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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, PROMOTION, AND MAINTAINING BOTANICAL CONSERVATORY INCLUDING MISSION ORIENTED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

THE ASSOCIATION IS DEDICATED TO THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION AND CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT OF THE BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE GLEN LAKE AREA IN LEELANAU COUNTY, MICHIGAN.

The Kalamazoo Nature Center is a not-for-profit organization located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Our mission is to create relationships & experiences that welcome and inspire people to discover, enjoy, value, and care for nature. KNC envisions a resilient community where all people have strong interconnections with the natural world. KNC was founded October 31, 1960 when a group of community leaders came together to purchase the land to establish an outdoor environmental education center. Today, KNC is recognized by its peers as one of the top nature centers in the country and has expanded to include 1,100 acres of wooded, rolling countryside five miles north of Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Michigan Audubon is Michigan's oldest conservation organization whose mission is to connect birds and people for the benefit of both. Established in 1904, it provides opportunities for individuals, families, and children to understand and promote bird conservation in Michigan through education, research, and conservation projects. These projects include maintaining over 3500 acres of sanctuary property that provide habitat for birds and other wildlife, citizen science research projects, and education activities. Michigan Audubon maintains partnerships with state and federal agencies, its affiliate the Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, and environmental non-profit organizations and grassroots projects across the state of Michigan.

The Rockford Park District Foundation secures philanthropic support for the Rockford Park District so that it may provide a quality park and recreation system so that people in our community may enjoy life.

"Since 1974, the Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society™ has provided firsthand experiences in underwater-related disciplines to young people considering careers in the underwater world. Each year a scholar is selected from North America, Europe, and Australasia to work with leaders in marine-related fields partaking in endeavors ranging from scientific expeditions, underwater research, field study, laboratory assignments, equipment testing and design, photographic instruction, and/or other specialized assignments. Scholars spend a year traveling extensively to gain exposure and get hands-on experiences in activities that will contribute to a well-rounded education. Each year, the incoming interns and scholars are provided with membership in the Explorers Club."

Friends of the Forest Preserves unites people to protect, promote, and care for the forest preserves in Cook County.

Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund (TREE Fund) is shaping the future of trees and the arboriculture profession. Established in 2002 via a merger of the International Society of Arboriculture Research Trust and the National Arborist Foundation, TREE Fund has awarded more than $4.4 million in grants toward its mission of identifying and funding programs that support the discovery and dissemination of new knowledge in arboriculture and urban forestry.

Michigan United Conservation Clubs is the largest statewide conservation organization in the nation. Founded in 1937, our mission is to unite citizens to conserve, protect and enhance Michigan's natural resources and outdoor heritage. This mission drives everything we do as an organization.Our strength is in our membership. We support over 40,000 hunters, anglers, trappers and conservationists and over 200 affiliated local clubs around the state. We were founded in 1937 with a simple purpose: harness the combined strength of Michigan's outdoors community to protect conservation from politics. Since then, we have been the foremost power in Michigan protecting the rights to hunt, fish and trap. Our policies are determined by our members through Michigan's most robust grassroots policy

Since 1965, the Huron River Watershed Council's mission is to protect and restore the river for healthy and vibrant communities.

Promoting Ecologically Sound Projects and Practices for the Protection of Higgins Lake and the Surrounding Watershed.

We Plant Nebraska for healthy people, vibrant communities, and a resilient environment.