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Reviewed by: gcamp38
on 08/29/10:
Mission
The Ocean River Institute’s mission is to foster greater personal involvement in conservation, environmental monitoring, and protecting ecosystems by facilitating the grassroots efforts of groups working at local and regional levels.
Key Facts
Geographic areas served:
National/International
Target demographics:
18,000 Ecostewards and EnviroGuardians in the US, UK, and BVI
Geographic areas served: New England, Alaska, Florida, California and British Virgin Islands
Results to date:
Built and part of powerful coalitions that passed the Massachusetts Ocean Act (2007), Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary General Management, Cook Inlet (AK) beluga whale listing as an endangered population (NMEA), cold-stream salmon river preservation of the Westfield River in Western MA, assist the Virgin Island Environmental Council in successful court battle to stop unregulated development of BVI’s last pristine salt ponds (stop golf course), mangrove shore (stop cabana beaches), and Fisheries Protected Area (stop cement-lined mega-yacht marina, prevent transiting vessels from busting up fringing coral reefs.)
Direct beneficiaries per year: 15 partnering local environmental groups
Indirect beneficiaries per year: oceans, marine wildlife, rivers, river wildlife, estuaries, watersheds, cleaner skies (less carbon), and improved quality of life issues including recreation and health.
Obstacles:
Many hands make light work and many articulate concerns expressed by ecostewards make efforts rewarding. Yet, the largest obstacle is in raising funds on very short notice needed by local groups to address setbacks and time-sensitive opportunities.
With 3 hours a volunteer can:
Engage, educate and build relationships with a constituency of action-oriented ecostewards from all walks of life who care deeply about ecosystems and wildlife.
What your donation will allow us to do:
Reach out to involve more people in saving oceans, rivers and watersheds;
Educate on assaults and obstacles for healthy ecosystems and diverse wildlife;
Enable local groups to obtain needed tools and visibility for what they believe in; and to
Influence decision-makers for sound environmental practices and wildlife policies.
Key Staff
Rob Moir, President
Harper Dangler, Relationships Manager