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Responding Organizations
We asked river groups across the region to answer, from their perspectives, up to 13 questions important for citizens and policymakers to think about. This is who has responded:

•	Center for Global Environmental Education
•	Coalition for a Clean Minnesota River
•	Crow River Organization of Water
•	Ducks Unlimited
•	Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
•	League of Conservation Voters Education Fund
•	Minnehaha Creek Watershed District
•	Minnesota Conservation Federation
•	Minnesota Department of Agriculture
•	Minnesota Environmental Partnership
•	Minnesota Milk Producers Association
•	Minnesota Mississippi River Parkway
•	The Minnesota Project
•	Minnesota River Basin Joint Powers Board
•	Mississippi Corridor Neighborhood Coalition
•	Mississippi Headwaters Board
•	Mississippi River Citizen Commission
•	Northwest Partnership
•	Water Resources Center
•	Yellow Medicine River Watershed District

Changing Currents Forum
Compare where these organizations stand on important river issues. And if you have something to say about what you read here, or if you have further questions to ask, participate in the Changing Currents Forum.

Build a Question; Find an Answer
Do you represent an organization interested in protecting rivers in the region? If so, we have some questions you might want to answer.

Minnesota River Basin Joint Powers Board (MRBJPB)
mrbdc.mnsu.edu/jpb/mrbjpb.html

About the organization
The purpose of the MRBJPB is to promote the orderly water quality improvement and management of rivers and other water bodies within the Minnesota River Watershed through information sharing, education, and related support to the 37 member counties.

Respondent: Aaron Colson, executive director

What are the most important actions citizens can take to help clean up Minnesota's rivers?
The most important action that citizens can take to help clean up Minnesota rivers is to get involved. Citizens need to contact their county governments and ask what can be done to protect our rivers. Citizens need to find out what their local government is doing to protect rivers. Citizens need to make the health of our rivers a campaign issue during local, state, and national elections. Citizens can join organizations dedicated to the protection and restoration of our rivers.

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