It's time to clean up our act! We hear a lot about the amount of pollution in our oceans, but a large amount of that trash originates from freshwater rivers. In 1997, Chad Pregracke decided to do something about the trash he saw accumulating in the Mississippi River near his hometown. He started to clean the river up little by little, and more than 20 years later this venture turned into Living Lands & Waters, a nonprofit whose mission is to aid in the protection, preservation and restoration of the natural environment of the nations’ major rivers and their watersheds. Chad joins us on this episode to discuss the formation of LL&W and the importance of the work they're doing. He also discusses ways to get involved with this work locally or through their organization. Chad's inspirational story shows that one person really can make a world of difference!

Host: Jennifer Hetzel

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