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To preserve and enhance the quality, scenic beauty, and ecological health of the lands and waters of the Chautauqua (NY) region for our community.

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

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

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

the Piseco Lake Association is an all volunteer community based organization whose purpose is to preserve, protect, and enhance the quality of Piseco Lake, its tributaries and watersheds, for the enjoyment of our community now, and for generations to come. Our mission is to support the interests of the lake’s users, thereby promoting the welfare of the community of Piseco, New York, through fundraising, stewardship, research and public advocacy.

Promoting Sustainable Business through Marine Conservation. To do so, we will Activate and Empower the Recreational Fishing Community and Represent it and its Voice at the Federal, Regional, and State levels. We will speak up in an organized and cohesive manner across all fronts. We are going to let managers and politicians know that we are here and that we count. We are going to tell them that conservation is important not only to us but to our clients and to most of the angling community.

Primary exempt purpose to improve, conserve and preserve White Lake. The ultimate goal is to create and maintain a lake management district.First accomplishment maintenance of White Lake is done yearly with grooming the lake by cutting of overgrown lake weeds which provides a healthier and more natural habitat for the fish and other animals whose life depends on White Lake for survival. Keeping the lake groomed not only provides for a healthier crop of wild rice growth it also allows anglers to enjoy the lake.

Working together to monitor, improve, and manage the water quality of Togus Pond and Stream, manage and maintain the dam at Togus Stream, and work with local, state, federal, and private organizations to sustain an active stewardship of Worromontogus Lake and its watershed.

Atlantic Marine Conservation Society’s (AMCS) mission is to promote marine conservation through action. This is accomplished through education, research, and response. AMCS is the lead large whale response organization in New York State. As a non-profit organization, the society conducts research projects within the marine environment, and responds to whales, porpoises, dolphins, and sea turtles in the northeast region, and conducts public and private education programs across Long Island into New York City. Partnering with other organizations within the stranding network, AMCS continues to build critical event response capabilities through the Specially Trained Animal Response Team (START).

TO RESTORE AND PROTECT WETLANDS IN THE HISTORIC WATERSHED OF THE LITTLE RIVER, A MAJOR TRIBUTARY OF THE WABASH RIVER, AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT ENCOURAGE GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF WETLANDS AND OTHER NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS.

The mission of Sycamore Land Trust is to preserve the beauty, health, and diversity of southern Indiana's natural landscapes through strategic land conservation and environmental education. Vision: Sycamore Land Trust envisions a future in which southern Indiana has diverse and abundant habitat for native plants and animals, as well as clean air and water, working lands that are productive and sustainable, and people who embrace the connection between a healthy environment and our quality of life.

PERFORM EDUCATION SERVICE AND PROGRAMS RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH RELATING TO SOUND CONSERVATION OF GAME AND SPORT FISHING, PARTICULARLY THE WALLEYE, IN LAKE ST CLAIR AND ADJACENT WATERS.