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Spring "Beach Party" April 17th!
It's still cold outside, but you can start planning to celebrate the Spring! The Virginia Gentlemen and Friends of the Rappahannock are teaming up for a Spring beach party featurin "The Embers". This group opened for the Rolling Stones, did commercials for Budweiser, performed for the Olympics, President Clinton's inaugurational ball and created the soundtrack for Endless Summers. Listen here.
It's going to be a great night of
frie
nds, great music, a
nd lots of dancing!
Half the proceeds will be donated to our river protection programs. Guests can bring their own bottle and the Virginia Gentlemen will provide mixers and beer.
WHEN: April 17, 2010 8pm to midnight
WHERE: Eagles Lodge, Cool Springs Rd., Fredericksburg
Mark your calendar ! Purchase Tickets ONLINE.
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Fredericksburg Watershed Property Draft Management PlanOn Wednesday, Feb. 17 the City of Fredericksburg Watershed Property Management Committee held a public meeting to present draft recommendations for management of the 4,232 acres of City-owned riverfront property. The draft plan is now available online.
Free Lance - Star Article. More info.
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FOR Opposes Water Line in New River Easement6/1/2009 Friends of the Rappahannock today notified Stafford County that it intends to vigorously oppose their proposal for a water line alignment through the City of Fredericksburg's river easement lands. The 30-40 foot wide corridor would traverse 1-mile through some of the most sensitive and scenic portions of the easement.
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Fredericksburg Passes Model Pollution Control OrdinanceFredericksburg City Council has passed a new ordinance that will significantly reduce water pollution from new development. Press Release.
Photo of demonstration Low Impact Development practice, a "biofilter" or "rain garden" at Chuck E. Cheese in Fredericksburg's Central Park retail center.
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Organizations Launch Clean Water CampaignFOR has joined over 50 organizations to launch the "Choose Clean Water" Campaign which seeks federal leadership to help local communities and counties clean-up and protect their local waterways throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
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Volunteer with FOR!
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Combined Federal CampaignFederal employees: please consider donating to Friends of the Rappahannock through your Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) currently underway.
Our CFC designation number is 45597.
Our LGC designation number is 7752.
Our CVC designation number is 3295. Thank You !
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"Fertilize Responsibly" Cartoon Video to air on CableCheck out this new cartoon video by Dr. Steve Mussey, Friends of the Rappahannock, and Stafford County. River-Friendly Yard Care Tips. This project received funding from the Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund provided by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). read more ...
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Order your rain barrel today
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Using rain barrels to collect rainwater is an inexpensive way to decrease stormwater runoff, conserve water for garden and lawn use, and save money.
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Rappahannock River Water Trail
Visit FOR's Rappahannock River Water Trail Website.
Online maps, river levels, trip planning, and more !
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Rappahannock RiverCam !
View our LIVE, Remote Controlled,
Rappahannock River WebCam.
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Report City Easement Violations!
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Contact Officer Lee Sillitoe, the City of Fredericksburg's Watershed Property Manager (AKA River Steward) to report on ATV tresspass, tree cutting, or other illegal activities in the City's river easement corridor (Kelly's Ford and Ely's Ford downstream to Fredericksburg.
Cell (540)-847-1162 Email lsillitoe@
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FOR Volunteer Monitoring DataLearn more about water quality in the Rappahannock! Newly added to the site is water quality monitoring data collected at various locations in the the watershed by FOR volunteers. read more ...
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Recent Newspaper Articles
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Let the River RunAfter a bold act of "creative destruction", shad and other migratory fish have now returned to the Rappahannock. So what's next? by John Tippett read more ...
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PNC Bank helps Head Start & FOR launch joint Pre-K ProgramWe're reaching young kids to create positive understanding of the environment.
"We will only protect what we love, we will only love what we understand, and we will only understand what we are taught."
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Keep Our River Healthy!Want to learn more about what you can do to help keep our river clean? Water conservation tips, as well as information on watersheds, the water cycle, storm water pollution and erosion can be found here. read more ...
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FINAL Conservation EasementREAD the City of Fredericksburg's final conservation easement language for the City's 4,000+ acres of riverfront lands. read more ...
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Remembering EMBREY DAMCheck out video of the explosion that let the RIVER RUN FREE ! read more ...
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