This blog is from our partner, Eric Davis who currently serves as Director of Dorchester County Parks and Recreation Department. He is an avid fisherman and lifelong paddler.
From childhood to adulthood and through the lens of my chosen profession, I have always viewed waterways as an indispensable outlet for recreational pursuits for all ages and ability levels. In the South Carolina Lowcountry water is everywhere. Read more…
Earlier this fall, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began soliciting proposals for projects that will advance EPA’s water quality and environmental justice goals. Proposed and eligible projects will address urban runoff pollution through diverse partnerships that produce multiple community benefits, with emphasis on underserved communities. Applications are due November 20th. Read more…
Did you miss our October webinar on Prepare to Launch? Watch it today and learn more about guidelines for assessing, designing, and building launch sites for carry-in watercraft. Corita Waters and Lelia Mellen with the National Park Service lead a 30 minute engaging presentation describing the tools and resources available. Participants will also have the opportunity to evaluate the good the bad and the ugly as we continue to evolve the best practices for the development of launch sites. Read more…
Today American Rivers announced the creation of a new grant program to benefit rivers and the communities served by them throughout the Intermountain West. The Connecting Communities to Rivers grant program will provide financial support for projects that connect communities in the Intermountain West to their rivers by improving family-friendly recreational opportunities and protecting and restoring rivers and surrounding lands. Read more…
Join us for our October webinar on Tuesday, October 27th at 3 pm ET/1 pm M. We will learn more about Prepare to Launch! Guidelines for Assessing, Designing, and Building Launch Sites for Carry-in Watercraft. Corita Waters and Lelia Mellen with the National Park Service will lead a 30 minute engaging presentation. Read more…
I was glad to be heading back to Columbia after two days of soggy weather at American Rivers’ Board meeting in Beaufort, South Carolina. Read more…
My heart still skips a beat every time I see a swallow-tailed kite soaring above me. Plentiful osprey make me hold my breath as they dive in to the Waccamaw River for their dinner and nest amidst the tall cypress trees, nothing compares to the tremendous wingspan of the swallow-tailed kite and it’s striking markings and signature forked tail. The Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge and surrounding area supports the highest density of nesting swallow-tailed kites in South Carolina and is the northernmost documented nest site for the species. These incredible birds are only one of the many reasons the Waccamaw NWR has stolen my heart. Read more…
Today’s post is a guest blog by Susan Culp, our Verde River Coordinator.
Amazing sunny weather greeted the 2015 Verde River Days celebration in Cottonwood, Arizona – the perfect backdrop to the annual event celebrating our community’s love for and connection to this vital and lifegiving resource – the Verde River. Read more…
There are few conservation laws on the books that have touched more people in more places than the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Nearly every state park, city park, fishing access site, public lands trail, wildlife refuge, national recreation area, national historic trail and national forest in my home state of Montana has received LWCF funds for land acquisition or infrastructure improvements over the past 50 years. Read more…
Join us for our monthly webinar on September 29th at 1 pm ET/11 am MT to learn more about ways to work with your community to implement codes and ordinances to protect rivers and clean water! Read more…
