 The St. Clair River – Why
it’s an Area of Concern and What We’re Doing About it
The St Clair River was designated as an Area of Concern (AOC) under the
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement due to severe impacts from water pollution.
The AOC includes the entire river from the Bluewater Bridge to Seaway Island,
St. Johns Marsh and the north shore of Mitchell’s Bay. Major pollutants include
bacteria, heavy metals and toxic organics from municipal and industrial sources,
urban and rural runoff, combined sewer overflows and contaminated sediments.
Canadian and U.S. agencies are implementing a cleanup program, known as the
Remedial Action Plan, with guidance from the St.
Clair River Binational Public Advisory Council (BPAC) composed of
representatives from Michigan and Ontario.
Who We Are
Friends of the St. Clair River (FOSCR) is
an all-volunteer registered Canadian charitable organization. Its purpose is to
promote conservation, beautification and other environmental activities
associated with the St. Clair River and assist in the development and
implementation of the St. Clair
River Remedial Action Plan (RAP). FOSCR membership consists of approximately 20 people who are the Canadian Members of
the St. Clair River
Bi-National Public Advisory Council (BPAC). The organization is
operated by a Board of Directors who meet on a quarterly basis.
The 2010 FOSCR Board of Directors: Darrell Randell
President, Bela Trebic Vice President, Terry Burrell Treasurer, Ken Hall
Secretary, Kris Lee, Kim Gledhill, Brenda Lorenz, Deb Trebic, Archie Kerr, Clint Jacobs,
Mordris Zandbergs and Sheldon Parsons serve as Directors.
Friends of the St. Clair River receive funding through grants from various Canadian
and U.S. government bodies and by private charitable donations.
Join the Effort
For more
information on Friends of the St. Clair River or to get involved in FOSCR
/ BPAC
activities, contact
FOSCR Secretary,
Ken Hall.
 Friends of the St. Clair River and the St. Clair Region Conservation
Authority have produced a River RAP Video as an educational tool to help
young people understand the importance of the Remedial Action Plan and
what they can do to protect the River.
Check it out on You Tube
Click here to view video
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