Conservation Network
Amabile Co. was made to support our network and YOUR waters.
We are proud to have partnered with advocates who are dedicated to protecting these waters.
With every purchase, support goes directly to the water protecting partner of your choice. These organization share our mission for cleaner, healthier, water for all to enjoy. They are the protectors and watchdogs of their home waters. They work diligently with community leaders and local water loving people to clean, protect, and preserve your waters.
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Our Conservation Partners
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OUR PARTNERS
Outer Banks Forever
Outer Banks Forever is the official nonprofit fundraising partner of the three national parks of the Outer Banks of North Carolina (Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial), helping to protect these special places through public engagement, programming, and project support.
With your support, Outer Banks Forever will ensure that future generations can continue to learn, grow, and create memories here in the Outer Banks through history, conservation, and the celebration of innovation. Together, we will support the Outer Banks national parks by engaging current and future visitors through philanthropy, education, volunteerism, and partnerships.
San Diego Coastkeeper
Founded in 1995 with a staff of two, San Diego Coastkeeper was created for one specific and important goal - to end the chronic pollution of San Diego Bay that had rendered a once-thriving ecosystem into a dangerously toxic waterbody. The organization subsequently negotiated the cleanup of 143,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment, transforming the bay and giving restoration a fighting chance. Since then, both our staff and scope have grown. They are now a team of nine and protect and restore hundreds of miles of coastline, creeks, rivers, lagoons, wetlands, and bays across San Diego County for the communities and wildlife that depend on clean water. They advance comprehensive, equitable, accessible, and climate-smart watershed solutions that tackle persistent and emerging threats. They use a multi-pronged approach to protect clean water, strategically combining education, community engagement, outreach, science, and advocacy. Their high-impact programs and campaigns address water quality, water supply, and climate resiliency issues and promote community- and nature-based solutions across the San Diego region.
The Mayfly Project
The Mayfly Project is a 501(c)(3) national organization that uses fly fishing as a catalyst to mentor and support children in foster care. The Mission of The Mayfly Project is to support children in foster care through fly fishing and introduce them to their local water ecosystems, with a hope that connecting them to a rewarding hobby will provide an opportunity for foster children to have fun, build confidence, and develop a meaningful connection with the outdoors.
During each project outing the children they mentor participate in efforts to restore local fisheries and their ecosystems. Their mentees learn that they can make a difference by leaving “positive prints,” whether it be properly handling fish, picking up trash, or by teaching others the importance of good stewardship!
French Broad Riverkeeper
Founded in 2001, the French Broad Riverkeeper serves as a fundamental protector of the French Broad River watershed in Western North Carolina. The French Broad Riverkeeper is key to MountainTrue’s endeavors to monitor and protect the quality of our region’s waterways. The Riverkeeper fights for safe and healthy waterways for all citizens in the French Broad River watershed by bringing together local residents and communities to identify pollution sources, enforce environmental laws, advocate for stronger environmental laws, engage in restoration and educate and empower the public. The French Broad Riverkeeper serves Transylvania, Henderson, Buncombe, Haywood and Madison counties.
Apalachicola Riverkeeper
Apalachicola Riverkeeper is dedicated to the protection, restoration, and stewardship of the Apalachicola River and Apalachicola Bay. They are often the only line of defense against environmental degradation of the River and Bay, advocating at the grassroots level, with state legislators and regulators, in the courts, and in the halls of Congress.
Since 1998, Apalachicola Riverkeeper has remained unwavering in its mission. Apalachicola Riverkeeper works closely with local communities, cities, towns and counties along the river and basin. Their strength as advocates for the Apalachicola River and Bay comes from their relationships with friends and supporters throughout the 107 meandering miles of river basin, and through their dedicated volunteers, donors, members and supporters, wherever they may be.
Great Basin Water Network
Protecting the heart of the Great Basin in Snake, Spring, Hamlin, Dry Lake, Delamar, Pine, Wah Wah, Tule, and Fish Springs Valleys, among others in Nevada and Utah. They survey, monitor and vow to ensure that water sources in the nation’s driest places remain vibrant for future generations.
The Great Basin Water Network was formed to protect the water resources of the Great Basin for residents, animal and plants. The Network promotes effective water conservation programs including economic incentives for water smart-practices as opposed to multi-million dollar projects that would burden urban taxpayers while leaving rural communities in jeopardy. As more people populate the Great Basin, water providers are expanding use of ground and surface water resources. This has created a climate for water exploitation threatening the balance between the human and natural environment.
Cahaba Riverkeeper
Cahaba Riverkeeper was founded in 2009 to defend the ecological integrity of the Cahaba River and its watershed, to ensure clean water and a healthy aquatic environment, and to preserve the recreational and aesthetic values of the river basin. Cahaba Riverkeeper is dedicated to the scientific study of the Cahaba and its tributaries and to keep the public informed about the information they discover.
A community, nonprofit organization with public charity status, Cahaba Riverkeeper seeks to engage citizens in its activities and to educate the public about the importance of protecting this vital and nonrenewable resource. Staff and volunteers provide a variety of educational programs.
Captains For Clean Water
Captains For Clean Water is on a mission to restore and protect aquatic ecosystems for the use and enjoyment of all. Through education and advocacy, they fight to ensure that policymakers implement science-based solutions to our water quality issues.
In 2016, they started as a couple fishing guides that had “had enough” of Florida’s poor water management practices devastating the estuaries they rely on. They were convinced that if everyone knew about the issues, they would’ve been fixed long ago. The solution is known, but has been delayed for decades due to lack of political will and public awareness. So, they set out to change that.
Captains For Clean Water works to raise awareness and advance science-based solutions, to solve Florida’s water mismanagement and secure the health of our water resources, protecting our way of life for future generations.
Coosa Riverkeeper
The Coosa Riverkeeper organization was founded in 2010 by a group of environmental leaders in the Coosa Valley of Alabama in response to the river being listed as the 10th most endangered river in the United States by American Rivers.
To fulfill their mission of protecting, promoting, and restoring the Coosa River, their organization has developed four core programs to engage the many people who live, work, visit and recreate on the Coosa River, its tributaries and lakes.
Through the Fish Guide, Swim Guide, Riverkeeper Patrol, and Education & Outreach programs, Coosa Riverkeeper encourages everyone to enjoy the river, lakes, and “skinny water” or creeks, while providing information about water quality conditions and fish consumption advisories for both sport and leisure.
Their organization works to answer the simple questions “is it safe to swim?”, “are the fish safe to eat?”, and “what can I do to make the Coosa healthier for my community?” as a means to ensure the public is aware of issues that impact recreation, public health, and property value
Potomac Riverkeeper Network
Their mission is to protect the public’s right to clean water in the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers and their tributaries. They stop pollution to enhance the safety of your drinking water, protect healthy river habitats, and enhance public use and enjoyment.
The work of Potomac Riverkeeper Network spans the entire almost 15,000 square mile watershed which flows through four states (Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania) and the District of Columbia into the Chesapeake Bay. The one exception is the Anacostia watershed, which has a separate riverkeeper program.
PRKN’s programs, activities, and campaigns benefit all of the almost 6 million residents of the Potomac watershed, 75% of whom live in the greater DC metropolitan area, by improving the quality of water they drink, recreate on and in, and use in their daily lives.
Black Warrior Riverkeeper
Black Warrior Riverkeeper’s mission is to protect and restore the Black Warrior River and its tributaries. They are a citizen-based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting clean water for the sake of public health, recreation, and wildlife habitat throughout their patrol area, the Black Warrior River watershed. This vital river basin is entirely contained within Alabama, America’s leading state for freshwater biodiversity.
Patrolling waterways, educating the public, and holding polluters accountable has made them an important proponent of clean water throughout the basin.
The Black Warrior River drains parts of 17 Alabama counties. The area the river drains, its watershed, covers 6,276 square miles in Alabama and measures roughly 300 miles from top to bottom. The Black Warrior River watershed is home to over 1 million residents and contains 16,145.89 miles of mapped streams.
Blue Water Baltimore
In 2010, five local, grassroots environmental organizations joined forces to collectively address water quality issues in Baltimore.
These five “legacy organizations” included:
Jones Falls Watershed Association
Gwynns Falls Watershed Association
Herring Run Watershed Association
Baltimore Harbor Watershed Association
Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper
Clean water. Strong communities. Blue Water Baltimore’s mission is to restore the quality of Baltimore’s rivers, streams and Harbor to foster a healthy environment, a strong economy and thriving communities.
James River Association
More than one-third of all Virginians rely on the James River and its tributaries for water, commerce, and recreation. The vision of the James River Association (JRA) is a fully healthy James River supporting thriving communities. They believe if you change the James, the James will change you.
The mission of the James River Association is to be a guardian of the James River. They provide a voice for the river and take action to promote conservation and responsible stewardship of its natural resources.
The James River Association has set two Strategic Goals for our efforts to achieve a fully healthy James River.
Keeping Virginia moving forward to fully implement the cleanup plans for the James River under the Chesapeake Bay Cleanup effort.
Helping communities realize the benefits from a healthy James River and support protecting it.
JRA monitors the river, responds to problems, seeks policy changes, and implements on-the-ground projects to restore the river’s health. They protect through their Watershed Restoration, James Riverkeeper, and River Advocacy programs.
JRA helps communities benefit from the river by increasing river access, supporting river-related events, and implementing volunteer projects. They connect through their Environmental Education and Community Conservation programs.
Lake Erie Waterkeeper
The Lake Erie Waterkeeper program seeks to have fishable, swimmable, drinkable water for the Lake Erie Watershed.
This goal for Lake Erie’s waters is being accomplished through advocacy, education, litigation and innovation.
Lake Erie Waterkeeper was founded in 2004 and licensed by the Waterkeeper Alliance in 2005. The initial program covered the western basin of Lake Erie. The program was expanded to the entire Lake Erie watershed in 2011.
Lake Erie Waterkeeper serves the Lake Erie Watershed with the exception of the Detroit River which is served by the Detroit Riverkeeper. The watershed includes areas in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Ontario and Pennsylvania (New York is served by the Buffalo/Niagara Riverkeeper).
CCA Maryland
The purpose of Coastal Conservation Association Maryland is to advise and educate the public on the conservation of our marine resources. The objective of CCA is to conserve, promote, and enhance the present and future availability of coastal resources for the benefit and enjoyment of the general public.
They engage in grass-roots, science based advocacy for the sustainable and wise use of Maryland’s marine resources.
They work to conserve, promote, and enhance the present and future availability of their marine resources for the benefit of the general public.
They teach the importance of conservation and the enhancement of marine habitat.
They collaborate with a broad range of local, state, and national partners to provide a collective voice for their coastal marine resources.
CCA Florida
Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) Florida is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of Florida’s marine resources. Founded in 1985 and one of 19 state chapters of the national CCA organization, they work with their 19,000+ members, including recreational anglers and outdoor enthusiasts, to conserve and enhance marine resources and coastal environments in the state of Florida.
Nationally, CCA is committed to the sustainable health of coastal fisheries and fights for recreational anglers’ interests. In Florida, they push for fisheries management that keeps fish stocks sustainable and abundant, they educate and engage the public to support habitat and environmental restoration, and they work with their members and state residents to ensure good stewardship of the Florida coastal resources.
ShoreRivers
ShoreRivers protects and restores Eastern Shore waterways through science-based advocacy, restoration, and education.
Their core focus is the waterways of the Chester, Choptank, Sassafras, Miles, and Wye rivers, Eastern Bay, and the Bayside Creeks. Their main office is in Easton and they have regional offices in Chestertown and Galena. They have a dedicated staff of educators, scientists, restoration specialists, and advocates focused on policies and projects that will improve the health of your rivers.
ShoreRivers protects and restores the waterways for everyone who lives and works on the Eastern Shore. They advocate for strong clean-water laws to ensure a legacy of thriving waterways and help galvanize communities to act to improve the health of their rivers. ShoreRivers assists landowners, towns, and communities in funding and developing innovative pollution-reduction projects. They help farmers adopt sustainable practices and protect their lands from runoff and erosion. They educates students across the Eastern Shore, teaching about their river networks and helping their young people develop a connection with and care for the rivers and appreciate how their own lives are enriched by this connection with nature.
Waterkeepers Chesapeake
WATERKEEPERS Chesapeake fights for clean water and a healthy environment by supporting Waterkeepers throughout the Chesapeake and coastal regions as they protect their communities, rivers, and streams from pollution.
WATERKEEPERS Chesapeake is a coalition of seventeen independent Waterkeeper programs working to make the waters of the Chesapeake and Coastal Bays swimmable and fishable. Members of Waterkeepers Chesapeake work locally, using grassroots action and advocacy to protect their communities and their waters. They work regionally to share resources and leverage individual organization strengths to expand the capacity of each Waterkeeper for on the water, citizen-based enforcement of environmental laws in the Chesapeake region.
Broad Riverkeeper
The Broad Riverkeeper is the primary protector and spokesperson for the rivers and streams of the Broad River watershed in the Western and Piedmont regions of NC. MountainTrue’s Broad Riverkeeper, David Caldwell, works with communities and citizens to monitor water quality and advocate for best management practices that will improve our waters for drinking, swimming, and fishing. From our headwaters along the Eastern Continental Divide and the South Mountains, these streams and rivers which join and flow into the “Big” Broad above the SC state line are a treasure to be enjoyed and cared for. The Broad River Basin includes 5,419 square miles within both North and South Carolina.
Five Natural Heritage Program Priority Areas are in the basin: the Rollins/South Mountains Natural Area, Hickory Nut Gorge, the Green River Gorge, the Pacolet River Gorge and Pinnacle Mountain. These areas provide habitat for more than 100 rare plant and animal species and 24 rare natural communities. The Broad Riverkeeper works to protect and promote clean water in Rutherford, Polk and Cleveland counties through educating the public, recreational activities, and fostering stewardship of the waterways.
Cape Fear River Watch
Cape Fear River Watch was founded in 1993 by Bouty Baldridge and Bruce Watkins, who envisioned a permanent nonprofit organization, open to everyone, dedicated to the improvement and preservation of the health, beauty, cleanliness, and heritage of the Cape Fear River basin. They strive to honor their vision.
Their mission is to protect and improve the water quality of the Cape Fear River Basin for all people through education, advocacy and action.
The Cape Fear River watershed is the largest in North Carolina, covering over 9,100 square miles of the U.S. in east central North Carolina. The Cape Fear is the only major river in the state to flow directly into the Atlantic Ocean, entering the ocean near Cape Fear, from which it takes its name. The Cape Fear River watershed is an incredibly rich and diverse ecosystem, home to a wide range of plant and animal life, including ancient cypress trees, alligators, otters, black bear, a large variety of birds and a host of fish species. Cape Fear River Watch strives to protect this beautiful ecosystem for future generations to enjoy.
Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation
The Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation (CRF) is a local, community-based group of members and volunteers located throughout the 26-county river basin that dedicates time, talent and treasure to ensuring the protection of the Catawba-Wateree River.
CRF educates and advocates to protect the Catawba-Wateree River Basin’s lakes, rivers and streams for everyone who depends on and enjoys them.
Charleston Waterkeeper
Charleston Waterkeeper was founded in 2009 to protect and restore Charleston’s waterways for our community and for future generations. They do that through a unique mix of boots-on-the-water stewardship and data-driven advocacy designed to protect your fundamental right to clean, healthy water for fishing and swimming. Simply put, they are watchdogs, stewards, and defenders of Charleston’s waters.
Coastal Carolina Riverwatch
Coastal Carolina Riverwatch (CCRW) is home to both Crystal Coast Waterkeeper and White Oak New-Riverkeeper Alliance programs.
They serve a total area of 320 miles of rivers and streams, 140,104 acres of estuaries, and 129 miles of coastline.
CCRW is a citizen-volunteer, grassroots organization dedicated to restoring and protecting the waters, land, and communities of eastern North Carolina. CCRW’s mission is to accomplish this through strong advocacy, supporting enforcement of environmental laws, public education and promotion of citizen ownership and responsibility.
Congaree Riverkeeper
Congaree Riverkeeper works to protect and improve water quality, wildlife habitat, and recreation on the Broad, Lower Saluda, and Congaree Rivers through advocacy, education, and enforcement of environmental laws.
Congaree Riverkeeper’s advocacy efforts cover three different rivers in the Midlands of South Carolina and their tributaries.
Broad River
Their jurisdiction starts on the Broad River at the Parr Reservoir, and runs downstream approximately 27 miles where the Broad meets the Saluda River in Columbia.
Lower Saluda River
Their jurisdiction also includes a 11-mile stretch of the Saluda River from Lake Murray Dam, downstream to its confluence with the Broad River in Columbia to form the Congaree River.
Congaree River
Finally, their third river segment includes the entire Congaree River, which flows 53 miles from Columbia to the confluence with the Wateree River, near Lake Marion.
Dan Riverkeeper
The Dan Riverkeeper is a full time staff member of Good Stewards that is dedicated to protecting our waters and restoring them to a healthy condition through frequent water quality testing, regular patrols and community engagement. This position will also advocate for proper enforcement and further legislation to protect our most precious of resources. We all deserve access to clean, drinkable, swimmable and fishable water!
The Dan River Basin resides on the North Carolina and Virginia state line and includes portions of 16 counties of the two states. The main body, the Dan River, rises in Patrick County VA on the Western boundary of the Basin and flows 214 miles to the Kerr Reservoir where it enters the Roanoke River. Five main tributaries feed the Dan along its route: the Mayo, Smith, Sandy, Hyco and Banister Rivers.
Savannah Riverkeeper
Savannah Riverkeeper serves as the primary guardian of the Savannah River striving to respect, protect, and improve the entire river basin through education, advocacy, and action. They are a 501c(3) non-profit organization funded by individuals and foundations that share their commitment to creating a clean and healthy river that sustains life and is cherished by its people.
A nearly 400-mile river system with 10,577 square miles of watershed spanning three states, the Savannah presents a challenge to its guardians merely in its size. Savannah Riverkeeper works primarily in Georgia and South Carolina, both physically and in terms of community and legislature. Their main headquarters are strategically located in Augusta, Georgia, the middle of the river system at the 200 mile marker.
Sound Rivers
Sound Rivers is a private nonprofit organization that guards the health and natural beauty of the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico River Basins. They partner with concerned citizens to monitor, protect, restore and preserve the watersheds covering 23% of North Carolina’s land mass. Their goal is to provide clean water to the communities for consumption, recreation, nature preservation and agricultural use.
Founded in 2015 with the merger of two of the state’s oldest grassroots conservation organizations, Sound Rivers combines the deep history of advocacy of the Neuse River Foundation, established in 1980, and the Pamlico-Tar River Foundation, established in 1981. This union to become Sound Rivers creates a powerful advocate protecting our most cherished waterways and bolsters our impact within the State of North Carolina.
Their three full-time Riverkeepers® monitor and protect the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico River Basins, serving as scientific experts and educational resources to schools and communities in the watershed.
Winyah Rivers Alliance
Winyah Rivers Alliance host the Waccamaw Riverkeeper and the Lumber Riverkeeper programs. They are an Alliance of Riverkeepers protecting our rivers for fishing, swimming and drinking. They educate to encourage stewardship of our river resources. They advocate to guard against threats to our clean water. They conserve our land and water for the benefit of our families and our future.
Incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2001, they began as a grassroots organization of people from North and South Carolina to watch over the watersheds of the Lower Pee Dee Basin (Hydrologic Unit Code 030402), representing a drainage area of 11,700 square miles and including the Waccamaw, Lumber-Little PeeDee, Lower PeeDee (including the Sampit), Lynches, and Black Rivers. Collectively this is referred to as the greater Winyah Bay watershed because all rivers ultimately discharge into Winyah Bay at Georgetown, South Carolina. Winyah Bay is the third largest estuary on the eastern seaboard.
The Waccamaw Riverkeeper watches over the 1,640 square mile Waccamaw watershed in North and South Carolina. The Lumber Riverkeeper watches over the 1,750 square mile Lumber watershed in North and South Carolina.
