(1) To support The Cedar Tree Institute, The Central Lake Superior Watershed Partnership and The Nature Conservancy in providing resources for our local faith communities, educating us about environmental issues, inviting us into a more creative, responsible stewardship of creation.

(2) To initiate annual clean sweeps in collaboration with state and federal programs, encouraging our spiritual communities to collect and dispose of toxic chemicals that threaten our neighborhoods, towns and villages.

(3) To work alongside The Lake Superior Binational Forum, a citizen advisory body for the Canadian and United States governments, to coordinate a network - a spiritual shield - of faith communities committed to protecting air and water quality in the Great Lakes Basin.

(4) To encourage partnerships of our faith communities with American Indian tribes and agencies in Northern Michigan, addressing issues of environmental concern, sharing a common vision for future protection of the Earth's natural resources.