During Earth Week, the White House convened state, Tribal, and local leaders from across the country for a White House Water Summit where the Administration announced a new national goal and partnership to conserve and restore freshwater resources. The America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge: A Partnership to Conserve and Restore America’s Rivers, Lakes, Streams, and Wetlands sets a bold, new national goal to protect, restore, and reconnect 8 million acres of wetlands and 100,000 miles of our nation’s rivers and streams by 2030.

To achieve these goals, the America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge calls on all states and other governments and entities, including Tribes, interstate organizations, cities, and local communities, to advance their own policies and strategies for conserving and restoring America’s freshwater systems.

This initiative now includes over 210 members who have signed on to support freshwater restoration in their communities. The America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge members include:

  • State of California
  • State of Colorado
  • State of Connecticut
  • State of Hawaii
  • State of Illinois
  • State of Maryland
  • State of Michigan
  • State of Minnesota
  • State of New Jersey
  • State of New Mexico
  • State of New York
  • State of North Carolina
  • State of Oregon
  • State of Washington
  • The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
  • The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
  • The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
  • Curyung Tribal Council
  • Gila River Indian Community
  • Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
  • Navajo Nation
  • Nez Perce Tribe
  • Yurok Tribe
  • Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia 
  • Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
  • Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Tribes
  • Upper Snake River Tribes
  • Benton Harbor, MI
  • Bethlehem, NY
  • Chapel Hill, NC
  • Chatham County, GA
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Clinton, IA
  • Detroit, MI
  • Durham County, NC
  • Durham, NC
  • East Chicago, IN
  • Erie, PA
  • Gary, IN
  • Great Lakes Commission
  • Green Bay, WI
  • Gretna, LA
  • La Crosse, WI
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
  • Mount Vernon, NY
  • Muskegon, MI
  • Portland, OR
  • Racine, WI
  • Raleigh, NC
  • Rochester, NY
  • Sheboygan, WI
  • Tampa, FL
  • Vicksburg, MS
  • Waukegan, IL
  • Airways Brewing
  • Alabama Rivers Alliance
  • Alliance for Great Lakes
  • American Canoe Association
  • American Rivers
  • American Sustainable Business Network
  • American Whitewater
  • Amigos Bravos
  • Aslan Brewing Co.
  • Association of Northwest Steelheaders
  • Association of State Floodplain Managers
  • Astral
  • Bale Breaker Brewing Company
  • Bayou City Waterkeeper
  • Black Raven Brewing
  • Bob Rees’ Fishing Guide Service
  • Bottleworks
  • CalTrout
  • Caribbean Regenerative Community Development, Inc.
  • Center for American Progress
  • Chainline Brewing Company
  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation
  • Chuckanut Brewery
  • Colorado Wildlife Federation
  • Columbia Riverkeeper
  • Conservation Coalition of Oklahoma
  • Conservation Science Partners
  • Douglas Lager
  • Ducks Unlimited
  • E9 Brewing Co
  • Earthjustice
  • Ecological Restoration Business Association
  • Ecosystem Investment Partners
  • Engrained Brewing Company
  • Environment America
  • Environmental Advocates NY
  • Environmental Defense Fund
  • Environmental Policy Innovation Center
  • Estuario, San Juan Bay Estuary Partnership
  • Fair Isle Brewing
  • Fast Fashion Brewing
  • Fibonacci Brewing Company
  • Fiddlers Inn
  • FLOODLAND
  • FLOW (For Love of Water)
  • Forward Brewing
  • Garden Path Fermentation
  • Georgetown Brewing Company
  • Georgia Wildlife Federation
  • Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
  • Halcyon Brewing Co
  • Hellbent Brewing Company
  • Here Today Brewery & Kitchen
  • Hildegard Ferments & Botanicals
  • Hispanic Access Foundation
  • Holdfast Collective
  • Holy Mountain Brewing Company
  • Hopvine Tavern
  • Hudson Riverkeeper
  • Hydropower Reform Coalition
  • Icicle Brewing Company
  • Idaho Conservation League
  • Idaho Rivers United
  • Immersion Research
  • Izaak Walton League of America
  • Kentucky Waterways Alliance
  • Ladd & Lass Brewing
  • Latona Pub
  • League of Conservation Voters
  • Lighthouse Roasters
  • Logan Brewing Company
  • Lowercase Brewing
  • Lucky Envelope Brewing
  • Metier Brewing Co
  • Michigan Sustainable Business Forum
  • Mighty Arrow Family Foundation
  • Milwaukee Riverkeeper
  • Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative
  • National Aquarium
  • National Association of Wetland Managers
  • National Audubon Society
  • National Parks Conservation Association
  • National Wildlife Federation
  • Native American Rights Fund
  • Native Americans in Philanthropy
  • Natural Lands Trust
  • Natural Resources Defense Council
  • Nebraska Wildlife Federation
  • Nevada Wildlife Federation
  • New Mexico Wild
  • New York League of Conservation Voters
  • Niagara Bottling
  • No Boat Brewing Company
  • Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association
  • Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project
  • Ohio Environmental Council
  • Old Stove Brewing Co
  • Outdoor Alliance
  • Outdoor Industry Association
  • Paddlesports Trade Coalition
  • Patagonia
  • Peak Design
  • Peaks & Pints
  • Pisces Foundation
  • Planning and Conservation League
  • PolicyLink
  • Portico Brewing
  • Prairie Rivers Network
  • Protectores de Cuencas, Inc.
  • Ravenna Brewing Co
  • Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
  • Reuben’s Brews
  • Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group
  • Rio Grande International Study Center
  • River Barrel Distributing
  • River Network
  • Sawyer Paddles and Oars LLC
  • Silver City Brewery
  • Southern Environmental Law Center
  • Stillwater
  • Stoup Brewing
  • Stoup Distro
  • Structures Brewing
  • Surfrider Foundation
  • Terramar Brewstillery
  • The Conservation Alliance
  • The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation
  • The Good Society Brewery
  • The Guide’s Forecast
  • The Laural Foundation
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • The Northwest Guides and Anglers Association
  • The Pew Charitable Trusts
  • The Vineyards at Dodon
  • The Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans
  • The Water Council
  • Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
  • Three Magnets Brewing & Self Care NA
  • Trout Unlimited
  • Under Solen Media
  • Unleaded Kids
  • Wander Brewing
  • Washington Wild
  • Water Foundation
  • Watershed Pub & Kitchen
  • WE ACT
  • We the People of Detroit
  • West Virginia Rivers Coalition
  • Westervelt Ecological Services
  • Whistle Punk Brewing
  • Winter Wildlands Alliance
  • Wisconsin Environmental Initiative
  • World Wildlife Fund
  • Yakima Chief Hops
  • YaYa Brewing Company
  • Young, Gifted & Green

Full text of the America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge is available here.

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