Photos: Floatzilla & cleanup in the Quad Cities » Floatzilla_1

Paddlers come down the Mississippi to River Action’s Floatzilla 2012 — the Quad Cities Third Annual paddlesports celebration, Saturday, Aug. 18. This photo was taken from the top of a levy, showing how low the river is, which has closed 11 miles of the Mississippi near Greenville, Miss., with almost 100 vessels awaiting passage. (Photo by Frank Schier)

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Chad Pregracke, founder of Living Lands and Waters, stands on the top viewing deck of his barge, which also features nearby solar panels. As he states on his website: “Headquartered in East Moline, Illinois, Living Lands & Waters is a 501 (c)(3) environmental organization that was established by Chad Pregracke in 1998. Since the organization was founded, Living Lands & Waters has grown to be the only ‘industrial strength’ river cleanup organization like us in the world. Spending up to 9 months a year living and traveling on our barge, the Living Lands & Waters’ crew hosts river cleanups, workshops, tree planting.” Pregracke donated oak trees to the Rock River Trail Initiative in 2011 and 2012, resulting in 20,000 oaks being planted on the 300 miles of the course of the Rock River in Illinois and Wisconsin. Living Lands and Waters’ tugboat features murals by Justin Dirks and Adam Sherman of St. Louis. (Photo by Frank Schier)

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