The Wisconsin Stopover Initiative (WISI) was launched in 2005 by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in order to identify and protect the places where migratory birds stop while traveling between breeding and wintering grounds – called stopover sites – in the western Great Lakes basins of Wisconsin.

In March 2002, leading bird conservation organizations in Wisconsin created a cooperative partnership called the Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative (WBCI), which is part of the National Bird Conservation Initiative. The goal of this coalition is to work in close coordination to deliver the full spectrum of bird conservation statewide, emphasizing voluntary stewardship.

Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust is a private, non-profit, member supported land conservation organization. We are dedicated to preserving the special natural places that contribute to our natural heritage and sustain our quality of life.

The Center for Resilient Cities designs proactive strategies that help urban communities and leaders enhance their current resources and prepare for the future.

The Urban Ecology Center is an environmental education organization with two community centers adjacent to Milwaukee County parks (or, as we like to call them “outdoor classrooms”).

Bellin Hospital – an acute care, 167-bed, multi-specialty hospital. Known as the region’s heart center, it was the first hospital in the area to offer a comprehensive heart program. Over the years, Bellin has continued to keep pace with exciting technological advances in cardiac care by introducing nuclear cardiology, electrodiagnostics, and electrophysiological studies.

Welcome to downtown Green Bay, a growing, vibrant community. With arts, entertainment, shopping, dining, service businesses, parks, trails, and more, downtown Green Bay is more than a location - it's a destination.

On Broadway, Inc. is a Main Street Program that follows the five-point approach to revitalization that includes Design, Economic Restructuring, Marketing, Organization and Promotional Events. Each of these areas is overseen by a committee made up of volunteers from the community who meet once a month and work with staff, district businesses, and other volunteers to accomplish projects.

Our mission and goals are charitable in nature and our programs are valuable to the arts culture in the community. As with most arts venues, we are able to actively raise funds to keep our mission alive.

We are a two-year technical college, serving Northeast Wisconsin by providing education, training, and life-long learning opportunities for individuals and businesses leading to the development of a skilled workforce. Our customers stimulate the economic vitality of our district as a result of the application of skills and knowledge acquired through the completion of certificates, degrees, diplomas, and courses.

Serving as a catalyst and resource to the Green Bay community to help its citizens, businesses, and government achieve a sustainable future. We will work together to proactively achieve a high quality of life by meeting the needs of people and building a healthy and robust economy and environment.

As an academic institution, our community is rooted in the Norbertine ideal of communio, which is characterized by mutual esteem, trust, sincerity, faith and responsibility. Communio is lived through open dialogue, communication, consultation and collaboration. Communio encourages us to respond individually and collectively to the needs of our local and global communities.

Coordinate and Enhance Resource Conservation and Rural and Urban Opportunities in Northeast Wisconsin Through Private and Public Partnerships. A Coalition of Citizens, Local Government, and Agency Personnel Working for the Better Management of all Resources in the Glacierland RC&D Area.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a bureau within the Department of the Interior. Our mission is to work with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.

The Lake Michigan Stakeholders group is a diverse organization of bootson- the-ground people who have a stake in the Restoration of the Great Lakes in Wisconsin. There are about 60 NGOs and public groups represented.

It is our purpose to assist the City of Green Bay in acquiring land in the Baird Creek Parkway and to help enhance the Parkway’s value as an ecological, recreational, and educational resource for Northeastern Wisconsin. Our goal is to preserve a natural woodland in our Green Bay metropolitan area.

Freshwater Future builds effective community-based citizen action to protect and restore the water quality of the Great Lakes basin. We work toward this goal by providing financial assistance, communications and networking assistance and technical assistance to citizens and grassroots watershed groups throughout the Great Lakes basin.

Actively working throughout the Lakeshore Basin since 2003, the Lakeshore Basin has 12 primary watersheds defined by the Niagara Escarpment, and with its many rivers, creeks and associated wetlands, are a primary focus of LNRP’s conservation activities.

The Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission (Commission) was created in 1972 by Governor Lucey at the request of seven county boards in the region under Wisconsin Statutes s. 66.945 (re-titled 66.0309) as the official area-wide planning agency for northeastern Wisconsin.

The East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission is the official comprehensive planning agency for the East Central Wisconsin Counties of Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Menominee, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara and Winnebago. Services provided by the Commission include Comprehensive and Land Use Planning; Transportation Improvement and Corridor Planning; Open Space, Recreational and Environmental Planning; Economic Development; Demographic Information and Projections; Technical Assistance to Local Governments; Geographic Information Services and Aerial Photography Distribution.

Our Division is the provider of services that preserve, restore and enhance our environment, and protect and educate it's people consistent with the culture, vision and priorities of the Oneida Nation.

Applied Ecological Services is one of the leading ecological consulting firms in the world; we are dedicated to bringing the science of ecology to land-use decisions. Established in 1978, AES consulting and design services offer comprehensive, coordinated expertise in ecological science, sustainable civil engineering, landscape architecture and GIS.

I.S.O. provides innovative and value-added solutions to address strategic and operational issues within organizations. With the Triple Bottom Line approach to business, I.S.O. helps organizations reach sustainable economic success.

The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment. When Congress writes an environmental law, we implement it by writing regulations. Often, we set national standards that states and tribes enforce through their own regulations.

Our mission is to advocate for the protection, enhancement and restoration of Wisconsin's rivers and watersheds. Our membership is comprised of over 3,200 individual, organizational and business members. They are urban, rural and retired; anglers, paddlers and lovers of water.

Gathering Waters Conservancy’s mission is to help land trusts, landowners and communities protect the places that make Wisconsin special. Our goal is to increase the amount of protected land in Wisconsin through private, voluntary action.

Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance is an independent nonprofit organization that identifies issues and advocates effective policies and actions that protect, restore and sustain the water resources of the Fox-Wolf River Basin.

Recognizing that the valuable natural resources of our state could only be protected and wisely managed through a coordinated effort, the Wisconsin Legislature created the Department of Natural Resources in 1967. The Department of Natural Resources is dedicated to preserving and enhancing the natural resources and environment of Wisconsin. It manages state fish, wildlife, forests, parks, air and water resources, and environmental protection.

Chicago Wilderness is a regional alliance that connects people and nature. We are more than 250 organizations that work together to restore local nature and improve the quality of life for all who live here, by protecting the lands and waters on which we all depend.

The Aldo Leopold Foundation is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that works to weave a land ethic into the fabric of our society; to advance the understanding, stewardship and restoration of land health; and to cultivate leadership for conservation.

Created by leaders in both business and education, the Water Council is convening the region’s existing water companies and research clusters, developing education programs to train our talent, and building partnerships that cut across all sectors and geographic boundaries. Our accomplishments to date are helping to write a compelling story to tell the world!

The Water-Culture Institute promotes the sustainable management of our rivers, lakes, springs, and groundwater through (1) applying indigenous wisdom and cultural traditions that respect the rights of nature, (2) studying ethics and value systems related to water management, and (3) encouraging broad-based stakeholder involvement in water decisions.

EPI-Water sets to assess the effectiveness and the efficiency of Economic Policy Instruments in achieving water policy goals, and to identify the preconditions under which they complement or perform better than alternative (e.g. regulatory or voluntary) policy instruments.

The Environmental Economics Group focuses at the economic analysis of national and international environmental problems, such as climate change, water management, biotechnology, and biodiversity.

For 50 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature. The world’s leading conservation organization, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally.

GEMI is an organization of leading companies dedicated to foster global environmental, health and safety (EHS) and sustainability excellence through the sharing of tools and information to help business achieve environmental sustainability excellence.

The mission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. The OECD provides a forum in which governments can work together to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems.

Bright Blue Alliance contributes by connecting companies and organizations with impactful professionals. In this regard, Bright Blue Alliance is an executive search and recruitment firm that comprehends the significance of water.

The World Resources Institute is a global environmental think tank that goes beyond research to put ideas into action. We work with governments, companies, and civil society to build solutions to urgent environmental challenges.

For more than four decades, Clean Wisconsin has remained dedicated to and passionate about our goals: clean air, clean water and clean energy. With the help and support of our members, we have achieved great victories for Wisconsin's environment

The Center for Food in Community and Culture at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay facilitates interdisciplinary scholarship to enhance the synergy between sustainable food systems and a sound environment, healthy people, and equitable communities, locally and globally.

The Cofrin Center for Biodiversity originated out of a need to manage a diverse set of biodiversity related resources at UW-Green Bay and included a natural history museum, herbarium, greenhouse, and five natural areas.