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American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation

The Ocean Cleanup is a non-profit organization developing advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic. The Ocean Cleanup has three core approaches to tackling plastic pollution: 1) Clean legacy ocean plastic - Since 2018, The Ocean Cleanup has deployed technologies to remove plastic that has accumulated in ocean garbage patches. It's current system (System 002) has removed more than 225,000 kg of plastic from The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. 2) Turn off the tap: The Ocean Cleanup also develops and deploys Interceptor technologies that prevent plastic from reaching the oceans via rivers, focusing on 1000 rivers that are responsible for 80% of riverine plastic pollution. To date, 19 Interceptor solutions have been deployed across 8 countries. 3) Research: In the process of understanding the problem, The Ocean Cleanup has become a global leader in field research on marine plastic pollution.

American Rivers

American Rivers, founded in 1973, is dedicated to protecting and restoring healthy natural rivers and the variety of life they sustain, for the benefit of people, fish, and wildlife.

American Whitewater

To conserve and restore America's whitewater resources and to enhance opportunities to enjoy them safely.American Whitewater focuses on project within the United States.

American Littoral Society

The mission of the American Littoral Society is to promote the study and conservation of marine life and habitat, protect the coast from harm, and empower others to do the same.

American Conservation Experience

American Conservation Experience (ACE) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing rewarding environmental service opportunities that harness the idealism and energy of a volunteer labor force to help restore America’s public lands. ACE is grounded in the philosophy that cooperative labor on meaningful conservation projects fosters cross-cultural understanding and operates on the belief that challenging volunteer service unites people of all backgrounds in common cause.

National Parks Conservation Association

To protect and enhance America's National Park System for present and future generations.

Protect American River Canyons

PARC remains vigilant to any efforts to re-start the Auburn Dam project, and is a member of the American River Coalition. Together we collaborate to educate elected officials, agencies and the public to the benefits of protecting the natural, scenic and recreational resources of the American River watershed.

Association Of New Jersey Environmental Commissions

The mission of the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions is to achieve responsible and sustainable use of New Jersey's natural resources and the protection of environmental health. They are a statewide organization that provides leadership, education, and support for environmental commissions and other local boards and public officials, and partners with other organizations to advocate for strong state and regional environmental policy.

American Saltwater Guides Association

Promoting Sustainable Business through Marine Conservation. To do so, we will Activate and Empower the Recreational Fishing Community and Represent it and its Voice at the Federal, Regional, and State levels. We will speak up in an organized and cohesive manner across all fronts. We are going to let managers and politicians know that we are here and that we count. We are going to tell them that conservation is important not only to us but to our clients and to most of the angling community.