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In
this issue...
- RiverLink Annual
Fund
Drive
- !
French
Broad River 'Yacht Club'
Soiree
- Open House &
Volunteer Reception
- River
Cleanups
- May
highlights
- June
dates
- Volunteer
Opportunities
- June 14: FBR Yacht Club Soiree
- June 23: Summer
Solstice Festival
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! RiverLink
Annual Fund
Drive
Only one
month left to contribute to RiverLink's annual fund to help raise
the funds that enable us to continue our work revitalizing the
French
Broad River watershed! RiverLink is
a non-profit organization and we do not receive any money from the
city, state, or federal government. We rely on grant money, and most
of all, our generous donors.
Our goal is
$175,000 and we are almost there with
only about $50,000 to go by June
30! You
can make your donation online
today!
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French
Broad River 'Ya!
cht Club '
Soiree
To purchase tickets
please visit our online store
(If the
link does not work, click RIVERLINK on the bar at the top of the
homepage, and then click STORE)
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4:00-6:00 set
up
6:00-8:00
bartending, raffle tickets, check-in,
security
8:00-10:00
bartending, raffle tickets, check-in,
security
10:00-11:00 break
down and clean up |
Open
House & Volunteer
Reception
Saturday,
June 16
11:00am-3:00pm
Former
EDACO site on Amboy
Rd.
Come
learn about the Brownfields program, the Wilma
Dykeman RiverWay, and the
future of the EDACO site
RiverLink
volunteers are invited to a special reception to honor their
efforts
River
Cleanup
Please join the
Rotary Club of
Asheville's Adopt-a-Stream team for a river cleanup
before the open house in Carrier Park from 9-11am. RiverLink will provide supplies: bags, vests,
litter sticks, gloves (please bring your own if you have them). Meet
at the Rotary Club picnic pavilion. Contact volunteer@riverlink.org to
sign up! |
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 May river cleanup
stats:
~ 4
river cleanups ~
~ 150
volunteers ~
~ 195
hours ~
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~ 40
bags of trash ~
Great
job, cleanup teams!
THANK
YOU!!!
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photo
from Citizen Times
Claxton Elementary
School
Rainbow Mountain Children's
School
Reed
Creek in Weaver
Park
Buttermilk Creek in Malvern Hills Park
Ingles Distribution Center
Carolina Day
School
Swannanoa
River on Route
70
Moore Branch on State
Street
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~
Upcoming River Cleanups ~
National
River
Cleanup Week
www.nationalrivercleanup.org
June
2-10, 2007
Click for
dates
June 16:
FBR @ Carrier
Park
(AAS) Rotary Club
June 20 & 27: FBR Park & Swannanoa on Meadow Rd.
YWCA campers
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Volunteer
Opportunities
Come to
RiverLink to find out all about how YOU can get involved in our
efforts to revitalize the French
Broad watershed! A 30 minute presentation will give an
overview of ongoing and special events volunteer opportunities. You
will have a chance to ask questions, fill out a volunteer
application, and speak with the Volunteer Coordinator about your
interests and availability. |
Outreach
Time commitment:varies
based on event
Greet
visitors, talk about RiverLink's mission and projects, recruit
volunteers and members, lead Enviroscape
demos.
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River
Cleanup Coordinators
Time
commitment:several cleanups/ month, 2-3 hours
each
Help plan and
implement cleanups during the week or on weekends. This involves
recruiting volunteers, arranging for trash pickup, giving safety
instructions, supervising cleanups, and providing
supplies.
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Outing
Guides
Time commitment:1-2
ou! tings/ m onth, 3 hours each
Lead and
organize day trips in or along the French Broad River. Educate
adults and children about the French Broad
ecosystem.
Lead interpretive hikes/walks/hands-on lessons, such
as insect, tree, plant, fish, and bird I.D.
To set up an outing,
email volunteer@riverlink.org
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RiverLink,
Inc.
www.riverlink.org
P.O. Box 15488
Asheville, NC 28813-0488
Office: (828)
252-8474 x118
Fax: (828) 253-6848
info@riverlink.org
Get
RiverLinked- read the blog!
www.getriverlinked.blogspot.com
Check us out on
MySpace and Facebook!
www.myspace.com/riverlink
www.thefacebook.com search
group "RiverLink"
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Please follow
this link for all the latest River News
RiverLink
Citizen Times Insert
Click here to check it out!
Studio space for
rent
Available in Warehouse Studios July 1- contact
Karen at 252-8474 x110 or karen@riverlink.org
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Events |
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First Friday
Paddles
June
1, 5pm
meet at Jean Webb Park
float to Woodfin Park
picnic
post-paddle
Contact:
firstfridays@braveulysses.com
Sunset
Cruises
June-October
First
and Third Wednesdays
June 6 & 20, 5pm
$40, $5 goes to
RiverLink
Meet at Southern Waterways
Wilma
Dykeman memorial
service
June 13, 4-6pm
Diana Wortham Theater
French
Broad River Yacht Club
Cocktail Party and Benefit
Hosted
by Asheville
Affiliates
June
14, 6:30-9:30pm
$20/$25
at the door, includes food and drinks
Windows
on the Park
*volunteers
needed*
Edaco Open House and Volunteer
Reception
June
16, 11am-3pm
Amboy Rd, by Citgo
River
Cleanup 9-11am
meet at Rotary Club
Pavilion
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GET
RIVERLINKED! |
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The
newest feature of our newsletter that aims to educate you
about the French
Broad River watershed and get
you RIVERLINKED! |
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River
Fact
of the month
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The
Southern Zigzag Salamander ( Plethodon dorsalis) has
recently been found in and around Richmond
Hill
Park
by the Fish and Wildlife Commission, which is working with
Asheville Parks and Rec to study the wetlands in the park. Previously
the furthest south this species has been found is the
Madison/Buncombe County Line.
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River
Photo
of the month |
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Click to view our web
gallery
May 17 benefit concert pre-show
paddle
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River
Quote
of the month |
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"How
many currents in French Broad
life have touched you; how your own small buried story
recapitulates in flesh the large history of the river's
people... and perhaps the meek, after all, do inherit at least
large corners of the earth."
The
French Broad
by
Wilma Dykeman
(1955) |
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Readers
are welcome to submit river facts, photos, quotes, and
anything else related to the rivers!
Email
volunteer@riverlink.org |
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