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When you’ve folded your fish, snap a photo and submit it here, with a brief statement about why you’re participating in the project. Why do you care about protecting water and shutting down Line 5?
"Growing up in Door County, I cannot imagine the devastation a leak in Line 5 would cause to nature. It was built in a time long gone by and must be retired." -Sandra
"I want my grand children and their children to have clean water. Water is life!" - Mary
"We made 176 origami fish here at Pierrefonds Community High School, (in Montreal, Quebec)to show that we believe that pipelines should never be anywhere near fresh water! Our health and the health of all the beings that live in and depend on healthy water is reason enough to stop this old, unacceptable pipeline." - Sue
"So many communities, current and future, call the Great Lakes home. We need to protect them so they are here for generations to come." - Kris
"I love the Great Lakes. Their beauty and all the life they support. I have lived in Michigan most of my life and visited all the lakes during many vacations. My drinking water comes from Lake Huron too. Many millions of people, animals, plants, and ecosystem depends on them." - Susan
"I care about niibi (water- Anishinaabemowin) bc it is Life, belonging to all beings, destroying her is suicide, a great insult to the Creator." - Deisha
"Ghostly islands barely seen through the thick fog. A loon’s mournful cry. The setting sun sets the water ablaze. A red-necked grebe surfaces with a silver fish." - Kathy
"We always went to the Great Lakes camping and enjoyed the water when we were kids. Are whole Family decided to do this together! 234 Fish folded! Yeah! " - Diane
"The kids at our local trout release helped decorate these fish because they are sending baby trout into the great lakes water shed and they dearly want the fish to be protected from the threat of line 5 aging out." - Violet
"Care for Creation is our Sunday morning series this month, and I'm so grateful for a very hands-on way of helping the kids to realize that they can make a collective difference in the world. Thank you! "- Jeanne
"The Great Lakes are precious. We have to stop all fossil fuels and repair our relationships with all other species." - Lissa
"Water is precious and we must do all we can to protect it!" - Dee and Meredith
"Although many seem to take fresh, clean water for granted, the reality is that life as we know it would not exist without it. How can we NOT care about protecting water?!" - Valerie
"Safe and clean water is essential for life to thrive on earth. The Great Lakes are one of most valuable resources and should be fiercely protected to keep them thriving, healthy, and safe from antiquated energy transportation infrastructure." - David
"Line 5 is old and will inevitably break, polluting our waterways and land. Stop Line 5!" - Paulette
"I enjoy Lake Michigan in my back yard every day. My hopes are that we can keep our Great Lakes clean and healthy for many generations to come, which include not only humans, but all animals, birds and fish who depend on these lakes!!" - Lynn
"I grew up near Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes are home for me! I hope we can continue to enjoy healthy drinking water and clean, beautiful lakeshores here for many generations to come." - Devon
"Our lakes are part of the Wisconsin way of life. People from all over come to kayak around the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior and spend their summers in Door County on the shores of Lake Michigan. Every day that Line 5 continues to operate, the Wisconsin way of life is in jeopardy. We've got to come together to protect it." - Megan
"I grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. According to the EPA in 2010, 843,000 gallons of oil from Enbridge Line 6B entered Talmadge Creek and flowed into the Kalamazoo River, a Lake Michigan tributary. Heavy rains carried oil at least 35 miles downstream. Hundreds of homes and businesses had to be evacuated. About 150 families moved away permanently. Imagine that impact on Copper Falls State Park. Imagine the impact such a break could have on the people who reside in the Bad River reservation?" - Steve
"Folding an origami fish as a quick and easy way to get involved while advocating for the protection of our Great Lakes. You can fold and send out your fish right from home in less than 10 minutes! The instructional video on the website made it simple to complete on my very first try. Grab some junk mail and express both your creative and activist side!" - Erica
"Dear Wisconsin from your neighbor on the Michigan side of precious Lake Michigan, Here’s my 1st (of many more to come) virtual origami fish—leaping over marble filled fancy fishbowl. REAL fish and animals and ALL people require REAL water that is available and clear and healthy. THE GREAT LAKES are too critical to our survival for us to allow dangers such as Line5 to continue. Plans are afoot to bring this activity into our local Earth Day celebrations." - Sylvia
"Living along the Lakeshore in Michigan, Lake Michigan brings me a deep sense of peace, joy, and connection. In a time when so many of us are growing more distant from the natural world, I feel a strong responsibility to protect it for myself, for the people I love, and for generations to come. The experience of folding origami fish has been a quiet, meaningful, and intentional way to slow down and reflect on what matters most, like safeguarding the Great Lakes." - Laura
"I live nearby the latest oil spill—70,000 gallons spilled is 70,000 gallons too many. I’m folding fish for healthy water and a renewable future." - Abby
"WATER IS LIFE!" - Jessica
"Carbon dioxide increases rapidly due to oil, which actually affects sea level rise. As sea temperature increases rapidly (ozone layer destruction, etc.), green tide or red tide is discovered. If pipelines malfunction or break, oil spill accidents increase rapidly." - Kim
"Fish for the Future Start with a square. Corners begin to flow Each crease underlines Our intention: clean water. Middles move to edges, Sides become centers. Seems simple and yet As you fold for the future Two dimensions transform Into life with your fingers. You now understand How a school of fish Protects from predators. United in our mission Action ripples into change While creating community And hope for the future." - Liz