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2018 FOMR Canoe/Kayak Season!
Click HERE for the complete Float Trip Season Calendar
Sunday, June 24th FLOAT TRIP
* 5.4 beautiful river miles
* From Windswept Rd. Bridge to a private land on Dam Town Rd.
* Must RSVP by June 21 to info@friendsofthemiddleriver.org
to reserve a spot and receive the logistical details
* Fee is $10 per person, which covers your 1-day event insurance. |
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In 2018 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.
The Middle River is a quiet river—great
for beginners and kids.
By joining the River Access Program—which is currently
a free program—you get a River Access Permit and a put-in/take-out contact list
that helps you secure permission to use the private lands of participating
landowners to gain access to the Middle River. (The Middle River has almost NO
public access. That’s why we are starting this program!) Read more and
see the full schedule of 2018 float trips HERE. |
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Chesapeake Bay Awareness Event
Monday, June 4, 10-11AM
Senator Emmet Hanger and Farmer Bud Shaver will address those present of the importance our local efforts play into the larger picture of cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay during the Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week.
Join this short gathering on well-managed Lucky Charm Farm. For GPS users, the closest address is 1037 Craig Shop Rd., Weyers Cave. The farm is on the east bank of the Middle River between Route 608 (Battlefield Rd.) and US Route 11.
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FOMR will be at the
Shenandoah Valley Blues and Brews Festival 2018 |
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| Saturday, June 16th at 2-9 pm at The Club at Ironwood.
Great music. Great food. Great beer. and...Great FOMR Raffle Tickets for sale.
Buy 'em up. |
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Benthic Monitoring Results Spring 2018
The snapshot we got of the Middle River's water quality this spring is pretty good news. Ten of the eleven sites we monitored rated as "acceptable" based on the insects found in the stream. The water quality was the lowest quality at our Summerdean site. Summerdean, nearest to the headwaters, often rates much worse than it did this time. By contrast, the Dam Town site--the furthest downstream site--rated the highest water quality in the river, as it also often does.
Thank you to the 23 volunteers that made this important work happen. We will do it all again this fall, and get yet another read on how the river is faring. For great long-term graphs of the overall program and each individual site, click HERE.
This beautiful casemaker caddisfly was found by benthic monitor Sherry Stanley at our Earth Day event.
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Win This Kayak!
The 2018 FOMR Raffle Ticket sales season has begun!
3 tickets for $5
Win 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 until the Friends Fest Picnic on September 9th or from any board member, at any of our events or via email at info@friendsofthemiddleriver.org
You need not be present at the picnic to win. But of course, we want you to come!
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Mark your Calendars!
June
Jun 4 Chesapeake Bay Awareness Event
Jun 5 FOMR Board Meeting
Jun 16 Blues and Brews
Jun 26 Float Trip
Print out your 2018 FOMR Event calendar HERE.
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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.
And follow us on Facebook!
P.O. Box 131, Verona VA, 24482
FOMR is a 501(c)(3) organization. |
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