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Celebrate Giving Tuesday by donating to Freshwater Future today and double your impact to protect the Great Lakes! Your Giving Tuesday donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar by generous donors, up to $2,000! Give your gift today here secure.everyaction.com/XEB3a0ri002O...
December 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Chicago Residents—What are your plans for Wednesday, November 19th? Join us for an enjoyable evening at Patagonia Chicago Fulton Market Store, featuring good food, drinks, music, and involvement with non-profit groups like Freshwater Future! actionworks-6474.splashthat.com
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November 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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WIN-Copperwood Mine Grant Cut from Final Michigan Budget!
Thanks to all of you for raising your voices, the new Michigan state budget was passed without the fifty-million-dollar grant sought by a Canadian mining company.
$50M for controversial UP copper mine on chopping block in Michigan budget - Bridge Michigan
A state budget still under negotiation is not expected to include $50 million for the controversial Copperwood mine project in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
bridgemi.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Wonderful, photos! Thank you for sharing the love! #WeAreLakeErie
@FreshwaterFuture is celebrating Lake Erie this month. I’m sharing these recent photos from the shores and marshes of the Western Basin in NW Ohio and SE Michigan. Add your Erie stories and memories with this hashtag. #WeAreLakeErie
August 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
In August, Freshwater Future and partners are launching the #WeAreLakeErie.🌊❤️Join the movement by sharing our content (or your own) with the hashtag #WeAreLakeErie to protect what we love! freshwaterfuture.org/we-are-lake-...
August 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
As part of our #WeAreLakeErie, we’re highlighting partner organizations across the region who are protecting the lakes we love. Lake Erie Waterkeeper is actively working to address CAFO/manure issues and their effects on Lake Erie's water quality, especially related to HABs.
August 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Just learned something new about the Lake Erie from a lakehouse coaster! #wearelakeerie @freshwaterfuture.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Just learned something new about the Lake Erie from a lakehouse coaster! #wearelakeerie @freshwaterfuture.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
In August, Freshwater Future and partners are launching the #WeAreLakeErie campaign, highlighting the significant role Lake Erie plays in our environment, biodiversity, economies, recreation, and overall well-being. ❤️Join the movement - share our content (or your own) with the hashtag #WeAreLakeErie
August 3, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Protect The Porkies. If you are about Porcupine Mountains State Park write your Michigan legislators &/ or fill out the form at the link below & submit.
https://secure.everyaction.com/Z9y9aW5rlUq9STX1agK4OQ2
Then buy a #protecttheporkies hoodie
https://www.loyaltees.clothing/protecttheporkies

May 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Jill Ryan, ED of Freshwater Future, visited local partners in Erie, PA, and attended Zurn Elkay Water Solutions' 125th anniversary celebration to commemorate the company’s donation of new filtered bottle filling stations to Erie Public Schools, ensuring students have access to clean, safe water.
May 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
With Freshwater Future's Flood Focus App, groups like Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision fight flooding in Detroit. More in Planet Detroit's story - planetdetroit.org/2025/04/southwest-detroit-flood-smartphones/https://planetdetroit.org/2025/04/southwest-detroit-flood-smartphones/
Smartphones become tool in Detroit's flood fight: 'Sometimes the streets are almost entirely water'
Gabriel Andersen, a 17-year-old from Southwest Detroit, earns money by documenting flooding in his neighborhood with the Flood Focus app.
planetdetroit.org
May 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Wishing Everyone a Happy Earth Day!
April 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Tell the EPA to Protect Our Wetlands! The U.S. EPA is moving to strip wetland protections threatening our environment, wildlife, and people of the Great Lakes region. Submit your comments by April 23, 2025 here - tinyurl.com/Wotus25comment
April 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Need funding to protect drinking water, rivers, lakes, wetlands, shorelines, or groundwater in the Great Lakes region? Freshwater Future is accepting applications thru 3/31/25 for grants up to $5,000 for grassroots advocacy efforts focused on protecting water. freshwaterfuture.org/grant-progra...
March 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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🌊 A Unified Future for Water Data in Canada?

The Canada Water Agency is leading the charge with its National #Freshwater Data Strategy, aiming to break down silos and create a seamless approach to water #data. We break it down for you: www.ecosystemscience.ca/news/the-can...

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The Canada Water Agency's National Freshwater Data Strategy — Centre for Ecosystem Management
On September 25 & 26th, 2024, the Canada Water Agency - a branch of the federal government - hosted the National Freshwater Data Strategy Workshop at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters in Burling...
www.ecosystemscience.ca
February 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This year’s World Water Day campaign is about working together to put glacier preservation at the core of action plans to tackle climate change and the global water crisis. Learn more at: www.un.org/en/observanc...
March 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Need funding to protect drinking water, rivers, lakes, wetlands, shorelines, or groundwater in the Great Lakes region? Freshwater Future is accepting applications thru 3/31/25 for grants up to $5,000 for grassroots advocacy efforts focused on protecting water. freshwaterfuture.org/grant-progra...
March 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The celebration of this year’s Freshwater Heroes – a group of amazing local advocates and organizations fighting for the waters and communities of the Great Lakes region was moving and inspirational. To watch, go to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1mg...
March 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM