Americas · North America
37 projects · 37 organizations
Groundwork Hudson Valley uncovered a river buried under a Yonkers parking lot for 90 years, turning it back into a living stream and public park.
The US nonprofit behind the country's biggest-ever dam removal, which reopened 400 miles of the Klamath River to salmon in 2024.
The original riverkeeper patrol boat that inspired a global movement still hunts down pollution on the Hudson and safeguards drinking water for millions of New Yorkers.
Founded in 1969 by Marjory Stoneman Douglas, this Florida watchdog group sues, lobbies and campaigns to send clean fresh water flowing south again through the Everglades wetlands.