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What happened to Earth Day?
Earth Day 1970 changed the world. Twenty-million Americans took to the streets to demonstrate their support for environmental protection. It was the largest demonstration in U.S. history, and it emphasized people’s desire for clean air and water.
Your April Challenge: Participate in nature
Open the door, step outside, and participate in nature -- that’s your April challenge. We’re asking you to find one moment between now and April 30th to participate in nature. Take a deep breath of spring air. Look up at the sky. Plunge your hands into your garden.
Letter from Maude Barlow & Mark Mattson: Fisheries Act no longer protects fish & fish habitat
"These changes to the Fisheries Act are just another step in removing the public’s right to clean water, a right we have both championed our entire careers," write Mark Mattson and Maude Barlow.
Sh’aura loves Georgian Bay, and she’s our March challenge hero
We loved Sh’aura’s story because she instinctively did what most people do: tried to share the waterbody she loves with others. She invited us to her Bay, to see what she sees, and to enjoy what she enjoys. The joy of shared exploration is the foundation of the Waterbody Challenge.
Our new website is up and running (mostly)
Over the next few days we will be migrating most of the content from our old website - bear with us, because we have worked on a lot of projects over the last thirteen years! Want to send us some feedback? Click here.
Thank you, RBC Blue Water Project
In addition to supporting Lake Ontario Waterkeeper's work, the RBC Blue Water Project is a key supporter of effective watershed protection organizations across Canada and around the world.
Mountain Equipment Co-Op (MEC), one of Waterkeeper's first sponsors
If you’ve ever bought one of our signature Swim Drink Fish T-shirts, chances are you picked it up at an MEC store!
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