Save The River’s Beach Watch program aims to test the water quality of eight local beaches and popular swimming destinations to ensure a safe swimming
Summer Events & Programs
Staff at Save The River are have many fun things planned this summer - and more to come! Check out where to find us below or stop by our
Trash Free River cleanup for I Love My Parks Day
Save The River staff and volunteers gathered for ‘I Love My Parks’ Day at the Minna Anthony Common Nature Center for a shoreline cleanup along Eel
Earth Day Trash Free River cleanups
National Grid and #TeamSeas sponsored Trash Free River cleanups during Earth Day weekend. Volunteers from National Grid spent Friday, April 21st,
Save The River receives Bass Pro Shops donation
Save The River’s John Peach was presented with a donation from Bass Pro Shops’ Justin Naymick and Seana Taylor. Save The River will be using gear
Eel Protection Study at Iroquois Water Control Dam
Last fall, Save The River traveled to the Iroquois Water Control Dam in Lisbon, NY to learn more about the Eel Protection Study. American eel are
Highlights of Winter Environmental Conference
Over 100 members of the River community came together at the 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel on Saturday, January 28th for Save The River’s 34th Annual
“Forever chemicals” – PFAS – are contaminating Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River fish and our local waterways
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pfas-forever-chemicals-one-fish-us-lakes-rivers-month-contaminated-water/ FACT: "Forever chemicals" are
Kenneth Deedy Environmental Steward Intern 2023
The Kenneth Deedy Environmental Steward assists the Save The River (STR), Thousand Islands Land Trust (TILT), and the Minna Anthony Common Nature