Conservation

National 501(c)(3) promoting safe, clean, and responsible recreational boating through free online courses, child life-jacket loaners, clean-water education, and abandoned/derelict vessel (ADV) removal programs.

Boat day: Free courses and kid loaner jackets lower the friction to cast off safely — so more family days feel like why you bought the boat.

Global alliance defending drinkable, fishable, swimmable water through investigation, accountability, advocacy, and education — with local Waterkeeper groups on rivers, bays, and coasts boaters use.

Boat day: Cleaner waterways mean better swimming, fishing, and shoreline days — the culture and ecology that keep boat ownership worth it.

Independent nonprofit defending San Francisco Bay from polluters through investigation, legal action, shoreline cleanups, and community advocacy.

Boat day: A cleaner Bay is more days you actually want to drop the hook — not skirt a trash line.

Protects and restores Puget Sound through pollution prevention, advocacy, and volunteer Sound Sweep / coastal cleanup events (often with Ocean Conservancy ICC data).

Boat day: Sound Sweep days clear debris from the harbors you cruise — stewardship that protects tomorrow's cast-off.

Save the Bay — restoration, education, advocacy, and hands-on stewardship across the Chesapeake watershed that countless recreational boaters call home.

Boat day: Oyster reefs, cleaner water, and shoreline restoration keep Chesapeake weekends feeling like the reason you keep a boat.

Youth development in the South Bronx (and San Francisco) through wooden boatbuilding, environmental science, sailing, and social-emotional support — transforming young lives on the water.

Boat day: Putting tools and tillers in young hands grows belonging on the water — the long game of Quality Boat Days for a whole community.

Science-based ocean protection including Trash Free Seas / International Coastal Cleanup — volunteer debris removal and data that coastal boaters see on every beach day.

Boat day: Fewer plastics in the swim spot means more days the shoreline feels like why you launched.

Grassroots nonprofit protecting oceans, waves, and beaches through local chapters — water quality, plastic pollution, and coastal access relevant to boaters and paddle craft.

Boat day: Chapter cleanups and water-quality fights protect the beaches you raft up to — coastal culture staying healthy.

Official nonprofit partner of the National Marine Sanctuary System — stewardship, education, debris/ADV removal projects, and maritime heritage.

Boat day: Sanctuary stewardship protects the special waters you cruise — heritage and habitat for the long haul.

Science-based advocacy and education advancing Everglades restoration — freshwater flows that shape South Florida boating, fishing, and coastal health.

Boat day: Restored flows mean healthier flats and bay days — the South Florida waterways you bought the boat for.

Ocean conservation education for the sailing and boating community — Clean Regattas, stewardship tools, and sailor-led ocean literacy.

Boat day: Race and cruise culture that leaves less wake of waste — stewardship that fits how sailors already gather.

Virginia Beach watershed nonprofit restoring waterways; partner on NOAA-supported abandoned/derelict vessel removal projects across coastal Virginia.

Boat day: Pulling derelict hulls clears navigational hazards and eyesores — safer, cleaner harbor days.

Restoring the Elizabeth River (Hampton Roads) through habitat projects, education, and partnerships — including ADV removal collaboration in coastal Virginia.

Boat day: A restored urban river is more evenings you want to linger at the dock — water quality as Quality Boat Days fuel.

Patrolling and advocating for the Hudson River watershed — clean water for communities and boaters from NYC to the Adirondacks.

Boat day: Hudson stewardship protects the river days that define Northeast cruising culture.

Protecting Biscayne Bay and South Florida waters through science, law, and community action.

Boat day: Cleaner Biscayne Bay means more swim-off-the-stern days that feel worth it.

Hands-on habitat restoration and education protecting Tampa Bay — seagrass, oysters, and shoreline projects boaters benefit from.

Boat day: Seagrass and oyster projects keep the bay fishable and swimmable — the point of a Florida boat.

Protecting and preserving Galveston Bay through conservation, advocacy, education, and research.

Boat day: Bay stewardship keeps Gulf Coast weekends closer to the joy that sold you the boat.

Citizen-based nonprofit protecting Lake Champlain water quality and recreation through science, advocacy, and education.

Boat day: Clear lake water is the whole product for inland boaters — advocacy that protects the season.

Keep Tahoe Blue — water clarity, watershed protection, and advocacy for Lake Tahoe.

Boat day: Clarity is the brand of a Tahoe boat day — stewardship that protects the blue.

Protecting the Great Lakes through advocacy, Adopt-a-Beach cleanups, and education across the freshwater seas that host a huge U.S. recreational fleet.

Boat day: Healthy Great Lakes beaches and water quality protect the heart of Midwest boat culture.

Science, education, and advocacy protecting Santa Monica Bay and Southern California coastal waters.

Boat day: Coastal water-quality grades and cleanups protect the swim and surf days tied to SoCal boating.

Protecting Long Island Sound and its watershed through restoration, advocacy, and education (Connecticut Fund for the Environment / Save the Sound).

Boat day: A healthier Sound means better swimming and fishing between the Connecticut and New York shores you cruise.

Advocacy and education for a healthy Gulf of Mexico — wetlands, water quality, and coastal resilience that Louisiana and Gulf Coast boaters depend on.

Boat day: Gulf wetlands and water quality protect fishing and marsh boat days that define the region.

Ocean conservation through expeditions, education, and community science — plastic pollution and marine wildlife relevant to coastal boaters.

Boat day: Ocean literacy trips and science programs deepen the why behind protecting the waters you run.

Community foundation for the ocean — fiscal sponsorship and programs for marine conservation projects including coastal resilience and education.

Boat day: Funds and incubates projects that protect the shared waters under every boat day.

Protecting wild rivers, restoring damaged rivers, and conserving clean water — relevant to river and reservoir boaters nationwide.

Boat day: Healthy rivers and flows protect inland boat days from the Appalachians to the West.

Global conservation organization with major coastal and marine programs — oyster reefs, mangroves, and resilient shorelines that boaters experience as healthier harbors.

Boat day: Coastal restoration projects improve the fishability and resilience of places you already boat.

State-led Coastal Cleanup Day mobilizing volunteers across California shorelines (often coordinated with Ocean Conservancy ICC) — flagship boater-relevant cleanup culture.

Boat day: Mass shoreline cleanups make the next beach landing feel cared for — culture you can join in one morning.

Longwood University program coordinating Virginia's International Coastal Cleanup and marine debris education — partner on ADV-related outreach.

Boat day: Debris data and cleanups clear the beaches and creeks Virginia boaters use all season.

Community-based nonprofit protecting Casco Bay (Maine) water quality through science, education, and stewardship — classic New England boating waters.

Boat day: Bay monitoring and stewardship keep Maine summers tasting like cold, clean water.

Protecting Lake George water quality and recreation through science, advocacy, and education — model lake association for inland boaters.

Boat day: Lake associations are how inland boaters defend clarity and access — the local politics of Quality Boat Days.

New England marine education and beach cleanups — whale education and coastal stewardship for Northeast boaters.

Boat day: Coastal education and cleanups keep New England shores ready for the next picnic landing.

National paddlesports organization advancing education, stewardship, and access — relevant to tenders, SUPs, and human-powered boat days alongside power/sail fleets.

Boat day: Paddling skills and waterway stewardship expand safe access for the whole family — dinghy to SUP.

Subset pointer: BoatU.S. Foundation clean-boating and environmental courses (oil, sewage, marine debris) — see primary BoatU.S. Foundation node for donate/loaner/ADV actions.

Boat day: Clean-boating habits keep fuel and sewage out of the swim area — small stewardship, big weekend payoff.