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Great Rivers Habitat Alliance

Our Mission

Protecting the 100-year Confluence floodplain for the benefit of
wildlife, historic waterfowling, agriculture, clean water and people.

Great Rivers Habitat Alliance

Our Programs

Great Rivers Habitat Alliance implements a number of initiatives
dedicated to preserving the natural resources of the floodplain.
We strive to educate the public on the importance of limiting
Big River flood plain development.

Great Rivers Habitat Alliance

Our Goals

Founded in 2000 to directly combat the commercial development
of the 100-year Confluence floodplain through policy, protection,
conservation, public awareness and education.

Great Rivers Habitat Alliance

Why Support Great Rivers Habitat Alliance?

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Support Policy

Lead Efforts

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Protect

Wildlife Habitat

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conservation

Efforts With Partners

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public awareness

and Education

Latest News & Articles

Why is the Confluence important?
21 Feb 2023
Latest News

Why is the Confluence important?

Note from the Executive Director Recently I was asked to discuss the Confluence and GRHA as a podcast guest with longtime friend, Ramsey...

GRHA Fights Wellfield Proposals on Whistling Wings Duck Club and 100-Year Floodplain
18 Feb 2023
Latest News

GRHA Fights Wellfield Proposals on Whistling Wings Duck Club and 100-Year Floodplain

There is nothing more important than clean water, which is the reason clean water is part of Great Rivers Habitat Alliance mission:...

GRHA Helps partners close on critical wetlands habitat acquisition in Mississippi watershed
17 Feb 2023
Latest News

GRHA Helps partners close on critical wetlands habitat acquisition in Mississippi watershed

With the assistance of GRHA, a partnership group led by Ducks Unlimited (DU) was able to close in February on a threatened...

GRHA recognized for its role in Confluence at Missouri Wetlands Summit.
04 Feb 2023
Latest News

GRHA recognized for its role in Confluence at Missouri Wetlands Summit.

GRHA Executive Director, Mike Checkett attended the Missouri Wetlands Summit held February 1-3rd. The event was put on by a committee of...

Migration Alert! Waterfowl are on the move from Canada and the Great Plains!
12 Nov 2022
Latest News

Migration Alert! Waterfowl are on the move from Canada and the Great Plains!

November 12, 2022 The Canadian Prairies are freezing and Thursdays 20+ inches of snow across North Dakota have waterfowl on the move....

2022 DU/GRHA PARTNERSHIP GALA
21 Oct 2022
Latest News

2022 DU/GRHA PARTNERSHIP GALA

  Common Cause and Shared Vision In October 2014, GRHA and Ducks Unlimited came together for an inaugural fundraising event and the...

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$25.00

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$35.00

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Member & Supporter Testimonials

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Adolphus Busch IV

GRHA DONOR & SUPPORTER

“It will take the collective resources of all partners, working together, to safeguard the wetland, agricultural and waterfowl hunting heritage of the Confluence.”

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Peter von Gontard

Founding Board Member

“Duck Hunting and conservation is not just a one-person effort. It takes a group, it takes a community, it takes everyone to come together and make it happen.”

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Archie Hager

GRHA DONOR & SUPPORTER

"I encourage other landowners and clubs to protect this landscape to ensure that future generations throughout the Mississippi Flyway will be able to enjoy the spectacle of migrating waterfowl provided by Confluence wetlands for years to come,"

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Philip von Gontard

Board Member

“How can you hunt waterfowl in this local floodplain and not get involved in the preservation of the Confluence and the environment?”

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Pierre Francois de Charlevoix

"In 1721, French explorer Father Pierre Francois de Charlevoix wrote of the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers: “I believe this is the finest confluence in the world."

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Rick Holton

Sr Board Member, Chairman Deer Creek Watershed Alliance

“Our floodplains must be preserved, because once they are gone, they are gone forever.”

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Great Rivers Habitat Alliance

Vision Statement

"GRHA will achieve our vision through diverse public and private partnerships to address the full range of factors that continue to erode and threaten the historic natural resources of the Confluence."

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Doug Sansone

Principal, Sansone Group, Board Member

“I am a developer, but I believe in responsible development, and that involves preserving our irreplaceable floodplains to do the role they were intended to do.”

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Warren Hager

Raccoon Ranch est 1898

“This is floodplain, its highest and best use as natural marsh and that’s something that’s been obvious to our family for 100 years,”

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Steve Maritz

President Wetlands America Trust – Dardenne Hunt Club Est. 1878

“Because of the closeness to the population center of St. Louis, the Confluence is constantly attractive to developers and we have to continue to fight that not only for our own duck hunting but for downriver as well,”