Our Mission
To aid in the protection, preservation, and restoration of the natural environment of the nation's major rivers and their watersheds.
To aid in the protection, preservation, and restoration of the natural environment of the nation's major rivers and their watersheds.
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After his retirement from education, Hanlin joined the crew of the river cleanup nonprofit Living Lands & Waters (LL&W), started by former student Chad Pregracke. Hanlin was an integral part of LL&W’s founding days and became the organization’s first captain. He drove Living Lands & Waters’ first vessel, a 180 hp., 25-foot Vietnam-era bridge-building towboat retrofitted by Pregracke.
It’s been an exciting year for Living Lands & Waters (LL&W). The organization has spent the year hosting and participating in cleanups all over the country, and morale is high.
Students from Inver Hills Community College took part in a Mississippi River Institute (MRI) free, one-day workshop in mid-September 2025. The workshop took place on the MRI floating classroom barge, Mississippi River Institute, a 1930s crane barge restored by Living Lands & Waters (LL&W), a nonprofit organization based in East Moline, Illinois, to serve as a mobile teaching platform that informs students about river ecosystems and riverine careers.
"All you need to do is change your world. That's how the world changes." - Chad Pregracke
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