- You are part of a growing number of people who actively work to promote
clean water. The Water Keepers Alliance had
only 6 Keepers in the US 6 years ago. Now there are 35 Keeper programs in the US, Mexico and Canada.
Just two years ago The Catawba River Foundation had zero dollars, zero
members, zero volunteers, no Riverkeeper(R),
no staff, and no patrol boat. Today, the Foundation has a ninety
thousand dollar budge, over 400 members, 184 volunteers, 3 staff people,
one Riverkeeper(R) and two patrol
boats. We have also just received a thirty thousand dollar grant
for the purchase
of sophisticated, state of the art water quality monitoring equipment.
Since you are an integral part of a larger organization, when you speak
for clean water, your voice will count and you will
be heard. We will make a difference for Lake Norman for future
generations.
What it will take to be a Lake Norman Covekeeper:
Attendance at monthly Covekeeper training.
Willingness to learn about the nature of the river/lake environment.
Ability to problem solve and follow through to resolution pollution
issues in your adopted cove with the assistance of the
Riverkeeper(R) and/or Lakekeeper.
A boat or vehicle.
Honesty and Integrity.
Determination and persistence.
Self-motivation
Riverkeeper(R) History
1986 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. became Chief Prosecuting Attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper(R)
1987 Pace University Law Clinic forms partnership with Hudson Riverkeeper(R).
1988-1992 Other Keeper Programs established:
- Long Island Soundkeeper
Delaware Riverkeepter/Widener Univ. Law School
San Francisco Baykeeper/Golden Gate & UC Berkeley Law
Chatahoochee Riverkeeper/Emory Univ. Law School
NY/NJ Harborkeeper/Rutgers Univ. Law Sch. Env. Law Clinic
Santa Monica/San Diego Baykeeper/UCLA Env. Lit. Law Clin.
1998 Catawba Riverkeeper(R) established on the Catawba River by the Catawba River Foundation, Inc.
Currently there are 35 River, Sound or Baykeepers in the World.
The Catawba Riverkeeper(R) was the 21st in the Nation,
3rd in NC and 1st in SC.
President-Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Executive Director-Kevin Madonna
The Catawba Riverkeeper(R) Program Overview
The need for a Catawba Riverkeeper(R) established by the Catawba River Corridor Study
Spring 1997
The LN and LW Marine Commissions form the Catawba River foundation
to sponsor a Riverkeeper
Summer 1997
CRF licensed by the National Alliance of River, Sound and Baykeepers
to keep all 225 miles of the Catawba River from headwaters to the Dam at
Lake Wateree.
Jan 1, 1998
Donna Lisenby hired as Catawba's first and only Riverkeeper(R)
April 1998
Volunteer Keeper Program begins at Lake Wylie.
July 1999
Volunteer Keeper Program begins on Lake Norman.
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