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The Friends of Messalonskee, a nonprofit volunteer organization, is dedicated to the preservation of Messalonskee Lake, also know as Snow Pond. Our purpose is to educate the public and promote the responsible use of the lake through conducting projects, programs, and activities. These include supporting wildlife preservation, informing the public of the results of water quality monitoring, teaching and promoting the practices which protect the water quality of the lake ecosystem, and encouraging safe recreational use of the lake.

The mission of Sycamore Land Trust is to preserve the beauty, health, and diversity of southern Indiana's natural landscapes through strategic land conservation and environmental education. Vision: Sycamore Land Trust envisions a future in which southern Indiana has diverse and abundant habitat for native plants and animals, as well as clean air and water, working lands that are productive and sustainable, and people who embrace the connection between a healthy environment and our quality of life.

To advance the understanding, enjoyment and conservation of coral reefs through an integrated progam of excellence in data gathering and sharing, education and outreach built upon active and long term partnerships with divers conservationists, the scientific community and developing island governments.   All WFCRC activities must satisfy three major criteria:   1.) Be based on strong rationale 2.) Demonstrate merit as determined by experts in the field 3.) Produce applicable solutions that are clearly useful in industry, conservation and management.

We use science to educate and protect. This is our mission. This is what drives us relentlessly forward. The challenges facing this critical apex predator are many, and seemingly overwhelming. More than 100 million are slaughtered every year for their fins. Climate change is dramatically disrupting the oceanic ecosystem and food chain. And mankind’s attitudes are indifferent at best; savage at worst. We believe science—rigorous, peer-reviewed, professional—can inform and guide governing bodies and society at large to conservation policies that ensure the sustainability of all shark species.