Rivers Coalition Meetings for 2012 - Come out and show your support!

New Night Meetings!

January Program Preview – Join us for a very special program as we welcome Shannon Estenoz, Director, Everglades Restoration Initiatives – United States Department of the Interior. Rivers Coalition members and the general public will have an opportunity to hear first hand timely information regarding Everglades restoration including the funding of approved CERP projects.  

Rivers Coalition public meetings are held at the city of Stuart commission chambers, 121 SW Flagler Ave. Everyone's support is needed.

Free parking, coffee & donuts!

Upcoming Meetings

Thursday Jan 26 11 am - 12:30 pm

Thursday Feb 23 11 am - 12:30 pm

Thursday March 29 11 am - 12:30 pm

Wednesday April 25 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Thursday May 31 11 am - 12:30 pm

Thursday June 28 11 am - 12:30 pm

Wednesday July 25 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Thursday August 30 11 am - 12:30 pm

Thursday Sept 27 11 am - 12:30 pm

Wednesday October 24 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

RVER KIDZ UPDATE DECEMBER 2011

The River Kids have had a busy time!

A crowd of Kidz assisted the Environmental Studies Center with their OPEN HOUSE and face painted river motifs on over 50 children therefore gathering 50 new and diverse members.

The kids also voted to give away $500.00 of their lemonade earnings splitting it between the Florida Oceanographic Society and the Environmental Studies Center. These gifts were formally presented at a Rivers Coalition meeting.

A throng of Kidz walked in the Stuart Christmas Parade bringing river awareness to everybody.

And most recently the River Kidz were filmed in Sewall's Point by the Everglades Foundation's film crew. Improvising due to rain, the foundation filmed the Kidz singing their River Song, picking up trash at the Indian River's edge, and  interviewed young founders, Evie Flaugh and Naia Mader as well as Mayor of  Sewall's Point, Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch as the film will be presented to the Florida

Legislature in 2012. The filming will be part of a multi-county presentation on the importance of water quality.

Speakers Bureau Update!

There is a solution. For ways you can help please visit http://www.RiversCoalition.org also for more information on the Rivers Coalition Speakers Bureau contact Todd Weissing at

(772) 223-6743 or ctodd_weissing@ml.com.

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Rivers Coalition is a Eco-Voice Sponsor!

How to Become a Member?

Membership is free! If you are interested in helping save the environment of SW Florida, you may join Eco-voice by going to www.eco-voice.org and selecting subscribe.

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Ted's Articles of Interest

New Conservation Coalition

Water Levels on Kissimmee, Okeechobee Still Up | Central Florida

Environmental Issues

Court Rules Against Palm Beach County Rock Mining

Florida Sportsman

CERP Schedule

Miccosukee Tribe v. Lehtenin

Huffington Post Article

Graham's Op-Ed

Salasar vs. Scott

Miami Herald Article

Lake "O" Audubon Article

Painting To Be Raffled in 2012!

"Save Our River" T-shirts featuring an attractive painting of the St. Lucie River wildlife available for purchase at our next meeting. You still have a chance to win the origional paitning by Mark Johnson.

Read about the T-shirts here:

http://www.riverscoalition.org/t-shirts.php

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Thank you for all your support.

Editor: Jessica Briske

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