Organization: AMERICAS WATERSHED INITIATIVE
Mission: AMERICAS WATERSHED INITIATIVE (AWI) IS A COLLABORATION WORKING WITH HUNDREDS OF BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIC, AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS TO FIND SOLUTIONS FOR THE CHALLENGES OF MANAGING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND THE MORE THAN 250 RIVERS THAT FLOW INTO IT.
Activities: OUR HEARTLAND RIVERS MAKE UP AMERICAS WATERSHEDA VITAL RIVER SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES DRINKING WATER, RECREATION, HABITAT, AND SERVES AS AN ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR AMERICA. HUNDREDS OF BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND SCIENCE ORGANIZATIONS GRADED THE STATE OF AMERICAS WATERSHED AND IDENTIFIED CRITICAL AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT. THE REPORT CARD FOR AMERICAS WATERSHED REVEALS MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE OUR ECONOMY AND SECURE OUR WATER SUPPLIES IF WE ACT TOGETHER NOW. WORKING TOGETHER, WE CAN FIND SOLUTIONS FOR IMPROVING WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY, SAFETY, AND THE HEALTH OF AMERICAS WATERSHED. THE INITIAL ACHIVEMENT THIS YEAR WAS TO IDENTIFY AND DOCUMENT IN A REPORT CARD THE KEY SIX GOALS REQUIRING ACTION ACROSS THE SEVEN REGIONS AND 250 RIVERS.
NTEE category: Environment
Secondary category: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition