The rescheduled Splash 'n Dash, is now on Sunday, Aug. 12. Coming? Info? Let us know HERE!
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Middle River Cleanup Week! Sign up to Clean Up!
What is "Legacy Trash"? Legacy trash is the sum total of trash that has accumulated in the river over many years. We are chipping away at it a little each year on Middle River. Sure, more goes in, but every year we make a little more progress. And we are fortunate that our waters don't look like this:
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This year, we have the ambitious goal of forming 13 teams to clean 13 different reaches of Middle River. Teams will paddle, wade and haul trash on a variety of days and times during the week
of August 13-19 depending on folks' availability.
(If the water is too high for safe work that week, we will fall back to the week of Aug. 20-26th). If you volunteer, you can anticipate approximately 2-3 hours of working time on the water with your team.
Will you help? Sign up HERE!
Yep, it is work, but you get to get a little bit wet and earn that great feeling of satisfaction at the end!
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Fishing Float Trip
Want to join us for a leisurely summer fishing trip? We'll give you time to float, see the river AND to fish along the way. If you don't want to fish, this probably isn't the trip for you!
Date: Sunday, August 26 Time: To Be Determined, approximately mid-morning to mid-afternoon Where: 3 miles of lower Middle River, via private property.
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FOMR is piloting a new River
Access Program with monthly float trips covering a variety of stretches of the
Middle River in Augusta County. The goal of offering these trips is to
familiarize participants with different boatable sections of the river and the
available put-in and take-out sites that participants can use in the future if
they join FOMR's River Access Program.
Read more and
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FriendsFest Picnic
The crazy weather we have had has consistently thrown a wrench in the works of the FOMR event planners this year...but we shall not be deterred!!!
It is time to start preparing for our end-of-season FriendsFest Raffle Drawing and Picnic. Enjoy your favorite beverage and BBQ Picnic in a beautiful setting on
the banks of the Middle River! Great fellowship, great food, serene
setting and always that chance to win an awesome kayak and many other prizes!
Hold the date: Sunday, September 9 from 3-8 pm. We'll be sending out invitations in the next few weeks to get a head count.
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Wharf Rat
Music and Art
Festival
Yep, FOMR will be hosting a table at this event, so stop by, give a squeeze to our plastic rat mascot and buy up some raffle tickets and T-shirts! - Saturday, August 18, 3-10PM
- At Sunspots Pavilion, 202 S. Lewis St., Staunton, VA 24401
- Hosted by Radio 106.3 WQSV Staunton
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Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Day
Proper disposal of hazardous waste helps protect our river!
- For Augusta County residents
- Saturday, September 15, 8:30AM- 12PM
- More info HERE.
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Aquatic Insect ID App
Did you know that The Izaak Walton League of America has an app for your smartphone for benthic monitors to use in the field?
Especially for new stream monitors, the Aqua Bugs app is a great tool. This app uses a dichotomous key – a tool that provides a series of
choices that will lead to correct identification of each
macroinvertebrate.
It’s simple to use – and it’s free. Once you open the Aqua Bugs app,
you can start the identification process based on a macroinvertebrate’s
legs, tails, or overall body shape, using illustrations to guide you
through the choices. Check it out! |
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Win This Kayak!
The 2018 FOMR Raffle Ticket sales season is in full swing!
3 tickets for $5
Win These Top Prizes
Tarpon 100 Kayak and Paddle
Guided Fly-fishing Trip with Justin Fischbach
$50 Gift Certificate to Wilderness Adventure in Staunton
Tickets on sale now at Wilderness Adventure 50 Middlebrook Ave., Staunton, VA. 540-885-3200, until September 9th when the winners will be drawn. Tickets also available from:
- any FOMR board member
- any of our upcoming events (any float trip, Splash 'n Dash, Wharf Rat Music and Art Festival, FriendsFest)
- email at info@friendsofthemiddleriver.org
- by calling 540-609-8267
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Mark your Calendars! August and September Aug 21 FOMR Board Meeting
Sep 9 FriendsFest |
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FOMR is a Paddle America Club
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Read more about Friends of the Middle River at our website HERE.
540-609-8267
P.O. Box 131, Verona VA, 24482
FOMR is a 501(c)(3) organization.
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