A free public event on Friday, July 10 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm will celebrate the permanent protection of “Pinch Rock,” a treasured swimming hole and fishing spot on the White River in Royalton. Pinch Rock is a bedrock outcropping located opposite 3272 Route 14 in Royalton, which provides swimmers, anglers, and tubers convenient and …
Posted: June 30, 2015 by wrp_admin
Celebration planned at White River access site in Royalton
A free public event on Friday, July 10 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm will celebrate the permanent protection of “Pinch Rock,” a treasured swimming hole and fishing spot on the White River in Royalton. Pinch Rock is a bedrock outcropping located opposite 3272 Route 14 in Royalton, which provides swimmers, anglers, and tubers convenient and …
Posted: June 19, 2015 by wrp_admin
Volunteers monitor water quality at swimming holes
On June 3, the White River Partnership (WRP) kicked-off its 15th season of monitoring water quality at 22 sites along the White River and its tributaries. WRP staff and twenty trained volunteers will keep tabs on bacteria, conductivity, and water clarity at swimming holes and other public access sites around the watershed every other Wednesday …
Posted: May 5, 2015 by wrp_admin
Help plant trees along Braintree’s Thayer Brook
The Braintree Conservation Commission and White River Partnership (WRP) invite volunteers to help us plant native trees along Thayer Brook in Braintree from 10am-noon on Saturday, May 9 (rain date Saturday, May 16). The planting event is being co-sponsored by the Community Development Block Grant and Vermont Watershed Grant programs. Interested volunteers should meet at …