Living Lands & Waters Educational Workshops and Summer Camps

Living Lands & Waters Educational Workshops and Summer Camps include activities such as a boat ride and performing water quality tests on river water in a “floating classroom.” Participants discuss ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle everyday items to help keep rivers clean. The program also includes river cleanups, watershed conservation initiatives, and tree plantings.

Living Lands & Waters is an environmental organization that was established in 1998. Its stated mission is to aid in the protection, preservation, and restoration of the natural environment of the nation's major rivers and their watersheds. The organization is led by founder Chad Pregracke. Living Lands & Waters engages volunteers and students in river cleanups, watershed conservation initiatives, workshops, tree plantings, and other conservation efforts, and the crew spends up to 9 months a year living and traveling on a barge to host these activities. Educational opportunities are offered in a “floating classroom,” and the summer camp program can include field trips on the river for campers. Living Lands & Waters has grown to be the only “industrial strength” river cleanup organization like it in the world.

Last updated May 23, 2026.