{"id":443,"date":"2022-06-10T19:53:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T19:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluewaterconservationtrust.org\/?page_id=443"},"modified":"2025-07-31T16:02:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T16:02:08","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bluewaterconservationtrust.org\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What we do<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Protect what’s there<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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The most important part of planning for our future is protecting our present. We are dedicated to protecting the existing state of our watersheds, stopping contamination, and keeping them safe for usage.   <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Restore what Once was<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Over the past few decades, the quality of our water has decreased.  We are working to restore the quality that has been lost to pollution and runoff over the years.  <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Responsible stewardship is the key to the future of our watersheds.  When we know how to take care of our spaces, we ensure their quality in the future.   <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Protecting<\/em> what goes in to <\/span>preserve<\/em>\n what comes out.<\/span>\n <\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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The protection of our watersheds means not just clean, drinkable water for everyone, but also the conservation of the thousands of species that rely on our water supply. When we protect our water, we protect our future. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\ufeff Our organization is dedicated to conserving water, land, and wildlife through land protection, restoration and education for responsible stewardship in order to protect water quality and the diversity of life on earth. <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Do not meet minimum water quality standards according to the National Water Quality Inventory.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What we do Protect what’s there The most important part of planning for our future is protecting our present. We are dedicated to protecting the existing state of our watersheds, stopping contamination, and keeping them safe for usage.    Restore what Once was Over the past few decades, the quality of our water has decreased.  We […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-443","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluewaterconservationtrust.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluewaterconservationtrust.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluewaterconservationtrust.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluewaterconservationtrust.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluewaterconservationtrust.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/bluewaterconservationtrust.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":655,"href":"https:\/\/bluewaterconservationtrust.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/443\/revisions\/655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluewaterconservationtrust.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}