Kansas Riverkeeper, Friends of the Kaw
Protect. Advocate. Discover.
Beautiful day to be on the Kaw! FOK is out with Professor Burgin and Grad Student Michelle KU Environmental Studies Program and Kansas Biological Survey and KU Field Station to take nitrogen samples as part of a research program and to test for the Lawrence release of nitrogen contaminated groundwater from the old Farmland site to the Kansas River. #kansasriver
Tickets are only $20 and available here: http://tinyurl.com/
Date: Sunday, November 5, 2017 at Abe & Jake’s Landing, Lawrence, KS
Time: 3PM to 6PM
Friends of the Kaw presents our second Annual Beer Tasting Event featuring Breweries along the Kansas Watershed & Kaw River to benefit Friends of the Kaw, a 501 c(3) organization.
Participating Breweries: 23rd Street Brewing Company, Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant, Blue Skye Brewery & Eats, Boulevard Brewing Company, Free State Brewing Company, Happy Basset Brewing Co. , Kansas Territory Brewing Co., KC Bier Co. , Lawrence Brewing Co., Lb. Brewing Co., Little Apple Brewing Company, Martin City Brewing Company, Norsemen Brewing Company, Tallgrass Brewing Company, & Yankee Tank Brewing Company
Food will be available for Purchase:
Drasko’s Food Truck, Fine Thyme Food, Terrebone Po’ Boys, & Lucia Beer Garden + Grill
Sponsored By:
Landmark National Bank, Cromwell Environmental, DeHart Plumbing, Goodell, Stratton & Edmonds, LL Bean, Minuteman Press, Springhill Suites, Sunflower Outdoor & Bike, Lucia Beer Garden & Grill, Westar Energy Green Team, WaterOne, Kansas Alliance for Wetlands andStreams, The Bowersock Mills & Power Co., Up a Creek Paddle, Dirty Girls, Sierra Club and Steve Cringan.
The Final Environmental Impact Statement for Commercial Sand Dredging on the Kansas River was issued today.
You can read it here: http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Portals/29/docs/regulatory/ksdredging/2017/2017-09-26_KS_River_Dredging_FEIS.pdf
A final RECORD OF DECISION will be issued by the Corps of Engineers and that will determine whether or not they continue to allow commercial sand dredging in the Kansas River.
We will be reviewing the Final EIS document and stand ready to continue to fight dredging on the Kansas River. Please take the time to review this document and stay engaged. Thank you for your support of our efforts to get these sand dredges moved to appropriately sited pit mines and out of the river bed.
We stand ready to see where Tyson goes now. We believe strongly that Tyson is not welcome in the state of Kansas. Please join us to stay informed, stay alert, talk to your local council members and county commissioners about how you feel about a Tyson Slaughterhouse coming to your town, and make your voices heard. We will stay engaged and work to keep Kansas water healthy.
#notysonintongie #notysoninkansas
GREAT KAW ADVENTURE RACE
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017
Don Stull is an applied cultural anthropologist who has conducted basic and applied research throughout the United States. For the past 20 years his work has focused on the meat and poultry industry in North America, rural industrialization and rapid growth communities, and industrial agriculture’s impact on farmers and rural communities. He is the co-author of Slaughterhouse Blues: The Meat and Poultry Industry in North America, with Michael J. Broadway.
16th Annual Environmental Issues Forum
Thursday, October 5,2017 – 5:30 to 8:30 PM
Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center
8788 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS
Crisis in Cowtown? Coping with Climate Change:
Event: The 16th Annual Environmental Issues Forum 5:30-8:30 PM on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at the new Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, 8788 Metcalf Ave.
Topic: Certainly, we all want to keep Kansas City among the most vibrant and livable communities in the nation. How will we adapt? What kind of planning is underway? Where are we most vulnerable? Let’s discuss solutions using our famous midwestern pragmatism, based on the latest data.
Program: Coping with Climate Change panel. Lara Isch will discuss how Kansas City, MO is upgrading infrastructure to deal with heavy rain events; Tom Jacobs of MARC will share the latest data and projections for our metro area. Lougene Marsh will talk about the human impact of a changing climate.
Details: $20 per person ($10 for students with ID) includes hearty appetizers from Shawnee Mission School District’s acclaimed Broadmoor Bistro, networking with local thought leaders and exhibits by environmental organizations, starting at 5:30 PM.
Attendance limited to 200. Reserve your place now! There will be no ticket sales at the door!
Tickets & Info: http://knrc.weebly.com/forum.html
Sponsored by Kansas Natural Resource Council, JOCO Environmental Advocates and the Kanza Group of the Sierra Club.
Join us for our ANNUAL SIERRA CLUB PADDLE TRIP on the KANSAS RIVER
When: Saturday, October 21, 2017
Time: 9:00 AM
Where: Lawrence to Eudora
RSVP: You can rent a seat in a canoe or double kayak from Friends of the Kaw for a donation of $30. Bring your own boat and join us! RSVP to riverkeeper@kansasriver.org
BEERS OF THE KAW
IS
BACK!
Tickets are only $20 and available here: http://tinyurl.com/
Date: Sunday, November 5, 2017 at Abe & Jake’s Landing, Lawrence, KS
Time: 3PM to 6PM
Friends of the Kaw presents our second Annual Beer Tasting Event featuring Breweries along the Kansas Watershed & Kaw River to benefit Friends of the Kaw, a 501 c(3) organization.
Participating Breweries: 23rd Street Brewing Company, Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant, Blue Skye Brewery & Eats, Boulevard Brewing Company, Free State Brewing Company, Happy Basset Brewing Co. , Kansas Territory Brewing Co., KC Bier Co. , Lawrence Brewing Co., Lb. Brewing Co., Little Apple Brewing Company, Martin City Brewing Company, Norsemen Brewing Company, Tallgrass Brewing Company, & Yankee Tank Brewing Company
Food will be available for Purchase:
Drasko’s Food Truck, Fine Thyme Food, Terrebone Po’ Boys, & Lucia Beer Garden + Grill
Sponsored By:
Landmark National Bank, Cromwell Environmental, DeHart Plumbing, Goodell, Stratton & Edmonds, LL Bean, Minuteman Press, Springhill Suites, Sunflower Outdoor & Bike, Lucia Beer Garden & Grill, Westar Energy Green Team, Kansas Alliance for Wetlands andStreams, The Bowersock Mills & Power Co., Up a Creek Paddle, Dirty Girls, Sierra Club and Steve Cringan.
HANK BOOTH SHOW
KLWN 1320 AM
Tune in to KLWN 1320 AM on Friday, September15, 2017 in the 8 to 9:00 AM hour. Kansas Riverkeeper, Dawn Buehler, and FOK Board Member, Sarah Hill-Nelson, will be on the show to talk about how the proposed Tyson Slaughterhouse will impact the Kansas River and its watershed.
Paddle safely! Use the links below to quickly access information that impacts river conditions.
Friends of the Kaw recommends 5,000 cfs or lower for novice paddlers and 8,000 or lower for all paddlers. Above 8,000 cfs there are virtually no sand bars for rest stops
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