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Living Lands & Waters is a 501 (c) (3) environmental organization established by Chad Pregracke in 1998 and headquartered in East Moline, Illinois. Programs that Living Lands & Waters conduct are: Community River Cleanups, Big River Educational Workshops, MillionTrees Project, Riverbottom Forest Restoration and Adopt-a-River Mile.
Contact information:
Living Lands & Waters
17624
Route 84 North
East Moline, IL 61244
Phone 309.496.9848
chad@livinglandsandwaters.org
NATIONAL MEDIA
Sundance Channel, The Green: Big Ideas for a Small Planet - Water
Visit Sundance Channel - The Green
CBS - 09-23-07 - The Rivers' Garbage Man
As a teen, Chad Pregracke started picking up trash from the Mississippi River. Over a decade, his non-profit has pulled over 4 million pounds of garbage from America's rivers. Mark Strassmann reports.
AWARDS & HONORS
Chad Pregracke
and
Living Lands & Waters
2009
- Heartland Community College Distinguished Alumni Award, Heartland Community College, Normal, Illinois April 20, 2009.
- Heartland Community College, Normal, Illinois Dedication of The Pregracke Center, April 20, 2009.
- Community Builder Award, Moline Lodge No. 1014 A.F & A.M. August 8th, 2009.
2008
- Nominated for Heroes of Conservation, Field & Stream Magazine, September 2008.
- Golden Glow Individual Award, Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers' Council of Past Presidents.
- River Industry Executive Task Force honored Chad for his commitment to river ecosystem restoration and his visionary achievement in building alliances for a cleaner river. Presented at the “Make Change Possible”- Inland Waterways Conference March 4, 2008.
2007
- Distinguished Alumnus Award, Illinois Community College Trustees Association
- Environmental Hero Award from Illinois Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn for MillionTrees Project
- Take Pride in America, United States Department of Interior
2006
- Outstanding Alumni Award, American Association of Community Colleges
- River Steward Award, Prairie Rivers Network
2005
- 2005 Quad Citian of the Year, presented by Best of the Quad Cities 2005 River Cities’ Reader Poll
- Achievement in Conservation, Hannah Caldwell Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution
- Environmental Stewardship Award, National Mississippi River Parkway Commission, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Award (NOAA)
- Governor Rod R. Blagojevich, People Are Today’s Heroes (PATH) Award
2004
- Quad-Cities Area Leaders under 40, Black Hawk College Foundation, Moline, IL
- Seventh annual “What’s Right with the Region!” award presented by FOCUS St. Louis
2003
- Social Entrepreneurship Award, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
- Honorary doctorate, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA
- United Township High School, East Moline, IL, Hall of Fame
- National Fishing Hall of Fame, Hayward, WI
2002
- The Jefferson Award, presented by the American Institute for Public Service (comparable to the Nobel Prize - Awarded for Community Service in Washington, D.C.)
- Mary Little Deere-Fort Armstrong Chapter NSDAR (Daughters of the American Revolution)
- Outstanding Achievement Award
2001
- Hometown Hero Hall of Fame – TEK Extra Magazine for Kids (A Time Magazine publication distributed to schools)
- Humanitarian Award - Southern Illinois Celebration of National Hunting & Fishing Days
- Black Hawk College - Excellence in Education Award
- Mary Little Deere-Fort Armstrong Chapter NSDAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) – Best Conservation Activities/
- Biography Magazine Top 10 Future Classics in America Award
2000
- E Town (National Public Radio) – E-chievement Award
- Soil and Water Conservation Society – Merit Award
- River Action – Eddy Award for Environmental Stewardship
- Clean Water Celebration – Making Waves Award (Peoria, IL)
- Izaak Walton League, Iowa Chapter – Conservationist of the Year Award
- Rock Island Rotary – Distinguished Community Service
- Chuck Yeager Award – National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- Institute for Leadership & Services – Fellow of the Institute (Augustana College)
- Key to the City – Quincy, IL
- Metrobank – Eagle Award for Community Service
1999
- Putnam Museum of Natural History – Environmental Stewardship Award Soil and Water
- Conservation Society, Illinois Chapter – Merit Award
- Soil and Water Conservation Society – Merit Award
1998
- Community Caring Conference – John H. Williams Community Service Award
- Illinois Wildlife Federation – Citizen Conservationist of the Year
1997
- Modern Woodman of America – Certification of Recognition
- Northern Zone Association of Illinois Wildlife Foundation – Appreciation Award
- Illinois Jaycees Top Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award
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