Pearl Riverkeeper

Pearl Riverkeeper is a licensed member of Waterkeeper Alliance, the largest and fastest growing nonprofit solely focused on clean water.   Pearl Riverkeeper will advocate for the health of the Pearl River watershed which covers 24 counties in Central and Southern Mississippi, 2 Louisiana parishes and includes the Yockanookany, Strong and Bogue Chitto River tributaries.   This ecosystem is rich in ecological resources including 40 species of mussel and 130 species of native fish.  It supports eight federally listed species including the ringed map turtle, Gulf sturgeon, inflated heelsplitter mussel, bald eagle, dusky gopher frog, gopher tortoise, Pearl darter and Louisiana black bear.  This watershed provides the drinking water for the metro Jackson area and also provides numerous recreational and tourism opportunities, a significant revenue source for the surrounding counties.  The marshes and estuaries on the Gulf Coast rely on the Pearl River as a source of clean, fresh water.  The Pearl Riverkeeper will advocate for the health of this critical watershed and will hold polluters accountable for actions that have a detrimental effect on the clean water that belongs to all of us.  

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About Waterkeeper Alliance

The Waterkeeper movement was started in 1966 by a community of local fishermen and boaters concerned about the health of the Hudson River.  Since then, the Waterkeeper Alliance has grown to over 300 organizations and affiliates, all working towards one goal of clean drinkable, fishable, swimmable waters around the world.  Waterkeeper Alliance members patrol and protect more than 2.5 million square miles of rivers, lake and coastal waterways on six continents because everyone has the right to clean water.  
To learn more, visit waterkeeper.org.