed and lake associations to promote citizen, business and local government in watershed initiatives. The program funds are divided roughly to support implementation, research & monitoring and public education. The WRB focuses on "grassroots" initiatives described and submitted to the Executive and Legislative branches each budget year as forumulated at the local level. The 24 counties are divided into three regions loosely related to hydrological units within the Lake Ontario Basin. The WRB also does regional outreach in sponsoring a major conference each fall on a five year rotation basisdedicated to specific lakes and river basins in the Alliance counties. The fifth year in the rotation is jointly sponsored with the Water Quality Board of the International Joint Commission to discuss issues in the Lake Ontario Basin. A spring workshop is held for exchange of information among the counties regarding technical work, data exchange and program development. The WRB publishes a periodic newsletter entitled The Information Exchange. A publication on the 96 Fall Conference held jointly with the IJC-Water Quality Board is available on request. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ab202c55309409a3082cc4343fa4ea97 42.64873-77.061891 http://www.fllt.org The Finger Lakes Land Trust is a non-profit community-based organization dedicated to protecting the natural integrity of the Finger Lakes region. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_49c8939f33476dbda63b4aa19ade27e6 42.442729-76.496822 http://www.fhbwi.org/ Watershed Association based in Scituate, MA. Town Organizer for Biodiversity Days Recipient of DEP Source Water Protection Grant Plans to do watershed stream survey with guidance of the DFWLE Riverways Adopt a Stream Program and Monitoring Program Plans Public Outreach and Education Projects Sponsors Scout Projects 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_74a56dc8a1e484048108972e727a3115 42.182063-70.763943 Mission: To protect the ecologically precious coastal Lake Michigan watersheds in Manitowoc Co. In pursuing this mission, models of community-based, sustainable development and preservation of small watersheds are being developed and will be shared with other cities. Projects: Conservation and education initiatives at Fischer Creek and Point Creek. We also assist other organizations in the region with their work. Citizen Involvement: We are community-based and depend on active citizen involvement in both public program and fundraising initiatives. A core team of volunteers shares in many of our organization's tasks. Year Founded: 1997 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.737839-87.720479 http://www.fishfirst.org/ The fate of our native Pacific salmon runs are at a crossroads: if we continue on the current road we will soon harvest these runs to extinction. If we head in a new direction, we have the opportunity to restore our native salmon runs. Which path will you choose? James Connaughton, chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, has provided us with an opportunity to blaze a new trail toward salmon recovery, and I couldn't be more excited. Connaughton recently announced a new policy intended to prevent the extinction of our wild Pacific salmon runs. If harvest practices don't change, many scientists believe these wild runs will disappear this century. Given the dire circumstances that we face, I am surprised that some who support wild salmon recovery are opposed to Connaughton's proposal. I believe that many people are misinterpreting his intent. Connaughton's recommendations are to focus more heavily on correcting the negative impact that hatcheries and harvest are having on native salmon runs. Specifically, the government's two new objectives are to end outdated hatchery programs and stop harvest levels and practices that impede recovery of wild, endangered and threatened salmon. This shift is the most important thing that anyone has done in 130 years to stop the over-harvest of these fish and recover the native run. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_44e7dfbcfa04cc93e310ecba76d37e22 38.89037-77.031959 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.990069-81.204766 Five Island Lake Restoration's goal is to restore a 1000-acre lake, using shoreline stabilization, watershed management, and hydraulic dredging. We take water samples at five areas monthly to gauge our progress in improving water clarity. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.121178-94.683884 Working to improve water quality, to preserve Five Mile Creek as a natural recreational resouce, serve as an educational resource, and to build wide spread community support of these activities. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.641854-86.85475 Water quality monitoring and data collection with efforts to have Five Mile Creek, (Jefferson County, Alabama) upgraded to Fish & Wildlife classification. Historically Five Mile served as the water source of Birmingham until demand exceeded supply. Most recently the creek was used for disposal of unwanted byproducts of the coke making process. This earned the creek the nickname "Creosote Creek". Since adoption of the Clean Water Act, Five Mile has shown a dramatic improvement and a notable return of fish and other aquatic animals. However, the state of Alabama and EPA still classify a section as industrial and agricultural, thus allowing continued discharge of low quality water from the industry located in the Tarrant area. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.641854-86.85475 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.268059-78.413241 http://www.flatheadbasincommission.org/ The Flathead Basin Commission has the oldest and largest volunteer monitoring program in Montana. We monitor over 30 lakes, including Flathead Lake, the largest freshwater lake in the U.S. west of the Mississippi, and several lakes in Glacier National Park. We add new lakes to the program annually. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_32aa1681c775f9e9f0a48531a138ebcc 48.197018-114.312592 http://www.sd5.k12.mt.us/fhs/ Flathead High School Advanced Biology classes monitor the North Fork and its tributaries, Big Creek and Langford, as well as Ashley Creek by storm drains. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_69b23fe1fd47e4110008ed2a8ae3bf04 48.222552-114.244347 http://www.flatheadlakers.org The Flathead Lakers is a nonprofit, grassroots organization working for clean water, healthy ecosystems and lasting quality of life in the Flathead Watershed in northwest Montana. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1a90dd36c37f950e9d4c6e6b4c505def 47.696716-114.161121 http://www.flatheadlandtrust.org Protect and preserve the scenic, agricultural, wildlife and other natural resources and qualities as a legacy for those who follow. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ca2aca74ebc0a9e4d4da372c5a4f541d 48.19966-114.314149 The purpose of the Flathead Resource Organization is to protect and restore the environment of the lower Flathead drainage and the surrounding area, and to promote a sustainable and healthy human relationship with that environment. We pursue this objective through public education and other forms of advocacy. We were founded in the late 1970's around efforts to prevent the construction of more dames on the lower Flathead river. We have always been comprised of both non-Indians and members of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 46.67944-110.044472 http://kywater.org/fleming/intro1.htm#Return%20to%20FCCD%20Homepage To eliminate and/or control soil erosion and water pollution. To maintain and/or improve the quality of our environment by planning the use of sound conservation practices. The district will encourage all land users to become cooperators and to develop a conservation plan and a water quality plan for their land. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_56a56f63dcc64feb21fa0fe97b31261b 38.41967-83.723214 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.41967-83.723214 Fleming Creek Watershed Project focuses on social and economic awareness, as well as biological issues, in response to the high concentration of dairy farms along Fleming Creek, which produces large quantities of animal waste. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.41967-83.723214 We are a new group I hope we can help. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.895015-85.794031 40 agriculture and urban non-point source demonstration projects implemented; 4 water quality incentive programs projects applied for and implemented; water quality improvement plan final draft complete 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.44357-86.937467 http://www.aces.edu/crd/publications/wtrqlty/wq-flint-creek-watershed.pdf The Flint Creek Watershed Project began in 1992 as an EPA pilot project to improve water quality by using a volunteer approach instead of enforcement. Over 35 cooperative partners from federal, state, local agencies, volunteers, and school groups have joined the effort. The project has many accomplishments, with over 50 on the ground projects 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5840aa135b547d4aedadcff5f775c51b 34.44357-86.937467 http://www.swcc.state.al.us/madison/frwac.htm The Madison County SWCD provides various programs funded by federal, state, local and stakeholder entities. The District strives to provide solutions that are most beneficial to natural resources as well as landowners. The programs are designed to invoke a harmonious balance between humans and natural resources. The following are some Madison Co. SWCD programs: 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_dad15e811bbe8ff7c30b63d22026a7c2 31.37763-84.932719 http://www.flintriver.org The Coalition serves as a forum for all interested parties and provides comprehensive river resources management services and education to protect, preserve and improve the Flint River ecosystem and its watershed for the benefit of plants, animals, individuals, businesses, governments, and organizations. This includes activities such as river cleanups, stream monitoring, public presentations, etc. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_894a348dd9e7d7f2ef6b8bcf9b5cb41c 43.019621-83.69332 http://www.flintsteel.org/ Watershed monitoring and protection on tributaries along the southern shore of Lake Superior. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e5eb9e705474fddcf1b5d1c4f0682c19 46.498835-89.968291 http://www.floatfisherman.org/ Mission: conservation; clean water; clean air 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7fb69f248b1bb4cffcba42a3368a4642 37.271525-79.940534 http://www.floodplain.org Preserve and enhance natural floodplain values and reduce flood losses through wise floodplain management. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_bae740cf9e1bfe8d935e3a3db50158fb 33.54364-117.666879 Utility purchase of land in watershed/Working relationship with landowners. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.80172-68.770775 http://www.currywatersheds.org/1floras_crk.shtml The Floras Creek watershed is mostly within the Southern Oregon Coastal Mountain ecoregion, with the most downstream quarter nearly all Coastal Lowlands. The watershed has been intensively managed for 150 years and is more than 90 percent privately owned. Dairy farming was extensive in the early 1900's and carries on today, though at a reduced level. Most of the watershed has been logged, with some areas in a second or third rotation. Spruce swamps were cleared for agriculture, and many of the wetlands/floodplains in the watershed have been drained, ditched and channelized. Industrial level cranberry harvest was introduced in 1915 and now represents more than half of water rights in the watershed. The Floras Watershed Assessment does not formally address conditions in the New River Watershed, though certain features are mentioned. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_fe43bda8335ef86117cc405520746f1d 44.114552-120.514908 http://www.dep.state.fl.us/cmp/ The Florida Coastal Management Program is based on a network of agencies implementing 23 statutes that protect and enhance the state's natural, cultural and economic coastal resources. The goal of the program is to coordinate local, state and federal agency activities using existing laws to ensure that Florida's coast is as valuable to future generations as it is today. Florida's Department of Environmental Protection is responsible for directing the implementation of the state-wide coastal management program. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_bab4610dd6e798c53ee34df9b62b45db 30.386874-84.233754 http://www.fladefenders.org Promotes conservation, restoration, sustainable use of Florida's natural resources, with special emphasis on Rivershed protection. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_fd5c2a351146702632349ef05fb489a8 29.694945-82.339234 Diverse membership interesting in lake conservation and management. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 28.04419-81.947864 Florida LAKEWATCH trains and certifies citizens to take monthly water samples and measurements which are compiled and used to establish baseline data on Florida waters. We also distribute information and education to empower people to make informed water management decisions. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 29.719858-82.418117 http://www.fnai.org/ The mission of the Florida Natural Areas Inventory is to collect, interpret, and disseminate ecological information critical to the conservation of Florida's biological diversity, FNAI's data base and expertise facilitate environmentally sound planning and natural resource management to protect the plants, animals and communities that represent Florida's natural heritage. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4e55cc838fafb46e55fdc29ce11438cd 30.453234-84.278937 http://flvs.net Online HomeSchool 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_80c71778ccfb674807419fb3bb961b7e 27.951364-80.646683 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.665283-82.770329 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 26.640171-80.08213 http://www.foothillconservancy.org/ Purpose, Mission, etc: Protect, enhance and restore the quality of life and natural environment in Amador and Calaveras counties, California. Special focus on the Mokelumne River and watershed. Also work on land use planning, local watershed council, hydroelectric relicensing, wild and scenic river efforts, recreation, sustainable community development, public education. Publish periodic newsletter, Foothill Focus. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_78858d3b173d960f7e0aec70bd257591 38.49423-120.441849 http://www.foothillsland.org The Foothills Land Conservancy was founded in 1985 and opened an office with full-time staff in 1992. The organization is led by a volunteer Board of Directors. It has an Executive Director and offices in Maryville, Tennessee. To date, the Foothills Conservancy has protected more than 14,300 acres. These acres have been protected in 11 different projects. Protection tools used include conservation easements, donations, fee simple purchases, bequests, revocable trusts, and green developments. In 1995 the Foothills Conservancy completed its first buffer zone project. By raising $1.2 million, the Conservancy purchased 4,700 acres along the Park boundary which was threatened with commercial development. More than 3,500 individuals, businesses, foundations, and civic and outdoor groups from 35 states contributed to the project. The Conservancy gave 400 acres along Abrams Creek to the National Park Service. Abrams Creek is one of the largest and most productive streams in the Park and home to two endangered fish species. The remaining 4,300 acres were donated to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to establish the first unit of the "Foothills Wildlife Management Area." 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ba3c80a86f9042ca0c5b3f99f59212b5 35.758007-83.967181 http://www.whiterocklake.org/ For the Love of the Lake is an enthusiastic, energetic group of volunteers dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of White Rock Lake Park as an urban oasis. Since its inception in 1995, thousands of grass-roots volunteers have participated in a variety of ways.. from picking up litter, to painting murals and buildings at the park, to attending fund raising events. The group sponsors an Adopt-A-Shoreline program, where over 30 groups meet monthly on the 2nd Saturday to clean up the shoreline and surrounding park area of litter and trash. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_de756228b7676a9c294baeae10db4fa6 32.848975-96.712168 Fore River Watershed Association monitors primarily for fecal coliform. Despite the fact that our watershed is urban and mostly sewered, bacterial contamination is the greatest problem. Failing municipal and regional systems seem to have the biggest impact. The fore River has one of the best fish runs in the state and thousands of acres of shellfish beds. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.252285-71.004164 http://www.fguardians.org Protection and restoration of rivers, streams and wetlands in the Southwestern United States. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ebb0849a4d245f3a73f5f58d84b04e4a 35.666157-105.968669 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.002691-119.94903 http://www.forestlandowners.com/ Created in 1941, the Forest Landowners Association is a proactive, progressive and hard hitting grassroots organizaion of timberland owners - large and small - who own and operate more than 28 million acres of timberland in 47 states. It is only organization created for the specific purpose of speaking for timberland owners at local, regional and national levels. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_205d4d593093a688fcb1ebce1a827fad 33.74691-84.391239 http://www.forestsforever.org The Mission of Forests Forever is: To protect and enhance the forests and wildlife habitat of California through educational, legislative and electoral activities. Second, our Mission is to recruit, educate and train articulate and effective organizers in the skills needed to convey our position on the state's forests and wildlife habitat to the citizens of California. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f09bedcb7ac562d4952baf45023575ab 37.789031-122.396705 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.68153-82.836339 http://www.frmc.org/ The Forked River Mountains are the centerpiece of a vast wilderness located in the Pine Barrens of Ocean County that contain over 20,000 acres of pristine forests and streams. The area is rich in culture and history and is home to a variety of wildlife including many rare, threatened and endangered plants and animals. The Forked River Mountain Coalition is a non-profit organization working to conserve, maintain, protect and restore the natural, cultural, historical, recreational and other resources of the Forked River Mountains. In order to help increase public awareness about this unique area, the Coalition offers a speakers program and slide show. Numerous educational outings, such as field trips, hikes, and canoe trips, are conducted throughout the year. A newsletter is also available. The group holds an annual cleanup each spring. A hiking and bluebird trail are currently being planned. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_889a38d982e6396791009d27abf8dbeb 39.859545-74.206719 http://www.forsythnaturecenter.org The City of Kingston Parks and Recreation Department owns and operated the Forsyth Nature Center which offers a wide variety of environmental education programming including watershed in-school programming and water quality monitoring of the Hudson River. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ffdcae012cbcbe0fa6a41a94df846a0b 41.92717-73.998336 http://www.springville.com/fcp/ Fortuna Creeks Project is a comprehensive watershed monitoring and restoration project for high school students. We conduct water quality testing, aquatic macroinvertebrate sampling, and habitat typing for tributaries of the lower Eel and Van Duzen Rivers.We also do bi-yearly creek clean ups, increase public awareness about creek care and we plant trees to bring back natural creek habitat. Another facet is that we participate in spawner surveys to help monitor the local salmon population. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1011a19ea1e26df5a63f712d659d2987 40.795204-124.142997 The River Partners Program seeks to engage citizens and local governments in cooperative watershed protection through voluntary partnerships focused upon watershed management, drainage control, riparian corridor preservation, land use planning, and nonpoint source pollution prevention. We are a federal Clean Water Act-funded, Section 319 project of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.29016-85.604065 Many private citizens in Sitka use the Foundation to make anonymous complaints about local pollution and land use violations. The Foundation pursues such reports on their behalf. Volunteers monitor beach & water pollution through the use of aircraft. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 57.06317-135.334849 http://www.fountain-crk.org The primary purpose of the group is to address problems related to erosion, sedimentation and flooding. Publications include an annual newsletter, Fountain Creek Watershed Plan, GIS database, stream reach assessments, impervious surface area study. Public speaking engagagements are conducted upon request. A 3.25 million dollar Watersehd Study is currently being conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers which will be completed by March 2007 to make recommendatins regarding the erosion, sedimentation and flooding problems. More information on all activities is available on the fountain creek watershed website (www.fountain-crk.org). 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e310d3b61c2b13e31447734a35b29ad7 38.833809-104.837069 155410 tons of soil prevented from entering Acton Lake. 53 tons of N, P & K prevented from entering Acton Lake. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.767262-84.636592 http://www.jpf.org 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_99f3b7bbe87fedfebec0b46168af11bd 37.089931-88.632778 Fox-Wolf Basin 2000 is a non-profit watershed alliance dedicated to protecting and improving water quality in the 6,400 square mile watershed that constitutes Lake Michigan's largest drainage. We work on such issues as TMDLs, watershed-based trading, polluted runoff, stormwater and Smart Growth. Our program includes state-of-the-art research, on-the-ground action and advocacy for the basin. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.261692-88.412292 http://www.wisconsinwaterhistory.org/ Mission: To preserve and popularize the environmental history of the Fox/Wolf River basin. Our focus in environmental history has been on the human use, abuse and protection of lands and waters in the 6400 square mile watershed. Projects: History collection, writing, public education, school education, teacher training, archive creation (photos, newsclips, etc.) Citizen Involvement: Transcribe oral histories, contribute stories, songs and poetry about historical events or recurring natural events in the basin. Adopt a stream, creek or lakeshed in the basin. Collect stories/photographs/environmental history news clippings. Year Founded: 1989 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a2f7639484a66a63fc1c9f3a222680e5 44.493686-87.992847 http://www.fwwa.org Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance brings together people to create and implement a coordinated progam that protects, restores, and sustains the water resources of the Fox-Wolf River Basin. Projects: Data acquisition and watershed planning, research on water issues, water quality modeling, conferences on nonpoint issues, citizen-based local watershed strategic plans, stakeholder education on nonpoint issues. Citizen Involvement: Participate on steering committees and task forces and attend our public meetings and conferences. Year Founded: 1994 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7fea5cb97874bf03ee900670a68d99d9 44.26179-88.417449 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.41967-83.723214 Fox Lake Inland Lake involves teachers and adult volunteers in hands-on activities to gather information to be used in classroom situations and at quarterly forums. We train students in Secchi disk and extended monitoring tests. We are adding an outdoor lab with fish cribs and piers built over our wetland for use by children and adults. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.604496-88.928841 Promotes preservation of natural areas and open space through easements and land purchases along the Fox River. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.11801-88.247043 http://www.frcause.com Mission: Public awareness and support, working with public officials, fund raising to support projects, volunteer efforts, working with state and federal agencies. Projects: Three major clean-up events. Citizen Involvement: Participation, planning, fundraising, food/beverage donations during events. Year Founded: 1998 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_66c1d9911565b944ae039c85a98427cb 42.79105-88.198914 http://www.ci.waukesha.wi.us/MayorCouncil/fox_river_board.html Mission: River improvements Citizen Involvement: Please contact Fox River Development Board. Year Founded: 1992 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8b7a524ae1a3910d5caac974906481b8 43.011195-88.242859 Implemented regulatory program for watershed development ordinance. Received $355,000 in grant for water quality mgmt in cooperation w/ project partners in watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.305888-87.968813 http://www.foxwaterway.state.il.us Created to improve and maintain the Fox River and Chain O' Lakes (in Lake and McHenry Counties, Illinois)public waterway for recreational uses, to restore environmental quality, control flooding, promote tourism, and enhance the quality of life along the waterway for residents and users alike. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_284bb4db9c627a97216b647366d69d5a 42.393969-88.186284 Friendly Farmer Newsletter, 75% of water quality plans completed, yearly farm/city field day, federal,state and local costshare, conservation scholarships for graduates and college students, education programs on watershed and water quality, 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.21556-84.818899 Franklin Pierce High School Environmental Science students monitor Clover Creek and share their data with the county. High school students also teach elementary students how to monitor. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.156853-122.405724 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.980319-79.882048 http://www.shopoutdoors.com/Adopt-a-Creek.htm Protection & restoration of local streams & lakes 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_13860776b52333329a4ca4a4c8ca0fef 34.839082-119.048348 http://www.co.frederick.md.us/NPDES The Division of Public Works strives to increase public awareness on issues surrounding water use and pollution. We are willing to support teachers, youth groups, and others with education and restoration activities. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_840f8012b9e5eb5da5d0d419b811e94b 39.415778-77.41058 Mission: To promote fishing in Maryland through education and conservation. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.93499-76.637699 Observe, monitor and document Conococheague-Opequon Watershed related information by use of canoe and kayak. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.6425-77.717579 Freeport High School's Marine Science classes take weekly water samples and air and water temperature readings in the tidal flow region between Woodcleft Canal (a highly developed commercial area) and the bay. By analyzing the samples for chemical parameters and coliform bacteria, we hope to learn more about the ecosystem and its reactions to human activities, and to measure water quality and discharge complicity. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.65561-73.601099 Freeport High School's River Watch program collects and evaluates macroinvertebrates in a local stream. Our Plan-It Forest Watch studies the ecology of forest trees (type and size), invertebrates, and reptiles over time. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.289282-89.629173 http://www.riverlink.org To protect and improve the French Broad River watershed as a place to work, live, and play. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_87191bd7c4b1d67fc2294e580dd001d7 35.584359-82.565774 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.95984-83.921709 http://frenchcreek.alleg.edu 2 of 5 years of education completed. Thousands of people now recognize value of French Creek. 4 of 10 erosion control projects completed. Still have a way to go, but encouraged success thus far. Hard to measure in the area of education. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7516a27fda7592d3260471a8d2e4aa5a 41.638129-80.151493 None stated at this time. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.293719-93.273438 http://www.frenchriverconnection.org Our vision is for the French River to become a valued resource for the communities along its banks. We do water quality monitoring, river cleanup, trail planning and construction, boat launch construction, and advocacy 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d3bcb251f3e13e635979246460a9a70d 42.02818-71.884344 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.246395-71.906829 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.47961-80.146962 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 29.71104-98.153475 Wrote and recieved a nonpoint EPA 319 grant for the town of lake Waccamawin the amt. of 110,00. Now , we have recieved today $ 4 million from the clean water truct fund. All this to reroute stormwater from the north shore of the lake, we have numerous endemic species..only at lake waccawam! Thanks. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.314171-78.50034 http://www.accotink.org We, the Friends of Accotink Creek, are committed to protecting, promoting and restoring the water quality, natural habitat, and ecological well-being of the Accotink Creek watershed. We intend to: Foster environmental awareness, education, and enhance recreational use; Reduce storm runoff and its effects; restore habitats, preserve land; and Enlist broad-based public and organization participation and support. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f3226046dcbe7158fc8a473fea658ed3 38.795897-77.263164 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.241087-122.598178 http://www.friendsofalewifereservation.org FAR is a multileveled stewarding and advocacy group that desires to protect the public Reservation land owned by the MDC and to preserve it for wildlife and for future generations, providing a highly accessible area in limited wilderness areas for passive recreationists. The group is run by a board of overseers that oversee activity and help advocate for Reservation needs. Sign up for FAR mailings at Yahoo to receive many related environmental groups' activities, immediate events, commentary, controversy, and state or national and occasional global news on environmental matters: 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_fb517f6039748efdf11766d680b1bf8e 42.371776-71.10151 http://www.ccrcd.org/index.html The mission of the Contra Costa Resource Conservation District (RCD) is to provide an organized means for land managers and local community members to play a prominent role in carrying out voluntary, cooperative conservation programs that promote the sustainable and productive use of natural resources. The RCD is a non-regulatory agency – we work with individuals, growers, ranchers, public agencies, non-profit organizations and corporations to accomplish our goals. Our federal partner, the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), provides technical support for our programs. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_98a70c9145f262bd9ec909b565a072c1 37.976966-122.094876 http://friendsofalumcreek.org Friends of Alum Creek and Tributaries (FACT) are committed to finding ways to preserve and protect Alum Creek as a natural area while providing citizen access for environmentally responsible recreation, educational opportunities, and citizen enjoyment at many levels. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9a3b60beb9d6bb9eea1bd9922e6a9b82 40.098028-82.922231 We advocate for the preservation of the ecological values of streams in Arizona. We have nominated 44 streams for federal Wild and Scenic River designation. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.510977-112.067455 http://members.aol.com/fritzamand/farcreek.htm Friends of Arnold Creek is a semi-formal group of neighbors working to protect and enhance Arnold Creek, a two-mile tributary of Tryon Creek in SW Portland, Oregon. We also work with local schools on watershed monitoring and stewardship projects. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d909e73ece671d68882868c8b1089007 45.441674-122.719331 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.526443-122.729524 http://www.cotrout.org/DryLegacy/Bear%20Creek.htm 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_13388425bd5bb44d29fb0ae04007bca9 39.667363-105.244338 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.249464-85.680323 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.114552-120.514908 Friends of Big Sugar Creek monitors water quality of Big Sugar Creek in the Elk River watershed, in an effort to bring awareness to nonpoint source pollution which is related to factory farming. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.982834-94.434723 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.89037-77.031959 Citizen Volunteer water quality monitors along Swifty Creek and Blackman Lake; working with the city to provide education to residents in the watershed; working at the legislative level to enhance the codes protecting the critical areas witin the watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.934273-122.092297 Protect the Canyon's ecosystem & other resources 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.341636-81.615674 Protecting Willamina Creek watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.090721-123.531119 Friends of Buckcreek Watershed works in the context of a watershed (in the country's fourteenth fastest growing county) which has been highly affected by overdevelopment and improper construction. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.363522-86.755608 http://www.bufordpark.org/ The mission of the Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah (FBP) is to protect and enhance native ecosystems and compatible recreation in the Mt. Pisgah area. We welcome volunteers interested in habitat stewardship and restoration, trail maintenance, and education. Our primary work area is the Howard Buford Recreation Area, also known as Mt. Pisgah, at the confluence of the Coast Fork and Middle Fork Willamette Rivers, just outside of Eugene/Springfield, Oregon. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_64b4ac0c706a8e7caa0a7e42e206df91 44.01016-123.108363 http://www.buttecreek.org To conserve and educate the public about the natural resources of the Butte Creek Watershed and it's tributaries. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_87e72e679f069617169823f1502edf63 39.73456-121.843419 http://www.cabinjohn.org/focjcw The fundamental objective of FOCJCW is stewardship to promote the overall long-term health and beauty of the Cabin John Creek Watershed. This, in turn, promotes the health of the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds. A major supporting goal is to help educate our members and other watershed residents about water quality issues and possible solutions. To achieve these main objectives, FOCJCW is pursuing a variety of activities, including quarterly monitoring; annual trash removal days; a "Weed Warriors" program to remove invasive exotic weeds; commenting on Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Cabin John Creek Watershed Restoration Study. One of FOCJCW's most active programs involves monitoring the biological health of the streams in the watershed. FOCJCW's quarterly monitoring at eight sites throughout the watershed focuses on benthic macro-invertebrates and habitat assessment. The monitoring data collected by FOCJCW is submitted to Montgomery County DEP and posted here on our website. Analysis of the results of the data will influence what comments FOCJCW submits to DEP on watershed restoration plans and future efforts of FOCJCW. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_404f8a47afe80d59e9141fb430b1368a 38.974571-77.162134 Mission: To provide public education, land stewardship, and protection and preservation of the cultural, historical, recreational, and natural resources of Cam-Rock Park and the surrounding area. Projects: Restoration - aquatic and shoreline on lands near removed Rockdale Dam; water monitoring team training sponsor with Rock River Coalition (May 2001); educational events. Citizen Involvement: We accept volunteers! We have work days scheduled each month. Year Founded: 2000 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.961215-89.042358 The Citizen Stewards Program trains volunteers to assist the Casco BayKeeper in monitoring the water quality of Casco Bay. Volunteers gather data at over 100 selected sites along Casco Bay's 500-mile shoreline, collecting surface water and performing tests monthly from April through October. The data are entered into a comprehensive computer database for management and interpretation. We also collect water column profile data from the BayKeeper boat at offshore sites and sample water at closed clam flats 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.649906-70.227448 http://www.chesterfieldriverfront.org/ Mission: To lead partner and unify the community for the Appomattox and James Rivers . Quarterly newsletters, voluneer coordination, outdoor events, educational programs, and partnerships with business and industry. The Friends of Chesterfield's Riverfront is a local, non-profit organization formed as a result of the Riverfront Plan adopted by Chesterfield County in January 1997. Friends sponsors education, community outreach and partnerships to enhance and promote miles of riverfront along the Appomattox and James Rivers. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_12f53c0cc0f892a2fdbcee7f24d21170 37.402377-77.585945 The Friends of Clear Creek monitor 12 sites on the main stream and the major tributaries. We are implementing riparian zones along the banks in our watershed. We have an ongoing educational program with students from the Amanda Clear Creek School District. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.637255-82.752239 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.739245-71.294497 http://www.friendsofcortemaderacreek.org/ Friends of Corte Madera Creek Watershed focuses on a small northern California watershed. We promote water quality improvements, habitat restoration, and restoration of the steelhead trout population. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_59d4ea3c6c107cd38f515da341d2ad18 37.939293-122.53418 "...In the beginning.." In a Floodplain, over a high-Yield sand and gravel aquifer, in Shoreland Zoning, at the edge of a Watershed River, Prime Fly-fishing, recreational utopian site, the Crooked River, in the Historic area of Naples, Maine, called Edes Falls, a Corporation, CBJ Corp. seeks to have an Auto/Scaled Racing League, Mini-cup/Go-Kart Racetrack built on a 96.67 acre track of land in a spent gravel pit. We desperately need help stopping this. It is before the State DEP for storm water plan review with an incomplete and false final map! This juggernaut needs powerful forces to bring it to heel! and lots more money than a small (125) citizens group can currently muster. Help! 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.970871-70.610547 Committed to preserving the natural beauty and environmental integrity of Daniels Run Park, the largest natural area in Fairfax County. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.855248-77.287058 http://www.DeckersCreek.org Recreation, water quality, sewage 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9b05fb69b6402f113c7fa9d296f76509 39.60732-79.895349 http://www.dragonrun.org Established: 1986 Dedicated to the preservation, protection, and encouragement of wise use of the Dragon Run and its watershed. Resources/Publications: Newsletter Volunteer/Monitoring Activities: Bridge/highway clean-up (3 locations), canoe trips, nature walks, conservation easements, land trust, educational/research activities and land management. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7810f1bb379ddee010d4dd1203e09938 37.422503-76.541103 http://www.sanjuancitizens.org/eastfork Friends of East Fork are committed to protecting the headwaters of the San Juan River from environmental damage caused by irresponsible development of the pristine East Fork Valley. A large part of the valley is currently owned by developers who plan to build an exclusive millionaire's guest ranch. Planned construction in the wetlands of this river valley include: 18 hole golf course, private downhill ski area, channelization of the San Juan, sporting clays shotgun course, 100+ horse equestrian center, electricity generation plant and sewage treatment plant for several hundred year-round residents, and approx 100 housing units. We are very concerned about the detrimental environmental effects that this large and destructive development will have on this pristine mountain valley, which is completely surrounded by National Forest and Wilderness. We are committed to preventing the environmental destruction of these headwaters. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4035f8b4026ac8531dd770835f10ee2e 37.24948-107.095279 http://www.famosaslough.org Friends of Famosa Slough monitors the water quality of Famosa Slough, a 30-acre tidal wetland. We will also monitor the water quality of a set of treatment ponds that intercept some of the urban runoff that enters the slough. Friends also do restoration and enhancement projects, sponsor field trips for school and community groups, and give classroom presentations. We also monitor the watershed to try to prevent pollution. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_bc311d0152d36b61eb9991eed6961a6e 32.75255-117.229387 To restore and increase public appreciation of a significant natural area within San Francisco. Regularly scheduled work parties 3rd Sat month 9-12 every Wed afternoon 1-4 pm. Removal of invasive exotic plants, maintain S.F. Damselfly Ischnura Gemina in creek. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.743174-122.444186 http://www.fogsl.org The mission of FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake is to preserve and protect the Great Salt Lake ecosystem and to increase public awareness and appreciation of the lake through education, research, and advocacy. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f0a227fd2a2422ef24e1b7f0cab9b4d4 40.75952-111.888229 http://www.geocities.com/h_branchoh The purpose of the Friends of Hellbranch is to preserve, protect, and enhance the Hellbranch Watershed. Friends of Hellbranch was formed with the assistance of the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, Franklin County Greenways, and the Darby Creek Association. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a769ef53b6901ffa1815ff44bdf07a45 40.010865-83.171659 Estuarine protection and water quality monitoring. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.626405-75.135049 The Friends of Hidden Pond and Pohick Stream Valley (FOHPaPSV) role of this all-volunteer organization is to effect wildlife habitat and enhancement, maintenance and restoration projects in the communities and open lands in the Pohick Stream Valley(Pohick Watershed). 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.773703-77.24021 http://members.aol.com/JeromePark/index.htm The Friends of Jerome Park Reservoir (FJPR) formed this grass roots organization to fight against New York City's plans to build a filtration plant on our front steps. Located in Bronx County, our Jerome Park Reservoir is a community treasure, part of an engineering feat, an urban lake complimenting an urban environment. Jerome Park is the distribution reservoir for the Croton Watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7b93abccc45fc2208401fe7c22d6cd3e 40.880722-73.897334 Friends of Jessamine Creek regularly tests our creek's water, sponsors clean-ups and educates. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.88678-84.570344 http://hometown.aol.com/fljesup/FLJESUP.html Created to study and preserve the history, to reestablish and maintain the natural ecosystem, and to enhance Lake Jesup to its optimal level of health. Our goal is to manage this resource so that the citizens of Florida may have Lake Jesup for the purposes of conservation and recreational use for generations to come 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4196537e031ce3984073a94093d60ed6 28.701625-81.209002 http://www.keoweefolks.org All volunteer, Not for Profit organization dedicated to conservation and enlightened management for Lake Keowee and it's watershed. It's purpose is to preserve beauty, enjoyment and economic benefit for property owners, lake users, visitors, area businesses, and future generations. Activities include monitoring, education, clean ups, safety, newsletter, library, remediation, etc. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1db406860ffc8600a763a88ec22d8f31 34.762001-82.953863 The Friends of Lake Quannapowitt was formed in 1992 to "promote public awareness and provide long-term protection and enhancement of Lake Quannapowitt and its surrounding public lands." 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.5064-71.072399 http://www.lakewingra.org The mission of the Friends of Lake Wingra is to promote a healthy lake through an active watershed community. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3793d1c037ae667a3a8f26b8dfa832e0 43.057866-89.423997 Mining, logging, trash, development 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.389826-79.748784 Friends of Lime Creek does occasional visual monitoring of grazing and logging practices in the Lime Creek watershed and monitors Forest Service management of the Lime Creek Roadless Area. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.615894-116.17852 Protect & preserve the Little River. First ONRW, Outstanding National Resource Water in Alabama. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.56078-85.575809 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.77916-122.420049 http://www.freewebs.com/friendsoflongpond Our purpose is to connect interested citizens to resources relevant to Long Pond. We organize activities to educate the public, conduct workshops and advocate for Long Pond in the local government. We are currently working on removing invasive species and dealing with phosphorous loading. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7676bcd5b9c657a934c45ab0c96c1692 41.724759-70.051444 Litter, dumping, sewage, sediment, development 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.685701-80.763343 http://www.muskingumriver.org Friends of Lower Muskingum River is a partnership of organizations and individuals whose mission is to restore, protect and maintain the physical, chemical and biological integrity of the Muskingum River watershed and protect and promote its natural, cultural, historic and socioeconomic resources. Educational and public outreach programs address the need to improve water quality, promote the use of best management practices and encourage sustainable development along the Lower Muskingum River and its tributaries. FLMR is also a local land trust. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5125dfd3a4428b596f53e1ad31fb1036 39.441383-81.459965 To support the restoration and preservation of McConnell Springs as an historical, an environmental and educational resource and a passive recreational park. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.04481-84.495518 Friends of McCoy's Creek cleans and monitors McCoy's Creek, one of southwestern Michigan's finest trout/salmon streams. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.824718-86.3535 http://www.ibiblio.org/fomr/ A group of diverse individuals who share a commitment to the welfare of Alaska's world famous McNeil River State Game Sanctuary and Refuge and its magnificent grizzly bears. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3b6e433e711a0c43c632d6775f0fc434 61.21656-149.863939 http://www.friendsofmerrymeetingbay.org To protect, preserve and enhance the ecosystem of Merrymeeting Bay, the largest freshwater estuary on the East Coast of the United States. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_767bfd544b12ae47370c81b1ed387d74 44.10359-69.890389 Friends of Milton 3 Ponds monitors two river inlets, one dammed outlet, and three ponds linked together by rivers. We monitor water quality, fish, shellfish, and weed growth. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.415772-70.98631 http://www.mkeriverkeeper.org Mission: To protect water quality and wildlife habitat in the river corridors and to advocate for sound land use in our watersheds. Projects: Lobbying, restoration and monitoring projects, river cleanups, conferences and meetings, and outreach. Outreach projects include the Milwaukee River Watershed Corridor Plan, a comprehensive watershed outreach effort to educate watershed inhabitants. Citizen Involvement: Please contact Friends of Milwaukee's Rivers. Year Founded: 1995 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9055d046cc02e8921658ac136379787e 43.054661-87.890961 To protect and enhance the entire Minnow Creek Watershed ground and surface water resource base through education, implementation of BMP's and low impact practices and maintaining Minnow Creek. Since 2001 semi-annual clean-ups, educational programs and restoration projects have been successfully completed. In 2003 Minnow Creek Preserve, a 6 acre urban preserve with wet prairie, riparian corridor and woods was opened to the public and in 2006 we were successful in saving Minnow Creek from channelization through court action. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.339437-83.122857 To protect and enhance the entire Minnow Creek Watershed ground and surface water resource base through education, implementation of BMP's and low impact practices and maintaining Minnow Creek. Since 2001 semi-annual clean-ups, educational programs and restoration projects have been successfully completed. In 2003 Minnow Creek Preserve, a 6 acre urban preserve with wet prairie, riparian corridor and woods was opened to the public and in 2006 we were successful in saving Minnow Creek from channelization through court action. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.339437-83.122857 http://mononabay.org/ Friends of Monona Bay is a citizen watershed group. We work to improve the health and enjoyment of Monona Bay through monitoring, education, stewardship and advocacy. We participate in the Bay Creek neighborhood's annual Earth Day cleanup at Bernie's Beach. Dane County's annual Take a Stake in the Lakes event in June is our largest event. Volunteers work along the shoreline and in canoes all around the perimeter of Monona Bay. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_cfb276f4dec383973055fc9210631828 43.06152-89.399689 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.114552-120.514908 http://www.myakkariver.org/friends.html Friends of the Myakka works to preserve the Wild and Scenic Myakka River and to educate the public. We also support the Myakka River State Park. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_82d51d33e491cf45c8550c2508ba1fa0 27.313752-82.53129 501 (3C) Org 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.101893-123.981854 http://www.nevadawilderness.org/ The Friends of Nevada Wilderness mission is to preserve Nevada's Wilderness heritage. Members value and enjoy the solitude, scenic vista, wildlife and native plant communities of Nevada's wild places. Continually threatened by development, such as roads and open pit mines, Nevada's Wilderness is shrinking rapidly. Friends of Nevada Wilderness work to protect these dwindling remenants of the Great American West and designate them as Wilderness for future generations and for all people. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6ed57bb49682b77eb365e66093a2f9b1 39.543691-119.812831 Watershed citizen monitoring project in conjunction with Alliance for Chesapeake Bay. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.124075-76.757056 Friends of Northeast Michigan Ecosystems works on two watershed areas in the lower peninsula of northeastern Michigan: Upper Black River and Thunder Bay River Watersheds. We work to maintain good water quality and good fisheries and recreation. River restoration work, public education, stream sediment traps, beaver managemeent program, waterfowl habitat construction, osprey and loon nestling structures, walleye rearing pond project, stream access improvements for recreational purposes. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.078136-83.941694 http://www.opalcreek.org/ Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center, (a non-profit 501c 3 organization), was founded in 1989 to gain protection of the Opal Creek watershed for future generations to study and enjoy, a goal we achieved in 1996. Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center maintains and stewards Jawbone Flats, a rejuvenated historic mining town in the heart of the 35,000-acre ancient forest watershed of the Opal Creek Wilderness and Scenic Recreation Area. We are located on the west slope of the Cascade Mountains, one hour east of Salem, Oregon and approximately two hours from Portland, Eugene and Bend. Our Mission "To promote ancient forest stewardship through educational experiences inspired by Opal Creek's natural and cultural history." 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a446d287d1b2d174be4fbf6a7e093cfd 44.75369-122.478859 Preserve, enhance and restore creeks in town of Orinda 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.879381-122.174512 Friends of Orinda Creeks commenced monthly monitoring of eight sites on San Pablo Creek in the summer of 1997. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.888763-122.207024 to investigate pollution in and near the Laurel Fork Creek and to forecast where flood damage will occur to avoid the building of levees 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.267278-82.181115 http://www.infostat.com/friends Several years ago, a small group of residents gathered to discuss ways to maintain the balance between economic stability and Page Valley's healthy and scenic environment - qualities which make the valley such a special place in which to live and work. From this gathering came "Friends of Page Valley". Friends of Page Valley carries out a variety of activities to accomplish its goal. Friends... sponsors educational programs monitors local boards & commissions encourages citizen participation 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9a423f743dc516eefcbd791f66a87ebe 38.587961-78.431754 http://www.friendsofperdidobay.com/ Friends of Perdido Bay was founded in 1988 to fight the terrible pollution from the paper mill now owned by International Paper Friends of Perdido bay is a not-for-profit organization which gladly accepts donations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a44f7093be9051f83e29cd9880a7de16 30.410263-87.369772 http://www.pheasantbranch.org Mission: To restore, preserve and promote the value of conservancy lands and other habitats in the Pheasant Branch watershed for today and for tomorrow. Projects: Restoration: oak savanna, prairie, wetland, streambank; Education: public lectures, field trips, outreach; Monitoring: deer enclosure, vegetation, erosion; Construction: overlooks, trails. Citizen Involvement: Work on restoration crews (e.g. brushing, seeding, etc.); attend lectures & fieldtrips; assist with monitoring projects, erosion problem reporting, trails/overlooks maintenance and construction. Year Founded: 1995 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6c366b0e764509fd60116a85d06deda9 43.105282-89.514265 http://www.friendsofpoquessing.org/ To protect the Poquessing Watershed thorugh action and education. Chemical and physical monitoring. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f60474df37ee866373ffdbae3541b7ef 40.117001-75.017709 http://www.wm.edu/environment/FOPC/FOPC.html provide stewardship, conservation, preservation for the Powhatan Creek Watershed, a small. extremely biodiverse watershed, that empties into the James River and then the Chesapeake Bay in Hampton Roads, Virginia. We work on policy revisions, land use issues, run a water monitoring program, and work closely with county government on environmental issues within our watershed 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e8e9c1fcedb66545ac96285c8a626f45 37.34575-76.768479 Mission: To promote conservation, preservation and restoration opportunities in Prince William County by providing education and volunteer opportunities for youth and adults. Support public participation in watershed protection efforts by making increased access to information and resources more available and accessible. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.674621-77.29082 We are very concerned with ongoing attempts to further develop Rapid River Canyon. In the past there has been little attention paid to the preservation of this wild and pristine river. We are dedicated to halting further development and protecting and preserving the present quality of the Rapid River environment. We have written responses to a request for comment by the USDA. We are continually involved in efforts to clean up trash along the river and involve more people in our efforts. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.403966-116.145074 F.O.R.C.E. is a citizens group united in the interest of the community and the preservation of Multnomah Channel and surrounding areas. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.618827-122.807174 http://www.friendsofrockcreek.org The Friends of Rock Creek's Environment works to promote a healthy and sustainable Rock Creek Watershed through conservation, education and restoration. FORCE is a non-profit organization open to all citizens working in the the Rock Creek Watershed of Montgomery County, Maryland and the District of Columbia. The group began in the Spring of 2005 and has grown quickly into a vibrant and diverse organization of citizens throughout the watershed and beyond. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_dfa9f1388e623222cdbcf65c91e1afb6 38.96626-77.066364 http://www.uwplatt.edu/enve/rtbranch/FORB.htm Mission: Create environmental corridor along stream within city limits of Platteville, including walk/bike trail. Also monitor water quality and enhance trout habitat capabilities. Projects: Monitoring water quality, creating corridor for environmental/recreation purpose, using easements and ownership strategies. Citizen Involvement: Hands-on volunteer work projects and/or donations. Year Founded: 1997 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_660f4c57bd35d09c40517e7fa04ddea2 42.738724-90.487942 http://www.rowancreek.org Mission: To restore, enhance, protect, and promote the unique characteristics of Rowan Creek and its watershed. Projects: Education, restoration, stream cleanup, tree planting, exotic plant control, public lectures, field trips, native landscaping garden Citizen Involvement: Help plan and attend projects, provide funds. Year Founded: 2000 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_2fb0168b9412114dbae51d97b685d976 43.429881-89.481066 http://www.geocities.com/bencote81/runnins-river.html To protect Runnins River and the open space that surronds it. We want to keep the forests clean and open for future generations. The group also wants to create more public access to the river. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c8dd5e1bf3b62828e5795f71adbcf8a4 41.893034-71.352017 http://www.sacosalmon.org The Saco River Salmon Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to fisheries restoration. With over 200 club members, we have constructed and operate an Atlantic salmon fry hatchery in Biddeford, Maine. We annually raise 750,000 fry and release them through out the watershed. The club's Board of Directors participates in other advisory committees related to fisheries management issues for the Saco River Watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a2642efae30e270c9089e74e5bf337bf 43.6129-70.549809 http://www.fslc.org The Friends of San Leandro Creek is a group of concerned residents, students and businesses whose mission is to restore and enhance San Leandro Creek, to increase its potential as a visual and recreational amenity, to preserve its natural and cultural history and to make San Leandro Creek an economically attractive resource, and to promote a healthy environment for its native flora and fauna. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f9a9fe6ed63fd1fb532da162a8c9d279 37.728277-122.158632 http://www.sanlorenzoexpress.com/fslc/fslc.htm Education and advocacy to protect against adverse creekside development and to raise awareness of creeks in the watershed as a public asset. We are presently developing a digital, interactive parcel-based map of the San Lorenzo Creek system. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9720ce2bbccb66a7a9e2a84f3d7c9e5d 37.671197-122.086137 http://www.sausalcreek.org/ The mission of the Friends of Sausal Creek is to promote awareness and appreciation of the Sausal Creek Watershed, and to both take and inspire action to restore, preserve, and protect and its watershed as a natural and community resource. The Friends of Sausal Creek have established, and continue to maintain, a Native Plant Demonstration Garden in Oakland's Dimond Park. The Friends are working in Oakland's Dimond Canyon, through which Sausal Creek flows, to restore native vegetation. The Friends have also developed or improved a number of trails in the Canyon to improve public access to the creek and increase public appreciation for the creek. The Friends are working to improve habitat along the several sections of the creek known to currently support trout with the hope that trout will increase in number and extend their range. The Friends are working to enhance Oakland's Bridgeview Meadow as wildlife habitat while reducing soil erosion in the area using native plants. The Friends conduct monthly bird monitoring, aquatic insect monitoring, and water quality monitoring. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b7242616b2a8346d2248b7aae9424f8a 37.915932-122.330614 http://www.sceniclodivalley.org/ Mission: To preserve and promote the special qualities of life in the Valley. Land use, geographical features, environmental quality, and historical heritage are factors which define our way of life and our identity. Projects: Education programs and other activities related to Lake Wisconsin, Spring Creek, Lodi Marsh and Prairie and segments of the Ice Age Trail. Other activities including a City of Lodi tree inventory and many other projects. Citizen Involvement: Please contact Friends of Scenic Valley. Year Founded: 1995 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3b1d01a031a42465597d72f18c55ab1b 43.318868-89.528417 http://www.friendsofsebago.org Friends of Sebago Lake is a lake data collection and research group primarily focused on the effects of water level management changes on shoreline erosion, littoral areas, and flora and fauna. We advocate for more funding to study these aspects of northern lakes. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8b74d46ec1e3688a9a8b8b27f6b33261 43.976721-70.955182 http://www.smithandbybeelakes.org/ A community based group that advocates the conservation, maintenance, restoration and enhancement of the Smith and Bybee Lakes region as an historical remnant of the Columbia River Estuary system. The Friends of Smith and Bybee Lakes support the permanent protection of the region in recognition that natural areas are a valuable resource in an urban environment. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_831dc851cb86e4c19ac3a9cb166983e4 45.59105-122.737399 http://www.kswildlife.org Protect stream quality of Smoots Creek through organized stream clean-ups, water quality monitoring, fish sampling, fish watching, removal of unpermitted rural dumps, on private property, permit reviews, and public awareness. Part of the pure Water for Kansas program of the Kansas Wildlife Federation. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_519c73697f8bac7ec79020f71be624f9 37.78468-97.991554 http://www.owdna.org/fosec.htm The Friends of South Ellerbe Creek is an informal group of citizens dedicated to conserving and enhancing the scenic, recreational, natural and historic qualities of South Ellerbe Creek and its landscape in the upper-Neuse River Basin. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_16151f69ac52e43edb79717ed46cd61c 35.995275-78.896014 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.66751-81.848023 Trout habitat 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.982495-79.131365 Established: Dec. 1991 Mission: To protect and preserve St. Leonard's Creek. Volunteer/Monitoring Activities:SAV monitoring. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.32879-76.435219 http://friendsofsugarcreek.org Friends of Sugar Creek monitors most of the watershed of Montgomery County that feeds Sugar Creek, Indiana's most popular recreational river. Our program has joined all the high schools and the City of Crawfordsville's sewage treatment plant laboratory in an effort to learn what is happening to our watershed. We test four times each year and the results will be entered onto our Website. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_bda1422995696ac36770826512bd28c1 40.109299-86.774429 Friends of Sugarland Run has been conducting stream clean-ups, stream monitoring, and tree planting projects since 1993 to protect, restore, and enhance the resource of value of the entire Sugarland Run stream valley. We received awards from the DuPont Greenways Program and the Virginia Wildlife Federation. In 1995, in cooperation with government agencies, we held a lawn care demonstration for healthy lawns and clean streams. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.978536-77.383597 http://appomattoxriver.tripod.com/ Welcome to the Friends of the Appomattox River web site. We are a group of citizens in the Farmville, Virginia area who have come together to promote river conservation and responsible recreation on our local waterway. Our members come from a variety of professions and backgrounds, but are united by their interest in the welfare of the river and its denizens. Come join us! 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_555e0e0ff0ab03197721d0445a58e01d 37.329117-78.385568 http://www.friendsofthebay.org Our mission is to protect, preserve and restore the ecological integrity and productivity of the Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor Estuary and the surrounding watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1dbf7f48bcdcbb4eff351fad809a6ebf 40.82769-73.492639 http://www.rainieraudubon.org/ A group of citizens who love this area has formed to be stewards for the Black River Riparian Forest and Wetland. Recently, the Friends of the Black River were instrumental in convincing the city of Renton to purchase additional land adjacent to the wetland. This land provides a necessary buffer and ensures more land for wildlife habitat. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_36b5c4ee94b3c607e5faf8b8e1dc88da 47.30785-122.270659 http://www.friends-bwca.org/ Founded in 1976, the group is committed to the protection and preservation of the million-acre Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the international Quetico-Superior Ecosystem in which it lies. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d517e97f0388dff938cf3d60f9b7c21a 44.982046-93.236008 Mission: To promote the conservation and preservation of the Branch River as a valuable resource by raising community awareness and support through individual outreach as well as organized activities. Projects: Paint the Town, river cleanup, river monitoring, Pass the Paddle, signage for river crossings, awards banquet, funding and support for initiating local Dodge Nature Preserve. Citizen Involvement: Physical participation, publications, organization, and preparation. Year Founded: 1997 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.17465-87.771419 http://www.friendsofthebrule.com Mission: To encourage passive mgmt of the Brule River State Forest for the protection of the watershed, restoration of the original pre-settlement tree cover, improvement of the biodiversity of all plant and animal species. To promote public dialogue and involvement. Projects: Initiated and lobbied for passage of Assembly Bill 257, regarding state forest management. Compiled restoration plan for the Brule River State Forest. Citizen Involvement: Please contact Friends of the Brule River and Forest, Inc. Year Founded: 1991 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_542ca445a7ca8936bf9be068ceb18d68 46.557755-91.570769 http://www.cacaponriver.org/ Survey, restoration, stabilizationPotential sources of pollution of the Cacapon river have been identified through a baseline study conducted by the Cacapon Institute. The largest potential for degradation of river quality is the effects of runoff from surrounding lands. Silt from this non-point source poses the largest threat to our river. Our Mission To serve as a resource to our communities on issues effecting the Cacapon River watershed. Complete a stream bank survey of the lower river. Advocate the establishment of buffer areas along the river to support riparian plants that reduce runoff into the river. Educate land owners to the impact of altering riverbanks. Encourage developers, visitors, and landowners to participate in the stewardship of the river and its watershed. Support the "Save Our Streams" river monitoring program. Promote active participation of area schools in developing student programs related to protecting their river. Monitor activities in the lower Cacapon that could negatively impact our river. Ultimately, we'd like to monitor the entire length, Including Lost River and North River. Collaborate with conservation organizations on issues effecting our watershed. Promote having fun on our river. Amid the chaos of daily living, the meandering Cacapon remains an unwavering respite from our restless and harried lives. The reality of the impact humans have on our resources, particularly our rivers and streams, makes the Cacapon as vulnerable as any other river. Development, logging, and the poultry industry pose potential threats to the health and beauty of the river. Already, during high water, bacterial counts often reach levels that weaken our trust in the healing water. Please consider supporting FCR by clicking on the 'Join FCR' link at the left, printing out the form, and mailing the form and your dues/contribution to the address given on the form. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a1cceef06625c207eda835e410c3a4db 39.559019-78.388248 Periodic water contamination checks. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.675398-84.966391 http://www.cheat.org "To restore, preserve, and promote the outstanding natural qualities of the Cheat River watershed." 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_726fdb2dbfb4190e53e5dde6b378f51a 39.471521-79.687148 http://www.chicagoriver.org FCR seeks to foster the vitality of the Chicago River for the human, plant, and animal communities within its watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_66340c06e76c0267aed4a9c4ad023a00 41.876715-87.629064 http://www.watershedfriends.com Established in 2001, the Friends mission is: "To Protect and Improve the 28 Lakes & Streams of the Cobbossee Watershed." The Cobbossee Watershed begins at Torsey Pond in Readfield, continues through Pleasant Pond in Richmond, before emptying into the Kennebec River in Gardiner through Cobbossee Stream - 217 square miles in all. Partering with several area lake associations and state agencies, our innovative approaches to membership building, program development and project work have gained local, state and national recognition - check out our website @ www.watershedfriends.com and join the "Friends" today and help Save Our Shed! 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a57f5101e77ef791df5a192a1a768a91 44.318036-69.776218 Friends of the Crooked River was established eight years ago in order to increase public awarenes of the vast recreational, cultural, historic, and environmental resources of the Cuyahoga River. Also, we hoped to expand general understanding of the policies and practices which degrade water quality and wildlife habitat in watershed. Most importantly, we wanted to promote responsible use of the river's resources. In the short time since our beginning, we have accomplished great things! Founded in 1990, Friends of the Crooked River is an all volunteer organization thta works on projects which: inrease public awareness of the vast recreational, cultural, historic, and environmental resources of the Cuyahoga River; expand general understanding of the policies and practices which degrade water quality; and promote responsible use of the River's resources. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.181496-81.598157 The group seeks to protect the Crystal River which flows through Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and its wetlands and floodplains against environmental degradation and potentially harmful developments. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.89773-85.989679 http://www.darkecountyparks.org/ The Friends of the Parks organization helps with stream monitoring, putting on public programs, and fundraising activities. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_cc0c78f9da2f947effaac4bcbefc27a3 40.103081-84.634048 http://www.fodc.org Preserve, maintain, interpret Delaware Canal 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_29197291f912c31b76ff216087c6b0f7 40.359586-74.949895 http://www.detroitriver.org The mission of Friends of the Detroit River is to enhance the environmental, educational, economic, cultural and recreational opportunities associated with the Detroit River watershed through citizen involvement and community action. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_83eab364e80bc7f58ec87ecce901fd71 42.136489-83.219732 http://www.foe.org/about/history.html FOE a leading proponent of removing two dams on the Elwha River (WA). It also monitors the licensing of hydro-electric facilities and supports water conservation policies in areas such as the Yakima River Basin as well as monitoring the Northwest Power Planning Council's Protected Areas program. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_512d88c23c676a3dd768fba06423017b 47.661666-122.312903 http://www.EdistoFriends.org Friends of the Edisto(FRED) is a private, non-profit education and advocacy organization created to promote goals of conservation and sustainable development as published in the 1996 document "Managing Resources for a Sustainable Future: the Edisto River Basin Project Report" (available from the S.C. Dept of Natural Resources). 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c64d8373748872eb994454a3813b03ef 33.998927-81.013511 http://www.eelriver.org/ To restore the wild and scenic Eel River to its former health and abundance, wild and free. Activity: to remove the two dams and close the diversionary tunnel. Our focus is the full Eel River watershed, third largest in California. Current activity is to remove PG&E's antiquated dams and close the diversionary tunnel that removes up to 98% of the summer flow from the Eel's headwaters to the Russian River. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_57e8c9dd21f594fdf855034d42797709 40.12208-123.834919 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.114552-120.514908 http://www.americanrivers.org/site/PageServer/images/DocServer/PageServer?pagename=ps_content_c420 Restoration of the Elwha River Ecosystem and native anadromous fisheries, especially through removal of two hydroelectric dams on the river. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1cc59d3cece679ad65a185620fa18eb7 48.11872-123.431329 http://www.nbbd.com/godo/ef/index.html The Goals of the organization are threefold: To Preserve, protect, maintain and enhance the Enchanted Forest as a unique natural Sanctuary. To Educate the public on the value, uniqueness and vulnerability of the Enchanted Forest. To provide Volunteer assistance to the Environmentally Endangered Lands program for the long-range protection of the Enchanted Forest Sanctuary. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4b920e28722fb4dd9a50f6ddbfe2c225 28.60803-80.807984 http://www.friendsofestuary.org/Friends/about.html Friends of the Estuary seeks to restore, maintain, and enhance the Estuary at Morro Bay. Friends is a non-profit organization dedicated to this rare treasure. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8ece250def92ebeca327682b2f7d22bf 35.36692-120.847109 http://www.friendsofthefox.org The Friends of the Fox is a not-for-profit advocacy group established to preserve and develop the environmental, cultural, historical, economic and quality-of-life assets offered by the Fox River Valley. On this website you'll find all the information you need to become informed . 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1943a5c1bda0680c8d43dde9a2fe1e6b 44.26179-88.417449 http://www.friendsofthefoxriver.org Mission is to protect, maintain, & restore the water quality of the Fox River Watershed by connecting people to nature through education, advocacy, restoration & research. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b7cd6d5c17904fe20e3ae7327100b2e7 42.061898-88.371502 Friends of the Frio have monitored the Upper Frio River to obtain baseline data on a very scenic but rapidly developing waterway. We are tentatively planning a seasonal schedule for future programs. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 29.63636-99.736839 http://www.gallinascreek.org/index.html Enhance, protect and restore the ecological functions and values of the watershed. Work actively with public and local governments to promote wise stewardship and prepare for future changes in infrastructure that will promote our goals. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d542e94d15a3969100fdffad43f08c8b 38.023233-122.542551 Friends of the Garcia River monitors stage at three locations, rainfall at one location, water temperature at 21 locations, cross-sections at 24 sites, and pebble counts at 11 sites. We monitor timber harvest plans, use aerial sets and satellite photography and benthie macroinvertebrates throughout the entire watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.9137-123.544823 http://gualalariver.org Protect and enhance the Gualala river watershed and natural environment. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9bb743a3f5295badc6ef329a00758b33 38.711245-123.304673 The Friends of the Hardware River are dedicated to improving the quality and quantity of the river?s water through the promotion of appropriate land use practices and establishment of riparian buffer plantings. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.813272-78.433639 http://www.friendsofthejordan.org Friends of the Jordan River Watershed kicked off, in Spring 1997, a program in which local students collect water quality data on the Jordan River and its main tributaries. The Jordan River was the first to be designated wild and scenic under Michigan's 1972 Natural Rivers Act. The watershed, benefiting from a long, successful tradition of conservation and preservation, has a high degree of biodiversity, including forested land, unfragmented headwates, intact riparian zones, and continuous greenbelts and 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_fe5c6f1c75b6a92b6484fe00ad87f448 45.16121-85.180889 Mission: Our mission is to preserve the wild and natural character of the Jump River Corridor. Our goal is to form an alliance with landowners, the community, and government agencies to advocate for the health of the watershed through education, monitoring, and training. Projects: We will be working on educating the public as well as school children (primarily in elementary and junior high school) on water quality testing and study of microinvertebrates; lobbying on river protection. Citizen Involvement: Working together individually and in groups in testing studies, cleanup, and attending government meetings and local meetings to promote the group's activities. Year Founded: 2000 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.522032-90.519117 http://www.buildasitefactory.com/index.php?sid=4 Friends of the Kaw's mission statement is to protect and preserve the Kansas River for present and future generations. Friends of the Kaw sponsors the Kansas Riverkeeper position - a paid, non-governmental, public advocate for the Kansas River. The Kansas Riverkeeper repsonds to reports of pollution on the Kansas River, does specific and routine testing of water on the Kansas River and organizes river float trips and cleanups. Friends of the Kaw publishes a newsletter, Kansas River Currents, on a quarterly basis. Accomplishments 1. Establishment of the Kansas River Atlas at www.kansasriver.com, an online, watershed based, interactive educational tool. 2. Successfully lead protest to deny commercial sand dredging permits on the Kansas River between Lecmpton and Lawrence. 3. Worked with the City of Topeka to upgrade their Oakland water Treatment plant. 4. Conducted numerous Kansas River educational floats over the past 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_01a95336a0262826e03cfc9d8b455a5e 38.98104-95.233199 Our purpose is to inspire the community to protect and restore the watershed and its wildlife. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.531852-121.97306 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.779916-80.31772 http://www.dease.net/flfr/ The Locust Fork River has been compared to the Yellowstone and the Gallatin in Montana. Unlike those rivers, the Locust Fork doesn't enjoy the protection of flowing through a national park. It flows through Alabama. It is our treasure, and only the people of Alabama can save it. The Birmingham News broke the story of Birmingham Water Works and Sewer Board plans to dam the Locust Fork River on January 20, 1991. This crisis led to the formation of the Friends of the Locust Fork River, which has to date successfully prevented the dam. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_15eda0d8d9c3a883bd9d374500108cf7 33.92507-86.76769 http://www.FoLAR.org Friends of the Los Angeles River is a non-profit organization founded in 1986 whose mission is to revitalize and protect the Los Angeles River - a living urban river system - through inclusive planning, education and wise stewardship. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_144724fba40b1dd4537fd2d4ae549adb 34.08768-118.291729 http://www.folar.org To monitor 60 sites along the entire length of the L.A. River for 12 months To survey biota and complete 3 seasonal reports To produce the first State of the Los Angeles River Report in April 2002 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a7dc50589fc16ad6fff9d46cad7267e3 33.794988-118.203699 http://www.geocities.com/wisriverfriends Mission: We are proponents for natural resources protection and educational promotion of the Lower Wisconsin River and are active politically on river related issues. Projects: Montlhy river cleanups, active on issue of communication towers. Citizen Involvement: Participate in cleanups, study committees and regulation monitoring; attend public meetings; as liaisons to other organizations. Year Founded: 2001 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_06576001e7c227133a2cdb4206a34d2a 43.197375-90.04503 http://www.friendsofthemadriver.org/ Friends of the Mad River is active in protecting and enhancing the ecological, scenic, and recreational values of the Mad River and its tributaries. Our comprehensive conservation plan, The Best River Ever, was published in 1995. Mad River Watch has been monitoring the Mad River since 1985. We are also active in streambank restoration projects, planting riparian buffer strips, monitoring indicator species in the watershed with the help and training of "Keeping Track". We publish a newsletter, Mad River Matters. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_96ddc4ac202ff85fecf104d3a7b1fb7a 44.19032-72.824244 http://www.fmr.org/ Friends of the Mississippi River advocates a new vision for the Mississippi, especially the river and its watershed in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Through active leadership and education, Friends of the Mississippi River seeks to preserve and restore the river's fish and wildlife, its vital floodplains and scenic bluffs, its natural and cultural treasures, its beauty and romance. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d698ec0470e085c85d2e55f16f644077 44.945461-93.092099 Friends of the Monongahela was formed to provide start-up assistance, facillitate access to information and promote regional planning in the Monongahela River Watershed. It is our hope to gather resources in one place to enable small satellite groups to form and begin watershed stewardship activities in the neglected sub-watersheds of the Mon River while also creating partnerships between established groups and ourselves. FOM will strive to educate citizens and provide organizational and information assistance. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.131401-79.844398 Restoration of Collyer Park Wetland. Community ecology after school program 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.852618-71.400564 http://www.friendsofbigmuddy.org/index1.htm Conservation and preservation of the Muddy River, a part of Olmsted's Emerald Necklace, restoration of water quality, plantings, bridges and every aspect of this National Register Park in Boston. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_408073e30682e37ec2cdcc9bb963c0b8 42.335558-71.115946 http://beacon.salisbury.edu/fon.html/ Preservation of natural resources and community values within the Nanticoke River watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4a5946fc5e7e3c49d41a43ab29b4ebff 38.267834-75.905454 http://www.friendsofthenapariver.org The community's voice for responsible protection, restoration, development and celebration of the Napa River and its watershed through education and advocacy. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_2448d676bc2cc46e674b7a3e782a7a6c 38.287053-122.287023 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.032589-123.369435 http://www.friendsofthenescopeck.org/main/ Friends of the Nescopeck monitors the acid mine drainage discharge of the Jeddo Mine Tunnel and its effect on the Little Nescopeck and main Nescopeck Creeks. We also do routine testing at sites along the Susquehanna River below the mouth of Nescopeck Creek. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_746ce1c87d7fbc0aae3fc2701b8bf551 41.00098-76.073677 http://civic.bev.net/fonr The mission of the Friends of the New River is to promote the conservation, protection, and enjoyment of the natural, cultural, recreational, scenic, and historical values of the New River from Claytor Dam downstream to the West Virginia State Line. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_2ce1e6e2ba6c0ff3ff1bfa114720471b 37.224424-80.389111 http://www.fnfsr.org/ "Dedicated to protecting and enhancing the purity, beauty, and natural flow of the North Fork Shenandoah River, its tributaries, and the basin." Friends of the North Fork Shenandoah River will celebrate its 15th Anniversary next year,counting approcimately 450 members, monitors, 25. We are a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization. We conduct education programs in the local schools; we moniotr 25 sites on the North Fork and its tributaries, twice a month; samples are tested at the Shenandoah Watershed Laboratory. We conduct riparian restoration projects (completed on Cedar Creek, Mill Creek, and Smith Creek); we do monthly CleanUps; Friends advocate river protection through press releases, cooperate with local, state, and federal agencies in their water resources work; we test emergency samples and search our the reason for the perceived anomaly; our well testing program (testing in our lab)the same 36 wells twice a year for coliforms, 8 chemicals, pH, and two herbicides) is in its seventh year with reports to the Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors who fund the program. Citizen Education is one of our prime programs. We have been funded by EPA, Virginia Invironmental Endowment, the Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the Chesapeake Bay Small Grants Program, Canaan Valley Institute and Friends of the Potomac River, to name a few. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_bdaa86291fa663d041969ce4f813697a 38.882683-78.508045 http://www.friendsoftheoccoquan.org The Friends of the Occoquan is a non profit organization of local citizens who preserve and maintain the natural integrity of the Occoquan watershed by promoting community awareness through public and private partnerships. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8fe68046a60b49e3e8ef2cab485b70c2 38.65791-77.249909 Founded in 1981, the group's purpose is to promote public awareness of the recreational, social, historic, and economic values of the Ompompanoosuc watershed and its environment. It is currently working on designating a 3.8-mile section of the river a State Outstanding Resource Water. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.832181-72.247592 http://www.patapscoheritagegreenway.org The Friends of the Patapsco Valley and Heritage Greenway (PHG)works to preserve and protect the history, heritage and environment of the Patapsco Valley. The PPHG holds numerous environmental events such as stream clean-ups, tree plantings and invasive plant removal, to help improve the Patapsco River watershed area. The PHG works with several partners such as the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Baltimore County Dept. of Environmental & Resource Management, Chesapeake Bay Trust, etc. Visit their website at www.patapscoheritagegreenway.org for more information. To see volunteers in action at our environmental events, visit http://patapscofriend.myphotoalbum.com. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7f5d39a30ae7a054d5f951abcb50ae0a 39.26873-76.79944 http://www.streamcritters.org The Friends of the Pedlar River, established in 1997, sponsors community outings to monitor the water quality of six stream sites in the Pedlar River Watershed, located in Amherst County. We also direct school yard workshops and field trips for elementary and middle school students in Amherst County. Our goal is to raise awareness regarding our local water resources, and gather data to help secure local aquatic ecosystems and water resources for the future.Most importantly, we are dedicated to providing real-world, hands-on nature experience for the young people of Amherst County and surrounding communities. The Pedlar River is a major source of drinking water for the city of Lynchburg, and drains into the James river north of Lynchburg. The Pedlar River is also a home to the federally endangered James Spiny Mussel. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_fc5387d5808532ef61b25f4b889096f8 37.582169-79.276533 This group was involved in designating the Lower Poultney River as an Outstanding Water Resource in the state of Vermont and continues to monitor, support, and educate others about this watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.628089-73.278588 http://www.wisflyfishing.com/friends/home.htm Mission: The Friends of the Prairie River is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the Prairie River. It is the intent of the Friends of the Prairie River organization to help maintain its cold, clean waters and esthetic beauty. Projects: Restoration, lobbying, education, and clean-up. Citizen Involvement: Participation during our meetings. Year Founded: 1998 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_26cf81bfbcbf80fc002adb87b0d81eff 44.970298-89.647007 http://www.PresumpscotRiver.org Friends of the Presumpscot River is a regional river organization whose mission is to protect and restore the Presumpscot through education, legislative action and grassroots advocacy. We have succeeded in reclassifying two segments of the river through legislative action, have defeated a proposal to construct a large de-inking facility and point source discharge into the Presumpscot,have been active in the strengthening of discharge licenses and are currently involved in the FERC process for relicensing five consecutive dams. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b86b9e32166b2174f801f97b3a240809 43.792121-70.409308 http://www.riverfriends.org/ http://for.communitypoint.org Our Mission: To promote the conservation, protection, and enjoyment of the natural, cultural, recreational, scenic and historical values of the Rappahannock River and its tributaries. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1ce12217512f4ccd72e6267b0edbc570 38.29791-77.458749 http://friendsoftheriver.org To protect and restore the rivers of California, including the American River. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3f8db2caaa7e0834e18e90d9024b0fc1 38.583166-121.504654 http://www.friendsoftheriverfront.org/new_pages/ Promotion of riverfront development for southwestern Pennsylvania which preserves public access in the form of a continuous greenway and provides long-term improvement to the quality of life in our region. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a02ef274f0ec286a2fba998bc1d21a04 40.42614-79.977854 Mission: To provide leadership in ensuring the long-term success of all Beloit RiverFront public spaces and amenities by working with established community structures and encourage the active involvement in the first-rate maintenance of the space. Projects: RiverFront park beautification. Citizen Involvement: Volunteering to maintain assigned areas. Year Founded: 1993 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.508541-89.031628 http://www.forva.org/ River protection, river conservation, river improvement, non-point source pollution issues, and flood control issues. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d65e8bc91d2512bfe1e64886a3f3f132 37.271525-79.940534 http://www.winwinworld.net/GolfCourse/indexold.php Established: 1985 Mission: To work for river protection, river conservation, river improvement, MIF issues, non-point source pollution issues, and flood control issues. Volunteer/Monitoring Activities: Legislative lobbying, education, coordination of river groups, speakers, cleanups, greenways. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9ac8ff6ef10022dbf71aac2a55b956ca 37.260954-79.943898 http://www.essex1.com/people/sonia/FriendsOfTheRock/index.htm The Friends of the Rock River provides a unified voice for the protection of the Rock River Region. We promote responsible land use and water quality planning. We encourage a bioregional perspective in addressing issues facing citizens of the Rock River Valley. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4322e3a79854db46fa625f4fc6787903 41.985978-89.318206 http://www.therouge.org Our mission is to promote restoration and stewardship of the Rouge River ecosystem through education, citizen involvement and other collaborative efforts, for the purpose of improving the quality of life of the people, plants and animals of the watershed. Programs include Rouge Rescue, the Rouge Education Project, Frog and Toad Survey, Benthic Monitoring, River Restoration, and Geomorphological Monitoring. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0c77a70e70cde54576198ba5524bea7e 42.312859-83.227334 http://www.cascobay.com/royal/royal.htm Friends of the Royal River conducts freshwater monitoring on the Royal River Watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4bdf470f3fd6aba6c65542aa9d38af5e 43.845398-70.213478 http://www.sanjuans.org 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6b2edfb5b5b9b310face9246275f810e 48.54278-123.069949 The Friends of the Sangamon Valley (FoSV) is a charitable membership organization dedicated to the preservation of local natural heritage by acquiring, restoring and protecting ecologically significant lands in the Sangamon River watershed. It is a Springfield-based non-for-profit land trust. Neither the city of Springfield nor Sangamon County have a local conservation district, forest preserve district, or other land trust organization dedicated to preserving land or restoring and maintaining natural areas. FoSV fills this niche. Initially formed to address a potential threat to a single nature preserve in Springfield, FoSV has expanded its mission to encompass the broader watershed, and has conducted work in Sangamon, Menard and Mason counties. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.777626-89.684402 http://FSCR.org Friends of the Santa Clara River (FSCR) is a non-profit, public interest organization dedicated to the protection, enhancement and management of the resources of the Santa Clara River, which flows approximately 100 miles from Acton, California to the Pacific Ocean. The Santa Clara is one of only two natural river systems remaining in Southern California, and was selected by American Rivers as one of the nation's most endangered rivers for 2005. FSCR is currently working on a major habitat restoration project at our Hedrick Ranch Nature Area and setting up a Stream Team for volunteer water quality monitoring (see FSCR Activities) 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7ff457e6b41db66ccedd7612c80e4938 34.18629-118.939788 http://www.friendsofsantacruzriver.org Friends of the Santa Cruz River's mission is to protect and, where possible, enhance the riparian aquatic habitats supported by the upper Santa Cruz River. FOSCR carries out this mission through education, monitoring, and advocacy. Our water quality monitoring program, RiverWatch, conducts monthly water quality sampling, including photostations, on the Santa Cruz River from the Mexican border 28 miles north to Tubac, plus one station on the Nogales Wash. Other activies include helping Santa Cruz County to implement its updated Comprehensive Land Use Plan; working with AZ State Parks and Rio Rico Properties on their development of a new riparian state park; being a voice for the river in the Groundwater Users' Advisory Council to the Santa Cruz Active [Groundwater} Management Agency; and running numerous clean-ups, children's and adult education field trips and other events to heighten awareness of the river's value to our community and threats to its integrity. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0454de15e29b313a9002228a9d45de26 31.61191-111.051819 http://http:\\www.friendsofthesciotoriver.org The Friends of the Scioto River is an open organization whose purpose is to promote the protection and public enjoyment of the Scioto River valley in Franklin County, Ohio. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8a8ce6b65c4b338798ca9fa57da786d4 40.052617-83.067077 http://seal-beach.org/ Beach Cleanups, Special Projects, and Volunteer Opportunities 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_abd1c1c4234a506e42a04db2aa685cbb 33.742565-118.105169 http://www.fosr.org/ FOSR is a non-profit scientific-based environmental organization. The FOSR cooperative volunteer citizen water monitoring and water quality analysis program is accomplished by a cooperative effort with seven volunteer citizen water monitoring organizations in the Shenandoah and Potomac Watersheds that bring together over 100 volunteer citizens that contribute to this effort. By monitoring at two-week intervals at approximately 130 sites covering the entire Shenandoah Watershed vital information is provided to show pollution sources and long term trends that are necessary to accurately model the Shenandoah Basin effect on the Chesapeake. The FOSR water quality lab is certified by the Virginia Dept of Environmental Quality. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_2f6ff2efdc835bb8dca4e9ee518c676e 38.927347-78.175368 http://sfkingsriver.org The mission of our alliance is to help conserve and preserve the natural resources in the South Fork Kings River Watershed through increased awareness and sharing of knowledge. Our objectives include assuring that future generations will continue to enjoy the experiences that we have enjoyed during our lifetimes in this area. Our approach will be to work with the existing resource-management agencies to increase the level of awareness of both the natural and man-influenced changes taking place. By increasing awareness we can help assure that our objectives for sustaining the positive experiences we have enjoyed will be met. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b1cfc2c634b89bc748b07be1bfcbd6ad 38.629848-121.330099 http://sfkingsriver.org The mission of our alliance is to help conserve and preserve the natural resources in the South Fork Kings River Watershed through increased awareness and sharing of knowledge. Our objectives include assuring that future generations will continue to enjoy the experiences that we have enjoyed during our lifetimes in this area. Our approach will be to work with the existing resource-management agencies to increase the level of awareness of both the natural and man-influenced changes taking place. By increasing awareness we can help assure that our objectives for sustaining the positive experiences we have enjoyed will be met. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b1cfc2c634b89bc748b07be1bfcbd6ad 38.62732-121.332219 http://sunriseriver.ning.com/ Mission is to preserve and protect the long-term ecological health of the Sunrise River through: science, education, and policy. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4f60b7f1a4da5094a0a91eb8bb64e30a 45.401638-93.041189 A group of citizens working together to promote the health of the Tennessee Valley population through promoting the health of the Tennessee River. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.865488-87.562844 Friends of the Tivoli Bays is an environmental watchgroup established in response to a proposed county ash landfill at the headwaters of one of the Hudson River's largest undisturbed freshwater wetland habitats. We perform visual monitoring, debris cleanups, and photographic surveys to be used in general education, generating public pressure to foster effective protection policies, and documenting a variety of environmental insults. We also participate in relevant public hearings and advocate for access t 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.999581-73.83726 http://www.fotr.org/ Friends of the Trinity River is dedicated to the restoration of the Trinity River by seeing that more water is allocated to the Central Valley Project. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e8065e739dd82751efbd7e25395fb40d 37.907625-122.548169 The mission of the Friends of the Tuolumne is the restoration of a riparian habitat corridor along the Tuolumne River in Stanislaus County. Activities shall foster and promote conservation, preservation and restoration of natural resources which are consistent with agricultural and other relevant adjacent land uses, including appropriate recreational uses. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.017639-121.327153 The Friends of the Upper Choptank River seek to create baseline information on the health of the Choptank River, a major tributary to the Chesapeake Bay. We are gathering information on possible locations of sustainable habitat for submerged aquatic vegetation in the River's watershed and basin. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.970833-75.803719 http://www.fuf.net FUF was founded in 1981, at about the time that budget problems forced the city to drop its tree-planting and maintenance programs. Like the healthy young trees it plants, FUF has grown steadily over the years, thanks in part to strong support of businesses and business groups as well as the city's Department of Public Works. FUF's $600,000 operating budget comes largely from city, state, and federal grants. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5721dc253dec111106e0afb4ffefb85f 37.799999-122.462502 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.26371-76.087128 http://members.aol.com/fowr To protect the environmental integrity of the Wekiva River Basin's many important assets like its water quality, water quantity, hydrology, wetlands, wildlife and native plant communities. Designated as a National Wild & Scenic River by Congress April 1999. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ae451d68f1690cdc18b09e6f67aed482 28.659687-81.393409 http://www.friendsofwhiteriver.org/ Established in 1985, the Friends of the White River is a not-for-profit corporation formed to preserve and protect the White River. The Friends represent those who use the river for recreational purposes, those who live near its banks, and all citizens interested in the preservation of the river as a natural resource. The primary purposes of Friends of the White River are to promote the continued improvement of the quality of the river’s water, and to maintain and restore habitat and wildlife in the river and along its adjacent greenway. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c3e9d902213ceb2fdcd065164635533c 39.93599-86.160928 The Trout Lake Chapter of Friends of the White Salmon River is a grass-roots group, organized in 1976, and seeks restoration of a naturally reproducing anadromous fishery. 1). Works to accomplish removal of Condit Dam. 2). Works for Upper White Salmon River designation as a National Wild and Scenic River. 3). Representation on White Salmon River Watershed Management Committee. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.98715-121.520066 Founded in 1987, Friends of the Wild Swan is dedicated to preserving the water quality, fish, wildlife habitat, roadless areas and wilderness in the Swan Valley. We accomplish this through 1) administrative processes, 2) public education, 3) research and 4) litigation. Protecting the Swan river and lake aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems is a primary focus. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 48.015915-114.000067 http://www.winooskiriver.org/ Maintaining and improving the integrity of the Winooski River Watershed by increasing public awareness, encouraging citizen stewardship, and assessing and improving water and environmental quality. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_2c5af7cb94b23d1f25b091bbe16d1bf5 44.264072-72.56699 http://www.madison.com/communities/foyrp/ Mission: To restore and enhance the Yahara River Parkway in the City of Madison, and crete and nurture a corps of involved citizens to be advocates for and stewards of the parkway. Projects: Plant community restoration and improved river access. Pursuing project with middle school students. Citizen Involvement: Volunteering with design, implementation and maintenance of native plant communities adjacent to or along river. Year Founded: 1999 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d03c3eca6fcc018afe1d318877e28728 43.090043-89.373526 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.404029-91.859281 Organizing community projects to benefit Tecolote Canyon Natural Park. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 32.798938-117.181155 http://www.tryonfriends.org The Friends of Tryon Creek State Park is the non-profit organization which provides educational opportunities, special programs and conservation efforts at the Park. The Friends is a volunteer-driven, membership based organization, funded through membership dues, donations and grants. The Friends of Tryon Creek offers: Summer Day Camp: Hundreds of children from pre-school through middle school attend summer day camp here for a fun and adventure-filled week. Guided Hikes: are scheduled throughout the week and weekend for people of all ages and abilities. Birthday Parties can be arranged for your special child or adult on their favorite park theme, and include educational activities, a hike, and art projects. The Junior Ranger Program provides children ages 6 – 12 with the opportunity to learn about many aspects of the forest and earn a State Park Junior Ranger badge (sponsored by the Oregon Parks and Rec. Dept.). The Forest Music concert series provides fabulous music venues each Sunday in the Jackson Shelter. The Nature Gift Store provides a wonderful selection of books, clothing, gifts and toys which focus on the natural world of the Pacific Northwest. Ivy Removal and Trail Maintenance opportunities are available twice each month so people can help in the conservation efforts of the park. The Adopt-a-Plot program is a way in which you (and your family or group) can “Adopt” a portion of the park, committing to the conservation of that particular area. Volunteer Opportunities abound with the Friends of Tyron Creek. We have both indoor and outdoor volunteer opportunities for people of all ages and abilities. Join us as a Nature Center Host, work on special events, serve as a Nature Guide, join our indoor or outdoor work parties or help in many other ways. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_69b03b576a9f76c81b41a96ba2a34abd 45.443115-122.673706 http://www.friendsofunitywetlands.org Friends of Unity Wetlands is a member-supported conservation association dedicated to sustaining the rich wild and working landscape of the 42,000-acre Unity Wetlands Focus Area. Program areas include land and water conservation, education and outreach, and data gathering and research. FUW is the local steward for the Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge lands in Benton and Unity, and the Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area in Troy. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_55d14281995c25048b34f305ff07c252 44.640282-69.317219 Friends of Urbanna Creek monitors water quality weekly at three locations in Urbanna Creek. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.633961-76.573021 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.89037-77.031959 http://3549 Country Dreams Way We are a community group who is interested in monitoring and protecting our water resources in Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d6ac802d3dd29d5c577d3c96023af1c3 35.744598-83.610795 http://www.fowl.org Advocacy, education, consultancy to the public concerning riparian corridors and wetlands. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7350b6ab5a2fcdc39af4662a80e07fa1 41.36768-82.105839 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.114552-120.514908 Friends of White Pond conducts water quality monitoring of White Pond (sister pond to Walden Pond) and publishes a newsletter on water quality issues, "Ponderings". 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.429013-71.392999 Adopt-a-Stream/Water Quality Education 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.334328-73.367245 http://www.brandywinepark.org/ Promoting the sensitive restoration of park land and buildings for public enrichment.Today, the Friends of Wilmington Parks works closely with the Delaware Division of Parks & Recreation and the City of Wilmington in a cooperative spirit to assess and render the needs of the parks, including horticultural and restorative projects. The Friends' park renovation projects are funded through grants, membership, and tax-deductible donations 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_191c4a68f87ffffd2add64138ef35075 39.758634-75.561181 http://www.friendsofdeercreek.org Friends of Deer Creek strives to further community understanding and stewardship of the Deer Creek watershed ecosystem through research, planning and education. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_374f8181fab39c229c6d1073bdab0666 39.263283-121.01721 Friends of Orinda Creeks commenced monthly monitoring of eight sites on San Pablo Creek in the summer of 1997. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.88023-122.177669 Dedicated to protecting and enhancing Pinole Creek and its watershed and to improving the health of San Pablo Bay. Our activities promote watershed education, are community service oriented and fun. Ongoing activities include creek clean-ups, monthly meetings, habitat restoration, community garden development, hikes and more. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.915932-122.330614 http://www.FORWatershed.org "To safeguard the health, scenic beauty, and cultural heritage of the Rockfish River and its Watershed which includes both surface and ground waters." To date we have had input into the new Nelson County Comprehensive Plan and established a quarterly stream monitoring program. We are in the process of expanding our membership, participating in the Oak Ridge Summer Festival, holding educational events, and establishing an informational kiosk. Our group is the result of a community-wide forum which was sponsored by an EPA grant. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0bc20e048fe13e2b5c95da42703026b3 37.77668-78.871499 http://www.cedarriver.org The Friends of the Cedar River Watershed's mission is to inspire conservation and protection of a healthy Cedar River Watershed through restoration, education and stewardship. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_12ce42a57b0e1e4be35ac03240a5213a 47.676326-122.385187 http://www.fotsjr.org/ The Friends of the St. Joseph River Association Inc. was established in April of 1994 for the purpose of bringing together the people of the communities located within the St. Joseph River watershed, in both Indiana and Michigan, working as one unit to clean and restore the St. Joe river and also all rivers, streams, and creeks that flow into the St. Joseph River. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c02cb2b9662ceeeb9c287ba3c27ab855 42.089672-85.228405 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.74479-108.070869 http://home.ec.rr.com/preservecreeks/preservecreeks.html The purpose of the this Preservation Society is the following: Preserve Habitat: In preserving these creeks and their estuaries you are protecting the Habitat, which is crucial for Aquatic Marine Life, Endangered Species, Migratory Birds, Fish and Wildlife. Without preservation these creeks and their estuaries will become lifeless. Preserve Watersheds: In preserving these creeks you will also be preserving their Watersheds; they both rely on each other. Most important is the quality of water that these Watersheds provide both humans and animals. Preserve Beauty and Life: Encourage Counties of NC especially New Hanover and Pender County, the City of Wilmington and Developers in and out of the State from affecting the beauty and life theses creeks along with their watersheds and estuaries are supporting. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5e5ffbc7502e7b320133971a6d75010a 34.243277-77.845746 Galena High School monitors a local freshwater stream that flows by a city park. The stream is downstream from a Missouri city water treatment facility. We study various aspects of the stream and its watershed including macroinvertebrates, chemical testing, and pollution. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.074596-94.634087 http://www.streamteam.org ; www.highwired.net/gallatin/streamteam We take care and do water quality tests on the Grand River from Jameson to Gallatin. Canoe, camp out etc with the seniors in my Adv. Biology class which are members of the ABC stream team #697. In April we will start the "Lakes of MO Vol. Program" for Lake Viking & its watershed 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_fbe4995a0b14b1158f5e5d2e07d39501 39.907898-93.95903 http://www.gvlt.org/ To conserve open space, agricultural land, wildlife habitat and public trails in and around Gallatin County. Accomplishments: 8,300 acres in southwest Montana in conservation easments, 12 mmiles of main-street-to-mountains trail constructed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_69a3feb64500633de2b9034a04504e35 45.679325-111.033184 http://www.gallatinwildlifeassociation.org/ The Gallatin Wildlife Association is a local sportsmen/women's group dedicated to conserving wildlife and protecting and enhancing wildlife in southwest Montana so hunting and fishing can continue on a sustainable basis for future generations. We also support protection of native fish and wildlife species and the reintroduction of native species in historic ranges. Activities: Monitoring federal and state land and wildlife agencies activities related to our objectives. Assist biologists in habitat improvement projects and reintroduction efforts related to protecting native fish and wildlife. Examples: Planting willows to stabilize stream banks. Trapping and radio collaring sage grouse. Accomplishments: Prevailed over BLM in a lawsuit to force the Dillon Resource Area to write a Resource Management Plan (RMP) for 900,000 acres of public land that is the mountain headwaters of for the Jefferson River, one of the three rivers that join at Three Forks, Montana to form the Missouri River. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_60b36274c8de0f859156eb110d264e85 45.700416-111.013475 http://www.grwabucks.org Protection and restoration of the natural resources of the Gallows Run Watershed 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_97da611076eeef41611a713ffe6cea89 40.536305-75.207809 http://www.galvbay.org The Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) preserves, protects, and enhances the natural resources of the Galveston Bay estuarine system for present users and for posterity. Our mission driven work is focused through four program areas: conservation, education, advocacy, and research. GBF is led by a diverse board of trustees representing the environmental community, recreational enthuaists, business and transportation interests, as well as government agencies, area universities, and municipalities. GBF strives to build concensus among the bay stake holders while guiding decision-making throughout the Galveston Bay watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e256593239ec07e10e15537b4475901e 29.542727-95.122967 http://gbep.tamug.tamu.edu Activity: Non-regulatory, access to Galveston Bay data and information, projects to preserve Galveston Bay. Description: State government program encouraging partnerships to implement actions in the Galveston Bay Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c1ef3b60cb7739dd987038a3b4085224 29.544053-95.134759 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.81468-123.556379 http://www.gcbirdsanctuary.org Pilot program with Nassau County for dual use of stormwater storage basins for community service and environmental stewarship programs. Publish Garden City Bird Sanctuary Newsletter, monitors birds, nest boxes, and native plant inventory. Awards from Zonta International (women's business organization) Long Island leisure Services Association, 1010WINS\Genovese Drugs for volunteer efforts. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c91f6419ae406ba6b96f9638b6bb6613 40.73503-73.615079 http://www.garnerlake.com/pages/1/index.htm GARNER LAKE ASSOCIATION is a non-profit organization. Our mission statement: To promote and enhance Garner Lake and its watershed for the mutual benefit of all stakeholders. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_442b73f06e4f3d6c95fd1fe3fd9076d0 35.238636-89.741002 http://kywater.org/gccd/gccd.htm To provide guidance, information and assistance to the general public that will promote the wise use, improvement and conservation of our natural resources for our and future generations. The Garrard County Conservation District sponsors an annual picnic for students and adults that participate in Water Watch activities in Garrard County throughout the year. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a0de24f2bf66ed1c2c5593dd5b01a9a1 37.600747-84.592217 http://www.gatheringwaters.org Gathering Waters Conservancy is a land conservation organization formed in 1994 to assist land trusts, landowners, and communities in their efforts to protect Wisconsin's land and water resources. Established by a coalition of land trusts, Gathering Waters Conservancy serves as an education and technical assistance center for land trusts and landowners alike. But our mission goes far beyond training and providing expert advice on land conservation issues. Gathering Waters Conservancy works directly with concerned landowners and existing land trusts statewide to preserve Wisconsin's natural heritage and rural landscape.Our Technical Assistance Program fills a knowledge gap by providing both landowners and land trusts with the most current information on conservation options. Gathering Waters helps new land trusts get started and works with existing land trusts on more complex conservation issues as well as effective management of nonprofit organizations.Gathering Waters Conservancy's Land Protection Program allows us to work on conservation projects with existing land trusts in Wisconsin while, at the same time, we operate statewide to conserve land and water resources. To reach landowners and inform the general public about land and water conservation, staff and board members make presentations across the state on land trust issues. Our Crosscurrents newsletter provides timely information and land trust updates. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b3c3435ad7acedbe89f7def7f1bd86d5 43.080592-89.370988 Promote conservation of natural resources, especially soil & water. We distribute cost share funds from state conservation commission to install water quality practices. Participate in programs to educate school children & adults. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.014254-96.82999 http://www.geneseeLandtrust.org/ GLT's mission is to preserve and protect valuable land resources in the Genesee region that have exceptional scenic, open space, recreational and habitat value. The trust works cooperatively with individuals, other not-for-profit organizations, governmental agencies and private groups to acquire property and property rights. Donors who place permanent restrictions on their land that are held by the trust conservation easements) or who donate their land often qualify for significant tax savings on their federal and state taxes. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e66a6899ad92c35b60a1a3fcb0095135 43.117099-77.556985 http://www.genevaonline.com/~glea Geneva Lake is still fishable and swimmable. Manage Lake Geneva 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c45bb553ecac5fde3107d62d19f89e65 42.590064-88.460309 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.34565-96.135239 We have adopted a stream called Willett's Creek as a part of EPD's Adopt-A-Stream program. We clean up the watershed of that creek 4 times a year and monitor the health of the creek in terms of water quality parameters such as pH, conductance, nitrate,and phosphate content of the water. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 32.058583-84.219797 http://gcwsa.org/ The George's Creek Watershed Association is a cooperative, inclusive organization of residents dedicated to improving the quality of life for the people who live in, and visit George's Creek, through being an example of an effective steward of our natural environment. The group publishes a newsletter once a month. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_fb7e1f365e71050060a46066a409917f 39.531476-79.016675 http://www.georgewright.org/ The GWS is a nonprofit association of researchers, managers, administrators, educators, and other professionals who work on behalf of the scientific and heritage values of protected areas. When many people think of parks, they think of them exclusively in terms of being vacation destinations and recreation areas. Yet every park also carries with it scientific or heritage values (or both). Large natural protected areas are often, for example, sites of important environmental research, natural resource management activities, inventory and monitoring projects, and so forth. Protected cultural areas, such as historic sites and cultural landscapes, embody important and irreplaceable material (and non-material) facets of history, archaeology, and other forms of heritage. These are the functions the George Wright Society supports by encouraging better research, resource management, and public education in protected areas. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_207694210fca1a9821d9df0c0c1333b7 47.136592-88.578243 Georges River Tidewater Association protects and restores marine resources and water quality in the St. George Estuary through advocacy, public education, and environmental monitoring. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.093021-69.118965 http://www.georgiaadoptastream.org/htm Georgia Adopt-A-Stream is a stsatewide water quality monitoring program that provides citizens with the training and protocols to monitor their streams, lakes, wetlands and estuaries. In addition, we help citizens network and organize at the watershed level, providing them with information on how to form organized groups and conduct outreach activities. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d20e24a0684e0d3aea3647617b15ff90 33.639308-84.395652 http://www.georgiacanoe.org/ The Association is involved with protecting natural rivers and the public's right of passage on these, mostly in Georgia and nearby states. Training, safety, recreation and exploration are also priorities. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0ede80e3a66b85425e3bebf5a2941f6f 33.748315-84.391109 http://www.cleangeorgia.org/ Nonprofit provider of legal and technical assistance to citizens and community groups in the areas of environmental protection, conservation, and open government. The Georgia Center is conducting a TMDL project on the North Oconee River, coordinating citizen and governmental entities in a cooperative venture to address point and nonpoint pollution sources. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3e2bc2b775d7b2d7e14f881be06577ed 33.749744-84.393452 http://www.gaconservancy.org/Home/Home.asp The Georgia Conservancy is a statewide environmental organization. Our job is to make sure that Georgians have healthy air, clean water, unspoiled wild places and community green space now and in the future. The Georgia Conservancy was founded in 1967. Early in our history we won by securing protections for Cumberland Island, the Okefenokee Swamp and the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. In 2002, we called for the creation of the Georgia Greenspace Program that helps communities protect greenspace. That vision was realized in 2005 with the passage of the Georgia Land Conservation Act. Water quality and supply have topped our agenda recently. We have taken the lead in finding ways to address scientifically the problem of water pollution from sediment. We have called for expanded monitoring of rivers and streams. We support bold conservation and efficiency measures as alternatives to the construction of new reservoirs. We are also a founding partner of the Georgia Water Coalition, a group of over 140 organizations that is working to keep Georgia's water a public resource. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3cd16596fbda46020f44da724721437a 33.80275-84.392998 http://www.gepinstitute.com/ To provide legal and technical assistance to grassroots groups and local and state governments in the development and implementation of policies to prevent pollution, promote sustainable lands uses and enhance river corridor protection. Assistance includes drafting and reviewing state legislation, local ordinances and land use plans; conducting workshops; and publishing resource papers. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_debcdc3ab5ffd6de4e5a39a590191ece 33.959467-83.384996 To focus the strength of Georgia's six research universities (Clark Atlanta University, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State University, Medical College of Georgia, The University of Georgia) on the environmental needs of Georgia. Through the GETC, the universities, industry and government work in partnership to foster environmentally responsible economic development. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.945031-83.374684 http://science.kennesaw.edu/~jdirnber/lake.html The purpose of the Society is to promote understanding, protection, restoration and comprehensive management of lakes, reservoirs, wetlands, and their watersheds. The objectives of the Society are to: Provide a forum for sharing of information and experiences on scientific, administrative, legal, and financial aspects of lake, wetland, and watershed management. Foster the development of local lake and wetland restoration and protection programs in accordance with appropriate management strategies and techniques. Encourage the development of local, state, and national programs, policies and legislation promoting lake,wetland, and watershed management. Encourage the cooperation and interaction of organizations, agencies, units of government, and individuals concerned with lake, wetand, and watershed improvement and protection. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ac5c6018f4c9999d483cc3aeb4e78eae 34.03718-84.58919 To increase the capacity of local, regional, multi-state and national land trusts and their leaders to effectively and efficiently conserve significant natural, cultural and productive open space in Georgia including rivers for the benefit of present and future generations. The Service Center provides both leadership and service in support of land trusts and their important work across the state. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.959467-83.384996 http://www.garivers.org Georgia River Network is the only statewide nonprofit environmental organization solely dedicated to the conservation of Georgia?s waters. We help people organize to protect and restore rivers and watersheds by building local watershed group capacity and providing statewide policy analysis. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d1d2c4b88b32e2ee64a9b0f2de9b7507 33.9545-83.388328 Georgia Southwestern State University's program is primarily directed to Lake Blackshear and its watershed. Our ongoing area work is limited at present. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 32.06099-84.204579 http://www.gwf.org The Georgia Wildlfie Federation and other partners are working to establish the Alcovy River Greenway along the Alcovy River in Newton County, Georgia. The primary purposes of the greenway are protection of water quality and wildllife habitat, community education, recreation in public areas, and stewardship assistance to and recognition of landowners in privately-owned areas. These goals are being accomplished through landowner contact, community outreach and education, and coordination with local conservation efforts. The Greenway Project hosts monthly greenway actitivites, supports and conducts water quality monitoring, and publishes a quarterly newsletter, brochure, and other informational materials. Today, our members include bird watchers, hunters, anglers, educators, gardeners, hikers - a diverse group of individuals united by our concern and compassion for the environment. As an organization, GWF takes stands on issues based on ecological and wildlife principles. GWF utilizes our members' diverse interests to work together and move toward a common goal - protecting Georgia's tremendous natural beauty and diversity. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_21b03418fe08bac1d43516fa82a2d148 33.628362-83.798972 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.576013-121.496987 http://www.gptaskforce.org/ The Gifford Pinchot Task Force seeks to preserve and restore the ecosystems and communities of southwestern Washington by promoting conservation of forest ecosystems and sustainable restoration-based employment. In the summer of 2001, we established a water quality monitoring “circuit” in the Upper Lewis watershed. We selected this watershed for several reasons: first, it contains the headwaters of the Lewis River, a major waterway on the south end of the Forest; second, the Upper Lewis watershed contains both unlogged interior forest as well as heavily degraded areas, which provides us with a “control” or “baseline” for both pristine and degraded waterways; and third, several timber sales are located in this watershed (Alpha, Beta/Omega, Lock, Swell, and Page 2 timber sales). We have selected 11 monitoring sites along several creeks, including the Headwaters Lewis River, Noname Creek, Big Spring Creek, Twin Falls Creek, and Riley Creek. The Task Force is the local expert and primary educational resource on the region's forest conservation, policy, and law. We engage interested citizens and policy makers through our canvass, hikes, and field events, presentations and press events, lobbying, and strategic coordination with local, regional, and national conservation organizations. Although years of intense logging and road-building on the 1.3 million-acre Gifford Pinchot National Forest has drastically reduced the amount of old growth forests and significantly degraded aquatic habitats, the GPNF still contains habitats essential for many sensitive, threatened and endangered species of plants, animals, mollusks, fungi and insects. The GPNF is home to a large diversity of threatened or endangered species and is part of the Pacific Flyway, functioning as the primary habitat corridor between the Washington and Oregon portions of the Cascade Range. The Forest also contains some of the last viable habitat for endangered salmon and steelhead. The Gifford Pinchot Task Force’s Water Quality Assessment Project addresses the identified need for water quality information on the Forest. This project entails working with a trained hydrologist to design a water quality monitoring plan, collect samples, and analyze the data. We plan on collecting data for at least two years before submitting a final report to the Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) outlining our findings and data. We collected temperature and turbidity data during the 2001 field season; you can review our results here [insert link to charts and graphs]. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5221c81228f429e770ae17b2cedbdb12 45.632215-122.671544 Gig Harbor High School Stream Team and Field Ecology monitors McCormick Creek and Artondale Creek watershed and three beaches within the Puget Sound watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.330269-122.605782 Community based advisory groups established and meet monthly; community based advisory groups meet with Federal, State and other local partners quarterly; partnering of Federal, State and local agency/entities has been facilitated and strengthened; resource contributions by agencies, entities, businesses and local groups have increased to support local water quality efforts; implementation of water quality improvement projects has been expedited; and US EPA regional and state jurisdictional boundaries and constraints are lessening. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.482824-112.073654 http://www.gilaresources.info The Gila Resources Information Project (GRIP) is a nonprofit environmental advocacy group that draws on local support and private foundations to promote community health and protect our quality of life. Despite our small size, we have taken on some of the largest challenges facing southwestern New Mexico. The High Country News (12/3/01) described us as 'a plucky group of activists' for prodding Phelps Dodge and the state to develop acceptable plans for mine closure and reclamation. We also promote planning, groundwater protection, and free-running rivers in the face of unsustainable development practices. Our approach to these challenges has been to bring technical, policy, and - when necessary - legal expertise to this area and then to combine these resources with an informed and involved public. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8a4be42dbfad615f4b9f3f49fc8e9820 32.770924-108.280227 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.193878-87.016657 Community education, increased public awareness 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.022018-81.037095 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.053307-80.952974 Water quantity problems (Flood control, flood warning system), water quality testing, trash and debris removal, restoration work, and working with agencies involved with same. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.933559-80.837176 http://Not established yet. We are currently working on earning the Water Drop patch which teaches the girls about resource conservation and watershed management. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0274eac2517894ed4162e545a2e33c93 39.652752-75.742893 To participate in activities that will enable our Girl Scouts to earn the Watershed Patch. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.070802-86.965934 we are learning about water and soil conservation.lakes,&streams,and now we can help keep them clean. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 32.739494-116.995631 Troop 1758 Would like to earn the Water Patch Program offered thru the EPA. So far my girl have been able to do area clean up along the roads. Rack leaves during the fall. So they will not clog the water drains. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.354461-87.888055 Glade Run extends for approximately one mile on the campus of Glade Run Lutheran Services. The agency for children and families at risk are conducting volunteer monitoring, litter pick-ups, plantings, and are starting a wetlands project. they are also monitoring and cleaning up Muntz Run. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.779109-80.133323 Glendale Reapers 4-H Club cleans trash from the southeast Ninnescah River in Lemon's Park in Pratt, Kansas. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.663933-98.650085 http://www.open.org/~glngibcr/ The Glenn-Gibson Creeks Watershed Council was formed to share information, reduce duplication of activities, and help address watershed management issues in the Glenn-Gibson Creeks Watershed and to provide a framework for coordination and cooperation among key interests. The Council's goals include: - encouraging coordinated efforts to increase watershed education programs, - improving communication among affected private individuals, interested stakeholders, - establishing a framework for coordination, cooperation, and citizen involvement, - providing a forum for discussing problems, conflicts, and opportunities related to the watershed, - promoting ongoing monitoring of the health and public safety within the Glenn-Gibson Creeks Watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4cb4a3070f3a0923091b4fc3ee3a90ac 44.924426-123.316574 The Gloucester Shellfish Advisory Commission monitors coastal waters and their drainage basins. We are attempting to identify human vs. non-human bacterial loading. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.626759-70.746506 http://www.glynwood.org Glynwood Center explores way of conserving countryside while enhancing the lives of people and communities. The Center seeks a sustainable future for the land, its people and their cultural heritage. The Center is also the lead organization for the international Countryside Exchange program. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4075a1c69d87006a115df5b1ceed530c 41.44274-73.928338 http://www.sonomamarinrcds.org/district-gr/index.html Mission Statement To assist landowners in addressing their environmental concerns by maintaining a presence in natural resources conservation work in all watersheds within the District, to help involve landowners in Natural Resource Conservation Service projects, and to provide a conduit for landowners through with state and federal monies can be obtained to support and implement restorative programs and practices. Vision To ensure the continuation of strong, productive, and viable agricultural endeavors in Western Sonoma County by improving soil and water quality in order to provide an economically and ecologically viable and healthy agricultural community. Resource Conservation Districts provide free, non-discriminatory assistance and educational opportunities to agricultural producers, land users, educators, and anyone with land-based resource conservation needs, on a strictly voluntary basis. Conservation projects may include: conservation education, soil erosion control, water quality enhancement, range management, vineyard development, woodland, forestry and wildlife management, and watershed and stream enhancement. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_86931eb97a2f470febd5ad9dccbe47a1 38.393264-122.818487 http://www.ggro.org/ The Golden Gate Raptor Observatory has monitored the Marin Headlands near the Golden Gate, site of the largest known migratory concentration of birds of prey, since 1983, generating 50,000 hours of volunteer time annually. We track annual movements and numbers for 19 species of birds of prey. We coordinate efforts through the USGS Biological Research Division and the Hawk Migration Association, and operate as a nonprofit project of the Golden Gate National Park Association in cooperation with the National 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_94b6babdb4e6fdac34bc32ba6bdb8637 37.806221-122.42688 http://goletaslough.org/index.php Advisory committee comprised of public agencies (state, federal & local) & public groups with a common goal to improve the Goleta Slough ecosystem. The Committee's purpose is to work cooperatively with regulatory agencies, property owners and public interest groups to provide for a healthy Goleta Slough considering the Slough's ecosystem and recognizing a mixture of land uses. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_379ab4fa341ef224d19221f2cdd660ea 34.445492-119.668311 http://www.goosecreekassn.org/home.html To preserve the historic scenic area of Northern Fauquier and Western Loudoun counties to conserve our natural resources, to promote our assests of agricultural and tourism, and to protect the area from unreasoned development.. Resources/Publications: Quarterly newsletter Volunteer/Monitoring Activities: Hosts forums on various topics, ranging from quail habitat to transportation issues to saving our streams. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0caa7a1cd4c1c7ee3427fc816920a500 38.9695-77.736574 http://www.loudoun.gov/advisory/gcsrab.htm Mission: To help keep Goose Creek as scenic and as it is presently. All parties -- state, county and private consult with the Board when they cross, go under, or construct along Goose Creek. The Goose Creek Scenic Advisory Committee is appointed by the Director of Conservation & Recreation with the mandate to protect the scenic quality of Goose Creek. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3b09d5ae7f16d2abb34efd2f82b98808 39.019623-77.382165 Goose Pond Maintenance District Monitoring Program monitors water quality and conducts weed control programs in a 300-acre lake in western Massachusetts. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.30529-73.249252 http://www.mltn.org/trustdetails.asp?id=1211 Conserve natural resources in and around the Town of Gorham, including such resources as wildlife habitat, open and scenic areas, agricultural land, recreational resources, river corridors, and scenic travel corridors. Gorham - Sebago Lake Regional Land Trust 's Newsletter is Landmarks. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_11204ddaa2603fd0b4a9faa1d087022d 43.729398-70.449076 The Bio-Tech Erosion Control project monitored the Connecticut River (New Hampshire) from 1994-97 in conjunction with streambank stabilization. The Wild Ammonoosuc Water Quality Project monitors a stream in conjunction with recreational and gold dredging uses, while the Oliverian Brook Water Project monitors in conjunction with manure spreading. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.136192-72.021378 http://www.grafton-ma.org/glt/ We're a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of open space for the use of present and future generations of Grafton, Massachusetts and surrounding areas. We work in partnership with private landowners, town government, and other regional and national conservation organizations to conserve land through donation, purchase, or conservation restriction, and maintain hundreds of acres of land in Grafton for public enjoyment and conservation. In addition to our land preservation activities, we have an active education and recreation program, consisting of an annual calendar of events which include nature walks, hikes, canoe trips, family events, naturalist talks, and many other outdoor and indoor activities. We also sponsor an annual series of teachers’ grants to support nature education programs in local schools. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1ed7e6a3feb666b3e75446b81ca482ef 42.210878-71.69223 http://www.grandcal.org A not-for-profit community environmental organization working cooperatively to protect the Grand Calumet River and its surrounding urban ecosystem in Northwest Indiana. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_646c484c2526657ca3d2c1163037af64 41.670882-87.493089 http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/ The Grand Canyon Trust is dedicated to the conservation of the natural and cultural resources of the Colorado Plateau. Our work is focused in the greater Grand Canyon region of northern Arizona, and in the red rock country of southern Utah. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_62aee950dbdcce18e37ed4221e389a68 35.225152-111.657616 Litter control improved on that part of Shoal Creek known as Grand Falls 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.031307-94.540539 http://www.mercercountyohio.org/SWCD/new_page_1.htm GLWWA has a mission to improve the quality of life by promoting stewardship of the natural resources in the Grand Lake St. Marys and Wabash River Watershed. This organization is governed by a joint board, comprised of a supervisor from Auglaize, Darke and Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation Districts. This joint board also takes guidance from a Public Advisory Board comprised of stakeholders. A quarterly newsletter "Currents" is sent to all stakeholders and meeting agendas and press releases are sent monthly to stakeholders involved with the Joint Board or Advisory Board. For more information, please contact watershed coordinator Laura Walker. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e522402a2156f774e587a80bbdafacc3 40.549813-84.572758 http://www.prairienet.org/gpf/ Grand Prairie Friends-Prairie Grove Volunteers is an all-volunteer, not-for-profit conservation organization dedicated to the preservation and ecological stewardship of prairie, wetland, savanna, and forest in east-central Illinois. GPF-PGV acquires and manages natural areas, conducts prescribed burns, propagates and plants indigenous prairie species in reconstructions, and generates interest in prairies through a variety of educational programs. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5e597f86850559222dc40a794be953ab 40.11727-88.204489 under construction Mr. Fred Taylor and Dr. Steve Mattox, with the cooperation of Grand Valley State University, conduct research and compile information. The outcome goal of this effort is to create educational resources for K-8 educators in West Michigan. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0e9f6539475696a5a0d871ba0a5a7732 43.010838-85.636641 http://www.great-mi.org The mission of GREAT is to promote the protection and preservation of the Grand River Watershed through activities and educational programs. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3a287beacad1704cb0ac9a711ab2144f 42.246056-84.400223 http://www.grandriverpartners.org/ Aquisition of conservation easements and education of landowners on best management practices to reduce pollution and other harm to the watershed. Volunteers are measuring water quality, cleaning the watershed, and monitoring for pollution sources. Grand River Partners, Inc. holds holds 26 Conservation Easements and owns 3 properties 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_fa760a8376fc39a03175ebe85b2305ca 41.710769-81.239864 http://www.ohiodnr.com/dnap/sr/grand.htm The Grand River is a component of the Ohio Scenic Rivers Program with state Wild designation in Lake County and state Scenic designation in Ashtabula County. The program's goal is to preserve and protect the natural qualities of Ohio's finest streams for future generations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_dce113b7acb5620ddf86f839a4a91d60 41.284931-81.09816 http://www.gtrlc.org/ The Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy (Regional Conservancy) was founded in 1991 with a start-up grant from Rotary Charities of Traverse City. By the end of 2005, we had protected over 24,002 acres of land. Our operating region includes Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska and Manistee counties in beautiful northwest Michigan. Our success has been made possible by the many individual, corporate and foundation donors to the Regional Conservancy. Our supporters have given their time, dollars, and land because they believe in what we do. Our efforts are focused on the permanent protection of the unique farmlands, critical watersheds, wildlife habitats, and one-of-a-kind dunes in our area. Our many partnerships with local governments, the state of Michigan, the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund, and federal grant programs have also contributed greatly to our ability to protect land in northwestern Michigan. The Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy also has a newsletter the LandScript. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_539409da345a89419c19ec7b8cc765f2 44.756815-85.652361 http://www.gvmc.org 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_92873a8db82bf4cf46a9c778ad2baa56 00 http://www.gvsu.edu The GVSU Water Resources Institute monitors watersheds through our EPA and state projects as well as Lake Michigan through our K-12 program. Two vessels specially designed for student monitoring operate from April to October. Some tests are done on board and others sent to our analytical laboratory. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c75a42bce10cf79b81b865cadb0e00df 42.97224-85.926469 http://www.grmw.org/ The mission of the Board of Directors of the Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program is to develop and oversee the implementation, maintenance, and monitoring of coordinated resource management that will enhance the natural resource of the Grande Ronde River Basin. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5e2402a31e5bf4406a6970669dff1a9e 45.320163-118.095411 None stated at this time. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 46.252231-119.737051 http://www.seark.net/~gccd/ The Conservation District will help you conserve the natural resources that determine your present economy and the heritage we will leave for future generations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e5073a0a51a1f29d66be0f4af161f0b9 34.31591-92.366639 Protection and Restoration, Monitoring of the Grapevine Creek area watershed in Southern Kern County, California. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.839082-119.048348 http://www.grassriver.org/ The Grass River Natural Area, Inc., manages and protects the Grass River watershed and conducts educational activities that promote appreciation and understanding of the natural environment. The 1141-acre GRNA preserve is comprised of over 700 acres of wetland. Over 100 organized classes and hikes are offered annually. The area is open to the public without charge all year during daylight hours. For more information including class schedules and fees, see our website at www.torchlake.com/grna 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_787d056953f3c0024c9bd975a675d4d3 44.964019-85.190869 To provide organizing and technical assistance, as well as legal referral to grass roots groups and individuals concerned about toxic chemical pollution in their communities. Main issues include: solid waste disposal, hazardous waste disposal and clean up, drinking water contamination, radioactive waste disposal , chromium, lead and mercury contamination. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.851567-74.733057 http://www.MLSWA.org/Gratiot-Lake-1508/ Gratiot Lake Conservancy has conserved over 300 acres bordering Gratiot Lake including 10,000 feet of shoreline. We have hosted student groups studying aquatic ecology. We have a newlsetter and education programs for the public to inform about the ecology of the area and environmental stewardship. We inform lakeside residents about managing their property in an environmentally sensitive way. Throught the CLMP program volunteers do water monitoring. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_12ce510bd32a799f6b88fe88ce1644b2 47.401965-88.17119 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.780729-89.468815 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.54816-82.869612 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.510089-89.878659 http://www.greatbay.org The Great Bay Kids' Ecology Club seeks to challenge "at-promise" 4th/5th grade students from local schools to become active community stewards as they learn about estuaries and water related issues such as nonpoint source pollution through fun, hands-on activities led by University of New Hampshire student volunteers. The GBKEC was recognized its innovative community partnership approach in education by the Greater Portsmouth Partnership Council, receiving the Council's Excellence In Education award. GBKEC is administered through a collaboration of the Great Bay Stewards, Inc. (a 501 (c)3 nonprofit), The Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and the University of New Hampshire Community Environmental Outreach Program. "Together we can make a world of difference". 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3792905d874dcc27050e01a31e56bf78 43.052418-70.895903 http://www.greateastlake.org Our association is a non-profit organization dedicated to the welfare of Great East Lake, its wildlife, and environment. We see education as a primary function of this organization. We have been conducting regular water chemistry monitoring through the UNH Lakes Lay Monitoring program since the 1970's. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_972272966c74dc5348266440f802a062 43.107366-71.040407 http://www.gehwa.org Preserve, protect and promote the Great Egg Harbor River watershed in New Jersey. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_63e8311b443c343a252374e5f9b39ee8 39.572794-74.870348 http://www.glu.org/ Great Lakes United is an international coalition dedicated to preserving and restoring the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River ecosystem. Great Lakes United is made up of member organizations representing environmentalists, conservationists, hunters and anglers, labor unions, community groups, and citizens of the United States, Canada, and First Nations and Tribes. Great Lakes United was founded in 1982 on Lake Huron's Mackinac Island. In 1985 the organization established a central office in Buffalo, New York, and hired its first executive director. In 1986 Great Lakes United achieved its first significant impact on Great Lakes environmental consciousness by holding more than a dozen hearings around the Great Lakes to make people aware of the Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement and the treaty organization that reports on agreement progress, the International Joint Commission. The hearings were very well attended and reported on, and the next year citizens began attending the IJC's formerly sleepy biennial meetings. By 1995 the IJC biennials were four-day, 2,000-person events of Great Lakes environmental discussion. Great Lakes United develops and promotes effective policy initiatives, carries out education programs, and promotes citizen action and grassroots leadership to assure: Clean water and clean air for all Better safeguards to protect the health of people and wildlife A conservation ethic that will leave a healthy Great Lakes. The United Times is the newsletter published by Great Lakes United. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_eb2ea22ec32df8878b5aced43e22065f 00 http://www.gmct.org Non-profit membership organization devoted to the protection of Great Meadows in Glastonbury, Rocky Hill, and Wethersfield. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_21c5bc41d1af2d408b91637a969b1e5f 41.666613-72.633206 http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us Great Neck Public Schools high school students measure salinity, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, and temperature of the Long Island Sound surrounding Great Neck. Elementary school students, supervised by faculty and high school students, identify and collect debris along parts of Great Neck's shoreline. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_02c07292fe62011df85869b16551952c 40.76294-73.704069 http://dipin.kent.edu The Secchi Dip-In asks members of other monitoring programs to "dip" their Secchi disks for us during a period around July 4th. Volunteers from around the world can participate via our web entry form. We use the data to map transparency and to track restoration efforts. We are encouraging watershed-level monitoring by volunteers tracking stream turbidity. We officially accept any program ini the United States and Canada and other programs and individuals can participate via the Web. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_20616c497cabc6afccecf7e47dd1e292 41.148399-81.367088 http://www.gsmit.org/ To provide programs that will increase the awareness, appreciation and understanding of the natural and cultural resources of Great Smokey Mountains National Park and promote appropriate stewardship of the resources. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c639baa055408642f21acc7473f6f487 35.64414-83.694537 http://www.greatswamp.org G.S.W.A., founded in 1981, encourages protection of the ecological, historic and cultural integrity of the Great Swamp and its watershed. The Association promotes the conservation and restoration of the watershed's natural resources and encourages land use that is compatible with these goals. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c45bfc1692341d5dcdea840a10f43a00 40.744818-74.497786 http://www.baltimorecanoeclub.org/ Mission: Founded in 1975, the Club's conservation activities include keeping members informed on local and regional events, donations to river conservation organizations, support of local legislation designed to promote river conservation and publication of a newsletter. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_698e7bf0930c6ce2eeec452761809617 39.26873-76.79944 http://www.mywatersheds.org The Greater Lansing Regional Committee on Phase II Non-Point Source Pollution Prevention (GLRC) is a guiding body comprised of participating Phase II communities within the Greater Lansing Region. The committee has been established to guide the implementation of the entire Phase II Program for the communities within three identified watersheds; the Grand River, the Red Cedar River and the Looking Glass River watersheds. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a99a39f394d06a8bb23477de76cbb20b 42.703745-84.547709 The Nippenose Valley Watershed Association is located in western Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The association defines its boundaries by the topography of the land. The valley contains several streams; Rauchtown Creek, McMurrin Run, Morgan Valley Run, Nygart, Sweitzer, and Rattling Camp Run which are all tributaries to Antes Creek. Antes Creek is a tributary to the West Branch Susquehanna River and empties into the Susquehanna at Jersey Shore, PA. The Nippenose Valley is unique to North Central Pennsylvania. The watershed contains several large sinkholes that ?swallow up? the various streams and reintroduce them to the surface further down slope. Some of these sinkholes have sub surface paths that are unknown in their re-existence to the surface. The waters of this valley are introduced to a buffering effect from underground limestone deposits. Therefore, the streams that empty into the Antes Creek provide significant buffering abilities. The watershed residents have a concern in maintaining water quality in the stream are interested in working with other residents and businesses in the valley to promote wise stewardship of their waters and land. In February of 2001, Interest in the formation of a watershed group in the Nippenose Valley of Lycoming County was provided by a group of these concerned citizens. A meeting with the DEP Watershed Coordinator and the Lycoming County Conservation District?s Watershed Specialist and these concerned citizens was held to discuss the organization and formation of a watershed group for the Nippenose Valley 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.751773-76.042967 http://www.mnlakes.org/GPLA/ The purpose of this organization shall be to prevent the pollution and retard eutrophication of Pokegama Lake in Itasca County, MN, including the the power to do all things necessary to educate the public at large on preventing the pollution of Pokegama Lake and to obtain the necessary laws and regulations to prevent the pollution of Pokegama Lake. It shall also be the aim of this organization to maintain the desirable environmental quality fo the existing lake and lakeshore area and to promote its orderly development. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_62a865c802b8c3c3d009548115081f54 47.22887-93.530056 http://gpwaonline.cjb.net The GPWA is a volunteer organization dedicated to preserving, protecting and restoring Pottstown area waterways. We hold monthly trash cleanups on local waterways. The GPWA spearheaded a group effort to remove an orphan dam on the Manatawny Creek, Pottstown, Pa. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_cc8dd5077d7d86f3690d4f54a9765403 40.99464-77.604507 http://www.umaine.edu/waterquality/Newsletter/2003/greater_pushaw_lake.htm Greater Pushaw Lake Association monitors a relatively shallow 5056-acre lake in a 75-mile watershed. We take water samples at three locations twice a month from May till October, which are read at the University of Maine. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_00fcd2160b99a1e436cc2e5b69480434 44.867954-68.778976 Greater Springfield Area Riverwatch volunteers monitor water quality of the Connecticut River and all tributary watersheds in the Greater Springfield area. We have begun a pilot program to work with all 2000 eighth-graders in Springfield schools on issues concerning the Mill River watershed, using classroom presentations and field trips. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.103218-72.584671 Green Bay Southwest High School does chemical and macroinvertebrate testing on Duck Creek, a medium-size stream in our attendance area. Duck Creek is part of the lower Fox River watershed. The chemical testing is done by our junior "Chemistry in the Community" class, and the macroinvertebrate testing by all sophomore students taking Biology. Our program is based on Mark Mitchell and Bill Stapp's "Field Manual for Water Quality Testing" (from GREEN, in Michigan). 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.50065-88.066348 http://www.wvwc.edu We promote environmental responsibility and sustainable living on earth- particularly in WV, especially in central WV's mountain counties. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4a20364b080015c6123465070ec36daf 38.989793-80.211259 We monitor Green Lake and it's tributaries for a variety of substances, educate the residents, and are active in any governmental issues that may affect the quality of these waters. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.611128-85.774049 http://www.dotnet.com/~glsd/ Monitoring of lake and watershed waters, nonpoint pollution control practices, fisheries and recreation (carp trap, aquatic plant harvesting), wastewater (sewering, inspections, management plan, septic system replacement program), and solid wastes (garbage pick-up and recycling). 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_78ace8ebbbb20bdeec5a0c3eadf15c6b 43.84432-88.977649 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.114455-75.339304 http://www.greenmountainclub.org/ The mission of the Green Mountain Club is to make the Vermont Mountains play a larger part in the life of the people by protecting and maintaining the Long Trail System and fostering, through education, the stewardship of Vermont's hiking trails and mountains.The GMC publishes the Long Trail Guide, which is a thorough reference for overnight sites and trail descriptions of the Long Trail and its side trails. We also publish the Day Hiker's Guide to Vermont, which lists more than150 day hikes throughout Vermont. Go to our online store to view other items that we have for your hiking enjoyment! 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_65348d9a35ef96967dd134bff5d0f567 44.398613-72.719347 Green River Watershed Preservation Alliance has monitored the main stem of Green River for background data; we found high coliforms, turbidity, and nutrients near the mouth. We plan to resume our monitoring under the umbrella of Deerfield River Monitoring Project. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.697826-72.647308 Green South Fulton is a community based environmental organization promoting Smart Growth in a developing area of South Fulton County in the Metro Atlanta region. We focus on watershed protection. Our activities included water qualtiy monitoring, restoration projects and watershed advocacy. We partner with conservation organizations to protect stream corridors. Our major focus is the Deep/Line Creek system, a major tributary of the Chattahoochee River south of Atlanta. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.639422-84.637984 http://www.greenvalleys.org watershed protection/environmental education 151 sq. miles of watershed stewardship in northern Chester Co., PA Watersheds: Pigeon, French, Pickering,Valley Creeks and the Stony Run Current issues: Implementation of our Sustainable Watershed Management Program, technical support against the Perrier pumping request, support with Valley Creek Coalition concerning increased stormwater runoff from widening of Rte 202(Valley Forge National Historical Park at risk) 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5156ac35c0678289c1b567d002b9bb8d 40.155449-75.682173 http://dnr.metrokc.gov/Wrias/9/index.htm This effort is producing plans for protecting and restoring salmon habitat to help recover chinook salmon and bull trout. The planning process is sponsored and paid for by all 16 local governments that have jurisdiction in the Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed. Other participants include environmental groups, businesses, and state and federal agencies. Participants produced a Habitat Limiting Factors and Reconnaissance Assessment Report in 2000 that details salmon habitat conditions in the watershed. In May 2002, the Steering Committee completed a Near-Term Action Agenda outlining 45 actions to be taken by local governments and other watershed partners over the next 2-4 years. In 2002-2004, participants will develop a long-term comprehensive conservation plan for salmon habitat. Both documents and further information about the planning process are available at the website: http://dnr.metrokc.gov/Wrias/9/index.htm. In addition to planning, participants are actively restoring and protecting habitat throughout the watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_26613623dbd1f67bf99a24fbcc29118c 47.599125-122.331426 To protect and restore the Green Duwamish watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.529962-122.324131 http://www.green-acres.org Greenacres Water Quality Monitoring Project runs school-based monitoring using chemical, physical and biological indicators. Each school reports results to local government or other community based organization for monitored watersheds on an annual basis. Local governments, grants and donations provide financial support. We also work with citizen volunteers and local efforts to improve water quality including cleanups, tree plantings, wetland plantings, streamwalks,symposium, festivals, and special events. We run a citizen monitoring project called the Saturday Stream Snapshot and use a "high end" lab process water quality samples in the Lower Little Miami Watershed. We have also supported 319 projects and other USEPA projects by providing volunteers to monitor water qualtiy 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_86fe2c1e08a2accbf9b76043e513ee26 39.24063-84.358909 http://www.greenbrierriver.org/ Several schools in Greenbrier County monitor and report on various conditions and pollutants at several sites along the Greenbrier River and its tributaries. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_bb28e2e82bad18ecbe0c7bdd68263c07 37.801091-80.441568 http://www.greenbrier.org/ Our purpose is to promote the maintenance, preservation, protection and restoration of the ecological integrity of the Greenbrier River and its watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_12376b6f838800421e6d829c13eb4961 38.129059-80.226014 http://www.greenlink.org/gec/ The Greene Environmental Coalition will promote public participation in government and industry as the primary building block for enhanced environmental protection. The public must have a pro-active opportunity to become involved in decisions that permit pollution to enter our air, water, and our homes. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_10462d67a0b5f34baa3bf2e5b9a6dddb 39.797615-83.824444 http://www.dundalkusa.org The Greening of Dundalk is a volunteer effort run by the Dundalk Renaissance Corporation to plant trees, run clean-ups, and overall "green" Dundalk. This also includes educating residents about their watershed and providing ways for them to have a beneficial impact on the Chesapeake Bay. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a29cdf6981632d3fa3c3ee8bebf03494 39.25657-76.522305 http://www.greenspacecambria.org Mission Statement - The North Coast of San Luis Obispo is a national treasure. Our mission is to protect and enhance its ecological systems through land acquisition and management, public education and advocacy. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9118e18a024503e3a1efcd77814f7023 35.55817-121.090634 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.54816-82.869612 http://www.greenwaynetwork.org The Greenway Network is addressing a wide range of watershed issues in St. Charles County. St. Charles is one of the fastest growing areas in the state and urban development is a major concern. They recently held a watershed wide water quality monitoring day on Dardenne Creek to generate a Asnapshot@ of the river and to promote public awareness. Participants were Missouri Volunteer Water Quality Monitors. Greenway Network is working to develop greenways on the Missouri River and Dardenne Creek. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5f4f7dec6332af0d6281f186ae975777 38.777867-90.621717 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.217875-74.759404 Gregory-Portland Junior High School students monitor water at two sites every month: a fishing pier close to a wetland area, and a site at a boat launch about five miles from two chemical plants. We also monitor a third site quarterly and students are taken out to monitor three sites in the Corpus Christi ship channel from a research boat. A hydrolab is used and some samples are sent to various labs. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 27.891264-97.32058 http://www.sawmillrivercoalition.org Saw Mill River Coalition is a program of Groundwork Yonkers, a non-profit urban environmental organization. The river program's mission is to help people protect, revitalize and enjoy the Saw Mill River. Activities include river clean ups, restoration projects, invasive vine cutting, land use planning, water quality monitoring, fish studies with local high schools and colleges, pollution prevention campaigns. Website: www.sawmillrivercoalition.org 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a6254e7e32a7db573fe3151f3fb545f3 40.936297-73.898189 http://www.groupforthesouthfork.org/ The Group for the South Fork is a volunteer-directed, professionally staffed, not-for-profit environmental advocacy organization established in 1972. The Group is dedicated to protecting the environment, rural character and quality of life across the South Fork through public advocacy and public education. The Group is the only professionally-staffed, not-for-profit organization dedicated to using public advocacy to protect our region's diverse wetlands, bays and harbors, forests, coastlines, farmlands and historic community character 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d0d9f89a6f4d31d60dbefb8b01f7f74a 40.93962-72.300545 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.85171-74.294444 http://www.gbra.org Activities: Texas Watch; River Cleanups; Monitor water quality conditions at adopted sites. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6902297cbe23018326528c238a01eae5 29.568895-97.954061 http://grwc.info The Council is a 501c(3) nonprofit, formed in 1997 to give all residents in the Gualala River Watershed an opportunity to learn about land and water regulations that impact the watershed, and to develop a citizen-based forum to learn about, influence, and guide the process of decisions that impact the lives of all inhabitants in the watershed. The concerns of the Gualala River Watershed Council (GRWC) include a sound use of science, and a promotion of land and water stewardship practices that allow for restoration of the environment. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5153ad94cbca927b7d06f887c231093a 38.81468-123.556379 http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/sites/northeast/gtmnerr/info.htm or http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/nerr/reserves/nerrgtm.html The GTMNERR provides research and education opportunities and practical information for coastal decision-makers to improve the management of coastal natural resources. The GTM Reserve provides a living laboratory for education and research groups to learn about estuaries, those coastal areas where rivers meet the sea. The Reserve is managed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and is also a part of the National Estuarine Research Reserve System of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the U. S. Department of Commerce. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_72c151469bfaa60cfcb7a79fc62abb1c 29.67073-81.213869 http://Calle San Juan Bautista, Apt. 1A, Puerta De Tierra To assure the protection and conservation of Puerto Rico's hydrological and marine resourcess. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_2d15097378cc036ceba8fde34b8c610a 18.46564-66.117189 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.475616-80.15386 http://lpswcd.org/GRRP/GRRP/GRRP.htm 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7ed75f4fe023c4b3fc6454a7bec3d33b 37.154439-82.461536 Dredging of Guilford lake by ODNR is about 70% completed. Monthly water samples are collected & analyzed by Kent State University Personnel 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.80229-80.870952 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.084739-79.737614 The Gulf Coastal Plain Ecosystem Partnership (GCPEP) is a unique collaboration among Eglin AFB, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Champion International Corporation, Blackwater River State Forest, Northwest Florida Water Management District and National Forests in Alabama and Florida, who cooperate under the auspices of a 1996 multi party Memorandum of Understanding. The partners manage more than 840,000 acres in one of the most important conservation landscapes in the Southeast. Of the 115 species of plants and animals and 29% natural communities identified by TNC as being targets for conservation action in the 42 million acre Eastern Gulf Coastal Plain ecoregion, 37% of species and 38% of natural communities occur on GCPEP lands, despite GCPEP being only 2% of the ecoregional land area. The GCPEP has undertaken a joint planning process, including identifying site conservation targets and assessing the stresses and sources of stress. Eighteen total conservation targets were identified, ranging from single species (e.g., red-cockaded woodpeckers) to large, matrix-forming ecosystem types, (e.g., longleaf pine matrix). Major threats to targets include residential development, incompatible fire, forestry and agricultural practices, unstable management funding and roads/utility corridors. Cooperative conservation strategies were developed in the project's second phase. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 30.836423-87.150916 http://www.gunpowdervalley.org The Gunpowder Valley Conservancy, a non-profit organization, mobilizes people and resources to care for the lands, waters and character of the Gunpowder Watershed. Its emphasis is on land preservation, restoration, stream cleanups and education. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_da17b21293d37bff48b99d98cf092b62 39.481053-76.605665 GVSU-AWRI prepares watershed management plans, maps, and decision support systems for watershed groups and communities. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.22924-86.260604 http://www.gwinnettdwr.com Gwinnett Adopt-A-Stream promotes water quality through education and community outreach in order to protect and conserve Gwinnett County's water resources. Activities include stream & lake cleanups, water quality monitoring, environmental workshops, providing guest speakers, storm drain stenciling, and facilty tours. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_034946ae0646e17300501dae1dae2379 34.081163-83.949427 http://www.gwinnettcb.org We are dedicated to community and science based environmental solutions. We promote litter prevention, beautification and solid waste minimization. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3456fad193a0b0c3a54a97b67cc2eb66 33.949734-83.988253 The HCC RiverWatch Project involves students and community volunteers who monitor water quality of 14 sites on four rivers in three sub-watersheds within the Long Island Sound watershed. Students perform 10 physical/chemical tests each month and an annual macroinvertebrate and diatom inventory. We cosponsor an Annual Community Water Testing Day giving residents an opportunity to test their wells' drinking water. Data is presented annually by students to the North Castle Conservation and Town Boards. We ha 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.124641-73.707863 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.935737-83.240917 http://www.brevard.cc.fl.us/BTR_Labs/ The H2O Guard are local citizens in Palm Bay and Sebastian, Florida who gather baseline water quality data from Turkey Creek and the Saint Sebastian River. These water bodies are important not only because they receive most of the stormwater drainage from our communities, but also because both bodies of waer lead to the Indian River Lagoon, a national estuary. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_2199dce0f44958f321c5a0f93275df57 27.983795-80.631325 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.604557-122.32972 http://www.hackensackriverkeeper.org The primary Mission of the Hackensack Riverkeeper, Inc. is to provide representation for the natural living resources of the Hackensack River. This representation is manifested in the Hackensack environmental advocacy, education and conservation programs. The focus of Hackensack Riverkeeper, Inc. is to protect and defend the environmental quality of the eco-system of the estuary, river and watershed and the quality of life for the people and other creatures that inhabit the Hackensack River watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9ef090eabf4a154422c833c6b68a94c4 40.88558-74.042194 http://Hacklebarney TU.org Stream conservation, flow monitoring, clean up, off site polluters, preservation of wild NJ brook trout streams: South Branch of Raritan, Black River, & Whippany River. I am here for several months to aid with my daughter, but would very much like to know if and when & where you have any meetings so that I could attend and learn what there is available in the watersheds of Missouri, Illinois, & Arkansas (not that I have any rods or reels with me...but it'd be nice to report back to my home chapters upon returning to NJ and to maybe take a trip out to the Merrimack (?). 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5b2b1fae52faf6a82bf5a762b977aed6 38.644401-90.326505 http://www.hallcounty.org/news/full.asp?ID=139 Hall County Adopt-A-Stream monitors Flat, Limestone, and Balus Creeks in Hall County, Georgia. We are also involved in stream restoration and community education. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a1adf750f7ea14138daf8aea5fbeccdb 34.29723-83.825478 http://www.greatparks.org Hamilton County Park District's Biological Stream Monitoring program concentrates on the biological integrity of streams that flow through Hamilton County Parks in the Great Miami, Little Miami, and Mill Creek watersheds. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_dda1ee54c6fd7fd1edabba335a8f07e1 39.256809-84.517838 http://www.hancockswcd.org/ The Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is a local unit of state government responsible for the conservation and development of our soil, water, and related natural resources through education, public information, leadership, technical assistance, and development of innovative programs. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_79068f3bd1d449e8f8d2d40bfaa9434c 36.519175-83.250487 Hands Across the River Coalition works with the EPA Superfund clean-up of PCBs and the state Adopt A Stream program. We have adopted the Acushnet River which we monitor from land, water, and air. We are involved in environmental justice issues in surrounding towns, which includes monitoring hazardous waste sites. We also sponsor spring and fall riverbank cleanups. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.633949-70.927048 http://www.hanovernh.org/stories/storyReader$92 Protection of river values and water quality.The Hanover Conservation Commission consists of seven full members and up to three alternate members appointed by the Board of Selectmen for three-year terms. In addition, one member of the Board of Selectmen serves as a liaison with the Commission, as does one member of the Hanover Conservation Council, a private, local, non-profit conservation organization. Often a Planning Board member also serves as a member of the Conservation Commission. The Commission's core mission includes: ¡ Preserving and protecting the Town's natural resources, such as the Town Forest, trails, wetlands and water bodies, open space, views, and wildlife habitat; ¡ Supporting and advising the Board of Selectmen, the Planning Board, and the Zoning Board of Adjustment regarding conservation issues; ¡ Implementing the Open Space Priorities Plan through solicitation of land and easements and the use of the Conservation Fund, and the development, extension, and maintenance of our trail network; ¡ Educating the public as to the importance of natural resource preservation and open space protection; ¡ Monitoring conservation easements and landowner¡Ás adherence to their terms and conditions; ¡ Coordinating with efforts of other conservation organizations 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e560022d5c212afaf02aaf61dec67d4a 43.700081-72.294327 Seek to acquire, by gift, bequest or purchase, real property or easements in Harding Township for conservation. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.744818-74.497786 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.81328-83.315852 The Harlem Heights Heritage Area Foundation is a new organization. Our goal is to support the newly established Heights Heritage Area that was signed into law by Governor Pataki November, 2004. One of the themes of the heritage area is maritime. And one of the goals of the foundation is to help area residents reclaim their waterfront and improve access and recreation. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.82953-73.94567 http://www.angelfire.com/or3/hcwatershedco/index.html The Council recognizes that local economic and ecological prosperity is dependant upon the current and future availability and quality of water, therefore, the Harney County Watershed Council is committed to this three part goal: 1. Determine the health of individual watersheds or watershed segments. 2. Retain the health of high quality watersheds. 3. Restore and enhance those watersheds or portions thereof that can be improved. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_652462fef9bedf2f4b9b7a3575f9fc4d 43.589466-119.056684 http://www.harpethriver.org The Harpeth River Watershed Assoc. (HRWA) is dedicated to protecting and restoring the ecological health of the Harpeth River. Our work leverages the scientific and technical training and experience of our staff and advisors with the efforts of a diverse corps of volunteers. About one-third of the Harpeth River watershed is located in one of the fastest growing regions in the country--Williamson County, TN. The HRWA's efforts include collaborating with developers to improve development, road design and land use planning, working for more effective erosion control, encouraging infiltration stormwater management design, improving stream buffers, and similar on-the-ground and long-term solutions that everyone from a homeowner to a planning commissioner can implement. Using specially trained volunteers, we have completed a Visual Stream Assessment of 217 sites on 303(d) listed streams within the watershed. We have completed a Dissolved Oxygen study of the Harpeth River, as well as a Sediment Study conducted on the first flush of rising stream flows during storm events. We are currently conducting a Streambank Erosion Study to determine how much streambank property is being lost to erosion. And we have implemented a River Restoration Program to physically restore and stabilize eroding banks in neighborhoods, parks, farms and on private property around the Harpeth. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5adc789843759c01e389cc7590b18fb5 35.92425-86.870934 Monitor and protect Harrods Creek. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.33604-85.605231 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 32.84593-86.283067 In development of process for monitoring, wetland restoration, wildlife habitat, conservation and restoration of the Muddy Creek and Greenhorn River. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.024614-104.765872 http://www.hawriver.org/index.php?topgroupid=&groupid=7 The Haw River Watch Project trains and equips volunteers to do pH, temperature, visual observations, and macroinvertebrate identification assessments 4 times a year on the Haw River and its tributaries. Selected teams do tests for phosphate and nitrates as well. We have 40 teams and a part-time coordinator. Teams act as watchdogs for pollution problems as well as help us respond more rapidly to protect the river. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6ba198cf8cfaa55d5fd835f3449ff9ff 35.773449-79.143188 http://www.organicmaui.com/reforestation/sandalwood.html 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ac83c2f27f2b003c0c7963010d74e54a 20.902937-156.304083 http://www.hawkeyeflyfishing.com/ Fishing Association 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a7c7a3bcf5565dbb4f0b2a151518dad7 41.787792-91.632524 http://www.haycreekwatershed.org The Hay Creek Watershed Association conducts monthly water quality monitoring at several locations in cooperation with the Schuylkill Riverkeeper. We sponsor public information meetings on watershed issues like streamside fencing and sewage, as well as a candidate's night for local elections. The Association also sponsors education programs for children, including bug counts and a 'flume' that allows the kids to see the effects of building and development on streams. We recently won the Berks County Conservation District's Oustanding Conservation Organization of 2001 award. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_fcb590754f0f1321f483b298feb50191 40.200785-75.836494 HCWPP is a grass-roots citizens organization with over 500 members representing all areas of Hays County who are concerned with quality of life issues that impact our limited ground water water resources--which is our primary source of drinking water. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 30.187947-97.940472 http://www.haywoodwaterways.org To educate the residents of Haywood County on the importance of protecting the waterways and Pigeon River Watershed in Haywood County, NC. HWA has written a watershed plan for the county and works with its partners to secure grants for stream restoration projects. We also do water quality monitoring including sediment monitoring. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_2a0453d01f62f59baf7f7cfb85a8a498 35.47936-82.994279 http://www.headwaters.org/ Roaca Crk 319 NPSP abatement 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_58308ab11fc5ce168ac02fb30dfcdbd9 42.210987-122.570274 Headwaters goals include volunteer citizens monitoring, river clean-up and restoration, resources conservation, promoting eco-tourism development, recognizing our area's unique heritage, establishing educational programs in area schools in macroinvertebrate sampling and establishing a database of river conditions. Activities include participation in clean-up projects, community leadership training and the signing of Virginia's Declaration of Rivers with 21 other groups and pursuing recognition of the Levisa/Big Sandy Watershed as an AHR. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.085606-81.842907 http://www.letcherwater.com We work to solve environmental and economic problems resulting from legacy coal mining. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_79f2fedd99c1493bc0ddf280326dba63 37.130819-82.83375 http://www.parcd.org/Headwaters/headwaters%20home.htm Promote the wise use and conservation of our natural resources in rural North Central PA. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_554986c8c60128c2df760643317f436d 41.121812-78.752692 http://www.healthebay.org Mission statement: Heal the Bay is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to making Santa Monica Bay and southern California coastal waters safe and healthy again for people and marine life. We use research, education, community action and policy programs to achieve this goal. Activities: Malibu Creek Watershed Stream Team - A volunteer monitoring program that trains and educates citizens to help collect data about water quality and degraded habitat throughout the Malibu Creek Watershed. Speakers Bureau - Trains volunteers to conduct free educational presentations about point and non-point source water pollution to local groups including corporations, community groups, schools (kindergarten through college) and clubs. Heal the Bay's speakers bureau educates over 25,000 people each year. Key to the Sea - An innovative program designed to enhance existing field trip programs to local marine science centers. The program provides teacher curriculum and training to better educate students about marine resources and pollution issues. Beach Report Card- Assigns grades to most major beaches in Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and Orange Counties on an A-F scale based on bacterial pollution levels present in the surf zone. Other Programs: Coastal Cleanup Day and Adopt-a-Beach programs 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_20cbfac1e55383852e31ce4067be0a0e 34.023945-118.494995 http://www.heardmuseum.org/ The Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary partners with the University of Texas, Dallas, Southern Methodist University, and University of North Texas to develop educational field and lab programs concerning watershed management for elementary, secondary and college students. The Heard Museum invites schools and communities to join in its watershed management programs which will make a REAL difference to the future of Collin County and North Texas. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d0112e9af66f579dbc9153d28dfd083d 33.15899-96.615957 http://www.heidelberg.edu/wql The Heidelberg National Center for Water Quality Research, working together with county organizations such as Soil and Water Districts, and with volunteer participants, develops detailed, geo-referenced databases of nitrate and herbicide contamination in private rural wells in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Illinois. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e0f493b0f156553f02bf9135f5b40d1f 41.116875-83.168053 http://www.heidelberg.edu/wql/ The Heidelberg Water Quality Laboratory, working together with county organizations such as Soil and Water Districts, and with volunteer participants, develops detailed, geo-referenced databases of nitrate and herbicide contamination in private rural wells in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Illinois. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0c6f1edbaf9c55ed59328946a194c52d 41.116881-83.168027 A grassroots non-profit 501(c)3 organization "saving the environment for our children". A wide range of projects including the construction / enhancement of wetlands to treat Acid Mine drainage, public outreach and education of environmental issues, partnering with State and Federal Agencies for improvement of our watershed, published article in Land and Water Magazine, working with private researchers to improve water quality. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.48063-81.818523 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.487748-89.002714 Hemlock Farms is a private residential recreational community located in northeast Pennsylvania and containing four lakes, 10 ponds, and associated wetlands and streams. At the recommendation of several studies, we began a volunteer monitoring program to develop a baseline for our lakes and to maintain and improve the quality of our waters. Currently 25 volunteers monitor the lakes biweekly May through September. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.346947-75.045212 Oversees implementation of watershed action plan/reduction-elimination of nonpoint source pollution, restoration of fish resources. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.060188-122.854821 The Hennepin Conservation District conducts macroinvertebrate monitoring with high schools and colleges, including identification to family level. We encourage river stewardship projects such as streambank restoration, clean-ups, and youth congresses on rivers. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.971498-93.415879 http://www.henrysfork.com/council2.htm Fishery monitoring programs, funding for fencing pond to protect rare amphibian species for protection, fish ladder projects, swan relocation program to stabilize breeding population, stream rehabilitation, proactive measures for protecting native fish. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_48519cb0610d2fc936c483e6b6d07798 44.0568-111.389829 Rivers Field Study is in it's second year as a Service Learning Project at Paris Landing State Park. Students monitor the water at the beach. Monitoring includes: using chemical water quality tests and macro invertebrates to establish a biotic index. 2007 - work was collaborated with TVA. 2008 work is collaborated with TDNR at Austin Peay University. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.29302-88.327079 The Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is a locally organized, self governed, nonprofit organization functioning under Missouri Law, working for the development and improvement of our land and water resources. SWCDs insure that locally elected decision makers originate conservation programs to best address the soil and water resources in the district. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.383483-93.773316 The Heritage College Chemistry Department is setting up a new project in which volunteers will monitor groundwater for pesticides, nitrates, and inorganic compounds. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 46.57835-120.712852 http://www.heritageconservancy.org A public-private partnership program involving four states to promote a watershed-wide vision and coordinated action for resource management, environmental integrity and sustainable community. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0f67f0de0d6c8fd3c7a14be1b946dc5b 40.324225-75.133932 The HLWD encompasses approximately 472 square miles in Nobles, Jackson, Murray, and Cottonwood counties of southwestern Minnesota. Three major lakes, along with several smaller bodies of water are found within the watershed. Fulda Lakes 1 and 2, and East and West Graham are the lakes that provide recreational opportunities such as swimming and fishing. The Heron Lake system consisting of North Lake, South Lake, and the North Marsh is the primary receiving basin for the watershed and is noted for waterfowl production and hunting activities. These lake systems have undergone intensive monitoring. It has been determined that these lake systems have high levels of phosphorus and total suspended solids. In addition, they are subject to periodic flooding. In an effort to addres these issues, the HLWD has established goals and objectives and a work plan to guide the overall efforts of water quality improvement, to increase the diversity and number of plants and animals, to improve wildlife habitat, and to reduce flooding. For more information, contact the HLWD office at 507-793-2462 or hlwd@roundlk.net 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.804496-95.317189 http://www.herondo.org The purpose of this organization is to improve communities through the implementation of civic and environmental enhancement projects. Specifically, this organization will focus on improving storm-water run-off by developing and applying better management practices at all stages within urban watersheds including rainfall retention, source pollution control, volunteer cleanups and charitable educational outreach in targeted communities, and where practicable, enhancing storm water conveyances to a more natural state. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0867cc046bc8e1d77412ecf2af4c6922 33.859413-118.396248 http://www.herringrun.net/ Herring Run Watershed Association Stream Teams are affiliating with schools and non-profits with the goal of monitoring 100% of the waterways in Herring Run watershed, a Baltimore County and City tributary to the Chesapeake Bay. Monitoring is done in cooperation with Save Our Streams and City and County agencies. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9b36fc72bcb09b572f555d4f25a0100a 39.339304-76.572794 Bringing Students together. And Helping them Achieve there Future Goals. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 25.838543-80.2818 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.618538-89.964759 The Alliance works on plans for future uses and protection of Gunnison River Basin water and strives to reform Colorado's water policy and laws working with stakeholders to improve and protect water quality. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.85609-106.962609 Highland Rivers and Stream Team monitors mainly the Wolf River and also the Missouri River. We were the first active Kansas high school to monitor both macroinvertebrates and chemical parameters, and the first Stream Team in Kansas to be recognized by the Kansas and National Wildlife Federations. We monitor year-round on a bimonthly basis. Our natural resources class manages local wetlands and state lakes for terrestrial and aquatic organisms. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.859711-95.261536 Highland Lake Association monitors Highland Lake in Windham and Falmouth (Cumberland County). 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.79211-70.409279 http://www.highlandscountylakesassociation.com/ Our organization works to protect lakes in Highlands County, Florida. It provides volunteer monitoring, education, and promotes public awareness regarding the importance of lakes in Florida. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6dcee2f453fa4777d27d03193d4d2f83 27.296232-81.366623 http://www.highlandsswcd.org/ Conservation Districts were created nationwide, generally one per county, as a response to the Dust Bowl that occurred in the late 1930' and early 1940's. The Dust Bowl was a result of non-sustainable farming practices that heavily impacted the land and therefore soil conservation became the focus of these local groups, as well as the newly created federal agency, the Soil Conservation Service (SCS), known to day as the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS). Conservation districts were formed in Florida as a subdivision of state government under the Florida Conservation law of 1937 to implement locally led conservation. Conservation Districts and the NRCS work closely with each other, sharing resources and personnel, and usually office space, to accomplish the goal of conservation at a local level. The actual work performed by a conservation district depends on local needs. The work is directed by an elected board of supervisors who meet monthly to discuss and direct District activities. Traditionally the board of supervisors (for Districts nationwide) has been composed of members of the agricultural community, though more recently District boards are comprised of members from diverse backgrounds, particularly in urban areas. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9dc633d50c470ba85b2e5d4e8b271b88 27.442012-81.421299 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 30.267605-97.742984 http://www.hillsborough.wateratlas.org Hillsborough County SPEAC is an educational outreach program in which volunteers do monitoring, education, and restoration. Our program has 5 components. The Lake Management Program (LaMP), Streamwaterwatch, Adopt-A-Pond, Stormwater Ecologist, and Officer Snook. These programs each target different audiences within the county including lake residents, stream users, stormwater pond owners, elementary school children, and high school students. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c446caa7cce57316d22ae419f303998f 27.948505-82.455269 http://www.hrgtf.org To preserve and protect the natural resources of the Hillsborough River watershed by protecting and enhancing the ecological sustainability and quality of life through coalition building, research, education, and advocacy. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_929ff4bc342e414b307293a5d8878a85 27.947139-82.45954 Hillsdale Local School District high school biology students have monitored local ponds since 1980. Since 1986 we have been establishing baseline conditions for Jerome Fork in Ashland County (Muskingum watershed). We are updating our manual titration procedures to computerized electronic equipment. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.784371-82.211296 http://www.hwqp.org Volunteers direct the corporation's educational and monitoring efforts. The project recently became incorporated as a 501C3 corporation. A limited amount of funds are available to help landowners install best management practices. About 50 residents work with local and state officials to make decisions on local water quality issues. During 1998, the project was named one of the top four volunteer-based environmental programs in the United States. In 2002, the project received the National Association of Counties Environmental Acts of Caring Award. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e1ef535e8c1b6aaa147976ced76a5165 38.839909-94.89594 To collect and preserve baseline watershed data and provide this data to resource managers. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.017101-105.271155 http://www.hitchcockcenter.org Hitchcock Center for the Environment functions as a resource center to connect people with environmental groups and as a place to report sightings of migrating birds and salamanders. We work in the Connecticut River watershed. Our educators bring environmental programs to schools. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_46d3d5e2d0127cc90271cec454083aff 42.35997-72.521019 http://www.hrwc.net HRWC was formally organized in 1996 as a nonprofit organization that works to facilitate water quality improvements through study, education, volunteer monitoring and voluntary restoration programs in the Hiwassee River watershed above Appalachia dam, within Towns and Union counties in Georgia and Cherokee and Clay counties in North Carolina. Visit the website for more information! http://www.hrwc.net 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_91eb2fbefdb2547ebe63216fe5184042 35.091986-83.945373 http://www.hrwc.net HRWC is a local, non-governmental, conservation nonprofit organization whose mission is to facilitate water quality improvements in lakes and streams throughout the upper Hiwassee River watershed within Cherokee and Clay counties in NC and Towns and Union counties in north GA. For more than 10 years HRWC has provided water quality education, funding for and implementation of voluntary watershed restoration projects, services in coordinating communication between various agencies working in our area, watershed planning, and opportunities for citizens to volunteer. The HRWC leadership believes that for water resources to truly be protected, citizens within a watershed must understand and participate in protection and restoration efforts; however, the organization does not get involved in legislative or political campaign advocacy. HRWC currently has four major program areas: Watershed Restoration, Lake/Watershed Planning, Water Quality Education and Volunteer Opportunities. HRWC and its projects are completely supported by membership dues, donations, local funding and grants. Visit http://www.hrwc.net for more information! 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_91eb2fbefdb2547ebe63216fe5184042 35.093066-83.946516 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.771173-72.642829 http://www.rockvillect.com/HRLP-presentation.htm Maintains 15 mile hike trails, cleanups, planting along river, canoe race, elementary school river and wetland education. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0705c4382b94682c0cb703972e80da6b 41.791575-72.506798 http://www.hofflercreek.org/ The mission of the Hoffler Creek Wildlife Foundation is to conserve the last parcel of wilderness in the Hoffler Creek watershed for environmental education, research, and recreation consistent with good stewardship. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d10287f3b18e7c187d8574382ae6ee56 36.835159-76.303759 A group of conservationist anglers working in cooperation with Illinois Department of Natural Resources for the restoration, protection, and improvement of the Des Plaines river and its fishery. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.88415-87.632409 http://www.dearbornswcd.org/Hogan.htm The Hogan Creek Watershed Project is a partnership of individuals, organizations and agencies working together to improve the water quality throughout the Hogan Creek Watershed. Organizations, youth groups, agencies and volunteers have formed this partnership. Activities include a fourth grade "Water Festival", storm drain marking programs, Creek-Cleanups, quarterly newsletters, water quality monitoring and various workshops for both landowners and teachers. Currently, the watershed coordinator is developing a Best Management Plan for the watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_608722d07e795abe95953297b7dbc1f8 39.029152-84.960223 http://www2.ihs.gov/PortlandAO/about/hoh.asp To preserve and protect the fish and wildlife habitats. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_283c73db8f93f879a6e0c0ff6b700a5d 47.740514-124.393783 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.987586-81.249954 Beaver Creek Dam: Together We Can Do It involves high school students in the detection of water and watershed problems. By working with the local town, soil/water conservation agencies, and TVA, they are able to observe progress. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.654713-81.793571 http://www.homewatersproject.org/ Homewaters Project connects people to nature and each other in the context of their home communities through inquiry-based education programs to schools and the public. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_87ac5df66824234e40e40ab74d7fa863 47.698684-122.334774 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 48.39823-97.744179 http://www.honeycreekwatershed.org The mission of the Honey Creek Watershed Association is to protect and enhance the groundwater and surface water resources of our watershed through education and project implementation. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a1fda69149ad21e4ad76740e49167e3a 39.905949-84.160403 http://www.hcec.ws/ A citizens' group which follows and intervenes on land and water-use issues related to the well-being of Hood Canal since 1969. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8c43546532c4a28fb12083244eeb5f3c 47.595268-122.872049 http://www.hcseg.com/x59.xml 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5b71d78845899cc891ba0cd0c1b7a656 47.63242-122.664781 http://www.hcseg.com/x31.xml 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_21ac30d657bffdfb668488c9f69a4d0a 38.89037-77.031959 Monthly meetings, coordination assessment, info sharing, on-the-ground projects, monitoring 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.646129-121.553879 http://www.hoorwa.org/ Hoosic River Watershed Association conducts several surveys each year, working with school groups and with adult volunteers. Surveys typically feature bacteria and/or macroinvertebrate monitoring, for baseline purposes as well as to locate and assess pollution sources. Temperature surveys are also conducted, to identify cold-water fishery zones and impacts to fisheries. It is also more generally watershed in water quality issues 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_2e251861b07d56d362a46a9d89ac6f29 42.714639-73.208782 http://www.hecweb.org/ Mission: Through education, advocacy & citizen empowerment in Indiana, the Hoosier Environmental Council works to restore and protect the natural systems upon which life depends. Publications: HEC Monitor; CapitolWatch; Boardwatch 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1328498fcd2046e6f25cf5ee644599ea 39.783185-86.14894 http://www.riverwatch.in.gov/ Hoosier Riverwatch is Indiana's statewide volunteer stream monitoring program. We provide free training workshops, grants for monitoring equipment, and coordination of volunteer data. The program is funded through the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Soil Conservation in cooperation with Purdue University Agronomy Department. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ecbd0adabfd7be60e74d2cef783c7c9d 39.85876-86.010326 http://www.hopbrook.org/ Identification and prevention of point-source pollution; water quality monitoirng, constituency-building, recreation and habitat restoration and protection. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_08ae820714b7313518ace649868566c6 42.35761-71.477175 To educate other students, parents, and community members about our watershed area. We not only do water monitoring but also do storm drain stencilling. We have received awards and grants for our work. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.271832-119.270203 Horizon Milling/ Saginaw, for the 10th year is using funds from their plant recycling campaign to actively touch the lives of young students in the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw School District. The Saginaw Plant consists of 100 employees, all who have contributed in developing a successful, self-sustaining model that links theory and classroom science with field application. Through class room visits, water testing and field trips to Camp Carter YMCA and River Legacy Living Science Center; the Water Matters program in Saginaw has exposed 8160 children to issues of water conservation, non-point source pollution and water pollution prevention. Winners of the Texas Environmental Excellence Award for 2004. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 32.848042-97.358692 Horizons, Center for Independent Study program students are working with the Environmental Earthteam Network in environmental restoration of local areas. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.935641-122.068371 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.934032-90.01337 http://www.hpl.umces.edu Horn Point Water Monitoring Program monitors the Choptank River, a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, for chemical and biological parameters. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_448aed46799b5f0123122061cfb450f4 38.56099-76.08399 Horsecreek Neighbors monitor the James River. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.822627-93.430434 http://www.hp-drf.org/ To protect the quality and integrity of the waters of Horseshoe Pond and Deer River Flow, and to serve the collective interests of the shoreline owners and community. Annual newsletter: Woods and Waters. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b075fc14daefcb1e312e0c2bd6cf1b82 44.807927-74.283807 Horseshoe/Loon Lake Association monitors water clarity, temperature, and lake level on a weekly basis from May through September. We also take daily rainfall readings and weekly loon counts during the same season. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.854152-93.462047 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.317215-89.953372 http://www.housatonic-river.com HRI is working to: * restore the Housatonic River and its floodplain as a major community asset, a river safe to fish and swim. * advocate with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a timely and effective and comprehensive PCB cleanup, with strong public participation in all aspects of the negotiating and decision-making process. * reintroduce the residents of Berkshire County to the actual and potential beauty of the Housatonic River. * promote environmental education about the River and PCB contamination in area schools and colleges. * keep our local political leaders, and members of local Boards of Selectmen, Health, and Conservation Commissions aware of the many complicated issues involved in the cleanup process. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7f893c0210626f52c0ae2251720e667d 42.324299-73.240145 http://www.restorehousatonic.com A community-wide collaboration of Berkshire municipalities and environmental and river organizations to develop and implement a restoration plan for the Housatonic River and watershed in the wake of PCB remediation. Publication of Housatonic River Restoration Plan. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b49d1164eb5c5fa1801bb850c8e152e9 42.190207-73.424525 http://www.gbriverwalk.org/riverwkDesc.html The Great Barrington Housatonic River Walk is the first public river greenway installed on the Housatonic River in Berkshire County and has become a model for numerous towns along Massachusetts rivers. Beyond transforming a blighted riverbank into a town park and greenway trail, this hands-on stewardship program in practical ecology has engaged 1300 young students and adult volunteers led by qualified professionals in clean-up, restoration, landscaping and trail-making activities. River Walk is a project of the Great Barrington Land Conservancy. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3c5caca4bb71563479bfc2ae73170545 42.190207-73.424525 http://www.hvatoday.org The Housatonic Valley Association was founded in 1941 and works to protect the water quality and natural resources of the Housatonic River and its watershed in southwestern Massachusetts, western Connecticut, and eastern New York. HVA accomplishes this goal through education, open space land protection, greenway development, community and grassroots assistance, and advocacy. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b0299223415d3575b48f2c9aae0e9a0f 41.740019-73.347582 http://www.howardcc.edu Signatory American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment to become climate neutral. Environmental and sustainability education, native species reforestation,improving storm water management on campus, wildlife habitat, arboretum and nature trails. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b618d06103cca6365cab01611d6e374c 39.216107-76.880555 http://www.h-o-m-e.org Protect the Amargosa River watershed 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_2584bb0908cbf626a7edc673f1d4d9d2 35.90039-115.952837 Hubbard County COLA Water Monitoring involves twenty-five lake associations in testing water quality in 29 Hubbard County lakes. The purpose of this testing is to establish a long-term database for most of the county's lakes for phosphorous chlorophyl and water qualit (secchi). Completed (in 99) third year, the testing is done during May through Sept. The data is available at MPCA regional office in Detroit Lakes, Mn; Hubbard County Water & Soil Conservation office in Park Rapids, Mn and the coordinator of the project, Jerry Knublich 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 46.945513-95.043454 http://www2.marist.edu/~en04/index.html Not-for-profit educational and scientific organization - 27 yerars old. Conduct conferences and symposia on major environmental issues in the Hudson Basin. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0ebd9157287609bd23c0eac20812f7e5 42.720466-73.982016 http://nerrs.noaa.gov/welcome.html The National Estuarine Research Reserve System is a network of protected areas established for long-term research, education and stewardship. This partnership program between NOAA and the coastal states protects more than one million acres of estuarine land and water, which provides essential habitat for wildlife; offers educational opportunities for students, teachers and the public; and serves as living laboratories for scientists. Reserve staff work with local communities and regional groups to address natural resource management issues, such as non-point source pollution, habitat restoration and invasive species. Through integrated research and education, the reserves help communities develop strategies to deal successfully with these coastal resource issues. Reserves provide adult audiences with training on estuarine issues of concern in their local communities. They offer field classes for K-12 students and support teachers through professional development programs in marine education. Reserves also provide long-term water quality monitoring as well as opportunities for both scientists and graduate students to conduct research in a “living laboratory.” 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9a80452b9241ff42385fd4aa63242f9b 43.13263-70.920268 http://www.clearwater.org To protect and restore the Hudson River, its watershed and tributaries through environmental action, education and celebration. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1c14cd83d617e7631fea262c74da74a8 41.700214-73.931264 http://www.hudsongreenway.state.ny.us/ State regional planning agency which provides small planning grants and planning assistance to communities in the Hudson River Valley interested in protecting natural, cultural and historic resources. Grants can be for wellhead, aquifer, watershed or open space planning and protection. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_79e7b272334810642a0dc399a7c9719d 42.6512-73.755459 http://www.hudsongreenway.state.ny.us/ State regional planning agency which provides small planning grants and planning assistance to communities in the Hudson River Valley interested in protecting natural, cultural and historic resources. Grants can be for wellhead, aquifer, watershed or open space planning and protection. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_79e7b272334810642a0dc399a7c9719d 42.6512-73.755459 http://www.hudsonwatershed.org The mission of the Hudson River Watershed Alliance is to protect, conserve and restore the water resources of the Hudson River Basin through collaborative outreach, education, networking, science, information sharing and technical assistance by and for the stakeholders of the region. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_af27f5679816528eb90635fe441f8cd4 41.700214-73.931264 http://www.huffrun.org Mission Statement: To restore the Huff Run Watershed by improving water quality and enhancing wildlife habitat, through community support and involvement. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_eddd4d2f290a06097aef0b5158393336 40.561632-81.324731 http://www.huffrun.org To restore the Huff Run watershed by improving water quality and enhancing wildlife habitat, through community support and involvement. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_eddd4d2f290a06097aef0b5158393336 40.843755-80.897205 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.2039-81.369609 http://www.adopt-a-fish.org The Humboldt Fish Action Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization estabished in 1969, a diverse group composed of: scientists; fishermen, landowners, anency representatives, community members, and students; based in Eureka California, working through out theNorth Coast. We are currently funded through the California Department of Fish and Game's Fisheries Restoration Grants Program and the US Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Program for Fisheries Restoration. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4ecef842c07a5eeca9e8ea39bc046bf6 40.803255-124.159554 Residents/property owners/concerned citizens protecting local watersheds. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.86828-124.085797 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.054252-87.783761 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.72501-77.915021 http://www.currywatersheds.org/1hunter_pistol.shtml 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4436b1b14b86f24747cd3e9fb764939e 44.114552-120.514908 Hunting Creek Watershed Management Task Force is developing a management plan for a watershed of approximately 29 square miles, whose creek flows into the Patuxent River. The plan will become part of a comprehensive county plan. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.618649-76.621948 http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/parks/huntley/index.htm The Huntley Meadows Park Water Quality Monitoring Program was established in 1996 to evaluate baseline conditions and provide essential water quality information to protect downstream wetland areas. Volunteers are involved in macroinvertebrate collections, family level identification, fish surveys, storm event monitoring, data base management, and stream valley cleanups. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_abe4748f950a81e9565bb9acb4c55915 38.760335-77.095568 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.396632-82.026383 Huron County Volunteer Stream Monitors currently monitors 8 sites in the East Branch subwatershed of the Huron River Watershed. We hope to expand to the entire watershed in surrounding counties, and would like to see our information used as baseline data for assessment of management practices. We monitor macroinvertebrates twice a year and chemical parameters monthly and hold two conferences a year. Our group involves science and environmental clubs from three schools and a homeschool group. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.241989-82.615242 http://www.huronpines.org/ Huron Pines exists to bring together diverse groups of partners from both the public and private sectors in order to implement resource conservation and community improvement projects. The organization serves the 11 county region of Northeast Michigan and works to achieve its mission through projects such as river restoration, watershed management, community education and land stewardship. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a750b0b2abfee695d1fc1f0dfdaedded 44.661757-84.716867 http://www.hrwc.org Huron River Watershed Council's Adopt-a-Stream program conducts bio-monitoring and identifies physical characteristics of sites on creeks and the river throughout the Huron River watershed. We identify macroinvertebrates to family level, surveying every April and September on a single day, and looking for winter stoneflies in January. we now monitor 40 setes and are adding more. Volunteers put on a festival in March. Three creeks have developed community protection teams that educate the pulic and advise 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_077afaf93a800fd333ad5ef28d3c2411 42.292564-83.746976 http://www.iceagetrail.org/ The Ice Age Park & Trail Foundation is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Foundation has more than 1,200 volunteers in Wisconsin and almost 4,000 members nationwide. Through a cooperative agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the National Park Service, the Foundation staff and volunteers work to create, build and maintain the many segments of the Ice Age Trail, a 1,000-mile national and state scenic trail located entirely in Wisconsin. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c857df4e5a008c38f1af24da1c689e4b 43.033598-87.908709 http://www.iascd.state.id.us/ Conservation districts, governed by locally elected supervisors, help landowners and land users solve resource management problems. Idaho soil conservation districts are legal subdivisions of state government.District supervisors serve voluntarily and without pay. Conservation districts cannot levy taxes or bonds; they may receive total operating funds up to $5,000 per year from county and state government. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_90a5ed0c4b4a2c161de5b51b8e31628a 43.589879-116.256018 http://greatlodge.com/cgi-bin/donations/donation_info.cgi?st=ID&pg=Home IFWF is a nonprofit corporation whose purposes are to provide financial assistance to fish and wildlife projects, to support the preservation, protection, and management of all wildlife in Idaho, and to promote public interest in preservation and enhancement of fish and game wildlife habitat. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_89a96572de264b62e8c6f95a050c559f 43.60663-116.194699 http://www.idahorivers.org. To protect and restore Idaho's wild rivers, fisheries, and river habitats through organizing, education and advocacy. IRU is a membership-based state-wide citizens' organization working in coalition with grassroots river conservation activists throughout the state. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9ac7b72fe21aeaedccc7ca1581bfc284 43.610174-116.241236 http://www.iwua.org/ IWUA was formed in 1938 as the Idaho State Reclamation Association and renamed the Idaho Water Users Association in 1972 to reflect the broader based mission of serving all water users of the state. IWUA represents irrigation water users, municipalities, hydropower, aquaculture, agri-businesses and businesses interested in the perpetuation of wise water use in Idaho and our nation. "IWUA is organized to 'promote, aid and assist the development, control, conservation, preservation and utilization of the water resources of the State of Idaho and to cooperate with similar organizations in other states." IWUA is a member driven policy and education oriented organization uniquely responsive to the needs of its members. IWUA focuses its efforts in the areas of legislative advice, educational programs for the professional, lay person and school children and dissemination of information. Emphasis on communication and efficient use of water is a cornerstone of IWUA philosophy. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0d6f7329dc6ad9a14498cc750931fce3 43.617686-116.205057 http://www.idahowatersheds.org/ IWP seeks to identify important riparian and watershed areas of Idaho State School Endowment land and to acquire these areas to protect and restore them from neglect and abuse. IWP also works to improve public policy direction in the management of all public lands on Idaho watersheds. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b1db0409dd645e19430fe2ee2a6d21ec 43.533241-114.312567 http://www.il-ipra.org/Affiliations/Foundation/Index.cfm Works to provide scholarships and promote research. recreation, and conservation in the park, 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f9d7c0d877249908af861780412d96cc 41.889035-88.151177 http://dnr.state.il.us/orep/ecowatch/ Illinois EcoWatch Network is a volunteer ecosystem monitoring program run by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. EcoWatch-certified Citizen Scientists conduct biological and physical monitoring and habitat surveys on Illinois? forests, prairies and wadeable streams (ForestWatch PrairieWatch and RiverWatch respectively). Data collected by Citizen Scientists becomes part of a statewide database used by scientists and others to gauge long-term trends in ecosystem health for the Critical Trends Program. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_2a0ff79f448dbf864f9893688092cc6f 39.840854-89.644591 http://www.epa.state.il.us/water/conservation-2000/vlmp.html The Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program (VLMP) is a program administered by the Agency since 1981 which utilizes the time and talents of citizen volunteers. The VLMP serves as an educational program for Illinois citizens to learn about lake ecosystems, as well as a cost-effective method of gathering fundamental information on inland lakes. The VLMP "Basic Program" includes training volunteers to measure water clarity (transparency) using a Secchi disk. With Conservation 2000 funding, basic monitoring was expanded from 172 lakes in 1996, to 186 lakes in 1997, and to 192 lakes in 1998. The goal for 1999 is set at 200 lakes. Institution of the program, and educating citizen volunteers about the zebra mussel, helped document the first Illinois inland lake (excluding several river backwater lakes and perched cooling water lakes) to have a zebra mussel population 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_61c7340f7d2d30e88f9bf5185f06beae 39.80422-89.645099 http://www.if-or.org/ A not-for-profit 501 C (4) Conservation Organization whose main purpose is to unite Illinois Outdoorsmen under one statewide umbrella and protect and defend the recreational rights of natural resource users in the state of Illinois. Currently we have united over 100 conservation groups and in excess of 70,000 outdoorsmen as members of IFOR. IFOR is a unique coalition of individuals and organizations. We are one of the most unusual Sportsmen’s groups because we do not blow the horn or promote the cause of any special interest group. IFOR represents all outdoorsmen and women, all sportsmen, all recreational users. We believe it is critical for all of us to band together under one umbrella organization to form a united front against those who would take from us that which is rightfully ours. Our membership has increased annually as Illinois outdoor recreational users become increasingly aware of the need to band and work together and become aware of the effectiveness and strong united voice IFOR brings to the table. Over 100 organizations have joined IFOR and with our individual membership we now represent over 65,000 users of Illinois outdoor resources. By uniting, groups will be strengthened and help each other to achieve their goals and objectives through this Federation. The majority of our Board of Directors also represent several of the groups who have become members of IFOR. This makes IFOR the most unique conservation organization in the State of Illinois. With this diversity, we are capable of representing the interest of all outdoor users. GROUPS represented on IFOR’S Board of Directors are as follows: 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7c740e13eb75afe8697239eaaec5b345 39.01394-90.279129 http://www.ill-inps.org/ Dedicated to the preservation, conservation and study of the native plants and vegetation of Illinois. The Society was organized as the Southern Illinois Native Plant Society in 1981. In 1986 it became today’s statewide organization. The Society currently consists of approximately 538 members. The Society publishes the quarterly newsletter, The Harbinger and the annual scientific journal, Erigenia. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_73402faf6d7c5f4261a8df8eca0a9aaa 40.04394-87.643179 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.297083-90.048293 http://www.irwp.org The Illinois River Watershed Partnership's mission is to continue to improve the health of the Illinois River through the implementation of best management practices, water quality monitoring, public education, community outreach and ecosystem restoration activities throughout the Illinois River watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c0e93a1fbbd435186bd19aa7f92f4bc5 36.063205-94.157914 http://www.ivcc.edu/riversproject Illinois Valley Community College monitors the Little Vermilion River. We have used the Rivers Curriculum Project for the last five years and have just begun Illinois EcoWatch monitoring. Annually we have a February workshop for area high school teachers and their students to share information and help train the teachers and students. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_65b1b86f045fe9e967bd593887cf3a4f 41.308178-89.095986 Natural Resource Mgmt. Focus on Adadromous Fish Enhancement 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.114591-123.594439 A watershed association sponsored by the New River Chapter, Izaak Walton League of America. We do water quality monitoring, watershed educaton, wellhead protection, streambank restoration, etc. in partnership with other community groups and agencies 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.297292-80.730949 http://indianlake.com/watershed.htm The Indian Lake Watershed Project was created to facilitate and promote actions that will improve water quality for the benefit of recreation, agriculture, wildlife, and other uses of the Indian Lake Watershed area and Indian Lake. The Indian Lake Watershed Project strives to prevent Indian Lake from becoming more shallow and to make the water suitable for all the recreation demands. Some sucesses include Water clarity improvement from less than 1. foot in 1990 to over 2 feet today. 2. Sediment reduction of 80% from 79,000 T/Y to less than 15,000 T/Y. 3. Over seventy-five percent of cropland in watershed now planted to no-till. 4. Wetlands established. 5. Acres and acres of: a) wildlife habitat planted b) waterways established c) trees and shrubs planted 6. Three years of courses offered at the Nature Center to 4/5 graders in tri-county area. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_969d750c274f706cd84273e2bd88cabc 40.346891-83.765194 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.59117-80.547489 Installed ag waste management systems, composters, manure storage units. Tree planting. BMPs 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.690725-75.386744 http://www.ircgov.com/Departments/SWCD/Agencies.htm The Indian River Soil and Water Conservation District(SWCD) was organized in 1945 with boundaries the same as Indian River County. It is a governmental subdivision of the state of Florida, known as an Independent Special District. The mission of the Indian River SWCD is to deliver natural resources conservation technology and education to local land users and to promote the best land use and management practices that will conserve, improve and sustain the natural environment of Indian River County. Education has been recognized as the number one priority of the Soil and Water Conservation District. Continuous efforts have been made to provide education through the schools and public workshops to maintain an awareness of the individual roles we all play in conservation. Services The district provides a variety of services related to the conservation of our natural resources. Conservation planning assistance helps the landuser to make management decisions based on practical considerations. The plan includes: environmental evaluation, planning maps and soils information, record of landuser's decisions, nutrient and pest management, and technical information. Growers are encouraged to use Best Management Practices (BMPs) in their plans of operation. The soil survey is a publication which contains information that can be used in land planning programs in Indian River County. It provides maps, descriptions of soils and tables of predictions of soil behavior for selected land uses. It is a valuable tool for farmers, ranchers, planners, builders, conservationists, teachers, and students. Individual land units can be evaluated for their soils properties and uses. A land users crop irrigation requirements can be evaluated and recommendations made as to type of irrigation that will efficiently satisfy those requirements. Low volume, seepage, solid set, and capillary systems have been successfully implemented throughout the county. Land users crop growth requirements will at times need to remove excess water during the growing season. Field ditches, ditches, and culvert pipe design and sizing are part of the Conservation Planning system. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0223d125afe0d2f6aca08a07e20627f1 27.639002-80.393883 http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/SafeWater Educational outreach, home environment, agroecosystem assessment and monitoring, holistic approach to water resource protection covering the State of Indiana focusing mostly on rural areas. We have developed a growing number of farmer and home owner driven publications that guide individuals in pollution prevention (visit our web site). 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_65e164a0b7465ab2d643dbe0e5d150fb 40.42421-86.91349 http://www.indianalakes.org/ The purpose of the Indiana Lakes Management Society shall be to promote and encourage the understanding and comprehensive management of lakes and reservoirs and their watershed eco-systems. To reach the projected goals of the Society, the following general objectives are identified: 1.To promote and provide a forum for the sharing of information and experience on scientific, legal, administrative, and financial aspects of lake and watershed management; 2.To foster and assist in the development of local lake restoration and protection programs in accordance with appropriate management strategies and techniques; 3.To encourage the cooperation and interaction of organizations, agencies, units of government, and individuals concerned with lake and watershed management and protection; 4.To encourage, support and assist in the development of local, state, and national programs, policies, and legislation promoting lake and watershed management; 5.To encourage development and enforcement of laws and legislation designed to protect vital water resources and their environments. Indiana is blessed with approximately 500 natural (glacial) lakes greater than 5 acres in area. These are located primarily in the three northernmost tiers of counties. Besides the natural lakes, there are 25 public reservoirs larger than 300 acres. In addition, the state contains at least 10,000 artificial ponds of various sizes. Total area of lake habitat in Indiana is estimated to be almost 300,000 acres. The southern tip of Lake Michigan makes up about half this amount. A little more than 1% of Indiana's total area is composed of "lake water." The science of limnology (the study of lakes) is only a little more than a hundred years old but the field has deep roots in Indiana. Some of the first scientific lake studies conducted anywhere in the world were done in Indiana. Indiana University established a field station on Lake Wawasee in Syracuse in 1895 and a pioneering study of Lake Maxinkuckee's physical and biological characteristics, published in 1920, still serves as a model of how lakes have been studied elsewhere. Many other limnological "firsts" occurred at the Crooked Lake Biological Station in Whitley County. Most takes with public access have been studied fairly extensively by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) and the Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) during the past 25 years. IDEM's program is geared toward managing lake "trophic" status and toxic substances while IDNR works to provide optimum fishing opportunities. Many individual lake associations, composed of local homeowners and conservationists, also have programs to enhance the quality of Indiana's lakes. These may include such things as sewer districts, volunteer monitoring, aquatic weed control, boating law enforcement, and safety. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_2e15571b6ed83ac13ca4efad93155333 41.735329-85.900034 http://www.spea.indiana.edu/clp/Volunter%20Monitoring.htm The Indiana Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program was established by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to help protect and manage the state's lakes. Nearly three-quarters of Indiana's 520 lakes of 50 or more acres suffer from deteriorating water quality. We train volunteers statewide to monitor Secchi transparencey. Each volunteer measures clarity from a boat at least biweekly from May to September. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4467bdd030aeda9f751fd4991fa6e474 39.166489-86.526932 http://www.in.gov/dnr/riverwatch/ The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) recently established the position of Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Coordinator, focusing on lake and wetlands monitoring and also managing the IDEM grant that funds River Watch. IDEM has partnered with the Indiana Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program to work on increasing the mumber of lakes being monitored and the parmeters being tested. An eductional component (K-12 action projects) is in the development stage and wetlands monitoring is in the 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3941c8e16a6fb99f8944509b47f47b6f 39.76691-86.149964 http://www.state.in.us/idem/water/planbr/rules/wpcbmembers.html The Water Pollution Control Board (WPCB) was established as an independent board under Indiana Code 13-18-1. State statutes provide authority for the WPCB to adopt rules regarding various water pollution matters. Indiana Code 13-18-3-2 provides the board the authority to adopt rules necessary for the implementation of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act. Indiana Code 13-18-3-1 provides the board the authority to adopt rules for the control and prevention of pollution in waters of Indiana and prevent any aquatic life or any beneficial animal or vegetable life from being destroyed or injured. The board has eleven (11) members. The first two (2) are a technical secretary, and a legal counsel. The technical secretary and legal counsel are not voting members of the board, and may not be state employees. There are three (3) ex officio representatives on the board, who represent other state agencies and interests in water regulations. The remaining eight (8) members are representatives of various constituencies, and are appointed by the governor. The procedure the board and the department must follow in adopting rules is also set out in statute, in Indiana Code 13-14-9. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a5973ce17e97dcfb25f03c27f665f760 39.768961-86.16355 http://www.iflycast.org/ Indianapolis Flycasters monitor the White River watershed in Marion and Hendricks counties, especially Fort Harrison State Park (Fall Creek) in Indianapolis. Various members act as mentors for Water Quality Programs being conducted in Middle Schools in Marion, Hendricks and Hancock Counties. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e6e1757f6509f2bb1c70b15cf92ea1bc 39.675197-86.107405 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.064998-84.575251 http://www.indygreenways.org/ Indy Greenways is a part of Indy Parks and an agency of the City of Indianapolis with responsibility for trails and greenways. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_dd7c5cd773e5d92800805e193972c8d4 39.87266-86.142673 http://www.inlandsea.org Mission: The Inland Sea Society works toward maintaining a Lake Superior Basin with a naturally diverse and healthy ecosystem, including human communities that demonstrate respect for the lake. Projects: Education, monitoring and restoration. Citizen Involvement: Attending training workshops, informational meetings and volunteering. Year Founded: 1988 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_be29b93e2a81f6ade7eb16acdb02d09f 46.688626-90.957539 http://www.GreatLakesEducation.org Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) is a non-profit environmental education organization devoted to teaching students of all ages about the science, history and spirit of the Great Lakes. ISEA works towards its mission of "Protecting the Great Lakes through Education" through hands-on educational experiences aboard traditional tall ships and in the new Inland Seas Education Center in Suttons Bay, MI. Since 1989, over 61,000 students have participated in ISEA's programs and have helped ISEA scientists monitor the health of Grand Traverse Bay and Lake Michigan. The student-collected data represents the largest continuous record of water quality data for this area. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ba994d5b5226ad0269501010086244e2 44.967796-85.641979 http://www.ifrfish.org/ The Institute for Fisheries Resources (IFR) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with headquarters in San Francisco, California. Established in 1993 by the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations (PCFFA), IFR is responsible for carrying out the fishery research and conservation needs of working fishing men and women. Our mission is to protect and restore fish populations and the human economies that depend on them. By establishing alliances among fishing men and women, government agencies, and concerned citizens, IFR unites resource stakeholders, protects fish populations, and restores aquatic habitats. IFR is a member of the Marine Fish Conservation Network, a nationwide coalition of like-minded organizations who study the ongoing effects of the nation's primary fishery statute, The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3e07cfd4902602bd5177ac250a133a59 37.798073-122.455786 http://www.intcoalition.org The International Coalition (TIC) is a nonprofit organization incorporated in the United States and Canada to be an international model for communication, cooperation and action. TIC seeks to involve people and organizations on land and water choices to be made in the Red River Basin. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3d4612368a04b9b57f4f5e71ec101a88 46.873543-96.772623 http://www.ieca.org The International Erosion Control Association is a non-profit, member organization that provides education, resource information and business opportunities for professionals in the erosion and sediment control industry. The association's 3,500 members represent 52 countries and 17 fields of professional practice. IECA's diverse membership supplies a unique network of specialists who are capable of solving a broad range of problems caused by soil erosion and its by-product - sediment. The goals of the Association are: To educate IECA members, the public and the erosion control industry. To disseminate information through conferences, seminars and communication media. To provide technical expertise for people, organizations and governments seeking assistance in the field of erosion control and soil conservation. To establish standards for erosion control materials and installation procedures. To promote the expertise of erosion and sediment control specialists through professional certification. Serving as a global resource for people who share a common responsibility for the prevention and control of erosion. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_21975b222852134e509b5e457b86431a 40.450708-106.815914 http://www.geocities.com/~kabalen/impal/pal.htm To protect and restore the watersheds and wildlife habitat of south Seattle. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_eaaeb01b90134005803b16c128401aa8 47.52996-122.323869 http://www.irn.org Founded in 1986, the Network is dedicated to preserving the world's rivers and watersheds. Members include environmentalists, engineers, hydrologists, human rights activists, and academics. It has built a network of citizen organizations and technical experts in more than 100 countries who are working to protect freshwater resources, endangered ecosystems, and the rights of indigenous peoples. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c34cc746d320358023dd3b10e6d7bd8f 37.872425-122.274311 http://www.shorebirdworld.org/template.php?g=13&c=11 Cooperators with the ISS are asked to count shorebirds at a wetland they select and to reportresults annually. Data is used for conservation and planning initiatives and have provided pivotal information to governmental and private conservation groups. For more information please visit the following website: http://www.shorebirdworld.org/template.php?g=13&c=11 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f1ddf95ab36fa656644084510eb1ae39 41.915363-70.547981 http://www.potomacriver.org/ Helps regulate, control and prevent pollution of the waters and associated land resources of the Potomac River basin. The agency cooperates with, supports and coordinates activities of the various government agencies in the basin, and promotes public understanding of these issues and activities, and the need for enhancement of the basin's resources. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e891386eebbb023fc5a007cea137384b 39.091423-77.174296 http://george.ecity.net/iaccb State association of member county conservation boards (CCBs) that have direct contact with the public they serve in each county. CCBs are established under Iowa Code Chapter 350. The IACCB focuses on member information exchange, education, public relations and legislative development. We have a magazine, the "Board Member", regular and legislative newsletters, a directory of facilities, "Outdoor Adventure Guide", and a "Board Member Handbook". 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3c3625be76c6203dc818c85a739c48ce 41.729458-93.604789 http://www.iowacan.org ICAN is Iowa's largest grass roots consumer and environmental watchdog organization, with more than 13,000 individual members across the state. ICAN is also an alliance of community, religious, labor, senior, farm, environmental and civil rights organizations - a coalition that is working together to raise the living standards and improve the quality of life for all people in Iowa. We are involved year round in research, lobbying, grass roots organizing, public education, and community outreach on issues of concern to all of us in Iowa. ICAN represents the interests of consumers during each session of the Iowa General Assembly. On issue after issue we run up against the well-financed lobbies of the medical, pharmaceutical, and insurance industries, as well as the utility companies, energy producers, toxic polluters, and other monied interests. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_cd755d004884dcfdb3f88237d96be022 41.62689-93.67679 http://www.iaenvironment.org/ The Iowa Environmental Council is an alliance of diverse organizations and individuals working together to protect Iowa's natural environment.Our Mission is to provide a safe, healthy environment and sustainable future for Iowa. Our Vision for Iowa is an Iowa where waters run clean, soil stays on the land, the air is clear, flora and fauna are diverse, and people are proud to call home. Our Vision for Iowa Environmental Council is to provide Iowans a voice on environmental issues, protecting Iowa's natural resources, and providing a safe and healthy environment for all Iowans. The Iowa Environmental Council actively works in public policy to provide a safe, healthy environment for all Iowans. We focus on public education and coalition building to give Iowans a voice. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_231bb44d01bc1276cc292f832e085149 41.589672-93.610847 Public landscape restoration projects (26 protected areas in public ownership), private landscape projects (61 protected areas filtering water as it moves toward the lakes), 21 established water quality education/outreach and monitoring programs. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.422973-95.125844 http://www.ipswichriver.org/ The Ipswich River Watershed Association monitors 30 mainstem and tributary sites on a monthly basis. In addition to DO and temperature, we monitor specifically for flow because of the low-flow/no-flow issues in the Ipswich. We also monitor the annual herring run and macroinvertebrates on a yearly basis. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b29ffa75115185ceabf4e2efcf46f795 42.68049-70.833006 Islais Creek Environmental Monitoring Project is a school-based project monitoring San Francisco Bay water quality as well as Islais Creek's historic headwaters (a freshwater creek in Glen Park). We also do habitat maintenance and litter/graffiti abatement. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.783364-122.423507 Watershed, water qulaity, wildife habitat assessment and planing, watershed and wildlife habitat management, nonpoint pollution prevention, and education. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 48.19781-122.668488 http://www.mltn.org/trustdetails.asp?id=1218 Islesboro Water Quality Monitors unites adult volunteers and high school students with municipal shellfish management interests and community clean water advocates. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f84df06d29a3c5ae00b63b68bf270168 44.309391-68.91227 Types of Waterbodies Monitored: estuaries, beaches, wetlands Type of Monitoring: chemical, biological, physical, site assessment 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.309392-68.912278 Types of Waterbodies Monitored: estuaries, beaches, wetlands Type of Monitoring: chemical, biological, physical, site assessment 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.309392-68.912278 Types of Waterbodies Monitored: rivers Type of Monitoring 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.899987-76.609269 http://www.iwla.us/ Our chapter goals are to educate people in good conservation and good outdoor ethics for hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities. Hunter education classes are held at the park several times a year. The Chapter strives for the purity of water, the clarity of air, and the wise stewardship of the land and its resources. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_21cc9fefdae1f0e470ad824762ba761a 38.743049-77.10182 IWLA's Fort Wayne Chapter monitors Montana Creek watershed and portions of Cedar Creek and its watershed. We conduct reforestation and prairie restoration for recreational and educational use as well as wildlife and fisheries habitat monitoring. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.249813-85.106163 IWLA's Fort Wayne Chapter monitors Montana Spring watershed and portions of Cedar Creek and its watershed. We conduct reforestation and prairie restoration for recreational and educational use as well as wildlife and fisheries habitat monitoring. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.249369-85.106235 Linn County Save Our Streams sponsors countywide monitoring using the adopt-a-waterway model. Our League also does its own monitoring of a 5-mile stretch of the Cedar River. Our reports go to the Federal EPA, State DNR, County Health and Conservation departments. Nine other groups make up our county wide monitoring program. They consist of a college, a high school, a boat club, 4 businesses, and individuals. They have 2 to 5 mile sections of the county streams and river adopted. We have been doing this for 5 years. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.968605-91.753006 The Indian Creek Watershed Association conducts benthos monitoring throughout Indian Creek watershed and salamander monitoring in headwater streams. Approximately a third of the watershed is karst and land uses are mostly agricultural and silvicultural. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.045975-81.114571 http://www.iwla.org Northern Kentucky Chapter is a small cog in IWLA's Save Our Streams Program. Our monitoring efforts are at present limited to two to three times per year on two streams (historically, Gunpowder and Banklick Creek). We have been involved in monitoring Licking River on a littigation basis. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a11632b1ad3cbc1b4b749e6a9ef1dba2 39.02375-84.608543 The Travelle Chapter of the Izaak Walton League is monitoring oxygen and temperature levels in two lakes where winter kill of fish has been a problem. The Wyoming Fish and Game Department has installed oxygen injection systems in both lakes, and our work has been used to furnish data to aid in evaluation of this program. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.310799-105.590309 http://www.va-iwla.org/ Active in environmental conservation since 1922; special area of interest is wetlands, watershed protection, land use issues and legislation. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_540e6fa431cd909012f0ca075374ec2a 38.837895-77.443553 http://www.iwla.org Save our Streams program working with the National Parks and the Los Angeles Unified School District, Parks as Classrooms, Annual Beach Cleanups at Malibu Creek and Lagoon, Water for Wildlife in Santa Monica Mountains, Fishing in the City with the City of Los Angeles and outdoor camping trips to train the youth in our chapter in the ways of the outdoors. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a11632b1ad3cbc1b4b749e6a9ef1dba2 34.021344-118.484593 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.706211-77.061155 http://www.iwla.org Mission: To conserve, maintain, protect, and restore the soil, forest, water and other natural resources of the U.S. and other lands. To promote means and opportunities for the education of the public with respect to such resources and their enjoyment. Projects: The state organization is not project oriented like individual chapters are. Please contact your area chapter. Citizen Involvement: Please contact Izaak Walton League-Wisconsin Division. Year Founded: 1922 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a11632b1ad3cbc1b4b749e6a9ef1dba2 44.499933-89.522614 Citizens for Albemarle monitors Ivy Creek for five miles before it flows into the city reservoir. We do a macroinvertebrate count every three months. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.107555-78.550396 http://www.spcru.ars.usda.gov/ We are conducting research to protect natural resources and sustain agriculture in the Southern Piedmont 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4e264d034d87d6cf1287c7111e1f6ff0 33.882861-83.426502 Jackson County Conservation District is one of Kentucky's 121 local conservation districts in the development and implementation of sound soil and water conservation programs to manage, enhance and promote the wise use of the Commonwealth's natural resources. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.456873-84.030566 Jackson-Frazier Wetland Advisory Committee advises county parks on the management of wetlands. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.538224-123.288912 http://www.jpf.org/ The Jackson Purchase Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit, Community Foundation serving the Kentucky Counties of Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall, and McCracken. We are dedicated to wise use of our natural and human resources. Our mission is to join with others to strengthen our community through measurable and sustainable means for the benefit of all citizens. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_289689393f6852ec76157ab50ec925ac 36.734524-88.634153 Jacob's Well Monitors conduct monitoring on a spring-fed stream above the Edwards aquifer in central Texas. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 29.899807-97.9533 http://www.jacobscreekwatershed.org/ Jacobs Creek is located in southwestern Pennsylvania, forming part of the border between Fayette and Westmoreland Counties. It orginates along Chestnut Ridge to the east, and empties into the Youghiogheny River, becoming part of the Ohio River Basin. Jacob’s Creek Watershed Association will manage the watershed wisely by building awareness and stewardship within the community through restoration and educational activities. The goal of the JWCA is to improve the water quality of Jacobs Creek and educate the residents of the watershed on the importance of the preservation of the land and natural resources. We have coordinated many projects within the Mount Pleasant and Scottdale areas. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_603c7c20ab1af376d3934229667daf54 40.15912-79.524339 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.512881-84.404299 The Jamaica Bay Watershed Alliance seeks to make connections between existing organizations and interested memebers of the community who are working on the common cause of protecting Jamaica Bay by taking local action. We also actively support local groups that are interested in taking part in a local stewardship activity that will help protect, restore and enhance the Bay. Activities include supporting community clean up, tree planting to prevent run off, class trips to our jointly run education center at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. We also run a series of free workshops for community orgainzations that are interested in local issues as well as grant writing clinics. Various Boy and Girl scout badges may also be earned in programs with the Watershed Alliance. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.61881-73.922024 http://www.cultureofgiving.org/nonprofit.cfm?npid=674 We are a citizen grassroots initiative dedicated to engaging the community in protecting the quality of our drinking water and the forest ecosystem surrounding it. This is done by: public forums, citizen work/study groups, quarterly newsletters, water quality sampling & testing, Elementary School "Stream Team", Impact studies of ORV's, creek clean-ups, Floodplain hazard mitigation, fuel reduction projects, closure & reclamation of "Fair Day Meadow" reducing sediment loading to James Creek. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_179cd73d50fc0ad1ff7b1614902fabf2 40.112239-105.389542 http://www.jamesriverassociation.org The James River Association is a non-profit citizens' organization dedicated to the conservation and responsible stewardship of the natural and historic resources of the James River. The Association's goals are: To ensure the water quality and quantity of the James River and its tributaries; To achieve sustainable land use and watershed protection; To protect and enhance aquatic and wildlife resources; To promote education and stewardship of the James River Watershed; To support responsible recreational use in the James River Watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5a7b8a348a47b1553b52ca40e35c6ab7 37.609639-77.320568 http://www.jrbp.missouristate.edu/ We are a water quality group. Our mission is to ensure good water quality now and for future generations. We promote best water quality practices through education and special projects (such as the septic pump out program, where we offer $50 rebates). We also host awareness-raining events, litter pick ups, etc. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_18dc774b7fa26a96575de008034faa03 37.208975-93.291564 http://www.jrbp.missouristate.edu/ Watershed education and public awareness. Activities 1. monthly meetings and/or activities (50 avg. attendance) 2. quarterly newsletter "Current" 3. River Rescue (week-long fundraising and awarness campaign) 4. Clean Water Kids (program for area 4th graders) Grants Land Stewardship Grant (U.S. Forest Service) Index of Biotic Integrity (National Fish and Wildlife Foundation) James River 319 (EPA) 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_18dc774b7fa26a96575de008034faa03 37.208975-93.291564 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.36085-98.216679 http://marine.rutgers.edu/cousteau/ The National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) is a system of 26 reserves around the country (and Puerto Rico) developed to protect the biologically, ecologically, economically, and aesthetically important areas along our coasts known as estuaries. JCNERR conducts research on the physical, chemical, and biological components of the site estuaries and neighboring watersheds. Estuaries occur where our rivers meet the sea - where fresh and salt water mix to create a unique and very productive ecosystem vital to life both on land and in the sea. The Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JCNERR) is one of the 26 national estuarine reserves created to promote the responsible use and management of the nation's estuaries through a program combining scientific research, education, and stewardship. The JCNERR encompasses over 110,000 acres in southeastern New Jersey, including a great variety of terrestrial, wetland and aquatic habitats within the Mullica River-Great Bay ecosystem. The Reserve is a concentrated patchwork of federal and state lands managed in partnership through a variety of agencies. The JC NERR offers a variety of professional development programs for teachers that help bring the unique coastal resources of New Jersey to the K-12 classroom. Our goal is to provide New Jersey educators with the scientific content, pedagogy, and curriculum resources to integrate marine/ environmental concepts and themes into existing science curricula in accordance with the New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards. We use the coastal environments of New Jersey as learning laboratories, to help schools improve their ability to provide interdisciplinary, collaborative, student-centered, hands-on, and engaging learning environments for their students 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_29a50bda5366fcb1a1aa9ca4d0528910 40.479095-74.436085 Purpose is to monitor all streams within county. Have potential problem with "biosolid" application on farmlands within watershed. Biosolids are coming from Augusta, Georgia wastewater facility which has a long history of receiving unknown toxic waste. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.004286-82.400969 Jefferson County Recycling and Litter Prevention is responsible for implementing community recycling programs throughout the county. We provide schools with K-12 environmental education programs, monitor debris, conduct surveys and an annual river sweep in conjunction with ORSANCO, and enforce litter and nuisance laws. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.359859-80.621452 The counci was formed in recognition of the complexity of water issues in east Jefferson County and is approaching watershed management through stakeholder involvement that incorporates the water resource need of human and natural systems in a manner that will insure the sustainablity of both. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 48.121205-122.772577 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.33934-85.656578 http://w3.gorge.net/ucd/Jewett_Streamkeepers.htm The primary mission of the Jewett Creek Streamkeepers is to coordinate efforts of concerned citizens and organizations interested in protecting and improving the Jewett Creek watershed. The Streamkeepers strive to maintain and enhance water quality, fish habitat, riparian vegetation zones, promote public education, protect land-use by working with recreationists and private land owners alike, and improve the monitoring efforts in the Jewett Creek watershed. The Jewett Creek Streamkeepers were established in 1993 and created a Watershed Stewardship Plan in 1998, through a watershed wide public scoping meeting. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_97d827ed8cccf35c454503444cb4318a 45.767993-121.478685 http://www.humus.com/jdcf/ The Foundation seeks to protect land that has outstanding scenic, recreational, educational, agricultural or natural heritage values. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_2f4d2b3268d0b0c89d78aa8374ce9368 42.467607-90.256272 Purpose: manage 5acre residence to conserve ecology. Activities: plant cover crops, remediate runoff waters, kill weeds. No publications. Accomplishments: remediated runoff water to minimize silt transfer to Columbia River. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 46.443996-119.253279 http://jburroughs.org/dreyland/dreyland1.html John Burroughs School's Ecology-Conservation class does chemical, physical, and biological water quality monitoring. We share our data with the state Stream Team organization. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_74bec9362a71a06d6ecb212f0e3d7fd6 38.643955-90.366966 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.470206-81.83471 Phase I of project complete. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.482177-78.002076 http://funandsun.com/parks/JonathanDickinson/jonathandickinson.html Preserve and enhance the Loxahatchee River's outstanding natural and cultural value. Close to 11,500 acres of land and river await the visitor to Jonathan Dickinson State Park. The Park is teeming with wildlife. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_187f9c198978e4fce8d0f0a6f04d1c4d 27.05911-80.136414 http://www.jonesctr.org/index.html The Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway seeks to understand, to demonstrate, and to promote excellence in natural resource management and conservation on the landscape of the southeastern coastal plain of the United States. The Jones Center was founded on a long-standing ethic of conserving land and water resources. Ichauway is maintained as the tangible expression of this natural resource management philosophy. Central to this philosophy is the conviction that management and research inform each other and are partners in their contribution to knowledge. One of the Center's most important products is people who combine a rigorous understanding of ecological principles with proficiency in natural resource management. To understand the natural systems of the southeastern coastal plain, the Center assembles information from respected practitioners and the scientific literature and conducts targeted research to expand the knowledge of the field. Through a rigorous and creative research program the Center aspires to improve management and stewardship of resources of the southeastern coastal plain and also to contribute to natural resource science at the national and international levels. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1ead1596b9141c155ded9d9a8d990567 31.58992-84.197488 http://www.jonesriver.org The purpose of the Jones River Watershed Association is to maintain and improve the quality of the Jones River watershed, through its activities as a non profit organization, including public education, state and regional advocacy, river clean up efforts, the design and management of scientific studies, and planning and implementation of pollution remediation solutions, so that the Jones River watershed will continue to be a sustainable resource for the betterment and enjoyment of our community now and into the future. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_999f63675be82c510c66190cc5bcfe26 41.988494-70.709969 Created by ordinance as a planning coordination advisory body, which oversees numerous local stakeholder sub-groups. Publishes quarterly news, reviews, plans and recommendations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.727608-111.888104 http://www.norwichfreeacademy.com THIS IS A SCHOOL RELATED ACTIVITY. WE WILL EXPLORE OUR FINDING ABOUT THE WATER SHEDS TO GIVE REPORTS AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_304465200b978484358de3d419228cd4 41.53669-72.083054 We planted 20 pine trees, bushes & dogwood trees along the stream at Ida Lee Parl in Leesburg, VA. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.10456-77.557284 http://www.jugbay.org The Marsh Monitoring Program is a long term ecological study of freshwater tidal wetlands. Trained volunteers assist with more than 10 studies carried out within a 1200-acre sanctuary on the Patuxent River in southern Maryland. Studies focus on dissolved nutrient dynamics, amphibian migration, turtle ecology, waterbird abundance, fish use of shallow wqter habitats, songbird migration, wetland plant succession, and shrub diversity, 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_99abeb567ce03c553879ca11d4265e30 38.793036-76.694828 http://www.juneauwatersheds.org Our Mission The mission of the Juneau Watershed Partnership is to promote watershed integrity in the City and Borough of Juneau through education, research and communication while encouraging sustainable use and development. Our Vision Montana CreekThe Mendenhall Watershed Partnership was created in 1998 by locals who care about the environmental and economical health of the Mendenhall Watershed. In 2006, we decided to become the Juneau Watershed Partnership (JWP) and expand our geographic scope to include all of the watersheds located in the City and Borough of Juneau. Although we still value the waterways in the Mendenhall Valley, we believe that there are opportunities for watershed stewardship throughout our community. JWP projects include stream clean-up events, community field trips, and local educational activities. We collaborate with other organizations and agencies to monitor water quality and general stream health, to prevent the decline of healthy streams and to restore the health of impaired waterbodies. We also bring local agencies and stakeholders together to build our understanding to make informed decisions about Juneau’s watersheds. We are a volunteer based organization, and our success is based on the expertise, creativity, and generosity of Juneau residents. The Partnership depends on the involvement of homeowners, builders, anglers, recreational users, Assembly members, government employees, native groups, businesses, and you. Please join us so that we can work together for healthy watersheds. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_96ba1eb3bc273698b362c4c02568c24e 58.300112-134.404646 http://www.jcwp.org Network of watershed leaders working to create a watershed conservation program to restore and protect natural resources in the Juniata River watershed of S. Central PA. The goals of the Juniata River watershed are to develop a compreshensive watershed plan for communities is the Juniata River watershed, identify projects in need of funding, build public awareness of watershed issues and threats, and to foster communication and cooperation between communities for natural resource improvement. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6b0ceb1c7200cc30a2f3a22b864c4707 40.511969-77.978882 Kahawai Ola monitors stations in areas of varied land use (forest, residential, wetland, estuarine) on Haiku and Heeia streams on the windward side of Oahu. We also monitor the input of stream-derived nutrients and sediments into a coral reef ecosystem, 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 21.42145-157.803848 Kalaheo Environmental Science Class' program is designed to establish baseline data on Kailua watershed from its top to the ocean. Students are the main work force. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 21.409718-157.755936 http://www.greenwaycollab.com/KRVT.htm To create and foster the care of a multi-use non-motrizedtrailway for transportation and recreation from Battle Creek to Kalamazoo, connecting the Battle Creek Linear Parkway and the Kal-Haven Trail State Park. We also provide both direct and indirect support for local watershed protection initiatives. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f2c4b8f9298a8c60432cda4d839bebf4 42.29016-85.604065 http://www.kalamazooriver.org The mission of the Kalamazoo River Watershed Public Advisory Council is to work, in cooperation with groups and individuals from the community, government agencies, and elected offices to improve and protect the environmental quality of the Kalamazoo River and its Watershed. Specifically the council is concerned with 1) promoting stewardship and wise use of the natural resources of the Kalamazoo River and Watershed; 2) educating a variety of diverse groups in the watershed about environmental, health, economic, and social issues affecting the River and Watershed; 3) supporting the work of others in addressing River and Watershed issues; and 4) implementing a Remedial Action Plan for the River and Watershed (addressing identified impaired uses.) 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_042df1b868279d26567532e2df858601 42.293188-85.578303 The mission of KAUPA is to restore the natural and cultural resources within our ahupua‘a through education, outreach and action. Kalihi Waena Stream Bank Restoration: Site preparation, solid waste removal, weeding, cutting of trees, removal of undesirable debris, mulching, irrigation (if applicable) and stabilizing the pathways and other sources of soil erosion in the immediate stream bank area. Water Quality Monitoring: Conduct water quality sampling once a month and after storm events (up to two (2) inches of rain within a twenty-four (24) hour period). Water quality parameters will include monitoring for nitrates and nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, total phosphorous, temperature, and turbidity. Stream Bioassessments: Conduct initial bioassessment to obtain baseline data and two more bioassessments throughout duration of project to measure changes in native stream populations. Integrate school presentations and activities to develop education and awareness of interconnectedness of the Ahupua‘a. Reconnaissance: Conduct a reconnaissance survey of Kalihi and Kamanaiki Streams to gather baseline data of stream corridors and identify problem sites within the project area (sources of illegal dumping of solid wastes, erosion, and et. al.). Activities will then include using volunteers towards mitigation efforts at each site. Educational Presentations / Storm Drain Stenciling: Conduct non-point source pollution educational presentations at twelve (12) schools, and conduct twelve (12) storm drain stenciling activities. Brochure: Develop draft project and non-point source pollution KAUPA brochure in six (6) different languages: Tongan, Samoan, Filipino, Micronesian, Hawaiian and English. A phone number in the brochure will be included for callers to report problems or ask questions about non-point source pollution and/or the project activities. Distribute brochure and monitor its effectiveness in changing public attitudes. Surveys: Participant awareness of non-point source pollution and its prevention will be assessed using pre-and post-test surveys for all work conducted by volunteers such as cleanups, restoration work, biological stream assessments, WQ sampling and testing and stenciling projects. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 21.328356-157.855445 http://www.whatcomcd.org Stream Restoration, agricultural nutrient management, farmland preservation 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_bb9b54a921d71a561602334dcadb29b1 48.943999-122.458473 1) Dedicated to improving water quality of the lake 2) Dedicated to preserving the natural environment of undeveloped areas at the north and south end of Kangaroo Lake. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 45.043865-87.166629 Identified fish in the stream, stream size-25 feet wide 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.465418-88.101178 http://www.kswildlife.org/ Kansas is a critical part of America's wildlife heritage. Our state enjoys world-class deer herds, and has one of the last prairie populations of pronghorn antelope left in America. Beavers, bobcats, and foxes all live here. Almost half of America's migratory water birds come through Kansas, and the state is an important route for the monarch butterfly migration. You can see Kansas lakes and streams teeming with teal, mallards, geese, as well as bass, crappie, walleye, and other sportsfish. Yet we face big obstacles when trying to keep our state's game and fish healthy and thriving. Kansas water quality is among the poorest in the nation, with almost half of the state's wetlands compromised. Most of our rivers and streams aren't fit for fishing or swimming. Trying to preserve lands for public use or for wildlife refuge sets off bitter fights that last for years. Many people in the state view land that isn't under plow or hoof as somehow having gone to waste. The Kansas Wildlife Federation has a history of protecting wildlife and the habitat of the state. We protected and increased angler access to dams and fishing grounds across the state. We take the right to hunt seriously, and since our beginning, we've made sure Topeka respects gun rights and the rights of gun owners to use their tools in the field. We also introduced the state's first Hunter Safety Program. We helped protect landowners and hunters alike by working in Topeka to protect landowners from liability suits. Before the Endangered Species Act, KWF protected the emblem of the prairie - the prairie dog - from legalized extinction. We kept the water flowing to Cheyenne Bottoms - one of the most world's best known bird watching places, and an invaluable place for Kansas hunters. We've trained hundreds of kids through the years at our Outdoor Adventure Camps and our Hunting, Fishing, & Furharvesting Schools. We helped reintroduce the Golden Eagle to Kansas with a release program we worked out with the Topeka Zoo, Westar and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_fbd0c3137b5a435a5d0ed177c281877b 39.013202-95.683112 http://www.kvlt.org/ The trust is a nonprofit, private conservation organization dedicated to the protection of natural resources, open lands, waters, historic resources, and vistas of aesthetic value in the Catawba River Valley and surrounding areas. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e81cdaade16485518832348863a3fbbd 34.72299-80.767569 6th-8th, 40 members, a school club called Future Environmentalists include making bird houses, planting trees at reclaimed site, building native butterfly garden. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 27.979648-81.980062 http://www.katyprairie.org/ Our mission to preserve, protect, and enhance critical and sustainable portions of the Katy Prairie ecosystem includes: Protecting between 30,000 and 60,000 acres of the Katy Prairie, primarily in its current agricultural state, and with some appropriate prairie and wetland restoration. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_edc8c42d5b2b1389fd4a54e42c5e1a8c 29.733824-95.42346 http://www.kvha.org The Kaw Valley Heritage Alliance (KVHA) is a broad based public/private coalition that was founded in 1995 by the Kansas Rural Center, the Kansas Land Trust, and the National Park Service. Its purpose is to promote greater awareness, appreciation, and stewardship of the cultural and natural resources of the Kansas River (Kaw) Valley. From the three founding groups, the Alliance has expanded its list of partners to include other nonprofit organizations, businesses, along with representatives of local, state and federal agencies. All partners of the Alliance have endorsed a Vision Statement that guides the actions and work of the Alliance: The people of the Kaw Valley will maintain a strong sense of place and community. The Valley will be a land of farms and families, of neighborhoods, towns and cities. It will be a place where industry and business thrive; where natural and historical places are preserved; and where clean, healthy rivers and streams support aquatic life and offer recreational opportunities. People will build consensus for resource conservation and will promote responsible use of air, water, and land, while supporting a healthy economy. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_fd89f903366f1c3dddd98d0a00376846 38.967678-95.232173 The Kaweah Land Trust was organized in 1993 by landowners and other residents of this region to encourage & facilitate the stewardship and protection of the grazing, scenic, historical and biological features of the Kaweah Watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 36.408227-118.889133 http://kawkawlinriver.net Kawkawlin River Watershed Property Owners Association's Volunteer Monitoring Program was developed to continue and expand previous water quality monitoring on the Kawkawlin River as well as lay the foundation for corrective actions. Our data will be evaluated to determine general loading rates of several parameters from various sites. Our partners include the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the county Environmental Healthe Department. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d3d7ce17477f213fcc68a1e04fe72507 43.681641-83.983099 http://www.kgmb.org/ Mission: KGMB is committed to bringing the metropolitan community together to achieve sustainable environmental and ecological management, educational programs, and community service. Projects: Education, community building Citizen Involvement: Volunteering. Contact Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful. Year Founded: 1983 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5d23b478c16dd1c5b6055ef962540427 43.033722-87.928913 Our purpose is to educate citizens about preservation of natural resources, biodiversity, and water quality. We also coordinate monthly cleanups and major annual cleanups 4 times/ year. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.748727-77.425667 Mission: To improve Lake water quality so that Racine's beaches will be clean, healthy, and open forever for all. Projects: Community education with a watershed display, storm drain stenciling, water testing as part of EMPACT grant ('99-'00), and partnering with city officials on watershed issues. Citizen Involvement: Attend monthly meeting (1st Wednesday at 7 PM at the Nature Center); volunteer to stencil stormdrains from June to September. Year Founded: 1997 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.763782-87.821834 Our on-going project is focused on retrieving trash and other waterborne debris from this section of the Hudson. We use kayaks to locate and pick up this trash. The scenic nature of the area is improved by our work. These craft are very maneverable. Since they need such a small amount of water, we can get into shallow areas to help improve habitats of birds and other animals. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.359423-73.818017 http://www.sespewild.org/ Keep Sespe Wild Committee (KSWC) is a non-profit watershed conservation organization begun early in 1988, to preserve Sespe Creek, one of Southern California's last free-flowing rivers. Of the Sespe's 55 miles, 31.5 were given federal Wild & Scenic River status in 1991. Since 1997, KSWC has been working hard at fighting the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program, as it applies to the National Forests. Under this program, National Forests across the country are now permitted to levy a fee for entering. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1a2502f28bad3aa5cd1b222c963f6d31 34.443377-119.246615 Keep Walton Beautiful monitors portions of the Alcovy and Apalachee Rivers. Four high schools have adopted sites. We received a grant from Georgia Environmental Organization in 1997 to be used mainly for education and equipment in City of Social Circle schools. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.762067-83.699685 http://www.angelfire.com/wv2/kcca/ Kelly's Creek Community Association is located in Glasgow, West Virginia. In September 2002, the Kelly’s Creek Communities Association, in cooperation with the Kanawha County Commission, received a $200,000 EPA Assessment grant. This grant, designed to help inventory and assess Brownfields property, was awarded to the KCCA as a pilot project. Taking a watershed-wide approach to Brownfields and assessing mine-scarred land deviated from the traditional EPA grantee at the time. Our organization's mission is to restore the watershed, plan for sustainable redevelopment in the participating communities, and to o spur the local economy. With the help of volunteers, KCCA works to restore our local watershed and to spur development in our community. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_76e82f24161880c7cc662343b9350907 38.388715-81.836354 http://kenairiversportfishing.org To preserve the greatest salmon sportfishing river in the world, the Kenai. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_67e4bbe6e0571f78a6b2e523b9b30aeb 60.42075-151.149829 The primary sponsor of this program is the Casper-Alcova Irrigation District (CAID). In cooperation with USDA/NRCS, Wyoming Water Development Commission and the USDOI/Bureau of Reclamation, CAID is implementing on-farm irrigation improvement projects which will more effectively use the limited supply of water we have as well as reduce non-point source pollution to the nearby creeks and streams, including Casper Creek, Poison Spider Creek and the North Platte River. As lead agency for these projects, CAID is in the process of updating all the internal procedures and processes for our District, and will soon be automating many of our facilities for better water management and accounting. We work very closely with our customers and with local businesses and local agencies in our efforts. In 2005 we will be developing a five year plan which will include continuation of our present CEW (CAID,EQIP,WWDC) on-farm projects and introduction of demonstration projects for creative or new irrigation methods. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.84417-106.375534 The Kennebunk Water Testing Program monitors 8 stations on three rivers in the Gulf of Maine watershed. We use citizen volunteers in the summer, and have a partnership with Kennebunk High School during the school year. Watersheds monitored are in the towns of Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, and Arundel. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.387684-70.536781 http://www.krlt.org/ The Kenosha/Racine Land Trust, Inc., is a 501(c)3 non-profit, charitable organization that was formed in 1993 by a group of Kenosha and Racine county citizens concerned about the loss of natural areas. The natural heritage of Southeast Wisconsin is disappearing and that is why the Kenosha/Racine Land Trust aims to protect open space and natural areas in Kenosha and Racine counties for the benefit of current and future generations through identifying and prioritizing the most critical resources left in Southeastern Wisconsin. K/RLT does not currently do not own land, but hold easements and monitors the conservation restrictions within them. The Land Trust publishes bi-annually newsletter, which provides you with latest and greatest news about land preservation and conservation right in your backyard. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d0962267d4079fa3ace2a6943a9d6e60 42.725218-87.790395 http://www.kent.wednet.edu:80/KSD/KJ/KJ depts/science/science.html Kent Junior High Science Department monitors water quality of Mill Creek, located behind our school. Our salmon enhancement release project has been in effect since 1993. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_dab6a7b3c1ca9b030619b585ec978352 47.38582-122.230908 Kent Prairie Elementary School students measure the daily rainfall and monitor the temperature and pH for Portage Creek as part of the GLOBE program. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 48.183411-122.121971 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 40.877698-80.750561 http://www.kentoncounty.org/conservation.html local unit of government responsible for carrying out a comprehensive program to protect our soil, water, and other natural resources. It works closely with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and the KY Cabinet for Environmental and Public Protection. The county conservation district is a part of the Kentucky Division of Conservation under the Kentucky Department for Natural Resources. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7f824697dbcce286418cad3c5e449663 39.018481-84.701707 http://www.eqc.ky.gov/ To monitor environmental trends; promote partnerships to improve and protect the environment; facilitate public understanding, discussion and resolution of environmental issues; and advise state officials on environmental matters. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_62d497cde9b02cd932dbcc9779b2bee3 38.2148-84.865404 http://www.kyheartwood.org/ KENTUCKY HEARTWOOD is a non-profit volunteer group that seeks to protect and restore the integrity, stability, and beauty of Kentucky’s native forests and biotic communities through research, education, advocacy, and non-violent intervention. We produce a quarterly newsletter and host hikes, workshops, slideshows, and other events. Kentucky Heartwood members share a vision of the Daniel Boone National Forest as a safe haven for wildlife, big trees, clear streams and people seeking non-destructive enjoyment of the forest. Our inspired work has reduced logging on the Boone by over three-quarters and led to other improvements in forest management! We have numerous accomplishments. In 1997, we won a lawsuit to stop logging near the Red River Gorge. In 2001, we helped to defeat the I-64 Morehead Interchange, which would have fragmented 8,000 acres of the Daniel Boone and would have interrupted the Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail with a river of pavement. Since 2004, we have fought two mining projects in the Redbird District: a 1,200 acre deep mine named Gray Mt. Coal Lease and the Leslie Resources Land Exchange, which would allow MTR on over 50 acres of National Forest land at Buckhorn Lake. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c19acf56e579e92466adbd6e952ca7ff 38.19504-84.870319 http://www.kyrc.org/ KRC is a non-profit organization, incorporated under the laws of Kentucky. Founded in 1976, the Kentucky Resources Council originally possessed a different name -- the Kentucky Rivers Council -- and different objectives. Rivers Council worked on river projects, particularly an effort to stop an Army Corps of Engineers dam project. In 1982 the organization changed its name and expanded its mission. The group began examining land leases that were paving the way for massive oil shale development in the state. This led to the voiding of many leases. Today the Kentucky Resources Council is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. committed to protection of the quality of Kentucky’s environment and providing legal and technical assistance without cost to Kentucky individuals, community organizations and local governments on air, waste, water, and resource extraction issues. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_fec85d535cec4cda4dbd1b5d380148da 38.19506-84.878694 Kentucky Water Watch is a program conducted by the Kentucky Division of Water with services designed to encourage and support citizen participation in the wise management of community water resources including streams, lakes, wetlands, and groundwater. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.19504-84.870319 http://kywater.org/watch/default.htm Kentucky Water Watch is a program conducted by the Kentucky Division of Water with services designed to encourage and support citizen participation in the wise management of community water resources including streams, lakes, wetlands, and groundwater. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_56f008b0602a8113bdd44e6da9808377 38.19504-84.870319 http://www.kwalliance.org/ The mission of the Kentucky Waterways Alliance is to protect and restore Kentucky's waterways and their watersheds by building effective alliances for their stewardship. KWA is dedicated to strengthening community and governmental stewardship for the restoration and preservation of Kentucky's water resources. The Alliance is an outgrowth of a series of meetings sponsored by the Kentucky Environmental Quality Commission. The first statewide meeting was held in Georgetown, Kentucky in April of 1991, and drew over 80 representatives from government, industry, community organizations and individuals from across the state. At that meeting the group discussed issues facing Kentucky streams, rivers, lakes and wetlands. Participants discussed strategies for dealing with those issues. The Alliance publishes a monthly newsletter, which is available on our website. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_edfd9f3d655587fab815745cb243cde2 37.260547-85.501594 Kenwood Trail Aquatic Biology Class conducts wetland monitoring using chemical and biotic indices. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.657009-93.242706 Keoka Lake Association monitors Keoka Lake in Waterford, Maine for algae growth, fish populations and changes, vegetation changes, and water clarity. Lakes Environmental Association has taken over active and regular monitoring of oxygen and phosphorus levels. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.182293-70.714737 http://www.kernriver.org/ The Kern River Alliance (KRA) is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, volunteer corporation. Our mission is to preserve and enhance the quality of the Kern River through conservation efforts and community education. Situations which threaten to degrade the Kern require a coordinated effort with active participation of all river users. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0d624b4e40e400daa5b2c78eb1dae854 35.3018-119.077154 Ketchum Shores Improvement Club members are lake front property owners on Lake Ketchum in Snohomish County. We have a lake study with technical appendices, which can be requested from Gene Williams at Surface Water Management, 2930 Wetmore Avenue, Everett, WA 98201, phone (425)388-3488, fax (425)388-6494. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 48.241589-122.372383 Ketchum Shores Improvement Club members are lake front property owners on Lake Ketchum in Snohomish County. We have a lake study with technical appendices, which can be requested from Gene Williams at Surface Water Management, 2930 Wetmore Avenue, Everett, WA 98201, phone (425)388-3488, fax (425)388-6494. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 48.24159-122.372384 http://www.kettlerange.org/ Purpose: Review management of Colville and Okanogan National Forest, state forestlands, land-use planning. Activities: monitor and challenge (where necessary) watershed managment activities including timber sales, mining, livestock grazing, water diverstion, road construction and noxious weed treatments. Quarterly journal, Highlands News. Accomplishments: protected water quality, ancient forests, and wilderness. The Kettle Range Conservation Group is in a unique position. We are one of the very few Eastern Washington grassroots groups working to protect roadless areas, forests, deserts, water quality and wildlife. We anchor a largely urban-based conservation movement from rural offices in Methow Valley (Twisp) and Republic, together with our urban office in Spokane. We couple our Forest Watch ecosystem defense work with public outreach emphasizing the economic connection of community to a sustainable environment. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ab4267432e769371c0a67a264c7bab4e 48.65266-118.701635 http://www.keweenawsustainability.org/ To identify positive examples already underway by individuals, businesses, and organizations in our communities that are contributing to the cause of sustainability. Through illustration by positive example, we hope to inform the community about sustainability, and then proceed to explore what additional policies and practices need to be developed to ensue long range community sustainability in a more systemic manner. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4399a2eb9d13e91bdd542accc39b18c0 47.121734-88.56557 http://www.piercecountywa.org/pc/services/home/environ/water/ps/kgi/main.htm A watershed council is composed of citizens, local governments, businesses,elected officials, and environmental agency representatives who coordinate their efforts to restore and protect our watershed. Watershed councils address nonpoint source pollution by developing watershed action plans and coordinating projects to implement the plans. The Key Peninsula-Gig Harbor-Islands Watershed Council (KGI) is currently working to implement the Key Peninsula-Gig Harbor-Islands Watershed Action Plan,which details the activities necessary to reduce nonpoint source pollution throughout the watershed. Publication: KGI Watershed Action Plan and Characterization 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_019145a1484caa71d9b60175a12483b8 47.200047-122.540703 Biological control of aquatic plants; reduced herbicide usage 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 32.5964-80.107739 Gathering of water quality data, by monitoring the Kickapoo River and its tributaries 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.294812-90.853468 http://www.kickemuitriver.org/ Protecting the water quality of the Kickemuit River and its tributaries. Projects include both fresh and salt water testing, and monitoring water outflow discharge. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5b7618e2ab346647ef22eaa0a873f336 41.72884-71.282184 Kilgore College tests a nearby creek to involve students in environmental testing. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 32.378772-94.871989 http://www.kincaidbassmasters.bravepages.com/ The Kincaid Jr. Bassmasters Inc. club is non-profit and governed by a set of bylaws or articles of incorporation. This is basically a set of rules that governs meetings, tournaments and special events. The object of this organization shall be to promote the sport of fishing in a safe and enjoyable manner through example of safety practices, catch and release, friendly competition, and to actively participate in manners of constructive conservation where they pertain to the fishing waters in Kentucky's fifth district. The club is affiliated with the Kentucky Bass Federation. The federation provides benefits to the club along the lines of insurance. The KBF also has a set of qualifying tournaments in which you could eventually fish the Bassmasters Classic. We are very proud to sponsor a kid's tournament each year at the Kincaid Lake State Park. Last year, the tournament was fished by over 275 boys and girls. Our goal at the tournament is to promote family outings in the great outdoors. The club has several special programs. We sponsor a lake cleanup at Kincaid Lake State Park as part of our conservation program. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1de99dbc1484de1fcac43cddc48f790d 38.661678-84.342292 http://www.kingcd.org The King Conservation District invites volunteers to participate in district sponsored watershed restoration projects. Activities include growing native trees, shrubs and wetland emergents from seeds collected in local watersheds, planting stream and wetland buffers with the plants propagated at the district nursery and monitoring the sucess of implemented projects. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d6e3535944cd5379365f863583cdea57 47.470439-122.231131 http://splash.metrokc.gov/wlr/waterres/amphibian/index.htm King County Amphibian Monitoring Program volunteers collect data on wetland characteristics and amphibian habitat criteria while conducting spring surveys in King County wetlands for breeding amphibian species, as identified by the presence of their egg masses. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ac09f35d97287e61d7daca5473016390 47.60358-122.329454 http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/waterres/smlakes/ King County Lake Stewardship Program volunteers monitor over 50 lakes for lake level, precipitation, temperature, clarity, nutrients, and algae. Data is reported quarterly through the Lake Steward newsletters which also provide educational information and feature the activities of local lake group. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c0ff6f0cedcf02f0f1ce6754f77c6938 47.775455-122.356574 http://splash.metrokc.gov King County Water and Land Resources works toward clean water, open space, healthy fish, and wildlife and flood protection -- so that tomorrow's citizens enjoy the same quality of life we have today. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9967d9cd2311639cea7f16d7b787be5f 47.604486-122.329819 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.487748-89.002714 http://www.kinniriver.org/ Mission: To work with the community to conserve the natural resources, water quality, and scenic beauty of the Kinnickinnic River watershed. Projects: Land acquisition, conservation easements, education, government relaitons, restoration, monitoring Citizen Involvement: Join a committee, volunteer at a work day, river clean-up, roadside clean-up. Year Founded: 1993 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a78d9bda33c169c04ddf6beaab84a0f3 44.861951-92.624382 Formation of a strong steering committee, several demonstration projects, installation of BMP's, leveraging the outside monies with watershed monies. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.98391-92.336847 http://www.kfwa.org/ Kinzua [Kin-zoo] Fish & Wildlife Association (KFWA) is a non-profit volunteer organization "dedicated to the restoration and preservation of fish and wildlife food and cover." Our work is focused in the Allegheny National Forest and Allegheny Reservoir (Kinzua Dam) area of McKean and Warren Counties in northwest Pennsylvania (a.k.a. "Kinzua Country"). 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9cdcacb76fd090e944f1e9bb21dfa557 41.663782-78.808511 At this time our goal is to assess the health of the watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.610416-105.114294 http://ccrcd.org/index.html The Kirker Creek Watershed planning group is a diverse stakeholder group working together to develop a watershed management plan to address issues such as water quality, flooding, soil and water resources, restoration projects, and community education. The group began meeting in August 2001 and hopes to have a plan completed by early 2003. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_75ff959e04db303e40d3a635c21a4d2b 37.948787-121.951504 http://www.kitsapgov.com/dcd/nr/stream_team/default.htm Stream Team is a community to link to local government and community monitoring groups. Stream Team implements local watershed restoration projects, conducts stream and salmon monitoring,and educates ourselves and our community through a variety of progreams and events. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8abe856bf771eaa05ccb957a66caa240 47.531499-122.59871 http://www.kitsapgov.com/sswm/ Kitsap County Stream Team empowers citizens to be good stewards of our water resources. We assist groups in stream monitoring, action projects, and public education activities. We have an active group of volunteer monitors consisting of all ages. Activities take place on Washington's Kitsap Peninsula, at the heart of Puget Sound. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_b3c9206163df4b80bbaeb18953b1a1b9 47.541035-122.638474 Kitsap Diving Association performs Sinclair Inlet shoreline and underwater cleanups twice a year (3rd Saturday April for Earth Day and September-WATERWEEKS Environmental Awareness). We are working to help develop an underwater park in Kitsap County with artificial marine habitat added for a scuba diving attraction and for endangered marine life habitat. Partners to help restore the Sinclair Inlet Estuary include Grant Solutions for Kitsap County, KITSAP TREES, Kitsap County Dept of Community Development, PADI Project A.W.A.R.E. Foundation (www.projectaware.org) and Washington Scuba Alliance. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.56916-122.635579 Preserve significant pieces of land in Kitsap County, Washington, including wetlands, farmlands, scenic areas, wildlife habitats, forests and areas with educational value. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.574395-122.697414 Kittery Conservation Commission monitors part of the Piscataqua River, Spruce Creek, Chauncey Creek, Brave Boat Harbor, and the seashore (i.e,. Seapoint and Crescent Beaches). We have helped open clam beds for recreational clamming. Data from monitoring used by DMR for FDA reports. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.100727-70.742241 http://www.kittitasee.net/pages/1/index.htm KEEN is a group of concerned individuals working together to promote, advocate and publicize environmental education within the Kittitas County area. We represent the community and involve formal and informal educators, natural resource experts, and community members interested in improving opportunities for science-based environmental education for themselves and thier children. Our primary goal is to establish a Natural History Center in Ellensburg and to offer educational courses, field-based activities, all with the goal of preserving natural heritage and natural resources in Kittitas County. Once the Natural History Center has been established, we will be exploring adopting our local watershed (the Upper Yakima) and promoting this activity to our members. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_24426156b1164421707601b41fb54470 46.9998-120.536953 Kittson-Marshall Rural Water Users is committed to providing safe, clean, drinking water to its customers and the surrounding communities. As such, we are active and diligent in protecting the water and environment. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 48.572367-96.894887 http://www.klamathforestalliance.org/ and sustainable communities. We are honored to work for the Klamath forest and its communities and we see human beings as an integral part of its living fabric. At the same time we stand and act in opposition to human misuse and mismanagement of its resources, especially when done in violation of federal and state laws. We support the ethics, culture and science of indigenous management techniques, such as controlled burning, ceremonial practices that insured salmon harvest at the optimum times for sustaining the populations, and harvesting practices that actually increase stands of wild food plants. We also support contemporary grass-roots strategies such as culling invasive species by hand, ground-truthing timber sales and performing seasonal fish counts. The Klamath Forest Alliance exists for individuals and organizations who identify with and are actively working toward achieving our mission. This includes anyone who wants to prevent the misuse of the forest and its products – especially ancient trees and clean water. It also includes people and organizations who are working to renew and restore our human communities, including reconciliation between the indigenous communities and those who now control what was only a few generations native land. We believe that broad recognition of the genocide practiced here in the recent past will contribute to a more balanced understanding of conflicts over water in the Klamath Basin. The programs and projects we pursue are the creations of committed individuals working collaboratively in a democratic, consensus-building process that flows through electronic media and converges at periodic meetings. We work primarily in Klamath Falls and the Middle Klamath region, including the Salmon River. Increasingly, however, our river work brings us to other parts of the Klamath Basin and beyond. Some of us are paid; most are volunteers. We are always open to new people bringing new projects and programs under the KFA umbrella. Our Riverkeeper & River Program activists and staff monitor and comment on federal and state projects that impact the Klamath River and its tributaries. This list includes dams, irrigation diversions, non-point pollution sources and wastewater discharges. We cover the Upper Klamath Refuges, Upper Klamath Lake, Tule Lake Refuges, Scott River, Shasta River, Salmon River, Klamath River, and Pit & Upper Sacramento River drainages. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_22d8cb42085027b67240969a45b974d6 41.31795-123.528729 http://extension.oregonstate.edu\klamath The Klamath Watershed Council consist of local representatives from the 7 watershed working groups found within the Klamath Basin. These groups have a mission statement to foster and promote community-based natural resource planning and management in the Klamath Basin Watershed. The Klamath Watershed has an emornous drainage area of 5,700 square miles. The major river ways in this area are the Klamath River, Sprague River, Williamson River, Sycan River and The Lost River. Throughout the seven year history of the Watershed Council we have formed close partnerships with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, National Forestries, the Klamath Tribes, and the Bureau of Reclamation. The projects associated with the Council include fuel reductions, inbank stream restoration, fish screens to prevent endangered species from entering irrigation ditches, and critical habitat improvement. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_efc5873f3b246ded56b7900c790ddff6 42.129925-121.823449 http://klawockwatershedcouncil.org To balance the human uses of the Klawock Watershed with its natural capabilities; and restore fisheries production and habitat; and to plan for the actions within a comprehensive community watershed approach. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f92e6ef2e863433b900c783efa29c38d 55.482659-133.123908 Knox Land and Water Conservancy was founded in 1996. The focus of Knox Land and Water Conservancy is Knox County, Tennessee. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.97695-83.985454 Adopt-A-Watershed is a school-system-based monitoring program which integrates monitoring and related activities into the science curriculum at the middle and high school levels. Our program also includes action projects to improve the environmental health of the watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.95984-83.921709 http://www2.kenyon.edu/Bfec/sriver.htm Newest state scenic River in Ohio, promoting river protection through watershed management. The Scenic River Association helping protect and enhance the quality of the Kokosing River. The Kokosing River: Scenic River Association engages in a variety of activites. Volunteers help through clean-up programs, tree planting, and restoration. The organization has non-structural streambank stabilization and erosion control - demonstration projects to show the value of correcting streambank erosion. Also, the organization has river protection district zoning program, which allows communities to prevent unwise and unwanted development of 100-year flood plains and to protect the natural values of the stream corridor. We also conduct stream quality monitoring and aquatic inventory and coordinates volunteer efforts to monitor invertebrates as indicators of water quality, and this is supplemented by ODNR inventories. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a0b51fd29eb9f41198b21a21f4a616f5 40.358467-82.358389 http://www.kootenairivernetwork.org/ The Kootenai River Network is a nonprofit international alliance for water quality and aquatic resources in the Kootenai River basin. Our group is an alliance of diverse citizen's groups, individuals, business and industry, tribal and government natural resource management agencies and private organizations in Montana, Idaho and British Columbia. The group formed late in 1991 in response to citizen's concerns for threatened or deteriorating water quality and aquatic resources in the Kootenai River basin. We have since begun incorporating the ecosytem perspective into our agenda by working with riparian, wetland and wildlife issues as well and issues directly related to the aquatic system. The primary purpose of the Kootenai River Network is to foster communication and implement collaborative processes among private and public interests in the watershed. We believe that these collaborative efforts will lead to improved resource management practices and the rehabilitation of natural resources in the basin. We seek to empower local citizens to collaborate in natural resource management in the basin and to involve local individuals and groups, as well as two states, one provice, two countries and affected tribal nations. Since its conception, our group has been involved with multiple basin-wide activities including restoration and rehabilitation projects, monitoring and evaluation programs, conservation aquaculture programs for endangered species, an inventory of water quality and habitat restoration and improvement priorities in the basin, development of a comprehensive water quality and aquatic habitat monitoring plan to assist with coordination of sampling programs, and educational conferences, materials and related programs. Our group is funded through grants and partnerships with other groups and agencies in the basin. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_baee913d688da6662eb0cb4f857fda1f 47.758908-116.783643 Kuemper Catholic Grade School Sixth Grade studies the concept of the watershed and focuses on our own Middle Raccoon River watershed. We begin water testing in the fall and a core of student volunteers continues through the year. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.068937-94.863842 http://kulmwetlands.fws.gov/ The Kulm Wetland Management District (WMD) is a four county area located in south central North Dakota (Dickey, LaMoure, Logan and McIntosh Counties). The eastern third of the WMD is located in the drift prairie physiographic region, a gently undulating landscape. It contains the James River, a valuable migration pathway for many species of migratory birds. The drift prairie was historically a transition area between tall grass prairie to the east and shorter grasses to the west. Presently it is intensively farmed with only a few scattered tracts of grassland remaining. Wetlands in the drift prairie, while historically numerous, tend to be shallower and have been easily drained. The Missouri Coteau occupies the middle half of the WMD. The Coteau is a glacial end moraine. It has a very hilly character. Wetland density in the coteau is extremely high, exceeding 50 wetlands per square mile in some areas. The mixed grass prairie of the coteau is the most productive waterfowl nesting area in the United States. This area is primarily grassland used for raising cattle, with some areas of crop land. Numerous species of ground nesting and marsh birds depend on the coteau's grasslands and wetlands for breeding, nesting and rearing broods. The Missouri Slope on the west side of the WMD has many drainages which run to the Missouri River. It was historically a mixed grass prairie with a lower density of wetlands because of the numerous drainages. This area has retained its grassland character with a mixture of crop land. Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs), managed by this office, are scattered over the entire 4 county area with the highest density in the Missouri Coteau. The WPAs vary in size from less than 20 acres to well over 1000 acres. In the spring and summer grass cover on the WPAs is rich in ground nesting species of birds. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5f3cb4c9a0fca2bfdd9d726d827799b3 47.467731-100.301712 Mission: Encouraging protection and restoration of waters, wildlife, forest, and field. Seek more intensive education of the whole public. Sponsor and support legislation designed to safeguard our natural resources. Projects: Master Plan - Mississippi River Citizen Involvement: Please contact La Crosse Co. Conserv. Alliance. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.79818-91.209606 Mission: The La Crosse River Marsh Coalition promotes the preservation and restoration of all existing and former wetlands in the study area (primarily the La Crosse River area with and close to La Crosse and Onalaska municipalities) and opposes any further development in the area. Projects: Educational programs on the advantages of wetlands; lobbying at the city and county level to stop proposed highway projects that threaten the area. Citizen Involvement: Participate in the educational programs and lobbying. Year Founded: 1988 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.812625-91.251919 http://www.netaid.org/inspiration/educators-in-action/joan-mclain-la-fiesta.html We have worked on Cotati Creek Clean up for 3 years. We are currently working to form a partnership with the city of Cotati to restore the wetlands planlife to native flora. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e65e2daf8e89cf77f199ca8453ab88dd 37.271832-119.270203 http://www.lrca.org The Lackawanna River Corridor Association (LRCA) was created by local citizens in 1987 to promote the restoration and conservation of the Lackawanna River and its watershed resources in the great Northeast Pennsylvania. The LRCA is a nonprofit, nonpolitical organization promoting our river through education, public involvement, consensus building, partnerships and hands on opportunities for young and old. Since 1987, the LRCA has worked pro-actively with other community groups and public agencies to plan and promote projects which are addressing the issues of water pollution, recreation, community development, land and water conservation, public involvement with their river and watershed, and the public policy decision making which affects the river and watershed. We depend on the support and informed involvement of our fellow citizens 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_596a505b92a60b4e9c07ed66f3620241 41.438328-75.655075 http://www.vacnepa.org/lsec.html Citizen volunteer monitoring group involving Seniors in the monitoring of rivers and streams, Educational Awareness, Mentoring of younger generations about environmental concerns, and assisting in localized environmental activities and concerns. We are one of ten sites across the state of PA involved in the SEC as a part of a statewide water monitoring effort. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7e2577b4771cb274aa7a0bef84e7f47f 41.411971-75.678628 http://www.lackawaxenriver.org Our mission is the protection and preservation of the Lackawaxen River, its wildlife, watershed and natural beauty. We seek to promote community awareness and understanding of the ecological importance of the Lackawaxen River's natural environment. We encourage an enlightened stewardship to preserve, protect and improve the natural beauty, the healthy ecosystem and the human quality of life throughout the watershed for today and the future. We provide a proactive voice and actively participate as partners with other organizations, government entities and local residents in regional affairs, legislation and planning issues that affect the river and the watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_df7a4afd06c62a387d4b545c28089a9b 41.47364-75.043119 http://www.co.lafayette.wi.gov/county/app/public?COMMAND=gov.wi.county.view.command.LoadCountyHome&countyName=Lafayette This department provides local leadership in carrying out programs that conserve Wisconsin's land and water resources. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a970d416ae4e42aa0946e78279d9cd35 42.680575-90.117872 I have been doing water quality monitoring of the Rio San Jose for about 4 years with my students at Laguna-Acoma High School. The work is done by students in the WQM Club and also students in the Environmental Science Class. The work was initiated through an educational outreach program at Los Alamos National Laboratories. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 35.04465-107.426929 http://www.lagunacanyon.org/ To preserve Laguna Canyon from ridgeline to ridgeline, within the watershed area. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8f64adc7864a12e839394a44b64861be 33.573387-117.763109 http://www.keoweefolks.org Lake and Watershed Association of South Carolina provides education and coordination activities for monitoring projects performed and funded by individual lake associations around the state. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1db406860ffc8600a763a88ec22d8f31 34.762001-82.953863 http://www.allatoona.org The Lake Allatoona Preservation Authority was created through House Bill 508. "The Mission of the Lake Allatoona Preservation Authority is to provide stewardship of the Greater Lake Allatoona Watershed in order to restore, preserve and protect water quality and uses beneficial for present and future generations." 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_578ac3b3d0bad8cad1d6117deaaeaa82 34.044924-84.697951 http://www.lakeannavirginia.org Lake Anna Civic Association (LACA) is a non-profit community organization for maintaining the rural character and natural resource qualities of the watershed. LACA carries out water quality, land use, environmental education, and safety programs in furtherance of its goal. It publishes a quarterly newsletter, and maintains a web site at www.lakeannavirginia.org 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4ba985dffaab33448fa7cb23dc935271 38.123685-77.851854 Lake Attitash Association monitors phosphorus and dissolved oxygen to develop programs to slow eutrophication. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.856361-70.933708 The evaluation and protection of the waters and general environment of Lake Blackshear and the Flint River through education. Our activities include monitoring, environmenal studies, education. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 31.9725-83.785049 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.875239-84.267475 http://www.lakecavanaugh.org Purpose: Protecting and improving the community and monitoring and tracking water quality at Lake Cavanaugh. Publications: Newsletter published 6 times annually Website: www.lakecavanaugh.org 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_65e4f6da31bf9e781c0a167c3ef21b74 48.317983-122.025212 http://www.lcbp.org The LCBP is a government funded initiative working in partnership with numerous cooperating agencies, organizations, and individuals to develop and implement a comprehensive pollution prevention, control and restoration plan for Lake Champlain. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1f50b284a31a6741fc03de2354bdc7f6 44.689309-73.347349 http://www.lakechamplaincommittee.org/index.html The Lake Champlain Committee (LCC) was founded in 1963 to prevent Lake Champlain from being used as a commercial shipping route for cargo ships and oil tankers. In 1968, we helped stop the construction of the a proposed nuclear power plant in Charlotte, VT. Our history is one of citizen advocacy and education that has made a difference in protecting and restoring the Lake and increasing its accessibility. The Lake Champlain Committee continues to work on the Lake's most pressing problems, which are reducing the amount of new pollutants put into the Lake -- like phosphorus, mercury and pesticides, and educating citizens to help control the spread of invasive nuisance aquatic species -- including zebra mussels, water chestnuts, and alewives. The Committee is the only citizens' group dedicated solely to protecting the natural resources and beauty of Lake Champlain and its surrounding watershed in the states of New York and Vermont and the province of Quebec. Through advocacy, education and scientific research, we take action towards: (1) Water in the Lake that is clean enough to support the full complement of native species and provide high quality drinking water to residents. (2) Recreational opportunities on and around the Lake Champlain that provide for a diversity of users, including anglers, sailors, pleasure boaters, paddlers, swimmers, cyclists, and those seeking quiet, unspoiled vistas. (3)Land use patterns throughout Lake Champlain watershed that provide access to its shores, nurture the economy, and protect the Lake's beauty, water quality, and abundant fish and wildlife. (4)Lake management, in which towns, states and nations look beyond political boundaries to protect all natural systems that make up the Lake watershed. Some of our recent accomplishments include the following: 2001 developed a water protection toolkit to assist citizen groups and communities in dealing with local water quality problems 2002 issued a Lake Health Report Card to call attention to the "state of the Lake" and trigger clean up actions by policy leaders 2003 initiated a blue green algae citizen monitoring project of lakeshore areas with the University of Vermont School of Natural Resources 2004 promoted a lake protection pledge campaign to foster citizen involvement in lake clean up and restoration (Lake Champlain Pledge!) 2004 conducted a storm water survey to gauge citizen understanding of water quality issues and develop outreach and educational programs 2005 undertaken watershed assessments to help restore impaired streams that drain into Lake Champlain 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4517fd2cf8efba6455194f00f0467c79 44.475977-73.215149 http://www.lclt.org/index.htm The Land Trust has worked wonders in the preservation of some of its irreplaceable lands on both sides of the lake. We are a private non-profit organization that conserves land. We target important parcels and then accept the donation of the land, or accept the donation of building rights, or purchase the property. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_10efeef12329001d8cde143b7c8d949a 44.475623-73.2185 http://www.lakecountyfl.gov/departments/environmental_utilities/adopt_a_lake/index.aspx The Adopt-a-Lake Program consists of three different components: Water Quality Monitoring, Educational Outreach and Pollution Prevention. Volunteers may choose to participate in any or all of the components. The program is also responsible for Water Quality Improvement Projects that involve water quality monitoring, planting of aquatic vegetation and education for homeowners with topics such as Shoreline BMPs. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0072ff623272b9e67077812f4323e1c5 28.767438-81.755521 http://www.conservationcouncil.org/ The Lake County Conservation Council was founded nearly thirty years ago by a small group of residents working together to establish the Goose Prairie Preserve and to stop the construction of the Cross-Florida Barge Canal. With LCCC’s encouragement, Lake County, FL, became the the first county in the US to ban the use of detergents with phosphates. We did this because the citrus industry, the dominant industry in our county at that time, used large quantities of phosphate detergent to clean their fruit and then expelled the wastewater directly into the lakes that give our county its name. The cause LCCC championed was taken up elsewhere and was among the many causes that shaped the Federal Clean Water Act. Lake County Conservation Council publishes a newsletter which is available online: http://www.conservationcouncil.org/Newsletters/newsletters.html 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_12c937d5a46291c677f65b9144027716 28.83401-81.644176 Lake County Forest Preserve District monitors wildlife including sandhill cranes, bluebirds, wood ducks, frogs, bats, butterflies, and plants. We also conduct an orchid recovery project and monitor streams. A 23-member elected Board of Commissioners governs your Lake County Forest Preserves. They guide the agency's mission and grant final approval for all land acquisitions, restoration and improvement projects, educational and cultural programs, the annual budget, and other administrative actions. These same 23 Forest Preserve officials also serve as County Board members, overseeing all other aspects of Lake County government. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.30703-87.960916 http://soil.co.LAKE.oh.US Lake County SWCD's Watershed Watch uses 600 middle school students to monitor 20 sites along the Grand and Chagrin Rivers (both are state "Wild or Scenic Rivers"). Data collected is used by the district as an aid in land use decisions and sent to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Scenic Rivers Program to be included in annusl reports on Ohio's Wild and Scenic Rivers. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6d2a15fabc71d6acece0a5cc897aa132 41.726844-81.245246 1. Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, Bob Kustra, awarded project as one of top 15 projects in Illinois River Basin. 2. 319 EPA Grant approved (education & cost share). 3. Headwaters (Ford, Champaign) accepted into Iowa ecosystem base. Partnership received funding. The Lower Lake Decatur Watershed Committee, now called the Upper Sangamon River Watershed Committee, identify and promote economically and environmentally sound solutions to the nitrate, sediment, and other water quality and watershed ecology concerns. The committee, with representatives from all seven counties in the watershed, has evolved into a very constructive forum for improving communication and cooperation among the major stakeholder 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.876188-88.97023 Lake Ecology consists of two education programs. Students in grades 4-6 focus on zooplankton on Squam Lake and also measure water clarity and temperature. Students in grades 7-12 study the relative water quality of Squam Lake by measuring water clarity, temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, and hardness, and also take zooplankton and bottom samples. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.731304-71.587975 An alliance of Canadians, Americans, and First Nations to protect, restore and sustain the Lake Erie Basin Ecosystem. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.254568-79.048935 VISION- The Lake Fork of the Gunnison River is to be a healthy watershed that is defined by a balance of resource conservation, economic opportunity, recreational activities and community values. The health of the watershed will be sustained, protected, and improved by a broad based partnership of an educated citizenry, non-profit groups and governmental entities. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.271732-107.884231 Mission: We are a stakeholder-based partnership providing for stewardship of our natural, cultural, recreational, community and economic resources through local planning, coordination and actions to ensure the health and maintain the character of the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.031679-107.314447 http://www.lfws.org Mission: We are a stakeholder-based partnership providing for stewardship of our natural, cultural, recreational, community and economic resources through local planning, coordination and actions to ensure the health and maintain the character of the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_168afff404d13b770e296ac5bf96409a 37.84607-107.255218 Our goal is to restore the Lake Fork Watershed to a healthy aquatic habitat. Historic mining activity in the area has severely impaired the waters of the lower Lake Fork and the Arkansas River. The group is working proactively to identify contamination sources and to design and implement remedies that reduce contamination to the receiving systems in accordance with group and member goals and objectives. Group members include local landowners and county leadership, Colorado Outward Bound School, Colorado Mountain College (the coordinating agency), the Colorado Division of Wildlife, the Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment, Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, the BLM, EPA, USGS, USFS, and others. There is a very wide range of partners in the group, and we have secured grants to implement remedies at one mine waste site known to be a significant contamination source to Lake Fork, and the identification of contamination sources in a main tributary of the Lake Fork. Work is getting done on both projects, and we are applying for grants for more on ground remediation and source identification. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.239977-106.302626 Our goal is to restore the Lake Fork Watershed to a healthy aquatic habitat. Historic mining activity in the area has severely impaired the waters of the lower Lake Fork and the Arkansas River. The group is working proactively to identify contamination sources and to design and implement remedies that reduce contamination to the receiving systems in accordance with group and member goals and objectives. Group members include local landowners and county leadership, Colorado Outward Bound School, Colorado Mountain College (the coordinating agency), the Colorado Division of Wildlife, the Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment, Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, the BLM, EPA, USGS, USFS, and others. There is a very wide range of partners in the group, and we have secured grants to implement remedies at one mine waste site known to be a significant contamination source to Lake Fork, and the identification of contamination sources in a main tributary of the Lake Fork. Work is getting done on both projects, and we are applying for grants for more on ground remediation and source identification. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.239977-106.302626 http://www.lakegeorgeassociation.org/ Since 1885, the Lake George Association (LGA) has been the leading citizen group advocating a reasoned approach to management of the Lake George watershed to ensure long-term stability of water quality and of the watershed's environmental and economic viability. The oldest lake association in the nation, LGA provides an influential voice for more than 5,000 caretakers of Lake George and an action-based program to conserve the region's remarkable natural resources and to protect its pristine beauty. LGA's full-time staff specializing in Communications, Education, Geographic Information Systems, Land Use Management, Nuisance Species Control, Project Management and Water Quality, is working hard today to protect tomorrow. LGA has broad-based support of over 5,000 members - year-round and seasonal residents, members of the business community and local governments, plus others who enjoy the area's plentiful opportunities for outdoor recreation. Its mission is one of advocacy, education and broad-based community involvement Lake George is a unique resource, one most worthy of conservation. The lake's watershed provides unparalleled residential, economic, recreational and environmental opportunities. Since 1957, LGA has produced its Newsletter to promote awareness of Lake George issues and to encourage voluntary participation in action-oriented problem solving. The LGA newsletter is distributed to government agencies, municipalities, legislators, and of course to its 5000 members. Active participant in stormwater and wastewater management planning and remediation Driving force behind 40+ recent remediation projects aimed at reducing runoff and sediment from entering Lake George New in 2001 is an introduction of a volunteer stream monitoring program for students and adults. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_626dbe0881af72910c65807415944f44 43.457696-73.651503 http://www.lglc.org Founded in 1988, the Lake George Land Conservancy (LGLC) focuses solely on the 150,000-acre Lake George watershed and works to preserve the world-renowned water quality of Lake George and the rare plants and animals within the lake’s watershed by permanently protecting natural lands. As of March of 2007, more than 1,300 concerned individuals, who live, work and vacation here, have helped the Conservancy protect more than 45,500 feet of shoreline and 10,600 acres of land in the Lake George region. Critical land protection is accomplished through conservation easements, fee acquisition, and sound science and effective stewardship. LGLC preserves are open to the public for educational, scientific, and passive recreational purposes. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_2b439305a515cd91c3e21cf66512d913 43.554087-73.656211 3 years of water quality monitoring data, 3 newsletters sent to watershed residents, planning for future events. Education and implementation of ag best management practices, producing watershed video for residents 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.30571-94.46399 http://www.lakehartwellassociation.org 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d03a5b25a01bdb0566cda768703455d3 34.510821-83.004358 Lake Jordan Home Owners Association monitors, on a monthly basis, several sites on a 17-mile river run on the south end of the Coosa River watershed. We report our results monthly to Auburn University, and through that program, to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. We also conduct a yearly lake cleanup to remove debris from unpopulated areas. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 32.649033-86.308586 http://www.kanasatka.org/ Lake Kanasatka Watershed Association monitors for standard water quality parameters and for trend assessment. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f23bbfd48a1f8eccf87cf84f5f961194 43.7087-71.461724 Lake Lanier Citizen's Monitoring Program monitors 100 stations on Lake Lanier annually in late summer. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.29723-83.825478 http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters Lake Level Minnesota uses volunteer observers to document lake level fluctuations (or lack thereof) on a regular basis, to create permanent, credible, public lake level records. Data are used to estimate flood levels for zoning purposes, administer DNR's public waters perit program, prepare local water management plans, and model lake water quality characteristics. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8db81bbe4a97e2560a89ac104a53652d 44.956216-93.084615 Since 1995, the eighth grade Earth Science class participates in a 3-week unit on watershed education and stream monitoring each fall. First, the class takes a tour of the Trap Rock River watershed and learns about historic (100 years of copper mining & milling) and current land uses and how these land uses have or could affect the water quality of the river. Next, the students conduct stream monitoring: water chemistry (P, N, DO, Cu, pH, temperature, turbidity), biological assessment of stream macroinvertebrates, physical stream measurements (volume & velocity), and stream/riparian habitat assessment. Lastly, they conduct a river cleanup. The class has collected 75 tires from the river, and many bags of trash. In class, the students construct watershed models, conduct SEPUP's "Investigating Groundwater: The Fruitvale Story" and publish a newsletter that is distributed to residents of the watershed, as well as, to all residents of the school district. As 10th graders, students will assist EPA with remediation monitoring of the Torch Lake Superfund Site. The Trap Rock River outflows into Torch Lake. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.110569-88.531258 http://home.att.net/~llcs/ 'The mission of the Lake Linganore Conservation Society is to help preserve and protect the lakes and streams of the community of Lake Linganore at Eaglehead by developing roads constructed to an environmentally conscious design; by building stormwater management systems; and by increasing public awareness and appreciation of the lakes and the importance of proper watershed management practices through education, field studies, advocacy and lake restoration activities' 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_dce08b04176a32d94baa9402b566d938 39.405208-77.289346 LMRA has been dedicated to the protection, preservation, and improvement of lake Martin for over 27 years through volunteer activities such as lake clean-ups and improving boat safety through placement of hazard buoys on waterway outcroppings and sponsoring of boating safety classes. We also offer educational seminars, crime prevention rewards, and the latest information to members regarding issues and legislation that affects Lake Martin. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 32.823897-85.965653 http://www.stjohnparish.com/lakemaurepas/ began when a small group of conservationists met in February 1994 to discuss the conditions of poor fish catches in the lake. Water quality samples of Lake Maurepas are taken every month to check for fecal chloroform bacteria, the first indicator for pollution. There are three rivers that empty into the lake and these are also checked routinely. Member volunteers go out in all kinds of weather during the year to take samples. Then, these samples are taken to a local lab for testing. The results are documented and placed into a database to be compared with previous studies and future information. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7f6958a110628a9ea6912b4597ad81f2 30.291542-90.402662 Lake McWain Association monitors a 480-acre lake in west-central Maine. We check the lake from mid-April through mid-October for clarity, pH, dissolved oxygen, and occasionally for other minerals. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.182293-70.714737 Due to begin implemention in Jan 1998 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 43.056276-89.289958 http://www.lakemetroparks.com Lake Metropark's Stewardship Volunteers conduct monitoring and inventory surveys for our park properties and participate in national projects and surveys for biological inventory. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_7b02f5bf090abfed4081d6a50f94480e 41.617748-81.35733 http://www.lakemitchellhobo.homestead.com/ Lake Mitchell H.O.B.O. Association is organize to preserve, protect and improve the quality of life in and around Lake Mitchell. Also, to preserve, protect, and improve the water quality, stock of fish, recreational facilities and general safey of boaters, skiers, and fisherman on Lake Mitchell. Certified water monitors test our major tributaries monthly. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6ccaaf35d0662c6072b9c159c81e1869 32.883713-86.56085 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.289577-85.725562 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.888681-84.001398 The Lake Oconee Water Watch conducts monthly water monitoring in cooperation with the EPD, Georgia Power Company, Georgia Lake Management Society, and Adopt-A-Stream. Volunteers sample water monthly to identify nonpoint source loading of nutrients, bacteria, and sediments from housing development and cattle and dairy operations. LOWW also tracks clarity and dissolved oxygen. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.326906-83.343152 Lake Okeechobee Lakewatch volunteers record daily rainfall measurements throughout Okeechobee County. We share information with local landowners for permit compliance, local engineers for permitted systems design calculations, and with any other interested parties. Our program will expand to other counties in the future. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 27.243836-80.828524 Lake Onota Preservation Association monitors Onota Lake for weed growth (particularly Eurasian milfoil) and eutrophic status. We are supporting a three-year US Coast and Geodatic Survey/UMass Water Watch Partnership experiment to correlate satellite flly-over data with in situ observations. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.47818-73.277093 http://www.lakeorono.org Our Association started out as consisting only of lake property owners. As such, we have divided the area surrounding the lake into seven districts with representation. We publish the Lake Orono Shorelines newsletter. Our organization has identified primary problems with the water quality of the lake such as: Sedimentation and Curly-leaf pondweed. We have also compiled a Lake Management plan which provides an overview of problems with the lake and possible solutions. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_af51e42d9ae4a5b64e8e9eaca61a8ea4 45.305577-93.571797 29 wet settling basins built in watershed. 1 large sediment retention basin constructed at mout of lake. Dredge retention basins under construction. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.60447-90.831939 http://www.saveourlake.org Restoration and preservation of the water quality and habitats of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin. Accomplishes this through restoration activities, education, advocacy, monitoring of the regulatory process, and citizen action. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_e21343945c0c4343d83dedea6e4c39c9 29.988052-90.131028 http://www.lakeripley.org The Lake Ripley Management District and Priority Lake Project use state and local dollars to implement a variety of lake/watershed improvement projects. Our goal is to develop state and regional partnerships dedicated to the protection and effective management of Lake Ripley and its drainage basin. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d3ee572f53bee9494ab9b8d08f0d6af2 42.997939-89.01246 Lake Serene Lake Monitor citizen volunteers monitor Snohomish County lakes to assess changes in water quality and watershed land uses. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.83873-122.288406 http://www.lakesingletary.org Lake Singletary Watershed Association is concerned about the impacts of rapid development on water quality of the Lake Singletary watershed, located in the towns of Sutton and Millbury. We plan to use our data to help local officials understand the issus so they can make informed decisions regarding future development. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_11859d6606acdb328608d5982e538afc 42.158936-71.784981 http://www.cwlp.com Adoption of detailed plan to control atrazine and pesticide runoff. Increased use of filter strips and land mgmt. practices in cooperation local farmers. Developed a legislative initiative promoting watershed-friendly policies and programs. Assisted in securing federal, state, and local funding for water quality projects in the watershed. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_3a7443fb27d123061abad1d466869813 39.755485-89.656919 Founded in 1968, the Committee participates in the St. Clair River BPAC and Clinton River Remedial Action Plan, in an effort to improve river quality and have the International Joint Commission delist the waterways of the Clinton River. Previews dredge-and-fill permits. Lake Access. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.596605-82.877409 The Lake Stillhouse Hollow Cleanwater Steering Committee was formed in December 2003. The Committee was incoprorated in the State of Texas on November 8, 2004, as a non-profit corporation. The Committee is comprised, in part, of private land owners within the Lampasas River Watershed; public works and water utility professionals; elected officials; educators; and citizens concerned with environmental stewardship. The Committee was formed for the purpose of establishing a 'protection' tool for Lake Stillhouse Hollow as the result of a Source Water Assessment and Protection Plan. The Committee is employing a wide variety of 'best management practices' to educate the public and protect surface water quality. The Committee coordinates an 'Adopt A Shoreline' program in conjunction with the Corp of Engineers, the Lake operator. The Committee members assist in surface water monitoring programs along numerous contributing tributaries to the Lake under the Texas Clean Rivers Program, Texas Watch, and USEPA CWA Section 319(h) NPS program. The Committee's motto is “Clean Water through Public Involvement.” 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 31.120252-97.72894 http://www.lakesunapee.org Lake Sunapee Protective Association monitors 50 sites within the Lake Sunapee watershed. Twenty years' worth of volunteer-gathered data has led to more detailed and improved zoning laws in the towns surrounding the lake and in the watershed. These laws were used as a model for the state's Shoreland Protection Act. We are focusing on installing best management proctices (BMPs) to reduce storm water runoff and impervious surfaces in the Lake Sunapee Watershed and surrounding towns. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8139df838db2cd7cb189338b6595083e 43.390999-72.087677 http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/basins/superior/lsbasin/basin-planning.html#plan) The Lake Superior Basin is an assessment and prioritization of minor watersheds in the Minnesota portion of the Lake Superior Basin. It includes broad and specific recommendations to protect specific water bodies and to restore impaired resources. It is updated on a five year cycle. The plan is accessible through the agency's web site: (http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/basins/superior/lsbasin/basin-planning.html#plan) 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0fa9e18bf4ea0c5757247a0908c47e38 46.780223-92.093951 http://www.lteec.org Our mission is to provide support and leadership to improve the overall effectiveness of environmental education at Lake Tahoe by facilitating groups working together to educate and motivate the public about how to protect the Lake Tahoe environment. Working groups include Partners in Conservation, Environmental Improvement Program Outreach, Citizen Restoration, K-12 Watershed Education, Higher Education and Research, Business and Tourism, Citizen Monitoring, Forest Health and Fire Prevention, and Invase Weed Coordinating Group. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_74a6e64670d7602eea6f8739fd71d33b 39.25091-119.954919 3 fish rearing/sediment retention ponds, 4 wetlands developed, 4 sediment retention basins 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 39.552995-89.305491 Restoration of Lake Waramaug, CT. Water quality and water clarity improvement. Est. 1975. Improved water clarity from 3' S.D. reading average for summer in early 1980's to average summer S.D. of over 8' in late 1990's. Methods - both lake treatment systems and watershed improvement projects. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 41.740019-73.347582 Lake Watch supports effective fish and wildlife management and public safety on Maine's great ponds. We create strong linkages between the Department of Inland Fish and Wildlife and individual lake associations. The Congress of Lake Associations (COLA) conducts monitoring for us. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 44.301048-69.7827 Lake Watch conducts monthly monitoring of twelve sites on Lake Martin and the Tallapoosa River watershed. Conducts water quality programs for area children. An advocate for water-quality issues state-wide. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 32.938835-85.952954 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.472297-80.805788 http://www.lwa.org/ Lake Wentworth Association monitors Lake Wentworth and its 12 major tributaries. Through our database, we are examining long-term trends from 1984 to the present. We also conducted, with NH DES, an intensive watershed study from August 1996 to November 1997, to identify problems contributing to the apparent deterioration. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_4b0f3131a3df85a4317e703362eb1ed2 43.583878-71.142197 http://www.lake-wildwood.com Lake Wildwood Association monitors water quality using physical aspects of the stream and effects on macro-organisms. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_026fba780e5b2e2dc06e22d069a2e497 41.036541-89.228317 Mission: To help keep and maintain the scenic beauty and navigability of Lake Winnetka and the Sugar River. Projects: Our annual Sugar River clean-up and our annual carp fishing contest to help reduce rough fish. Citizen Involvement: Become a member, volunteer at our clean-up, participate in the carp fishing contest. Year Founded: 1979 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 42.71699-89.442797 http://www.winnipesaukee.org Lake Lay monitoring ongoing since 1982 Publication of booklet "A Special Place" - A NH Lake "User's Manual" Ongoing public education efforts. Tributary monitoring project. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_1965a1f0e61ce6ba1c5811214b4e1a76 43.657029-71.501055 http://lakeworthwest.org Our Youth Council is very motivated in helping the environment. We have been volunteering with the Arthur Marshall Foundation for two years with resotring wet lands and the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. If you go to the Art Marshall Foundation Websight you will see a picture of our Council with Senator Bob Graham. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_0ab69441dd57403af48c004a6243365a 26.610318-80.108379 http://www.lzpoa.com Owners association of 230+ acre, privately-owned lake in northeast Illinois. Association provides lake monitoring, aquatic plant and fisheries management to ensure viability of the largest glacial lake in the state. Recently, the association successfully investigated contaminated construction stormwater episodes resulting in State and USEPA enforcement actions against Illinois Department of Transportation and the Village of Lake Zurich. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_f3fa74f1257b2a99f322db6c85073ddc 42.19963-88.110209 We have received three grants (so far) for the purpose of water quality testing and serving the community. We are calling the project, A River Runs Through It, the Peace River Watershed. The students will be studying the Peace River Watershed beginning with the Green Swamp to Lake Hancock down the Peace River to the Estuary and then Charlotte Harbor. The students will develop an environmental fair for our four feeder elementary schools in the spring to teach about the watershed and share information gathered. The students will also provide chosen community service hours chosen and developed by them such as pulling invasive plants, developing personal websites sharing information and positive ideas for environmental improvement, and community service related to other environmental efforts in the community. Also, all data will be shared via the Internet. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 27.97485-81.951561 http://www.norwaylakes.org/ A local non-profit membership organization for protection and enhancement of local lakes and preservation of their value. Our organization has compiled a report that summarizes the findings of the 2005 lake water quality monitoring program for Pennesseewassee Lake, and Hobbs, Sand and North Ponds. Both professional and volunteer-gathered data were used to create this report. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_5a5e6470990b604c0115b76083b4d289 44.212575-70.538564 http://www.le-ad.org The mission of LE/AD is to provide lakes education programs and information to the public concerning the protection of our aquatic resources, and to promote our lakes for public use and enjoyment by visitors and residents. We provide a quarterly newsletter, seminars, family/youth days (with hands-on demonstrations), lakeside interpretive exhibits, and other fun activities that increase awareness about our lakes. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_9c495f35089624a223c83920bc7ab9fb 28.04419-81.947589 http://WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/RAINFOREST/VINES/5660/ LEA monitors the lakes in the Sebago-Long Lake region of Maine. We also work with schools to raise salmon for release in the Crooked River, and lead park, trail, and stream projects in eight schools. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c9f3daf3a3a80af62053b2522718d14f 44.054379-70.704575 http://LMVP.org The Lakes of Missouri Volunteer Program (LMVP) determines current lake water quality, monitors for changes and provides public outreach. The program is organized and operated through the School of Natural Resources at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Citizens are taught to collect and process lake water samples. LMVP staff analyze volunteer samples. Each winter LMVP staff meet with volunteers to review data from the previous sampling season. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_485c87f969f3ba9c500e5492f43fb4bd 38.93713-92.315071 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 33.12153-83.258674 http://www.lcnrcd.com/ Mission: To maintain and improve our natural resources; to aid and educate our fellow citizens to appreciate and adjust to the changes taking place in our natural resource system; to be a local voice for conservation, preservation and stewardship of all natural resources and work in conjunction with other agencies (public and private) at the grassroots level. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_c2481420beddd8551d0f59e0928c68a1 44.571324-72.59803 http://www.lrwa-nh.org/ The Lamprey River Watershed Association is small and local. Volunteers are very important and are what makes LRWA successful. Volunteers conduct water quality sampling on a bi-weekly basis from May through September. Volunteers help to plan and organize environmental awareness campaigns and fundraising events. The Lamprey River Watershed is made up of the towns of Northwood, Deerfield, Candia, Nottingham, Barrington, Raymond, Epping, Lee, Durham, Newmarket and Newfields. Formed in 1983 for the protection of the river, the LRWA has had many successes. A major accomplishment was the selection of the lower portion of the Lamprey River into the National Park Service's "Wild and Scenic River" program. LRWA was instrumental in getting funding for the Epping waste water treatment facility leading to a significant improvement in water quality. The Lamprey River Watershed is one of two rivers in the state of NH currently developing a Water Management Plan to guide use of the water during times of low flow. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_31ab1c550ebe62147e6384289184bd0f 43.115662-71.013146 The Lancaster Conservation District is one of thousands of conservation districts across the nation which promote wise use of our natural resources. The District specializes in conservation education, and provides technical services through its partner, the US Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 34.708749-80.746402 Maintain/enhance quality of life and natural resources through various stewardship activities, including water quality monitoring 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 37.862941-76.614184 Dedicated to the preservation of natural areas in the Bluegrass Region, including streams and watersheds. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 38.048625-84.497386 http://www.friendsoflbl.org/index.html LBL’s Volunteer Program was formed by the "Friends of LBL", a non-profit organization established to support LBL. We serve as a liaison between the managing agency and the private sector and it was under this umbrella that the Volunteer Program was established during TVA’s tenure. Since 1983, it has grown in excess of 700 volunteers annually, with 200 of those volunteering on a regular basis. The Volunteer Program at LBL offers individuals, families, and organized groups many opportunities to become involved in helping to restore and protect the natural beauty of our public lands. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6d071bac5baaee534084696c988564a7 36.825843-87.88029 http://www.friendsoflbl.org/index.html LBL’s Volunteer Program was formed by the "Friends of LBL", a non-profit organization established to support LBL. We serve as a liaison between the managing agency and the private sector and it was under this umbrella that the Volunteer Program was established during TVA’s tenure. Since 1983, it has grown in excess of 700 volunteers annually, with 200 of those volunteering on a regular basis. The Volunteer Program at LBL offers individuals, families, and organized groups many opportunities to become involved in helping to restore and protect the natural beauty of our public lands. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_6d071bac5baaee534084696c988564a7 36.825843-87.88029 http://www.LandConservancyHC.org The Land Conservancy advocates protection of Hamilton County's precious land and water resources. We are a nonprofit land trust that offers legal options -- including the Conservation Easement agreement -- to help families permanently protect their lands from unwanted future development. And, we help all citizens understand how land conservation contributes to our health and welfare,and preserves our natural heritage. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_ecd1805e470a9b01c018f71f1abb3747 39.18111-84.628519 http://www.special-places.org/ecm/Home.html Protect those natural areas, agriculturally productive lands, and important lands and buildings which contribute to the unique character of the county, and to enhance its environmental, scenic, historic, recreational, economic and social values. As part of our mission, we are active in stream habitat restoration and water quality monitoring. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d0a8d49e441d113920ff1cfc9464cf97 35.28552-120.662554 Promote the region's environment by encouraging the voluntary donation or dedication of natural and open space lands in urban and rural communities across King County; promote sound stewardship and land conservation principles; assume a leadership role in the community, providing comprehensive, local programs that compliment and enhance the preservation efforts of local governments. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e 47.602377-122.332918 http://www.naturenearby.org/ Local land trust that includes the preservation of wetlands and riparian lands in its mission. Surveyed Grand River Corridor in Kent and Ottawa counties for natural and cultural features. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_a43710f07a26949aeac59a37edb88e13 42.955442-85.633889 http://www.landinstitute.org The Land Institute investigates new cropping systems that are more similar to natural vegetation systems in order to reduce soil loss and chemical use. Natural systems agriculture would use increased crop and landscape biodiversity to control pests and perennial grain crops to reduce soil erosion. We do plant breeding, soils research, plant pathology and agronomy research, and public education about soil erosion and other agriculture related environmental issues. 6LbW_gYN3hGhz43dBR50VA_8256bb417e0fe5b8b562535332f723cc 38.768737-97.570733