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2000
List of Events
April
8th
Opening
Day of Fishing Season
WPWA and the Narragansett
Chapter of Trout Unlimited celebrate the first day of trout fishing season
with a litter awareness program. Free fishing advise, free donuts
and free coffee in reusable mugs donated by Bess Eaton’s Coffee and Bake
Shops are offered to early morning anglers from 6 to 10 a.m. The
seven locations to find us are: Meadowbrook Pond, Carolina Trout Pond,
Wyoming Dam,
Frosty Hollow Pond,
Breakheart Pond, Rt. 165 Check-in station, and the
WPWA office at Barberville
Dam.
April
22nd
Earth
Day Clean-up
WPWA will be joining
forces with the Salt Ponds Coalition, the Narrow River Preservation Association
and the Saugatucket River Heritage Corridor Coalition in an area-wide river
clean-up. Contact the office at (401) 539-9017 for more information.
April
29th
Westerly/Pawcatuck
Chamber of Commerce’s Duck Race
WPWA is participating
in this event on the lower Pawcatuck River.
20,000 rubber ducks
will be released (and recovered!). Please purchase your Duck Adoption
Papers from our office as half the proceeds will benefit the WPWA.
Call (401) 539-9017 for more information.
June
2000
Pawcatuck
Watershed Source to Sea Canoe Event
For four Saturdays
in June, the WPWA will celebrate National Rivers Month by conducting a
series of canoe trips from the headwaters of Wood River in the Arcadia
Management Area to the brackish water at the mouth of the Pawcatuck River
in Westerly. The fee is $10 per person per canoe trip and will benefit
the WPWA’s conservation work on the Wood and Pawcatuck Rivers. Canoeist
who complete all 4 trips will receive a free t-shirt. Shuttle service
will be provided. Participants should bring their own canoes, PFD’s,
water and lunch.
Pre-registration is
required.
Contact the office
at (401) 539-9017.
June
3rd
National
Trails Day - WPWA’s “Source to Sea” canoe trips, Part I
We’ll be putting in
at the Check-in station on Rt. 165 in Exeter.
Take-out will be at
the Wyoming Dam in Richmond. (6.5 miles, 1 portage)
June
10th
WPWA’s
“Source to Sea” canoe trips, Part II
This second stetch
will be from Switch Road in Richmond to Alton Pond take-out in Hopkinton.
State legislators will be invited to join us for part of this trek.
(6 miles, 1 portage)
June
17th
National
Rivers Day - WPWA's "Source to Sea" Canoe Trips, Part III
This Saturday’s canoe
trip will be the longest and most challenging. No fee will be charged.
Put-in will be below the Alton Dam and take-out will be at Potter Hill
in Westerly. (14.5 miles, 1 portage)
June
24th
National
Rivers Day - WPWA's "Source to Sea" Canoe Trips, Part III
This last canoe trip
will take us through Westerly and along the CT/RI border. Put-in
below the Potter Hill dam and take-out in Avondale. There will most
likely be Class 2 rapids near White Rock and Stillmanville. Both
of these areas may be portaged if conditions are too rough. A final
party will be held at the property of one of our members. Certificates
of accomplishment and t-shirts will be distributed then. (9 miles,
0-2 portages)
July
19th
Family
Fun Fishing Day at the Arcadia Hatchery
WPWA, in cooperation
with the DEM Fish and Wildlife, will offer the favorite summer activity
of the year, the Family Fun Fishing Day at the Arcadia Hatchery.
The fee is $3.00 and covers the cost of worms and a hot dog picnic.
Children of all ages welcome, pre-registration is a must as space is limited.
Contact the WPWA office at (401) 539-9017 for more information.
August
26th
WPWA’s
6th Annual Art in the Watershed Benefit Auction
The event will be
held at the beautifully restored Carolina Mill in Carolina, RI.
This year’s auction
will be a juried show, featuring a variety of mediums by
dozens of the area’s
noted artists. Cocktails and viewing start at 5:00 p.m.,
live auction begins
at 6:30 p.m. Admission tickets are $30 per person.
Forty percent of the
sale prices from all artwork benefits WPWA.
For more information
please call the office (401) 539-9017.
WPWA is a nonprofit conservation organization, funded by members’ dues;
member, corporate, and municipal contributions; and foundation grants.
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