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River Trash
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Removing a Sunken Boat
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A Million Acorns
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River Trash
River Trash
The 2009 LL&W Team
The 2009 LL&W Team
Alternative Spring Break
Alternative Spring Break
Alternative Spring Break
Alternative Spring Break
Chad Pregracke
Chad Pregracke
Boats ready for a river cleanup
Boats ready for a river cleanup
Removing a Sunken Boat
Removing a Sunken Boat
Cedar Rapids, IA cleanup
Cedar Rapids, IA cleanup
A Million Acorns
A Million Acorns
Red Oak Acorns
Red Oak Acorns
The LL&W Nursery
The LL&W Nursery
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In Charge on a Garbage Barge

I am charging my barge down the nation's rivers picking up trash and making amazing progress. I started Living Lands & Waters in 1998 and have removed over 6 million tons of garbage from 8 rivers throughout the United States and have engaged over 60,000 volunteers.

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Chad Pregracke Chad Pregracke Wins the "Hardest Working Person is America" Contest

Aug 18, 2010 09:33 am

  AMERICA VOTES CHAD PREGRACKE, A RIVER CRUSADER FROM EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS, THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF MITCHUM’S HARDEST WORKING PERSON IN AMERICA CONTEST   * * *     Documentarians Albert Maysles & Bradley Kaplan to feature Pregracke in a Mitchum Hardest Working film airing on Sund... Continue reading Chad Pregracke Wins the "Hardest Working Person is America" Contest

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  • River Keeper
  • East Moline, IL United States
  • Posted: Jun 2, 2008
  • Last Updated: Aug 18, 2010
  • Focus Areas: Environment: Conservation, Land, Water; Education
  • Website: www.livinglandsandwaters.org

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michaelrapp76
October 10, 2009 - 12:29am
Thats a wonderful story and something that should be applauded. Thank you for doing what so many won't. I live near Starved Rock State Park in Illinois and am constantly on the river banks there cleaning up fisherman's mess. I fish myself so I know why you wouldn't want to pollute the waters of where you fish, but ultimately I can't blame the people out there, most are the homeless population I am trying to help. They care less about the society because they society cares laess about them. Anyway again thank you for caring when most others won't. Good luck in all you ventures.
RiverCubes
March 1, 2009 - 11:51am
In the Spring of 2003 I met Nat Stone, author of On the Water, Discovering America in a Rowboat, when he came to Pittsburgh to start the Tireless Project with a focus on reclaiming tires in a local facility where they separate rubber and steel, recycling both... He told me of your work and we planned to come visit you... You may be interested in the evolution of our work into ATM & RiverCubes. I have tried to contact you several times and hope to collaborate with you. I can be reached @ bob@rivercubes.net
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