As the Upper St. Lawrence Riverkeeper, Save The River is the primary voice and advocate for the health of the River and the right to clean water from the River’s beginning in the vicinity of Cape Vincent to the Massena / Cornwall area. To cover an area that large it relies on volunteers to be its eyes and ears on the water.

Riverkeeper volunteers will be trained to assess potential pollution problems and to effectively report these problems to the appropriate agencies. Volunteers will receive training to recognize wildlife die-offs, invasive species and subtle changes in the River that indicate negative and positive impacts to this fragile and already stressed ecosystem. Attendees will also have the opportunity to learn more about the Wilson Hill Wildlife Management Area and Save The River.

Since Save The River began its Riverkeeper Monitoring Program in 2008, over 750 volunteers have been trained and now use the skills they have acquired to monitor the River.

Attending this hour-long training session is all that is needed to become a Riverkeeper volunteer. All volunteers will be given Save The River’s Riverkeeper Identification Guide as an on-the-water guidebook and a free t-shirt. This training is free and open to the public.