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April
March
- RiverLink staff are the feature for WWNC's Changes program on Sat April 12. The podcast of the interview will be available Tuesday April 15. Check out the podcast by clicking here!
- Proceeds from new book, Go Green Live Rich
by New York Times best-selling author, David Bach go to Waterkeeper Alliance of which RiverLink is a participating member organization
- Richard Hall's, RiverLink Chairman Board of Directors, guest editorial letter, Neglected riverfront needs to be on city’s list of top priorities. Asheville Citizen Times, March 23
- New Asheville based brewery, Wedge Brewing Co., to open in River Arts District. Asheville Citizen Times, March 21
- Riverkeeper Reports Oil Leaking into Sweeten Creek. Asheville Citizen Times, March 15th
- Hendersonville, Polk get money to weather dry conditions
Hendersonville Times-News, March 8
- Storm brings needed rain, but more needed to erase drought
Hendersonville Times-News, March 6
- Power restored after heavy storms
Citizen Times, March 5
February
- Railroad quiet zone coming down the track
Mountain Xpress, February 27
- Debate over planned roundabout at Clingman
Citizen Times, February 24
- Community layouts discourage walking
Citizen Times, February 24
- Water can no longer be wasted
Hendersonville Times-Nes, February 24
- Speakers: Development easier with quiet zone
Citizen Times, February 22
- Comment on Buncombe County greenway plan by Feb. 22
Buncombe County
- WNC Clean Streams workshop: Preserve & Protect - Register by Feb. 15
Buncombe County
- The art of saving water
Mountain Xpress, February 13
- Riverfront Bus Tours
Citizen Times, February 12
- RiverLink to host drought forum
Citizen Times, February 9
- State identifies water source alternatives
Citizen Times, February 9
- Long term plan for new bicycle facilities is almost finalized
Citizen Times, February 7
January
- Raindrops: Of droughts, politics and men (women too)
Mountain Xpress, January 30
- Wedge Brewing Co. takes shape for opening
Citizen Times, January 30
- Life on the edge
Mountain Xpress, January 30
- Former CTS plant might not be culprit in contaminated residential wells
Citizen Times, January 30
- Muddy Water Training Kicks Off Around the State and in the French Broad
RiverLink press release, January 24
- Muddy Water Watch Looks To Stop Water Pollution
NBC 17, January 22
- RiverLink to help offer series of programs
Citizen Times, January 20
- Riverlink schedules drought forum
Citizen Times, January 18
- Earth Day competition
Citizen Times, January 17
- Take responsibility; keep trash in car
Hendersonville Times-News, January 16
- A devastating tornado helped McCarthy family grow roots in clay of WNC
Citizen Times, January 15
- List of state's impaired waters is available for comment
Citizen Times, January 15
- Riverkeeper looking for volunteers
Citizen Times, January 12
- Ex-marine kayaks, cleans waterways
Citizen Times, January 11
- RiverLink holds meeting about ‘railroad quiet zones’
Citizen Times, January 10
- Beyond rain barrels: Real water security for North Carolina's future
Mountain Xpress, January 9
- Join in effort to clean up area's streams
Hendersonville Times-News, January 6
News from 2007
December
November
- Local residents cleanup French Broad
Citizen Times, November 25
- ABC films local artist for "20/20" Citizen Times, November 20
- 20/20 spotlights artist’s joy
Citizen Times, November 21
- RiverLink honored by landscape architects
Citizen Times, November 15
- Tradition and performing art descend on Richmond Hill
Inn this weekend
Citizen Times, November 15
- RiverLink offers training for watershed education
volunteers
Citizen Times, November 12
- EDACO concrete cleanup under way
Citizen Times, November 12
- WNC dust bowl: how dry we are
Mountain Xpress, November 7
- Looking for answers: Federal, state, county officials address concerns about CTS
Mountain Xpress, November 7
- Back to the future: Soil and Water Conservation District helps farmers help themselves
Mountain Xpress, November 7
- Pounding the ground
Mountain Xpress, November 7
- October Watershed Education
RiverLink press release, November 1
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May
- French Broad River Yacht Club Soiree
RiverLink press release , May 31
- French Broad Riverkeeper going to International Waterkeeper Alliance conference in
New Orleans
RiverLink press release, May 31
- Benefit concert highlights
RiverLink press release, May 23
- Builders, artists eye changes in Asheville's River District
Citizen Times, May 31
- More greenways in works for WNC
Citizen Times, May 30
- Cleaning up and enhancing riverfront should be a top priority
Citizen Times editorial, May 18
- RiverLink hiring Education Coordinator
RiverLink press release
- River project awaits cleanup of concrete dump
Citizen Times, May 16
- Local racing has been off the track for eight years, but some fans are jump-starting the memory
Mountain Xpress, May 16
- May 2007 tabloid insert
Citizen Times
- Tennessee Hollow to play benefit for French Broad
Take 5 Online, May 11
- Two river businesses win annual award
Citizen Times, May 9
- Buttermilk Creek cleanup
RiverLink press prelease, May 9
- French Broad River of Art and Poetry contest winners
RiverLink press prelease, May 2
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News from 2006
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News from 2003
- "Volunteers help maintain river's health"
published in the Citizen-Times on 27 August 2003.
- "RiverLink busy with restoration project to improve
Swannanoa River "
by Michael Miller, published in the Citizen-Times on 27 August 2003.
- "River database will empower public"
an editorial in the Citizen-Times on 8 July 2003.
- "New Web site to detail water quality in area streams"
published in the Citizen-Times on 7 July 2003.
- RiverLink (and others) honored for French Broad River Park development
published in the Citizen-Times on 2 July 2003.
- "Bill focuses on industrial cleanup"
published in the Citizen-Times on 29 June 2003.
- "Yancey developer, residents face off over erosion"
published in the Citizen-Times on 9 June 2003.
- "Ready for a paddling contest?", published in the Times-News on 28 May 2003.
- "Company to take first step in cleanup of contaminated locations
in Asheville"
published in the Citizen-Times on 22 May 2003.
- "French Broad River ready for race"
published in the Hendersonville Times-News on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 (although mis-labeled as May 29!).
- "Heavy rains reveal flaws in erosion laws"
published in the Smoky Mountain News on 12 May 2003.
- "The French Broad: Past and
Currents" - a summary of the series on the French Broad, with pointers to each and every article in the series
published in the Hendersonville Times-News on Monday, 28 April 2003..
- "Stand and deliver, Hearing gives citizens a chance to weigh in on
water-quality rules"
published in the Mountain Express on 17 April 2003.
- "N.C. seeks input on stormwater runoff rules"
published in the Citizen-Times on 17 April 2003.
- "Old Canton Watershed will remain unchanged for future
generations"
published in the Citizen-Times on Saturday, 22 March 2003.
- "Federal government wages quiet attack on clean water"
lead editorial in the Citizen-Times on 3 February 2003.
- "Work on future site of Swannanoa River (park) could start soon"
published in the Citizen-Times on Thursday, 23 January 2003.
- Can an individual own part of a navigable stream?
See article published in the Citizen-Times on 10 January 2003.
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News from 2002
- "Couple donate river access to RiverLink for conservation effort"
published in the Citizen-Times on 26 December 2002.
- "Who owns water?"
published in The Nation, September 2, 2002.
- "French broad becoming an asset, not an eyesore"
published in the Citizen-Times on October 6, 2002.
- "Spotlight: French Broad River development plan"
published in the Citizen-Times on Oct 1, 2002.
- "Park expansion push needs help before new dream becomes
a reality"
editorial in the Citizen-Times on Oct 1, 2002.
- "Creative-kayaking sites proposed for French Broad"
published in the Citizen-Times on Oct 1, 2002.
- Fringe of Isidore keeping WNC wet"
published in the Citizen-Times on 27 September 2002.
- RiverLink volunteers help clean up river
published in the Asheville Citizen-Times on Sunday, 15 September 2002.
- Stage 2 mandatory water rationing in the Chapel Hill area of NC started August 23.
- Mountain Sports Festival content cited for success
Published 06-03-2002 in the Citizen-Times
- "Conference to teach erosion control strategies."
by Julie Ball, published in the Citizen-Times on 30 May 2002.
- Mountain Sports Festival promises outdoor thrills
Published 05-29-2002 in the Citizen-Times
- "EPA grant to help clean up abandoned industrial sites,"
by Julie Ball, published in the Citizen-Times on 22 May 2002.
- The ebb and flow of river revitalization"
editorial in the Citizen-Times on 16 May 2002.
- "Planners share riverfront development ideas"
article by Mark Barrett published in the Citizen-Times on 16 May 2002.
- "There's a lot going on in the city of
Asheville these days"
column by Mike Benzie in the Citizen-Times on 18 April 2002.
- "Preservation and profit a logical riverfront mix"
lead editorial in Citizen-Times on 9 April 2002.
- The river revitalization group RiverLink is working to develop a plan for
the river area focusing on economic development and transportation.
published in the Citizen-Times on 5 April 2002.
- "Business People: Carl Allen honored by Grove Park Inn"
published in the Asheville Citizen-Times on Mar 16, 2002.
- "We're all our rivers' keepers"
by Geoff Cantrell, published in the Asheville Citizen-Times on Feb 21, 2002.
- "Stormwater rules to be examined"
by Julie Ball, published in the Asheville Citizen-Times on Jan 3, 2002.
- RiverLink's French Broad Riverkeeper program is now recruiting for our Creekkeeper
program.
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