Join the Friends of the St. Joe River Association for dinner and networking at our Annual St. Joseph River Watershed Celebration at the Pinhook Park Community Center in South Bend, Indiana. This year's presentation will be:
Pinhook and the Portage
Stories of a Special Place on the St. Joseph River
This year's keynote presentation will be provided by Aaron Helman, author of "An Incomplete History of St. Joseph County, Indiana". Aaron is a creative leader, writer, speaker, adventure junkie, coffee enthusiast, and novice chess player. A quick Google search will find articles he's written about teen issues, youth worker burnout, leadership, cycling, and even sabermetric analysis of the Chicago Cubs.
Evening Agenda
4:30 - 6:00 p.m. - Registration/Social Time (Beer/Wine Available) 6:00 - 6:15 p.m. - Welcome/Opening Remarks6:15 - 6:30 p.m. - Watershed Stewardship Award Presentation 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. - Dinner by Oak + Ash 7:45 - 8:45 p.m. - Presentation by Aaron Helman 8:45 - 9:00 p.m. - Questions & Final Comments
This year's event will follow the St. Joseph River Basin Symposium, which will be held in the afternoon at the same location. Online Registration for both events will be available soon.
Contact fotsjr.outreach@gmail.com for more information
Monthly meetings of the Board of Directors and Watershed Council are usually held on the fourth Thursday of the month. The June Board meeting will be held in Elkhart, Indiana, as part of an effort to have some more in-person meetings once again, post-pandemic, along with an effort by the FotSJR Board to try to hold these in-person meetings in various locations throughout the watershed.
This month's meeting will be held at the Elkhart Environmental Center in Elkhart, Indiana:
"The Elkhart Environmental Center is a department of the City of Elkhart located on what was once the Lusher Avenue Dump. The reclaimed site is now the largest greenspace in Elkhart on over 60 acres of wetlands, prairies, woodlands, and riparian habitat along the Elkhart River. It features walking and biking trails, a canoe/kayak launch, and shelters for public use every day, dawn to dusk, year round. New features included a paved ADA bike/pedestrian trail, solar panels, windmill, and educational signage. New projects are always in the works (and we have some exciting projects on our to-do list for 2023) so repeat visits are a must!"
Meetings are free and open to the public. For more information, please contact us (especially for login information which must be done to be able to login to any of our virtual Monthly meetings) at fotsjr.outreach@gmail.com if you are not a member, or if you do not already receive our emails.
June Board of Directors and Watershed Council Meeting:
Elkhart Environmental Center
1717 East Lusher Avenue
Elkhart, IN 46516
Monthly meetings of the Board of Directors and Watershed Council are usually held on the fourth Thursday of the month. The August Board meeting will be held in-person and outside, in the pavilion, at Conservation Park in Three Rivers, Michigan.
Our meetings are free and open to the public.
[In order to attend any of our FotSJR virtual monthly meetings you must contact us for login information at fotsjr.outreach@gmail.com if you are not a member, or do not already receive our emails.]
August Board of Directors and Watershed Council Meeting:
Conservation Park
221 South Main Street
Three Rivers, MI 49093
Paddling and running races on the St. Joseph River!
**Online Registration Opening Soon**
Registration at Boat Launch - Parking and bathrooms are available on the north side of street by pavilion and softball diamonds. Loading and limited parking in the launch area.
Schedule of Events 7:30 AM – Registration Opens 8:30 AM – Pre‐Race Meeting 8:45 AM – 5K Running Race Start 10:00 AM – 3 Mile & 7.2 Mile Solo/Biathlon Paddling Race Start* 12:00 PM – Run‐Paddle Challenge & Individual Awards 1:00 PM – 3 Mile & 7.2 Mile Team Paddling Race Start** Run Course Description: Race starts and finishes in Veterans' Memorial Park boat launch parking lot. Starts heading west (downstream) on river walk 1.5 miles to Howard Park footbridge turnaround. Paddling Course Description: Race starts and finishes at the Veterans' Memorial Park boat launch. All racers begin downstream to Howard Park footbridge turnaround. All racers return to boat launch for 3‐mile finish time. 7.2‐mile racers continue upstream around Kamm’s Island (counterclockwise) and return to boat launch for finish.
Friends of the St. Joe River Association, Inc. P.O. Box 1794 South Bend, Indiana 46634
Copyright 2013