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Dear Friend,

In protecting the waters they love, Waterkeepers also protect the people who depend on those waters.

The events of this year have certainly made that work harder. But the COVID-19 pandemic has also made the work more important than ever.

Waterkeepers have always done their work shoulder-to-shoulder. Whether they’re dragging tires out of a river, buttonholing local legislators about a sewer plant, or showing tadpoles netted out of the shallows to first graders on a field trip, the people in our movement thrive on face-to-face work.

When the pandemic made such in-person work impossible, it required us all to rethink, quickly, almost everything we do. What’s amazed and inspired me is how well the people in this movement did just that.

This year's annual report ([link removed]) showcases the Waterkeeper movement's tenacity and our unwavering commitment to the fight for clean water. Around the world, we adapted our programs and ways of doing business. We pivoted our energy and focus to better support our communities in these trying times, and we made a tangible impact on improving the health of the world's waterways. I hope you enjoy reading about our collective successes and that you find inspiration in these stories.

We know, despite all the changes in our world, there are more victories to come. All of us at Waterkeeper Alliance and every individual in every Waterkeeper group remain committed to the fight for clean water. While that fight may look different now than it did a year ago, our determination is the same.

So is the one factor that makes all our work possible—you.

As we review this last year and embark on a new one, I thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for keeping this growing movement of clean water warriors afloat through good times and bad.

Sending you all my wishes for clean water and good health,

Marc Yaggi
Executive Director
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