Join EPA to recognize and kick off Friends of the Kaw’s current Environmental Justice small grant at 7pm on Thursday, January 7, 2016 just before the Unified Government Board of Commissioners meeting at City Hall (701 N. 7th Street, Kansas City, KS 66101).
This grant features the Kids About Water (KAW) Project that will focus on providing students and adults in Wyandotte County, Kansas, with hands-on experiences and opportunitites to learn how climate change may impact water quality and public health in their community. Students from three Kansas City, Kansas public schools will participate in the KAW Curriculum – an Issues and Actions Approach to Water Quality Education.
Alicia Kates from Mid American Regional Council talking to Harmon High School science students about careers in the environmental field.
Environmental Justice small grants program provides financial assistance to community-based organizations like Friends of the Kaw and local tribal governments that work on local solutions to address local environmental or public health issues. The Office of Environmental Justice works to ensure that the program helps to build the capacity of communities and support the creation of self-sustaining community-based partnerships that address environmental and public health issues. For more information click here or contact:
Pamela Houston, U.S. EPA Community Emngagement Specialist
houston.pamela@epa.gov
913-551-7699
Do you have something you would like to donate to Friends of the Kaw? We accept donations of anything that would help to run our program, including canoes, kayaks, life jackets, etc.
Point Park in Kansas City, Kansas for a cleanup day. Activities will include cleaning up trash, collecting leaves and whatever else needs to be done. We will also enjoy a hotdog roast! Questions contact the Riverkeeper via 
Thank you to everyone that joined us this season on the Kansas River. As the new Riverkeeper this year, I learned a great deal and met some amazing people. The float season did not quite go as planned, but when Mother Nature is in control, nothing is as we plan! We finally got on the Kansas River at the end of July and were able to complete all of our educational floats by the end of October. Thank you to everyone…for your donations to Friends of the Kaw, for your patience as I learned the ropes, and for the new friendships that we created along the way. ~RK
If you are interested in becoming an FOK float assistant or volunteer, email the Riverkeeper at Riverkeeper@kansasriver.org to get your name on our volunteer e-mail list! We send out requests for volunteers as needed and would love to have you join us.
Paddle safely! Use the links below to quickly access information that impacts river conditions.
