Save The River was designated the Upper St. Lawrence Riverkeeper and is a member of the international Waterkeeper Alliance.
What is a Riverkeeper?
Riverkeepers work to protect the public’s right to clean water by
- Patrolling local waterways
- Tracking down sources of pollution
- Responding to citizen complaints
- Identifying problems that impact water quality
- Advocate for environmental laws and regulations to ensure clean water
Waterkeepers are full-time, privately-funded, non-governmental advocates for an identified river, lake, bay, or sound. They are recognized by their community, local government, and media as the voice for that particular body of water.
Most importantly, Waterkeepers advocate compliance with environmental laws, respond to citizen complaints, identify problems which affect their identified bodies of water and devise appropriate remedies to address these problems.
Who is the Upper St. Lawrence Riverkeeper?
As Executive Director of Save The River, John Peach also serves as the Upper St. Lawrence Riverkeeper. In this role, John serves as the primary voice and advocate for the Upper. St. Lawrence River.
Take Action!
You can help be our eyes and ears out on the River by joining the Riverkeeper Monitoring Program. Volunteers learn about how to identify wildlife and pollution issues, and how to report pollution problems.
To learn more about this program, visit our Riverkeeper Volunteers page.