Apologies to anyone who has already seen this, or who gets it twice! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conservancy Launches Program To Patrol Potomac Banks This summer, the Conservancy is launching a new program to help protect the Potomac and its riverside lands from environmental depredations and inappropriate development. Our River Monitor Program aims to establish regular volunteer patrols along priority river sections that keep an eye out for pollution, illegal dumping, fish kills, tree cutting or other development activity that might pose a threat to the health of the Potomac River. To read a recent article about this new program from the Washington Post click the link below. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29186-2001Jun6.html The Conservancy is seeking volunteers, preferably paddlers with their own boats, to "adopt" identified sections of river and commit to regular patrols to keep watch for changes to the landscape. River sections will vary in length and difficulty of paddling. Along some sections of river monitors might elect to patrol their site by foot. At a minimum, volunteers (or groups of volunteers) should be able to commit to one patrol of their river section per month. If you are interested in learning more about this program or want to get involved contact Matt Berres, Director of Community Action at 703.276.2777 ext. 203 or berres_at_potomac.org. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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