Rivers, Wetlands & Oceans
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These conservation groups protect the world’s most important natural resource—water.
In countless ways, the actions we take today with our water resources affect
our quality of life. Supporting the following groups helps to ensure that
drinking water aquifers are recharged with unpolluted water, that toxic
run-off is monitored and controlled, that river water quality is maintained
for the fish and wildlife it sustains, and that our oceans are not adversely
affected by pesticide use on farmland.
American Rivers --
Protecting and restoring healthy natural rivers and the variety of life they sustain for the benefit of people, fish, and wildlife.
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Beyond Pesticides/National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides --
Preventing pesticide poisoning of our environment, homes, workplaces, schools, food, and water through a practical information clearinghouse on toxic hazards and non-chemical pest control.
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Clean Water Fund --
Creating neighborhood-based action and education programs that join citizens, businesses, and government for sensible solutions to ensure safe drinking water, pollution prevention, and resource conservation.
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Columbia Riverkeeper --
Columbia Riverkeeper works to protect and restore the water quality of the Columbia River and all life connected to it, from the headwaters to the Pacific Ocean.
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Conservation International --
Applying innovations in science, economics, policy, and community participation to protect the Earth’s richest regions of biodiversity, major tropical wilderness areas, and key marine ecosystems.
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Defenders of Wildlife --
Working since 1947 to save America’s precious wild animals and threatened habitat for our children and future generations through education, citizen action, and scientific research.
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Earthjustice --
Earthjustice is a non-profit public interest law firm dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment. We bring about far-reaching change by enforcing and strengthening environmental laws on behalf of hundreds of organizations and communities.
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Environmental Defense Fund --
Designing practical, long-term strategies to protect wildlife, natural resources, safeguard clean air, water, and human health. Employs scientists, economists and attorneys.
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Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics --
FSEEE holds the Forest Service accountable for responsible land stewardship. We work to protect your national forests, wildlife habitat, wilderness, and rivers by reforming the U.S. Forest Service through advocacy, education, and whistleblower protection.
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Friends of the Columbia Gorge --
Ensuring that the beautiful and wild Columbia Gorge remains a place apart, an unspoiled treasure for generations to come.
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Greenbelt Land Trust, Inc. --
The Greenbelt Land Trust acts to conserve and protect native habitats, working lands and lands of natural beauty, which provide a connection to the natural world for residents of the Mid-Willamette Valley.
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Izaak Walton League of America --
Working to protect America’s air, waters, woods, and wildlife habitat through education, advocacy, and fostering strong outdoor ethics. Constituents are solutions-oriented conservationists and outdoor enthusiasts.
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Land Trust Alliance --
Helping people protect undeveloped land such as forests, farms, open spaces, waters, natural and historic areas in their community; leading, training, and educating 1,600 land conservation groups.
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National Parks Conservation Association --
Preserving national parks from the Grand Canyon to Gettysburg; protecting endangered wildlife and cultural sites; promoting new parks; and defending against pollution, inappropriate development, and overcrowding.
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National Wildlife Federation --
NWF connects people to wildlife through education and outreach, inspiring them to protect, preserve, and restore America's natural resources for wildlife and for our children’s future.
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Native Plant Society of Oregon --
Dedicated to the enjoyment, conservation, and study of Oregon’s native plants and habitats.
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Natural Resources Defense Council --
Defending embattled wilderness, rivers, clean air, coasts, and wildlife across America and around the globe. Saved Baja’s whales, Canada’s spirit bears, and California’s sequoias.
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Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides --
The Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides works to protect people and the environment by advancing healthy solutions to pest problems.
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Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center --
Promoting ancient forest stewardship through educational experiences inspired by Opal Creek's natural and cultural history.
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Oregon Environmental Council --
Our mission is to advance innovative, collaborative solutions to Oregon's environmental challenges for today and future generations.
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Oregon Natural Desert Association --
Successfully uses education, restoration, science, litigation, and grassroots advocacy to achieve its mission of protecting, defending, and restoring Oregon’s high deserts.
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Oregon Wild --
Protecting and restoring Oregon’s wildlands, wildlife, and water. Current campaigns focus on permanent protection of wilderness, old-growth forests, and Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges.
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Pacific Rivers Council --
Our mission is to protect and restore rivers, their watersheds, and the native aquatic species that depend on them. We do this for the benefits that healthy watersheds provide to present and future generations--as well as for the intrinsic virtues of the rivers themselves.
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River Network --
River Network’s mission is to empower and unite people and communities to protect and restore rivers and other waters that sustain the health of our country.
We envision a future where everyone has access to plentiful clean water, providing prosperity, health and recreational opportunities for all. We work for the day when all people feel responsibility for their local river, lake, wetland or bay and have the capacity to effectively protect those resources.
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SCA - Student Conservation Association --
Volunteering in parks, forests, and refuges nationwide to build trails, save wildlife, and help visitors. Over 1,200,000 hours of environmental service yearly, with high school and college.
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Siskiyou Regional Education Project --
Siskiyou Project is the grassroots network dedicated to
permanently protecting the globally outstanding forests, botanical hotspots and wild salmon streams of the Siskiyou Wild Rivers area. Since 1983, Siskiyou Project has engaged in effective grassroots organizing, environmental education, science and conservation advocacy in order to
build an inspired & informed constituency for the wildlands and wild rivers of the region. Our long-term goal is to gain permanent protection for the Siskiyou Wild Rivers area through a combination of strategies including expanded Wilderness and Wild & Scenic River designations, and ecological restoration for the region.
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Surfrider Foundation --
Protecting and preserving the world’s oceans, waves, and beaches through conservation, activism, research, and education. Activities include water quality monitoring, environmental education, and grassroots activism.
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The Environmental Center --
Our mission is to embed sustainability into daily life in Central Oregon.
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The Freshwater Trust --
The Freshwater Trust is a not-for-profit organization that actively works to preserve and restore our freshwater ecosystems.
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The Nature Conservancy in Oregon --
The Nature Conservancy is a leading international, nonprofit organization that preserves plants, animals and natural communities representing the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. The Nature Conservancy has helped protect more than 500,000 acres of important habitats in Oregon.
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The Ocean Conservancy --
Protects marine wildlife. Promotes marine sanctuaries. Conserves fisheries. Prevents ocean pollution. Achieves goals through volunteer networks, public education and science-based advocacy.
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The Sierra Club Foundation --
Fighting to preserve wilderness and protect environmental quality worldwide through a powerful combination of education, scientific research, publishing, and litigation.
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The Trust For Public Land --
The Trust for Public Land conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, gardens and other natural places, ensuring livable communities for generations to come.
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The Wetlands Conservancy --
Protecting and conserving Oregon’s wetlands; training, educating, and providing assistance to landowners, groups and businesses to increase conservation of wetlands.
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The Wilderness Society --
Protecting America’s special wild places from development. Areas include parks, forests, wildlife refuges and other wilderness areas, which belong to all Americans.
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Tualatin Riverkeepers --
Tualatin Riverkeepers empowers people in our community to protect, restore and enjoy the river, streams and wetlands. Tualatin Riverkeepers builds watershed stewardship through public education, access to nature, citizen involvement and advocacy.
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WaterWatch of Oregon --
Restoring and protecting flows in Oregon’s rivers for the fish, wildlife and people who depend on them.
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Wildlife Conservation Society --
In the Pacific West region, (Northern California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska) WCS' goal is to save wildlife and wild lands through conservation of natural ecosystem processes needed to sustain healthy wildlife populations, with special emphasis on large, diverse ecosystems unique to the Pacific West.
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Willamette Riverkeeper --
Our mission is to make the Willamette River Watershed healthy for fish and wildlife, and safe for fishing and swimming, forever and for all.
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