RiverLink is a regional non-profit spearheading the economic and environmental revitalization of the French Broad River and its tributaries as a place to work, live and play. Since 1987 they have engaged in simultaneous efforts to address water quality concerns throughout the French Broad River basin, expand public opportunities for access and recreation, and spearheaded the economic revitalization of Asheville's dilapidated riverfront district.
Adopt-a-Stream is their most popular volunteer program and requires at least two clean-ups per year. This will be our eighth clean-up, so come and have some fun! Pretty much everything will be provided by RiverLink -- orange vests, waders, bags, trash sticks, gloves. All we need to bring is energy and enthusiasm! We plan to meet at 10am on April 25th and clean for two hours. This date was selected as it coincides with Earth Day, which is traditionally held each year on April 22nd. (The rain date for our CITO event is the following Saturday on May 2nd.) Please bring your own drinks and snacks.
The stretch of water that we have adopted is the northern bank of the Swannanoa River along Swannanoa River Road between Biltmore Avenue to the west and Glendale Avenue to the east. [Area Map] This area was especially hard hit by the flooding in 2004 and still needs a good clean up! There will be lots of traffic going by on Swannanoa River Road so folks may want to access some of our stretch from Thompson Road to the south and then wade over. The listed coordinates are for a large parking area that we will use for our Staging Area. Due to the length of our stretch of river -- a little over a mile -- folks may want to use vehicles to get from there to their assigned sections. Some sections will require steep descents from road level to river level, while other sections will be easier to navigate. Children -- and some especially irresponsible adults -- will need to be monitored at all times.
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