Save The River! Thousand Islands - Clayton NY on the St. Lawrence River

Save The River! is a non-profit, member-based environmental organization whose mission is to preserve and protect the ecological integrity of the Upper St. Lawrence River through advocacy, education and research.

Since 1978 Save The River has been the leading grassroots advocacy organization working to protect the St. Lawrence River.

Save The River also organizes on-the-water restoration and monitoring programs that track River health and identify pollution problems.

Learn more about Save The River’s programs by visiting the following pages:

  • Bass Catch & Release – Learn how Save The River promotes catch and release fishing.
  • Muskie Catch-and-Release – Learn about a cooperative effort to encourage catch-and-release of muskies on the River.
  • BeachWatch – Learn about Save The River’s beach water quality monitoring program.
  • Common Terns – Learn about volunteer efforts to monitor and restore common tern populations on the River.
  • Eagles – Learn about more about the bald eagle populations on the River.
  • Fishing Line Recycling Stations – Learn how Save The River and TIA are bringing awareness to the issues caused by fishing line being left in the environment & how properly dispose of fishing line.
  • Shoal Marking – Learn about Save The River’s volunteer program do mark some of the River’s most dangerous shoals.
  • Trash Free River – Learn about our shoreline cleanups along the St. Lawrence River.
  • Water Chestnut Pull – Learn how Save The River and SLELO PRISM work to bring awareness and protect aquatic habitats from the aquatic invasive species.