Adopt A Watershed

We all know the Yadkin is a remarkable river that flows through the very heart of North Carolina. It is large watershed, roughly 7,221 square miles that serves as the drinking water source and sustains a population of almost 1.7 million residents.  The magnitude of the river basin is both immense and impressive. And yet, the overall conditions of the large river system are influenced by an infinite number of situations, both good and bad, that occur on a smaller, more localized scale.

Every town, street, farm, factory or open space within the basin contributes, to some degree, to the health, or harm, of the Yadkin River. As individuals, families, groups, communities, or regions, we can work together to manage and improve the overall quality of the river that we rely on for sustenance, drinking water, recreation, and economic viability for societal growth and benefit.

The Yadkin Riverkeeper advocates for the river. We need your help. Recently, the Riverkeeper implemented a program of identifying more than 230 watersheds within the larger basin that are suitable for “adoption”. For an annual donation of $250, a watershed can be adopted in your name, or in honor or memory of someone you designate. Benefits of a watershed adoption include:

• Certificate of adoption and recognition on our watershed map on YRK’s website.

• If interested, serving as YRK’s point of contact for community outreach and stream monitoring.

• Satisfaction of knowing your decision to adopt a small area will help support clean water efforts in a much larger watershed.

Please consider a contribution of $250 or more to Adopt-A-Watershed.

Contact Katie Wilder (katiew@yadkinriverkeeper.org) to check watershed availability and to reserve your watershed today!

Please click this link to see the full map and to check watershed availability.