Watershed Conservation Plan - Destination Erie

Keep Erie's Environment Protected (http://www.stopburningtires.com/index.html)
Keep Erie's Environment Protected (KEEP) was formed to educate the public about, and lead opposition
to, a proposed tires-to-energy that is to be built within the City of Erie, Pennsylvania.
Lake Erie Region Conservancy (http://lerc.mercyhurst.edu)
The Lake Erie Region Conservancy (LERC) is a local, non-profit, membership-supported organization
dedicated to the identification, conservation, and protection of the Lake Erie region's unique natural, cultural,
and historical resources. LERC also promotes research, education, and sustainable development.
Lake Erie Allegheny Earth Force (http://www.earthforce.org/section/offices/lea)
Earth Force engages young people as active citizens who improve the environment and their
communities now and in the future. Through Earth Force, young people get hands-on, real-world
opportunities to practice civic skills, acquire and understand environmental knowledge, and develop the skills
and motivation to become life-long leaders in addressing environmental issues. Earth Force achieves these
results by training and supporting educators as they implement its unique six-step model for engaging young
people. To meet its goals, Earth Force partners with businesses, schools, community-based organizations, and
civic leaders in the study area and nationwide.
League of Women Voters (http://www.palwv.org)
The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active
participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences
public policy through education and advocacy.
Mercyhurst Green Team (http://sustainability.mercyhurst.edu)
Mercyhurst Green is an environmental organization that represents the efforts the Mercyhurst College
community to assess the environmental performance of the campus and to improve its environmental
sustainability. Mercyhurst Green acknowledges the possibility of a harmonious relationship between humans
and the environment if humans learn to live, work, and behave in ways that sustains the integrity, beauty, and
biodiversity of earth.
The Nature Conservancy (http://www.nature.org)
The Nature Conservancy is a charitable environmental organization working to preserve the plants,
animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and
waters they need to survive. Founded in 1951, The Nature Conservancy works in more than 30 countries,
including all 50 United States, with an increasingly global reach. The Conservancy has over one million
members, has protected more than 69,000 km 2 (17 million acres) in the United States and more than 473,000
km 2 (117 million acres) internationally.
Northwest Pennsylvania Trail Association (http://www.nwpatrail.org)
The Northwest Pennsylvania Trail Association is a not for profit 501 (c) 3 organization incorporated in
2001 by a group of dedicated bicyclists from the Presque Isle Cycling Club and the Corry Community
Development Corporation. Its mission is to engage in non-commercial acquisition, development, and
maintenance of multi-use trails on or near railway corridors in the northwestern Pennsylvania area.
The Pennsylvania Environmental Council (http://www.pecpa.org)
The Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) protects and restores the natural and built environments
through innovation, collaboration, education, and advocacy. PEC believes in the value of partnerships with
the private sector, government, communities ,and individuals to improve the quality of life for all
Pennsylvanians.
Pennsylvania Lake Erie Watershed Association (http://www.eriewatershed.org)
The Pennsylvania Lake Erie Watershed Association is a not for profit organization dedicated to the
protection, restoration, enhancement, and sustainable development of the Lake Erie Watershed in
Pennsylvania. Its goals are to help develop, educate, and collaborate with subwatershed associations so that
they may engage in effective watershed protection, restoration, and enhancement projects; promote the
adoption and implementation of legislation that protects, restores, or enhances the health of the
sub-watersheds in the Lake Erie Basin; and oppose legislation and implementation plans that have an adverse
affect on the health of the basin.
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