April 2010

Yadkin Riverkeeper® Invites Public to a River Rally at end of 200+ Mile Tour de Yadkin

April 28th, 2010
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WINSTON-SALEM, NC – Yadkin Riverkeeper Dean Naujoks is in the homestretch of his 200+ mile tour of the Yadkin River and associated lakes.

Riverkeeper Travels Yadkin Ahead of 40th Earth Day

April 21st, 2010
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By Chad Tucker, FOX8 News
The Yadkin Riverkeeper is halfway through a nearly month-long kayak trip down the Yadkin River, a journey he hopes will draw attention to the river's beauty.  Dean Naujoks, the Yadkin Riverkeeper, stopped at the Boone's Cave Park in Davidson County Wednesday, the halfway point on his 230 mile trip that starts at Kerr Scott Lake and goes to Lake Tillery.

Yadkin Riverkeeper Applauds Stanly County’s Win as Municipal Conservationist of the Year for Opposing Alcoa’s Relicensing for the Yadkin Hydroelectric Project

April 20th, 2010
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Yadkin Riverkeeper® is congratulating members of the Stanly County Board of Commissioners for winning the Municipal Conservationist of the Year Award from the N.C. Wildlife Federation based on its effort to oppose Alcoa’s relicensing plans for the Yadkin Hydroelectric Project.

Tour de Yadkin Rolls into Winston-Salem for Earth Day

April 15th, 2010
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WINSTON-SALEM, NC – After a successful first week of the Tour de Yadkin, Yadkin Riverkeeper Dean Naujoks will be celebrating the fortieth anniversary of Earth Day by paddling through Forsyth, Yadkin, Davie and Davidson Counties to increase public participation in the most important clean water issues impacting the Yadkin River.

Fibrowatt loses an endorsement

April 10th, 2010
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By John Hinton, Winston-Salem Journal
The Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce has backed off its previous support of a planned Fibrowatt plant near Elkin that would generate electricity by burning poultry waste.

Up close: Dean Naujoks

April 9th, 2010
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By Laura Youngs, The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
For Dean Naujoks, the tiny, newly renovated office on East Third Street in downtown Winston-Salem is an important step for his organization, the Yadkin Riverkeeper.

Yadkin Riverkeeper® Applauds Local Officials for Withdrawing Support for Fibrowatt

April 8th, 2010
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WINSTON-SALEM, NC –  From his kayak on the Tour de Yadkin, Riverkeeper Dean Naujoks applauds the Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce on their vote today to withdraw all support for Fibrowatt, a company interested in putting a poultry litter incinerator along the Yadkin River in Surry County.

Yadkin Riverkeeper Launches “Tour de Yadkin”

April 6th, 2010
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Yadkin Riverkeeper® will commence the “Tour de Yadkin,” a 23-day journey down the Yadkin River, with kick-off events on April 6 and April 7 to celebrate the start of the trip.