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You are Invited
FOMR Open House!
Drop in to our first Open House at our new Middle River access site!
Sunday, May 20
2-5 pm
NW Corner of Bald Rock Rd. and U.S. 11 (Lee Hwy), Verona
- Pick up an Authorized User River Access Permit, that facilitates parking for river put-ins and take-outs
- Tour the new access site
- Learn about our summer float trip details
- Meet our Board Members and Watershed Administrator
- Grab a snack and hang out, or just drop in for a quick visit
- We look forward to seeing you!
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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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We
are creating a fine menu of monthly summer float trips on the Middle River for
you, but we do not have all the details ready to announce! (Teaser: we might have some specially themed floats!)
FLOAT TRIP 2018 Kickoff!
When: Saturday, May 26
Section: 6.6 river miles from Lebanon Church Rd. bridge to FOMR Verona access site.
Time: TBD
Interested? Stay tuned or shoot us an email and we'll make sure you get the details of the trip, which are coming very soon! info@friendsofthemiddleriver.org
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FOMR Film Contest Winners
Fort Defiance High School Envirothon students won a $1000 prize for their film
“The Middle Child Syndrome,
Featuring the Middle River”
These high school students entered their film into FOMR’s film
contest focusing on the reasons why a clean watershed is important to
our community.
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| The check was presented to the students during the Wild and Scenic
Film Festival in Staunton on Sunday evening, April 22. We celebrate
these young river stewards! |
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Virginia Save Our Streams (VASOS) Workshop with Trout Unlimited
Sunday, May 5, 9AM-5PM.
2193 Hanky Mountain Hwy, Churchville.
Rescheduled from April 8.
Learn how to assess water quality by collecting and identifying aquatic
macroinvertebrates. The Izaak Walton League is working with Trout
Unlimited and the Pipeline Compliance Surveillance Initiative to provide
a workshop for those who want to become certified VASOS Monitors. Free. |
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Mark your Calendars!
May
May 4 Pure Water Forum Mtg., 12 pm
May 5 Kids' Fishing Tournament
May 5 Save Our Streams Benthic Training
May 15 Headwaters
SWCD meeting
May 19 Seniors' Fishing Tournament
May 20 FOMR Open House, 2-5 pm
May 21 E.
coli water monitoring
May 26 FOMR Float Trip, Details TBD
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P.O. Box 131, Verona VA, 24482
FOMR is a 501(c)(3) organization.
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