The White River Partnership (WRP) has received two grants to implement flood recovery projects that improve water quality, fish & wildlife habitat, and public access as well as engage community members in hands-on stewardship activities in 2015.
The Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation supports community-based education and environmental projects in the Upper Valley. The WRP will use Byrne Foundation funds to work with over 500 students and community volunteers, the Green Mountain National Forest, Verdana Ventures, and Vermont Agency of Natural Resources to understand impacts to water quality from Irene flooding by monitoring biological, chemical, and recreational parameters at high-priority sites around the watershed.
Vermont Watershed Grant (VWG) funds are granted to support on-the-ground projects that protect or restore water quality and shorelines, enhance recreational use, and educate people about watershed resources. The WRP will use VWG funds to implement Irene recovery projects with volunteers, including planting native trees and shrubs along the river; addressing erosion issues on Class 4 roads; and removing man-made trash from river access sites along the White River and its tributaries.
We want to thank Byrne Foundation and VWG for their generous support of our 2015 flood recovery projects!
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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 the 1.6-acre town-owned property at 2044 Thayer Brook Road. Please dress to work outside in long sleeves, long pants, and close-toed shoes. The WRP will provide gloves, shovels, planting instruction, and light snacks.
Planting native trees along rivers filters pollutants out of runoff; provides food and cover for fish and wildlife; stabilizes streambanks; and slows flood waters. Since 2000 the WRP’s Trees for Streams Program has engaged more than 130 landowners and 500 annual volunteers to plant over 45,000 native trees along the White River and its tributaries.
To RSVP, please call 802-763-7733 or email info[at]whiteriverpartnership.org.
Posted: April 1, 2015 by wrp_admin
WRP receives 2 flood recovery grants
The White River Partnership (WRP) has received two grants to implement flood recovery projects that improve water quality, fish & wildlife habitat, and public access as well as engage community members in hands-on stewardship activities in 2015.
The Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation supports community-based education and environmental projects in the Upper Valley. The WRP will use Byrne Foundation funds to work with over 500 students and community volunteers, the Green Mountain National Forest, Verdana Ventures, and Vermont Agency of Natural Resources to understand impacts to water quality from Irene flooding by monitoring biological, chemical, and recreational parameters at high-priority sites around the watershed.
Vermont Watershed Grant (VWG) funds are granted to support on-the-ground projects that protect or restore water quality and shorelines, enhance recreational use, and educate people about watershed resources. The WRP will use VWG funds to implement Irene recovery projects with volunteers, including planting native trees and shrubs along the river; addressing erosion issues on Class 4 roads; and removing man-made trash from river access sites along the White River and its tributaries.
We want to thank Byrne Foundation and VWG for their generous support of our 2015 flood recovery projects!
Posted: March 16, 2015 by wrp_admin
Tom Warhol joins WRP Board of Directors
The White River Partnership (WRP) welcomes Tom Warhol, who joined the Board of Directors in February. Tom and his wife, Lisa, live in Bethel-Gilead.
“We are grateful to have Tom’s passion for rivers and exceptional skill set working on behalf of the White River watershed,” said Executive Director Mary Russ.
Tom has had extensive experience in the natural resources field, working for The Nature Conservancy, the American Chestnut Foundation, the Massachusetts Riverways Program, and the New England Wildflower Society before moving into nonprofit fundraising with VINS and now as Grants Manager for the Vermont Foodbank. He also earned a master’s degree in forestry from UMass Amherst.
In addition Tom has managed a freelance writing and editing career since 2001; the result has been a dozen books with a focus on environmental education and wildlife conservation. Tom and his wife are active in the Bethel community as well – Tom is a member of the Bethel Conservation Commission and Lisa is the town’s Herald correspondent.
Follow this link for more information about the WRP Board of Directors.