Force Newsletter - February 2017 :: Rivers Coalition

FORCE
Friends of the Rivers Coalition E-Newsletter

February 2017

The Rivers Coalition meeting is Wednesday, February 22nd at 6:00 pm at Stuart City Hall. The meeting is open to the public and there is plenty of free parking available. Coffee will be provided.

The presentation topic for the February meeting is:

“Understanding the Glades Communities”

Get the facts! Stay informed! Be involved!

Missed a past meeting? Go to our Youtube channel!

Agenda for Wednesday, February 22, 2017

6:00 to 7:30 pm at: City of Stuart Commission Chambers:

121 SW Flagler Ave, Stuart, FL 34994

Please Silence Your Cell Phones!

Business Matters

Chairman’s Comments, Call to Order: Mark Perry
Current Action Items: Status of SB 10 and HB 761
Special Presentation by: Chris Costello, Sierra Club w/ Mark Perry and Jim Moir

“Understanding the Glades Communities”

River Kidz of Martin County: Nic Mader/Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch
Speakers Bureau: Todd Weissing

Government & Agency Progress Reports

Martin County: Deborah Drum/Don Donaldson
South Florida Water Management District: Kathy LaMartina
FDEP

Coalition Reports

Local Issues & Estuary Water Quality: Mark Perry
WRAC “Water Resources Advisory Commission”: Mark Perry
Indian Riverkeeper Update: Marty Baum
Federal & State Issues-CERP/IRL & Lake Okeechobee: Kevin Henderson / Dr. Paul Gray

Highlights From January 2017 Meeting

Chairman and Speaker George Jones

Commodore George Hohenstein of Circle Bay Yacht Club presents Director Todd Weissing

with a donation to Rivers Coalition.

Thank You Circle Bay Yacht Club.

Speaker George Jones guiding us through navigation of the Florida Legislative ''roadmap"

River Kidz participated in and were beneficiaries of the

46th ANNUAL ST. LUCIE RIVER BLESSING OF THE FLEET!!!

River Kidz Irie and Dela with their Mom Karessa Kernan

Indian Riverkeeper, Mary Baum and others

River Warriors doing their thing at the BLESSING OF THE FLEET

The Blessings

Speakers Bureau

On January 19th, Kevin Henderson and Todd Weissing spoke to the Circle Bay Yacht Club.
Thank you Circle Bay Yacht Club for your concern for our River and your warm welcome!

If your group would like the Rivers Coalition to speak at an upcoming gathering, please contact Todd Weissing at ctodd_weissing@ml.com or info@riverscoalition.org

Get informed, be active and be part of the solution to help our river!

RIVER KIDZ

Rivers Coalition and River Kidz wish to Thank our Sponsors and the many participants of Blessing of The Fleet

A special message from River Kidz:

Hello! My name is Nicholas Leonard, and I am rewriting the River Kidz song as my Pine School Senior Capstone project. This is a call for all musicians, both instrumentalists and vocalists, to show your support for saving the river! Any member of the River Kidz can join! The goal is to perform the song three times; once at the Lyric for the Youth Driven Cinema show on April 21, for the Earth Day show on April 22, and one final show sometime in the month of May to celebrate the release of the third edition of the Workbook. In order to be ready for these shows, there will be three rehearsals. These are March 5, March 26, and April 16. All of these are Sundays, and will be from 3:00 to 4:30 at a location soon to be found. I look forward to meeting and working with all of you talented musicians, and I hope you all come out to support your local river!

Nicholas can be reached at: 772-349-4548

Upcoming Events:

"Watch for a River Kidz "Don't Trash It" event this spring, where kidz can decorate 5 gallon buckets to have their very own bucket to collect trash in along our waterways!

Youth Driven Cinema: April 21, 2017