CNN Heroes 2013 - Top 10 CNN Hero: Chad Pregracke - Special Reports from CNN.com
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Meet Chad
Chad Pregracke has made it his life's work to clean up the Mississippi River and other American waterways.
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The story behind the Hero
In the past 15 years, Chad Pregracke has helped pull more than 67,000 tires from U.S. waterways. But that's just scratching the surface.
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Want to get involved? Check out the Living Lands & Waters website and see how to help.
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Bottled secrets
They've been romanticized in movies and songs, but many people really do send messages in a bottle. Chad Pregracke has found 64 of them.
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