Living Lands and Waters

From the Bottom Up:
One Man's Crusade to Clean America's Rivers
(National Geographic Books)
By Chad Pregracke, with Jeff Barrow

Chad Pregracke was a high school student when he first glimpsed the trash that littered the bottom of the Mississippi, a shocking sight that launched him on a quest to clean up the river. After four discouraging years seeking government help without success, he decided to take his fund-raising private—and a corporate sponsor decided to take a chance on this naïve but unshakably determined young man.