NWF works to keep you informed about water management issues. Please make your voice heard using our easy-to-use online forms. Some of the top water issues today are:

Help protect coastal Louisiana
Sign this petition to help the wildlife and people of Louisiana!

Stand up for the Great Lakes
The Great Lakes hold 95 percent of America's freshwater supply. That makes the important for all Americans.

Stop the Corps in the Mississippi wetlands
This Yazoo Pumps Project doesn't make sense for people or wildlife.

Crossroads: Congress, The Corps of Engineers and the Future of America's Water Resources (3 Mb) - This NWF report outlines some of the most damaging Corps projects. (Need help downloading PDF files?)

National Wildlife^® magazine Special Issue on Water

Leaving Wildlife High and Dry - As the administration floats new clean water rules, protections for many streams and wetlands are drying up.

Swamping Louisiana - As the state's coastal wetlands disappear, at the rate of a football field every half hour, both wildlife and human lives are threatened.

Troubled Waters - Diking, damming, pollution and competing uses threaten the "lifeblood" of the National Wildlife Refuge System.

Dubious Days in the Delta - U.S. taxpayers may spend millions of dollars on projects in the Mississippi Delta that destroy natural resources while benefiting few people.

Where River Flows Through Forest - In Arkansas, some of the nation's most important bottomland hardwood forests are teeming with both wildlife and controversy.

Seeking an End to a Flood of Claims - After years of repeatedly rebuilding houses, some communities are now opting to move homeowners to higher ground.

Caution: Building in a Wetland Can Be Hazardous to Your House - Developers are nibbling away at the nation's small wetlands, creating big problems in the process for many homeowners.

Paved Over and Pushed Out - Beyond its pernicious effects on people and rural landscapes, suburban sprawl is threatening some of the nation’s most imperiled wildlife.

When a Fish is More than a Fish - For the Nez Perce and other Native Americans of the Northwest, saving endangered salmon means saving an ancient heritage.

Second Chance for a Dying Estuary - The monumental task of restoring the Everglades begins 100 miles to the north.