American
Rivers - nonprofit conservation organization dedicated to protecting and restoring America's rivers.
Audubon's Upper Mississippi River Campaign and Audubon Ark
Basin Alliance for the Lower Mississippi in Minnesota
Brice Prairie Conservation Association 46-year-old active conservation group, mostly working on Pool 7 of the Upper Mississippi River
Center
for Watershed Protection - corporation that provides local governments, activists and watershed organizations with the technical tools for protecting streams, lakes and rivers
Clean
Water Network - alliance of over 1,100 organizations that endorse the need for strong clean water safeguards
Embrace Open Space - Protecting open space in the Twin Cities
Friends of the Chicago River
Friends of the Mississippi River - A citizen organization working to protect and enhance the Mississippi River in the Twin Cities area.
Friends of the Upper Mississippi Refuges - An independent organization dedicated to conserving the natural and cultural resources of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge and the Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge.
Great River Greening - A community-based organization that involves volunteers to restore natural areas in the Twin Cities region.
Hiawatha
Valley Sail & Power Squadron volunteer boating organization, Minneapolis-southeastern Minnesota unit of the United States Power Squadrons
Hiawatha
Valley Audubon Society - Winona, Minn., bird club
International Rivers Network - dedicated to preserving and restoring the world's rivers
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation: Mississippi River Blufflands Protection
Living Lands and Waters -
Mississippi River Beautification & Restoration Project. Chad Pregracke
and his crew help toclean up the river and educate others.
Midwest
Environmental Advocates - environmental law center in Wisconsin, providing legal and technical support to grassroots groups
Minnesota Rivers Revitalization, Inc. commited to organizing river cleanup projects from Minneapolis to Wabasha, Minn. Over the past two years MRRI has cleaned up over 72 tons of trash.
Mississippi
Headwaters Board - river monitoring, student projects, resource
Minnesota Land Trust
Mississippi River Fund A
non-profit organization dedicated to supporting
the Mississippi National River & Recreation Area in the Twin Cities
area. The mission is to strengthen the enduring
connection between people and the Mississippi
River, and build community support for the
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area.
Mississippi
Valley Conservancy - conserves the diverse landscapes and natural areas of the Coulee Region of western Wisconsin
Mississippi
Valley Partners - towns on both the Wisconsin and Minnesota
sides of Lake Pepin
National
Audubon Society - environmental news, resources, travel, local chapters, membership information
***Audubon's Upper Mississippi River Campaign and Audubon Ark
National
Eagle Center -
Wabasha, Minn., bald eagle interpretive center,
with programs, exhibits, observation
deck and cage-free eagle viewing room
Natural
Resources Defense Council - this administration's actions on
environmental issues
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility - PEER)
River Action -
citizen action group in the Quad Cities (Iowa
and Illinois)
River Alliance of Wisconsin - non-profit, non-partisan group advocates for the protection, enhancement and restoration of Wisconsin rivers and watersheds.
River Bluffs Resort -Not! - Concerned Citizens of Clayton County opposed to the development of the River Bluffs Resort, LLC. in rural McGregor/Marquette, Iowa.
River Network - national organization helping groups and communities protect and restore rivers and watersheds
Sierra Club - environmental news, resources, travel, local chapters, membership information
***Mississippi Basin Critical Ecoregion - one of Sierra Club's focus areas
***Minnesota's
North Star chapter's Mississippi River
site
The Trust for Public Land - select Minnesota, then click on Twin Cities Mississippi River Program
Upper Mississippi Basin Stakeholder Network - information and news about soil and water concerns in the Upper Mississippi Basin
Upper Mississippi River
Basin Association - regional
interstate organization that coordinates river-related programs and
policies and works with federal agencies.
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