Kaw Valley Eagles Day 2019

KAW VALLEY EAGLES DAY
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 2019
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Billy Mills Middle School
Lawrence, KS

The 23rd Annual Kaw Valley Eagles Day is a free event for the whole family! There will be arts and crafts, informational booths, presentations, live critters on display, owl pellet dissection, a hike through the wetlands, and eagle-viewing field trips. Come for an hour or the whole day: you won’t be disappointed!

IMPORTANT: The location has changed. Due to construction at the former location, this year’s event will take place at Billy Mills Middle School at 2734 Louisiana Street in Lawrence.  Learn more here.

Friends of the Kaw will be there…hope to see you!

Lawrence Business Magazine

THANK YOU, LAWRENCE BUSINESS MAGAZINE!

 

Thank you to Lawrence Business Magazine for this great article about North Lawrence and Friends of the Kaw’s early days and connection to this special place!

LBM

Riverbank Project Update

KANSAS RIVERBANK RESTORATION PROJECT

Did you catch our latest article in the Lawrence Journal World?  Find it here for an update on our Riverbank Project!

Help us restore the forest that protects our river! Join us in removing invasive plants as we prepare the site for a native planting next year as part of our grant funded project:

“Protecting the Watershed of Douglas County through History, Education and Action”

Sign up here to get the e-mail newsletter about volunteer dates in 2019!

#GivingTuesday

#GIVINGTUESDAY

Join us in our work for the Kansas River by donating to Friends of the Kaw this #GivingTuesday!

Donate here: https://tinyurl.com/yc3sqm2u

#GivingTuesday refers to the Tuesday after U.S. Thanksgiving in the United States. It is a movement to create an international day of charitable giving at the beginning of the holiday season.

This #GivingTuesday, please consider giving to Friends of the Kaw. When you donate, we will work to:

• Advocate for the Kansas River and its environs.
• Protect the Kansas River and its water quality, including a drinking water source for over 800,000 Kansans.
• Discover the Kansas River by promoting recreation on the Kansas River Water Trail.
• Cleanup the Kansas River every chance we get!
Please join us – we need your support! Together, let’s protect this Kansas treasure.

#GivingTuesday #kansasriver