About the Rivers
Program Objectives
- to provide environmental education opportunities to students and their teachers by offering a hands-on approach to learning about the cultural and natural history of the St. Louis River watershed
- to cultivate a life-long sense of stewardship toward the river and the river communities
- to collect and interpret baseline water quality data using sound scientific techniques
- to share water quality information with state and local communities in a variety of ways such as the media, brochures, and public presentations
- to encourage citizen participation in reaching the long-range management goals for the river
- to collaborate with agencies and groups on watershed-related studies