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Railroad Quiet Zone
Over 30 people attended the
Quiet Zone Meeting on February 21 to hear how a Railroad Quiet Zone could
accelerate the revitalization of Asheville's River District.
View
speaker presentations:
Thomas
Drake, Grade Crossing Manager for the Federal
Railroad Administration
Micah
Downing , Audio Engineer
Ed
Harris,
Ed Harris Consultants
Regina
Trantham, HUD inspector and Mica Village developer
Please visit our
webpage at http://www.ashevillequietzone.org/
for additional information about the Railroad Quiet Zone. Click here to
take the survey.
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 A note
from our Audit
We're proud to announce that our most recent audit
revealed that 85 cents of every dollar donated to RiverLink is used for
projects - only 15 cents is used for all operations, including fundraising
and administration!
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Muddy Water Watch
Congratulations to the first Muddy Water Watch class graduates!
For more infomation on Muddy Water Watch or the RiverKeeper
program contact Hartwell Carson at 828.252.8474 x114, riverkeeper@riverlink.org or http://www.riverlink.org/programs.asp
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Karen
Cragnolin Park Update
Purchase a Deed of Support!
We have just about
finished recycling 100,000 pounds of cement and installing erosion control
measure - many thanks to D.H. Griffin and their team of incredible
workers led by Brian Alexander. The work they did at Karen Cragnolin
Park is not just a donation to RiverLink- it is a donation to the entire
community. Special thanks to Allen Stewart, owner of High Country
Hydro seeding for helping us with our erosion control measures at Karen
Cragnolin Park.
The next step is to give
DOT and the City an easement across the park so we can connect French Broad
River Park and Carrier Park into a continuous two-plus mile greenway.
We are also starting our Brownfield investigations and have received a
$20,000 grant from the EPA/Land-of-Sky Brownfield Program towards the
$39,000 Phase II testing.
This is a perfect time to
buy a "Deed of Support"
to help us with the cost of testing and cleaning up the site. Your
$50 per foot will make you a riverfront property owner and it is completely
tax deductible. Every penny you donate will get us that much closer
to making the entire 5.6 acres into the next exciting link in the
riverfront greenway. 100% of your donation will be used to clean up
and develop the site!
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February River Cleanup Tally
31 Volunteers
93
volunteer hours
90 Bags
42
tires
Thank you for braving the cold!
Christ School Adopt-a-Stream Team
French
Broad River - Long Shoals & Ledbetter Roads
New
Life Church Adopt-a-Stream Team
French
Broad River @ Riverside Drive
UNCA
Outdoors/Student Environmental Center
Hominy
Creek & French Broad River
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March River Cleanups
French
Broad River along Lymans Street with Fullerton Genetics Center
Adopt-a-Stream Team
meet
@ 12 Bones Parking Lot
Saturday
March 22, 9am-4pm
meet
on Blannahasset Island near Marshall, NC with community residents
meeting
location to be determined - check our website for details
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Earth
Day Art & Writing Contest
Deadline: March 21
New: Win a family paddle trip
on the French Broad!
Three
winners (K-5, 6-8, 9-12) will receive a paddle trip with Southern Waterways in
Asheville!
It's not too late to send in your student's art and/or writing for
RiverLink's Earth Day contest! Read more
For
more information on RiverLink's Watershed Education program contact Kathryn
Blau at (828) 252-8474 x.111, education@riverlink.org,
or visit www.riverlink.org/programs.asp#enviro_ed
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French Broad River Camps
Coming
July 2008!
"Educating
and empowering the next generation of watershed stewards"
~ Environmental
Education ~
River Recreation ~ Service Learning~
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Kids in the Creek ~ River of Words & Art ~ River cleanup ~ Tree
plantings ~ Canoe, kayak or raft trip ~ Tour of River Parks, stream
restorations, and rain gardens ~ Rockin' RiverFest
~ And much more! ~
Click here for more details!
Contact education@riverlink.org or 252-8474 x.111 to
sign up!
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Upcoming Events
Volunteer Info Session
March 5, 5:00pm
RiverLink office
Clear Water Contractor
Training
Register online
Earth Day
Art & Writing Contest
Deadline March 21
Water Conservation and
Harvesting Class
April 1
NC Arborteum
WNC Green Building Council
Paddlin' the Pigeon Trip Kickoff
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RIVER FACT
The French Broad Watershed's drought level
has decreased from exceptional (the most severe level) to extreme/
severe... more
info
-NC DENR Division
of Water Resources
RIVER PHOTO
RIVER QUOTE
"The river has taught me to listen; you will learn from it too.
The river knows one can learn everything from it. You have already
learned from the river to strive downwards, to sink, to seek the
depths."
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