Action, Protecting the Commons with Common Sense

The Ocean River Institute provides individuals around the world with specific opportunities to make a difference saving wildlife, protecting ecosystems, in environmental education, science, and conservation.

Many people want to lend a hand to environmental organizations, but it can be difficult to know how to help in specific, meaningful ways. The Ocean River Institute serves as a link between people who want to help and organizations that need their help.

We maintain a network of Partners, which are typically small, local, regional, and/or newly formed groups that find it especially challenging to reach potential supporters. When these groups need help, we announce it on this web page, in our newsletter and through emails to ORI Stewards.

"The least fracture now will be like a name engraved with the point of a pin on the tender rind of a young oak; the wound will enlarge with the tree, and posterity read in it full grown characters." Thomas Paine, Common Sense

 

Here is how you can help right now:

Monehagen Island shore and ocean

A National Endowment for Healthier Ocean to Promote Conservation

Gulf Restoration Network protester w sign: Clean up the Gulf

Tell Obama to Federalize the Gulf Clean UP!
Provide your comments to President Obama.

Rob and Lewis at Cooper Island shore, Beaufort Sea AK

No New Oil Drilling in the Ocean, Clean Energy, Climate- Green Jobs and a National Ocean Policy Tell why we need clean energy, a climate bill, green jobs, no drilling offshore and a national ocean policy.

Bottlenosed dolphin Indian River Lagoon by Capt Nan

Green Slime Nevermore! Stop Florida Nutrient Pollution
Protect Florida waterways and coasts from unregulated nitrogen and phosphorous discharging.

water bottles by water bottles

Keep Chemicals Out of Our Drinking Water!
Tell Washington why we need broader endocrine disruptor test rules for our drinking water

Ocean Task Force Wear Blue West Bay

National Ocean Policy Task Force
President Obama's task force is now reviewing comments calling for a national ocean and Great Lakes policy to save wildlife and restore healthy waters.

Take Action: Trouble Ahead for Beluga Whales
Help the beluga whales of Cook Inlet, Alaska; write to NMFS; tell why ecosystem-based management of beluga home waters is so vitally important for whales and for all.

Bluefin tunas by Chris Park

Save the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, Speak Out Against Larger Take Mature population of western Atlantic bluefin tuna has declined 82% since 1970. NMFS is considering increasing the killing of these ttuna. Public comment period closes December 21, 2009.

Canoeist with kayaks on river

Save the Westfield River, essential salmon habitat
Provide your comments as to why and how river science should inform EPA permitting of a new utility taking river and discharging effluent waters.

Take Action: British Virgin Islands
Help! Hans Creek Marine Protected Area, mangrove shores, turtle grass beds and corals to be destroyed by developers.

Two Atlantic wolffish

Save the Atlantic Wolffish HELP the denizen of the rocky bottom cold ocean water benthos of the Altantic Ocean with teeth ground-down from hard-shelled prey.

 

Previous Actions:

ThrowNEPA rule back sign with people on boat

Throw the NEPA Rule Back! In Boston Harbor, ORI teamed up with Environment Massachusetts to deliver a boat load of comments to NMFS in Gloucester.

whale mouthing fish

Take Action: Stellwagen Bank, Massachusetts
Provide feedback on the proposed management plan for the Gerry E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.

Take Action: U.S. Marine Protected Areas
Contribute to planning a system of protected areas in U.S. ocean waters.