Save The River is a non-profit, member-based environmental organization whose mission is to preserve and protect the ecological integrity of the Upper St. Lawrence River through advocacy, education and research. Save The River earned the designation of Upper St. Lawrence Riverkeeper in 2004. The Riverkeeper program is part of the Waterkeeper Alliance which is an international alliance of grassroots organizations that are the eyes and ears of their waterway.	Alliance for the Great Lakes focuses on initating local efforts to protect the Great Lakes. They work throughout the Great Lakes basing promoting the conservation and protection of the lakes. The Alliance helps concerned residents restore the lakes, educate others about the lakes and moblize efforts on behalf of the lakes. They have six main focus areas which include: Water Quality Water Conservation Habitat Recovery Land Use Clean Energy Education & Outreach Their Mission is to "conserve and restore the world's largest freshwater resource using policy, education and local efforts, ensuring a healthy Great Lakes and clean water for generations of people and wildlife."	Michigan League of Conservation Voters works to elect and hold accountable public officials who will champion a healthy and vital Michigan by preserving and protecting our air, land and water. We make environmental protection a priority with elected officials, candidates, and voters by mobilizing citizens as a political force for the environment. The Michigan League of Conservation Voters is an independent, non-partisan organization with a simple mission: to educate voters about how their legislators vote on the environment and to hold those legislators accountable.
The Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council is the voice for Northern Michigan's waters. We are dedicated to protecting our lakes, streams, wetlands, and ground water through respected advocacy, innovative education, technically sound water quality monitoring, and thorough research. We achieve our mission by empowering others and we believe in the capacity to make a positive difference. We work locally, regionally, and throughout the Great Lakes Basin to achieve our goals.	The mission of Freshwater Future is to foster and support a vital, effective grassroots sector working locally to protect aquatic habitats throughout the Great Lakes Basin. Freshwater Future provides financial resources, shares information, and fosters communication between citizens and organizations working to protect aquatic habitats. The Freshwater Future grants program is designed to increase the ability of grassroots groups and individuals to succeed in advocacy projects to protect rivers, lakes, and wetlands in their areas. Advocacy work, as defined here, involves local community members actively promoting aquatic habitat protection by influencing community and/or individual behavior or opinion, corporate conduct, and/or public policy.	Water is what makes Michigan great. Yet Michigan's water use laws need to the strengthened so that large corporations, like mining and water bottling companies, aren't allowed to treat our Great Lakes as their own, even sending Michigan's waters to other states and places. Irresponsible water users already have dried up wells, ponds, and wetlands across the state, leaving Michigan citizens and natural resources to pay the price for unregulated use of our state's water. A broad coalition of lakes defenders have proposed strong new measures to keep our water from being shipped out of the Great Lakes and protect Michigan's lakes, rivers and streams from the impacts of water withdrawals. Known as the "Great Lakes, Great Michigan" platform, the proposal calls for comprehensive water use laws that will prevent adverse impacts on our waterways and natural resources, making Michigan a leader in water conservation. See our platform for more information.