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Protecting the Caribbean environment through research and community-based action

The Umkhumbane Schools Project is an innovative partnership with and among the five secondary schools in the historic Cato Manor township area near Durban, South Africa. With a specific focus on mathematics and science, we are working to improve academic outcomes and enhance access to tertiary education in a disadvantaged community full of vitality and promise. Our approach models an innovative NGO-schools partnership that can be replicated in other disadvantaged settings.

Founded in 1992, Friends of the Presumpscot River is a non-profit organization, supported primarily by membership dues and small donations. Their mission is to protect and improve the water quality, indigenous fisheries, recreational opportunities, and natural character of the Presumpscot River.

The sole purpose of the Blaisdell Lake Protective Association continues be: - The preservation of the dam through operating and maintenance procedures accepted by, and periodically inspected by, the State of New Hampshire's Department of Environmental Services. - The monitoring of the water quality of Blaisdell Lake through a testing program administered by the State of New Hampshire's Department of Environmental Services. - The monitoring of safe boating practices through a volunteer boating safety inspection program administered and enforced by the State of New Hampshire's Department of Safety.

To inspire an understanding of the natural world and ourselves as a part of it - past, present and future.

FRIENDS OF THE FRELINGHUYSEN ARBORETUM (A NEW JERSEY NONPROFIT CORPORATION) WAS INCORPORATED IN 1973 AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION TO ASSIST THE MORRIS COUNTY PARK COMMISSION IN DEVELOPING ITS HORTICULTURE FACILITIES, TO STIMULATE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND INTEREST IN THESE FACILITIES, ASSIST THE COMMISSION IN THE FORMATION OF AN OUTSTANDING HORTICULTURE LIBRARY AND SPONSOR PROJECTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO EXPAND ITS KNOWLEDGE OF HORTICULTURE AND THE NATURAL WORLD.

To conserve forever the lands and waters of the Finger Lakes region, ensuring scenic vistas, clean water, local foods, and wild places for everyone.

Plum Beach Garden Club is a group of gardeners dedicated to community beautification, environmental conservation and education.

THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES ADVANCES THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE ACROSS THE AMERICAS THROUGH RESEARCH, MONITORING, AND CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT.

Friends of the Forest Preserves unites people to protect, promote, and care for the forest preserves in Cook County.

To preserve, protect and restore Delaware's Inland Bays and their watershed.

The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, a National Estuary Program, leads science-based and collaborative efforts to improve the tidal Delaware River and Bay, which spans Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.