The Kenneth Deedy Environmental Steward assists the Save The River (STR), Thousand Islands Land Trust (TILT), and the Minna Anthony Common Nature Center (MACNC) trustees and staff to better serve their missions. This Steward will spend (3) weeks respectively at each organization immersing themselves in the 1000 Islands region and what it is to be an environmental steward. During summer […]
Trash Free River Program
Save The River volunteers have been cleaning up shoreline and boat slips for several years on both sides of the upper St. Lawrence River in an ongoing effort to make the St. Lawrence River “swimmable, fishable, and drinkable now and for generations to come”
Catch and Release Program
Since 1987 Save The River has promoted catch and release fishing for species threatened on the St. Lawrence River to improve the overall health of the St. Lawrence River and to ensure a healthy, sustainable fishery.
Beach Watch Water Quality Monitoring Program
Since 1999, Save The River’s BeachWatch program has monitored swimming water quality at popular swimming areas along the River. Each summer, Save The River staff and volunteers collect water samples at 6 different locations.
Sustainability
“Replace Single-Use Plastics” program. Started in fall 2018, instrumental in the passage of ban of single-use plastic bags. STR is now advocating for passage of NYS legislation to ban polystyrene take out food containers and polystyrene packaging fill material.
