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The Rotary theme for April is the Environment, and Earth Day is April 22, 2026. 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Five Rotary Districts across four states and a province Canada are uniting for powerful, multi-district clean water projects.
Together, we’ll show the world the impact<\/strong> Rotary makes,
“When we Unite and Take Action<\/strong>” on this critical issue of clean water.<\/strong><\/p>\nRotary’s coordinated service day to Unite for Water will:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Together, we can demonstrate the power of Rotary to create lasting change.<\/p>\nCommit your Club to <\/strong>be part of this historic event!<\/h3>\n
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Key State Agencies<\/h3>\n
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) – www.dnr.state.mn.us<\/a> | 651.296.6157
Department of Health (MDH) – www.health.state.mn.us<\/a> | 651.201.5000
Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) – www.bwsr.state.mn.us<\/a> | 651.296.3767
Environmental Quality Board (EQB) – www.eqb.state.mn.us<\/a> | 651.757.2873
Public Facilities Authority (PFA) – mn.gov\/deed\/pfa<\/a> | 651.259.7469
Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) – metrocouncil.org\/waterwater-water<\/a> | 651.602.1000
Minnesota Dept of Agriculture – Agricultural Water Quakity Certification Program (MAWQCP) – www.mda.state.mn.us\/awqcp<\/a> | 651.201.6012<\/p>\nLocal & Regional Partners<\/h3>\n
Watershed Districts & Watershed Management Organizations – bwsr.state.mn.us\/watershed-districts<\/a>
Clean Water Council – pca.state.mn.us\/air-water-land-climate\/clean-water-council<\/a><\/p>\nStatewide Nonprofits & Coalitions<\/h3>\n
Freshwater – freshwater.org<\/a> | 651.313.5800
Minnesota Environmental Partnership (MEP) – mepartnership.org<\/a> | 651.290.0154
Trout Unlimited – Minnesota – mntu.org<\/a>
Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) – fmr.org<\/a> | 651.222.2193
Izaak Walton League – Minnesota Division – sites.google.com\/view\/minnesotaikes<\/a>
Land Stewardship Project (LSP) – landstewardshipproject.org<\/a> | 612.722.6377
Clean Up the River Environment (CURE) – curemn.org<\/a> | 877.269.2873<\/p>\nRegional & Lake Associations<\/h3>\n
Minnesota Lakes & Rivers Advocates – mnlakesandrivers.org<\/a> | 952.854.1317
Great Lakes Commission \/ Great Lakes Protection Fund – glc.org<\/a> | 734-971.9135<\/p>\nTribal Nations & Water Programs<\/h3>\n
Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa – grandportageband.com<\/a>
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe – www.llojibwe.org<\/a><\/p>\nKey State Agencies<\/h3>\n
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) – www.nrcs.usda.gov\/wi\/nwqi<\/a><\/p>\nNonprofits, Coalitions, & Local Groups<\/h3>\n
River Alliance of Wisconsin – wisconsinrivers.org<\/a> | 608.257.2424
Water Action Volunteers (WAV) – naturalresources.extension.wisc.edu<\/a> | 608.331.0173
Milwaukee Water Commons – www.milwaukeewatercommons.org<\/a> | 414.763.6199
The Nature Conservancy – Wisconsin Chapter – nature.org\/wisconsin<\/a>
Clean Wisconsin – www.cleanwisconsin.org<\/a>
Wisconsin Conservation Voices – Clean Water for All – www.conservationvoices.org\/clean-water<\/a> | 608.661.0845<\/p>\nSample Local Infrastructure \/ Utilities<\/h3>\n