UPSTATE FRESHWATER INSTITUTE INCORPORATED

THE UPSTATE FRESHWATER INSTITUTE IS A NOT FOR PROFIT RESEARCH CORPORATION DEDICATED TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF WATER QUALITY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF FRESHWATER RESEARCH Upstate Freshwater Institute Advancing Freshwater Science to Improve Water Quality For over four decades Upstate Freshwater Institute UFI has been a leader in freshwater science in New York.

ECOSYSTEM SCIENCES FOUNDATION

The mission of Ecosystem Sciences Foundation is to promote sustainable solutions to environmental issues.

CANAAN VALLEY INSTITUTE INC

Canaan Valley Institute (CVI), nonprofit organization located in Davis, WV, ensuring clean and healthy rivers throughout the Mid-Atlantic Highlands.

• Water Resource, Wetlands Conservation & Management

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Midwestwatersorg

Midwest Waters initiative Midwest Waters initiative Watershed Protection and Conservation Policy through Stakeholder Engagement Change starts upstream Watershed Protection and Conservation Policy through Stakeholder Engagement Change starts upstream Mission Outcomes Mission Midwest Waters Initiative is a watershed protection and conservation policy project that seeks to foster dialog among key constituencies in the Midwest to frame implement sustainable watershedbased conservation strategies.

• Natural Resource Conservation and Protection

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The Nature Consortium

Youngstown Cultural Arts Center - A community arts center housing nonprofit organizations and local artists.

• Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis

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Ecosystem Management Research Institute

To serve the public interest by accomplishing natural resource ecosystem-based management, cumulative impact assessment, and biodiversity conservation at the landscape level.

• Natural Resource Conservation and Protection

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AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION

OUR NAME SAYS IT ALL Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Foundation Helpful Highlights Support research and development of aquatic ecosystem management strategies Advocate for environmentally sound conservation and restoration of aquatic ecosystems Provide information to the public regarding aquatic plant management Serve as an unbiased voice for ecosystem management activities Fresh water is vital to all life.

• Water Resource, Wetlands Conservation & Management

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COASTAL WATERSHED INSTITUTE

For questions or to get involved Conserving Coastal Shorelines inthe Pacific Northwest Protecting marine and terrestrial ecosystems through scientific research and local community placebased partnerships Who We Are CWI achieves this goal through a commitment to goodwill and cultural diversity which we apply to the following objectives Collaborate with a wide variety of natural resource scientists and managers to implement ecosystem management Initiate highquality basic and applied research of nearshore marine and terrestrial ecosystems as well as the functional interrelationships that define coastal watersheds at the local regional and national scales.

• Natural Resource Conservation and Protection

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CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE

CBI provides scientific expertise to support the conservation and recovery of biological diversity in its natural state through applied research, education, and service.