St. Louis Confluence Riverkeeper

The mission of the St. Louis Confluence Riverkeeper organization is to make a significant ongoing contribution to preserving and protecting the water quality of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Illinois Rivers where they come together to form the confluence.  And, to serve as a source of contintuing information and public education through cooperation with other organizations.

Welcome to the St. Louis Confluence RIVERKEEPER® website.

To learn more about our organization just click on the lists at the left of this page.

About Us:

• One of the main responsibilities of the SLCR is to investigate potential problems that might jeopardize our waterways.

• SLCR is a member of the Waterkeeper Alliance.  Waterkeeper Alliance is a worldwide group of waterkeepers; riverkeepers, baykeepers, soundkeepers, harborkeepers, lakekeepers, and more.  Each works full time to insure that the waters they protect have an excellent water quality as possible.

• In the greater St. Louis area the Riverkeeper is Mike Bush.  He can be reached at the “Contact Riverkeeper” tab on the left.  Mike is a lifelong resident of the area.  He has been a boater since age 16.  He lives with his family in Richmond Heights, MO, a suburb of St. Louis.