Clean Water
Citizen involvement in watershed protection and conservation activities has proven to have measurable, positive results on the quality of our nation's waters. Today, more than ever, citizen involvement is critical to the protection and restoration of America's waters. Recognizing the importance of the work you do, we provide tools and resources to help you conserve local waterways.
Save
Our Streams
Save Our Streams
(SOS) conserves America’s waters through
stream monitoring, clean-ups, restoration, and
buffer plantings. Find everything you need to
start a stream monitoring or restoration
project.
Project
Watershed
Project Watershed
engages high school students and adult
volunteers in stream monitoring and
conservation in central New York.
Clean
Boats Campaign
The Clean Boats
Campaign engages boaters in stopping the spread
of invasive species by cleaning equipment
properly before moving from one waterway to
another.
Protect
Our Wetlands
Protect Our
Wetlands (POW) raises public awareness about
the importance of wetlands and provides you
with the tools you need to conserve them. Find
everything you need to start a wetland conservation
project.
OTHER CLEAN WATER
PROGRAMS
Chesapeake
Bay: The
League is working to protect and restore
this national treasure through citizen
engagement and advocacy for strong pollution
reduction and restoration strategies.
Great Lakes: The League's Restore Our Great Lakes Program educates and advocates for restoration of our beautiful Great Lakes. Our current focus is stopping aquatic invasive species. Learn more about how you can help us protect and restore this national treasure.
Missouri River: The League has established an initiative dedicated to promoting conservation of the Missouri River resources and watershed within the tri-state region of Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota.
Upper Mississipi River: The Upper Mississippi River Basin (UMRB) has been a focal point of League efforts since our founding in 1922. From driving the creation of the Upper Mississippi River Fish and Wildlife Refuge in 1924 to the establishment in 1984 of a permanent UMRB office charged with river protection and agricultural conservation, the course plotted by the League has followed the great river.