Love Rivers? Help Protect Them!

In early 2021 I was asked to get involved and sit on the board for Protect Our Rivers. It has been an amazing honor to work with like-minded individuals and combine our passions to help protect our rivers. With our fearless leader Sarah Nelson at the helm, we have managed to accomplish amazing feats in the past year!

• Since mid-2021, Protect Our Rivers has planned and organized 70 river cleanup events across Colorado, Montana, Utah and West Virginia to remove over 45,000 pounds of trash from rivers, streams, and nearby parks.

• In 2022, Protect Our Rivers increased the amount of trash collected at cleanups that is diverted from landfills by 70% through composting and recycling resources.

• In 2022, Protect Our Rivers interacted with 5,020 people at a cleanup event or other interactive learning event and shared valuable information about watershed conservation, river ecosystem health, or human-caused problems like pollution.

• In 2022, we helped educate over 300 young river stewards about point source and nonpoint source pollution through interactive watershed model demonstrations.

• In partnership with Down River Equipment (a local rafting store), Protect Our Rivers developed and distributed river recreation cards to help educate new river runners onways to minimize their environmental impact, Leave No Trace, and recreate on rivers responsibly.

This Colorado Gives Day I'm asking for your support to help Protect Our Rivers continue to do great things for Rivers and the River Community!