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- Hunter
Sailing Association of Lake Lanier Atlanta, GA,
to establish aluminum recycling at five popular marinas
on Lake Lanier.
Ostego Bay Foundation Ft. Myers Beach, FL, to produce
10,000 brochures on oil spill prevention and assemble
120 small spill prevention kits that include fuel absorbent
materials to distribute at boater workshops and boat shows.
- Natural
Resources Protective Association Staten Island, NY,
to hold regular cleanups to remove trash from salt marshes,
tidal wetlands, and beaches, enhance wildlife areas and
reduce the hazard of floating debris to boaters in the
Great Kills Harbor area.
- Boat
Owners Association of Tennessee Elizabethton, TN,
to control shore line erosion in Watauga Lake by laying
down rolls of special material made from coconut fiber,
helping stabilizing plants to grow and protect the shore.
- Calusa
Cruise Club New Port Richey, FL, to hold frequent
cleanups of Anclote Key, a barrier island in the Gulf
of Mexico, and educate boaters about the local environment
by putting up signs around the island.
- Absecon
Island Power Squadron Absecon, NJ, to produce
10 signs informing boaters about cleanup activities on
local rivers.
- Keep
Manatee Beautiful, Inc.(KMB) Bradenton, FL, to
install three kiosks at marinas and boat ramps throughout
Manatee County that provide information on marine pollution
and other environmental topics.
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- The
Earth Girls Rochester, NY
to help this 4-H club conduct an environmental art contest
for boaters; stencil storm drains near marinas; participate
in an Environmental Fair; and conduct a coastal cleanup
with boaters along Lake Ontario.
- East
Lincoln Betterment Association Denver, NC to
install recycling centers for use by boaters and fishermen
at boat launching sites on Lake Norman.
- Estero
Bay Buddies Ft. Myers Beach, FL to purchase 1,000
litter bags that will be distributed to boaters as part
of the organizations "Monofilament Madness"
day.
- Golden
Triangle Water Safety Council Columbus, MS to
purchase 5,000 brightly colored trash bags with environmental
messages to hand out to boaters.
- Great
Lakes Historical Society Vermilion, OH to develop
a marker buoy system near shipwrecks in Lake Erie to help
boaters avoid anchoring on historically significant sites.
- Lake
Powell Yacht Club Lake Powell, AZ to produce
laminated maps and decals with environmental messages
for installation at launch ramps, docks, and marinas on
Lake Powell.
- Lancaster/Morattico
Watershed Partnership Farnham, VA to conduct
a cleanup to remove debris from Lancaster and Morratico
creeks.
- Philadelphia
Wooden Boat Factory Philadelphia, PA to work
with inner-city youth to design and print 500 color posters
with environmental messages that will be distributed at
marinas, boating supply stores and public boating facilities.
- Reedville
Fishermans Museum Reedville, VA to conduct
a workshop that teaches participants how to build oyster
floats, seed them with oysters and maintain them to grow
oyster beds in the lower Chesapeake Bay.
- Waukegan
Citizens Advisory Group Waukegan, IL to obtain
150 oil, trash, and "Save the Great Lakes" pollution
decals to hand out to boaters.
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- Blue
Whale Yacht Club, Harrison Township, Michigan.
Funding for a poster campaign to show the harm and hazards
of improper waste disposal on the Great Lakes watershed.
- Buffalo
Aqua Club, Buffalo, New York. Funding for the
"Boat It Out, Boat It In" program that uses
flyers, posters and nylon bags with a message to encourage
boaters and SCUBA divers to bring trash back to shore.
- Friends
of Casco Bay, South Portland, Maine. Funding
for printing 2,500 brochures that promote the local Vessel
Pump-Out Program and educate the public about environmentally
safe boating practices.
- Hudson
Beach Yacht Club, Hudson, Florida. Funding for
a children’s "It’s Your Gulf, Keep It
Clean" Poster Contest and the printing and posting
of winning posters at area boat launch ramps.
- Marine
Industries Association of South Florida, Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida. Funding to print and distribute the
brochure, "A Boater’s Guide to Manatee Protection."
- Orange
County CoastKeeper, Newport Beach, California.
Funding for the Boat Fuel Clean-Up Project on fuel docks
in Huntington Harbour, Newport Harbor and Dana Point.
- Potomac
Conservancy, Arlington, Virginia. Funding for
multi-lingual brochures that promote low impact fishing
practices in the area, with particular emphasis on Asian
and Latino communities.
- U.S.
Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 04-08, Washington Island,
Wisconsin. Funding to develop the curriculum
for a program that teaches children at local schools about
marine pollution.
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- Bay
Foundation of Morro Bay of Morro Bay, CA,
was awarded $1391 to install 13 signs showing the location
of pump-outs and where to purchase and recycle oil absorbent
pads on the Morro Bay waterfront and in Morro Bay State
Park.
- Tropical
Audubon Society, Inc. of Miami, FL, was awarded
$1600 to purchase 32 monofilament line recycling bins
and 32 volunteer “tool kits.”
- Partners
for Conservation of Burlington, IA, was awarded
$2000
to print 1,375 decals for boat windshields reminding boaters
to bring their trash home with them.
- Everglades
for Everyone of Everglades City, FL, was awarded
$1685
to develop, print, and mail 5,000 “Code of Ethics
for Boaters and Fishermen in the Everglades” brochures.
- Boston
Harbor Association of Boston, MA, was awarded
$2000 to develop and print 1,500 brochures directed at
boaters on ways to protect water quality in Boston Harbor.
- Sea
Scout Ship 1797, BSA of Winthrop, MA, was awarded
$1500 to build a clean water and boating safety mobile
educational trailer for use at public events.
- St.
Mary’s River Project of St. Mary’s City, MD,
was awarded $1922
to develop and print 100 educational signs that educate
boaters about local environmental issues.
- St.
Joseph Power Squadron of St. Joseph, MI, was
awarded $1363
to print 12 signs, 11 counter signs and run two ads reminding
boaters to keep their waterways clean.
- Blue
Ocean Society for Marine Conservation of Portsmouth, NH,
was awarded $1232 to print brochures and eight signs for
the “Boater Awareness Project.”
- Alliance
for a Living Ocean of North Beach Haven, NJ,
was awarded $700
to produce 50 signs reminding boaters to stay 100 feet
from the shoreline.
- Lake
Mead Boat Owners Association of Las Vegas, NV,
was awarded $1188 to print 10,000 flyers and 10,000 business
cards to educate boaters about preventing the westward
spread of zebra mussels.
- Willamette
Riverkeeper of Portland, OR, was awarded $1800
to design and print 4,000 “River Friendly Boating
Guides to the Willamette River.”
- Lake
Metonga Association, Inc. of Crandon, WI,
was awarded $1796
to erect two educational bulletin boards and purchase
two power washers to help prevent the spread of aquatic
nuisance species.
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- Baltimore
County Sailing Center;
Baltimore, MD: to conduct an on-the-water research program
to collect and identify non-point source pollution in
the Herring Run watershed.
- Baltimore
Yacht Club; Baltimore, MD: for the "Leading the
Way for Clean Water on the Chesapeake Bay" campaign
from the Club’s fuel dock.
- Deep
Creek Yacht Club; Brooklyn, NY: to implement a "Green
Boating Initiative" pledge campaign in the Gateway
National Recreation Area.
- Junior
Sailing Association of Long Island Sound; Larchmont,
NY: to distribute prizes to junior sailors who exhibit
environmentally-sensitive behavior while boating.
- Liberty
Yacht Club; Jersey City, NJ: to implement a spring
clean up event at the water's edge of Liberty State Park
as part of the "Keep the Harbor Clean!" campaign.
- Maine
Marine Trade Association; Portland, ME: to implement
the "Fill Don't Spill" campaign for Maine marinas
and boaters.
- North
Chickamauga Creek Conservancy; Hixson, TN: for a clean
boating campaign in the North Chickamauga Creek watershed.
- Save
the Sound; Manhasset, NY: to partner with the Manhasset
Bay Protection Committee to distribute bilge socks with
flyers on clean boating tips.
- Schooner
Sound Learning; New Haven, CT: to produce "Seven
Sound Tips" brochures for anglers, sailors and power
boaters to compliment their "Dirty Dozen" traveling
displays of marine debris.
- Shark
River Cleanup Coalition; Neptune City, NJ: to produce
brochures to educate boaters about "no discharge"
zones, pump-out locations, and non-point pollution.
- U.S.
Coast Guard Auxiliary - Flotilla 7-3; Cleveland, OH:
to produce "Officer Snook Water Pollution" activity
books for children to address environmental issues specific
to the Great Lakes watershed.
- U.S.
Coast Guard Auxiliary – Flotilla 87; Lake Anna, VA:
to use signs to educate boaters about trash disposal and
pump-out laws.
- U.S.
Coast Guard Auxiliary - Division 3, District 11 North;
Northern California: to partner with the City of Sacramento
to produce brochures locating area pump-out locations,
public restrooms and marinas.
- U.S.
Power Squadrons, District 13; Los Angeles, CA to Salt
Lake City, UT: to produce pamphlets to acquaint boaters
in the Los Angeles area with their impact on local environmental
conditions.
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Coastal
Water Watch & Southport Sail and Power Squadron of Southport,
NC, to share environmental messages with boaters by designing
and installing large scale educational/interactive signs at four
area marinas and two boat ramps.
- Downtown
Sailing Center, Inc. of Baltimore, MD, to print clean fueling
materials to distribute to area marinas and boat clubs, including
clean fueling cards to attach to fuel pump handles.
- Fairwind
Yacht Club of Marina Del Ray, CA, to provide quarterly
trainings to Marina del Rey Fuel Dock staff on clean fueling habits,
and to distribute clean fueling supplies and literature to area
boaters.
- Florida
Sea Grant of Miami, FL, to purchase printed bags and oil
absorbent pads for 1,000 fuel spill prevention kits for boaters.
- Higgins
Lake Advisory Committee of Roscommon, MI, to target 1,500
area boaters with clean boating packets that include educational
materials and tools. Four area marinas will receive clean fueling
supplies to use at their fuel docks.
- Lake
Champlain Chapter of Trout Unlimited of Ontario, NY, to
post 50 signs and 25 literature boxes to educate boaters about preventing
the spread of aquatic nuisance species.
- Lake
Pend Orielle Idaho Club, of Sand Point, ID, to print approximately
3,500 color maps of the lake that will share information on boating
safety and reducing pollution from boats.
- Les
Cheneaux Watershed Project of Cedarville, MI, to design
and print about 3,000 color maps of the area that promote positive
habits boaters can adopt to protect the environment.
- Marine
Merchants Association of Page, AZ, to purchase approximately
1,000 fueling bibs to distribute to marinas, yacht clubs, and fuel
docks on Lake Powell.
- Massachusetts
Marine Trades Educational Trust of Milton, MA, to develop
and print approximately 2,500 booklets to educate boaters about
clean fueling practices and laws.
- Ontario
Friends of the Parks of Morrisonville, NY, to erect a kiosk
and recycling center that will educate boaters about environmental
issues. Additionally, an anti-littering decal will be developed
and handed out with launch passes at local parks.
- Passaic
River Coalition of Basking Ridge, NJ, to develop and distribute
approximately 5,000 brochures for boaters on the prevention of fuel
spills.
- Philpott
Fairy Stone Safety Council of Bassett, VA, to purchase
and imprint 2,000 litter bags that can be exchanged (full of collected
trash) at the state park visitor's center for a food voucher at
a local fast food restaurant.
- Salem
Sound Coastwatch of Salem, MA, to print 1,500 double-sided,
laminated "Quick Reference Guide to Clean Boating" cards.
- St.
Mary's River Management Committee of Folkston, GA, to produce
20 anti-pollution signs to post on the river and three monofilament
fishing line recycling bins.
- US Coast
Guard Auxiliary District 5N-Division 7-Flotilla 12 of Long Beach
Township, NJ, to purchase about 500 oil socks to distribute
to boaters who are found to have oil in their bilges during vessel
safety checks.
- US Coast
Guard Auxiliary District 8- Division 4- Flotilla 4 of Lafayette,
LA, to construct 20 monofilament line collection sites
and advertise the stations through brochures.
- US Coast
Guard Auxiliary District 8WB Division 16 Flotilla 03 of Grove, OK,
to post 18 signs on Grand Lake to help boaters learn how
to prevent the Westward spread of zebra mussels.
- US
Coast Guard Auxiliary District 13-Division 03-Flotilla 05 of Tacoma,
WA, to develop a video and duplicate and distribute 500
VHS tapes on how to properly refuel a boat and handle a fuel spill.
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