August 2011

Yadkin Riverkeeper Named Water Conservationist of the Year

August 30th, 2011
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 August 29, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:  Chris North, NCWF Conservation Director, (704) 332-5696, chris@ncwf.org.

Celebrating Governor’s Conservation Heroes

Research Triangle Park, NC – This past weekend the North Carolina Wildlife Federation presented the 48th Annual Governor's Conservation Achievement Awards to 20 winners dedicated to conservation in North Carolina.

Under threat from high winds and flooding across eastern North Carolina, conservation heroes gathered in Research Triangle Park to receive this state’s most prestigious awards.

Federal doubts could delay, or doom, Monroe Connector-Bypass

August 25th, 2011
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By Steve Harrison, The Charlotte Observer

Minus Fish and Wildlife Service OK, road can't be built; environmental impact study disputed

Posted: Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011

Concerned that the state may not have been truthful about the environmental impact of the proposed Monroe Connector-Bypass, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has withdrawn, for now, its approval of the project.

The decision could delay or even jeopardize the $800 million toll road. U.S. Fish and Wildlife approval is critical. Without it, the highway can't be built.

Burdens or bunkum? Proposed laws could destroy WNC’s water quality

August 24th, 2011
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OpEd By Hartwell Carson, The Mountain Express

To most Western North Carolinians, it might seem obvious that protecting access to clean water should be a top priority for our elected leaders. Besides making up 60 percent of the human body and being essential for drinking, irrigation and fisheries, water is a vital regional asset for recreation and scenic beauty.

But even putting all that aside, it’s also one of our most powerful economic engines. At a time when “jobs” is the buzzword in politics, conservative politicians are attacking one of our economy’s key building blocks.

Tom's of Maine Asks the Public to 'Vote for Good' in Annual "50 States for Good" Program

August 3rd, 2011
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Yadkin Riverkeeper is one of 20 finalists in the Tom's of Maine "50 States for Good" contest. Vote daily, now through September 13, to show your support for the Yadkin Riverkeeper, and help our organization win $50,000 or $20,000! Vote Now!

Yadkin Riverkeeper Calls on Online Voters to Win Tom’s of Maine Grant

August 2nd, 2011
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Winston-Salem, NC, August 2, 2011 – Yadkin Riverkeeper, Winston-Salem, NC, has been selected by a panel of independent judges to potentially receive one of six grants totaling $150,000 from Tom’s of Maine’s 50 States for Good program. To win the grant, Yadkin Riverkeeper is looking for its supporters to cast their online vote for the organization as a leader in the movement to clean up America’s rivers.