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**************************************** FIRST ANNUAL GREAT LAKES WATER WALK Did you know that there are over 10,000 miles of shoreline around our spectacular Great Lakes? Our beautiful coastlines and the Great Lakes are a treasure like no other in the world. Freshwater Future is sponsoring the First Annual Great Lakes Water Walk to raise funds for programs that support our Great Lakes. This summer Freshwater Future is aiming to raise $1 per mile of shoreline to raise funds for our programs to protect and restore the lakes, rivers, and wetlands in the Great Lakes region. Freshwater Future's Staff and Board have divided into five teams, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, and Lake Superior and committed to walking 25 miles (or kayaking, canoeing, runnning, or biking) each around the Great Lakes shoreline in our community. Our goal is to raise $10,000--a dollar per mile, to assist local community water protection efforts. There are two easy ways to participate---through per mile pledge or a fixed-amount donation. All pledges of $50 or more will receive a one-year membership to Freshwater Future. WHAT WILL YOUR PLEDGE SUPPORT!
Walking will be done during June and July. You can follow our progress by visiting www.firstgiving.com\freshwaterfuture. The walk will be completed by August 1. Soon after August 1, we will post on our website a few highlights from our walking or other forms of movement-with some photo shots of what we saw. 
To make a pledge go online to www.firstgiving.org/freshwaterfuture to register a pledge and pay by credit card or call Freshwater Future at (231) 348-8200. Thank you in advance for your support for your tax-deductible gift and your support of Freshwater Future's program to spark community-based action and protect the waters of the Great Lakes. ****************************************  **************************************** GREAT LAKES RESTORATION: ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME TOOLKIT AVAILABLE NOW Freshwater Future is thrilled to announce the release of our latest toolkit focused on Great Lakes Restoration. Restoring the Great Lakes happens--One Community at a Time. Every community that undertakes a project to restore the health of the lakes, rivers, wetlands, and shorelines brings great benefits. This resource packet is designed to provide resources to help those working on or interested in working on such restorations in their communities by providing:
Click here to go to the toolkit. **************************************** Fall Symposium 2007: Presentation materials available! **************************************** Protecting Wetlands Wisconsin Wetlands Association offers online tools to help turn concern for wetlands into informed and effective action for wetland protection. Explore these pages to gain a better understanding of strategies and actions you can take to reduce the destruction of wetlands in your community. **************************************** Watershed Advocate Toolkit River Alliance of Wisconsin's online Watershed Advocate Toolkit has a new addition, Reducing the Impacts of Construction Site Activities in Your Watershed. This tool highlights actions local groups and citizens can take to help prevent the impacts of construction activities on water resources. **************************************** From Runoff to Renewal, Freshwater Future new stormwater packet is now available. Watch the mail for your copy to be delivered. If you are not part of the Freshwater Future network and would like to receive a copy contact info@freshwaterfuture.org. Click on the stormwater materials button above for more information. **************************************** Please note our new contact information: Freshwater Future Phone: (231)348.8200 |
Freshwater Future builds effective community-based citizen action to protect and restore the water quality of the Great Lakes basin. We work toward this goal by providing financial assistance, communications and networking assistance and technical assistance to citizens and grassroots watershed groups throughout the Great Lakes basin. Through these efforts we work with over 1,800 grassroots watershed groups and citizens to protect and restore the rivers, lakes and wetlands in their communities. Freshwater Future, Inc. is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
For more information, please contact:
info@freshwaterfuture.org
P.O. Box 2479, Petoskey, MI 49770
PH (231) 348-8200