The Living Lands & Waters (LL&W) organization will host an open house for its new classroom barge from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 7.
The barge resides at 101 Beacon Harbor Drive, East Moline. Visitors are asked to drive to the end of Beacon Harbor Parkway and the barge – called the Mississippi River Institute – will be on the riverfront with ramp access.
The state-of-the-art education barge provides students with hands-on learning experiences designed to inspire them to become stewards of the maritime industry. Many of the materials used in the classroom barge’s construction were repurposed and include items the LL&W crew recovered from its river cleanups across the country.
LLW is an award-winning, non-profit organization dedicated to protecting, preserving, and restoring the health and vitality of our nation’s rivers and watersheds. Founded by Chad Pregracke, the organization has made strides in river cleanup efforts and environmental education since its inception in 1998.
