Riverkeeper Inc

- SAVANNAH LITTER INTERCEPTION AND PREVENTION / ORGANIZATION: SAVANNAH RIVERKEEPER OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: NOAA-NOS-ORR-2024-2007991 OPPORTUNITY NAME: FY24 NOAA MARINE DEBRIS INTERCEPTION TECHNOLOGIES UNDER THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW FUNDING:FEDERAL:$560,050 NON-FEDERAL MATCH: 56,050 OBJECTIVES: THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ADDRESS WATERBORNE LITTER THAT AFFECTS THE OGEECHEE AND SAVANNAH RIVER WATERSHEDS. METHOD OF REDUCING WATERBORNE LITTER: INSTALLATION OF 9 LITTER BOOM DEVICES LOCATED WITHIN THE OGEECHEE AND SAVANNAH RIVER WATERSHED AT: SITE 1: KAYTON CANAL@PRESIDENT STREET SITE 2: KAYTON CANAL@TRUMAN SITE 3: BILBO CANAL@PRESIDENT STREET SITE 4: SPRINGFIELD CANAL@VICTORY DR SITE 5: SPRINGFIELD CANAL@ENMARKET ARENA SITE 6: CHIPPEWA CANAL@VAN BUREN SITE 7: HARMON CANAL@EDGEWATER SITE 8: HOLLAND CANAL@WHITE BLUFF SITE 9: WILSHIRE CANAL@ABERCORN ST METHODS USED: INSTALLATION OF PROVEN LITTER INTERCEPTION DEVICES: THE LITTER BOOMS WERE CHOSEN BECAUSE THEY PERFORM WELL IN BRACKISH WATER AND EXTREME CHANGES IN FLOW. THE DEVICES ARE PORTABLE ENOUGH TO BE REMOVED DURING HURRICANES AND OTHER STORM SYSTEMS THAT SOMETIMES THREATEN THE ATLANTIC. TRAINING AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE THE MAINTENANCE AND MONITORING OF THE LITTER BOOM INTERCEPTION DEVICES IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO THIS PROJECT. OSPREY INITIATIVE WILL PROVIDE REGULAR MONTHLY CLEANOUTS OF ALL THE DEVICES, WITH ON-CALL VISITS AROUND SIGNIFICANT STORM EVENTS. IN ADDITION TO CLEANING OUT THE COLLECTED LITTER AND RECYCLING, OSPREY WILL EXAMINE THE DEVICES AND REPAIR ANY DAMAGED EQUIPMENT. COLLECTING COMPREHENSIVE DATA ON LITTER COLLECTED: LITTER COLLECTED WILL BE RECORDED USING GIS MAPPING APPS CATEGORIZED BY RECYCLABLES, GLASS, TIRES, AND ELECTRONIC ITEMS. DATA TO BE SHARED PUBLICLY VIA GIS MAP. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: OGEECHEE RIVERKEEPER WILL PROVIDE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH THROUGH CURRICULUM CREATION AND DELIVERY AT TITLE I PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOLS. CURRICULUM AROUND LITTER AND POLLUTION, HOW IT AFFECTS CLEAN WATER, WILDLIFE, AND HUMAN HEALTH AND LITTER PREVENTION. THIS CURRICULUM WILL BE ALIGNED WITH GEORGIA STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE LESSON PLANS. THE SAVANNAH RIVERKEEPER WILL ENGAGE WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS, RELIGIOUS ENTITIES, AND LOCAL BUSINESSES AND SUBSISTENCE FISHING COMMUNITIES THROUGH OUTREACH ACTIVITIES HIGHLIGHTING LITTER LOADS, LITTER SOURCES, AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES. SIGNIFICANCE OF ACTIVITIES: 9 LITTER BOOMS INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED FOR 3 YEARS INTERCEPTION AND REMOVAL OF LITTER FROM EACH INSTALLATION SITE(13,500 LBS. OF LITTER REMOVED) MIDDLE SCHOOL OUTREACH: 600 MIDDLE GRADE STUDENTS OVER TWO SCHOOL YEAR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY OUTREACH: 1,500,000 POINTS OF CONTACT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, 1350 IN PERSON COMMUNITY MEETINGS 4.5 ACRES OF HABITAT PROTECTED

THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN TO ADDRESS STREAM WATER QUALITY MONITORING, RIVER BOTTOM SEDIMENTS, INACTIVE HAZAR

FUNDS WILL BE USED TO CREATE A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE, MOBILE-FRIENDLY WATER QUALITY WEB PORTAL IN ORDER TO BETTER SERVE THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST IN SAFE RECREATION AND INFORM CLIMATE-RESILIENT WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE JOYS OF OUTDOOR RECREATION. FOR THE PAST DECADE RIVERKEEPER HAS POSTED ITS WATER QUALITY MONITORING DATA ON ITS WEBSITE AND IT HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN THE MOST FREQUENTLY VISITED PART OF THE SITE, DEMONSTRATING PUBLIC INTEREST IN BETTER UNDERSTANDING WATER CONDITIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE PROPOSED NEW PORTAL WOULD BE AN OPEN SOURCE DATA AGGREGATOR, COMBINING RIVERKEEPER'S DATA FROM THE HUDSON AND TRIBUTARIES, WITH OTHER DATASETS THAT PROVIDE INSIGHT TO CHANGING CONDITIONS AND THE HEALTH OF THE WATERWAYS, SUCH AS BEACH DATA COLLECTED BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND PUBLIC ACCESS INFORMATION PROVIDED BY NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION. RIVERKEEPER WILL UNDERTAKE THE FOLLOWING PROCESS TO DE

MILWAUKEE RIVERKEEPER WILL RESTORE AN IMPORTANT COLDWATER FISHERY BY REMOVING THE MILL POND DAM ON NICHOLS CREEK. NICHOLS CREEK IS A 4.32 MILE HEADWATER REACH OF THE NORTH BRANCH OF THE MILWAUKEE RIVER, IN THE VILLAGE OF CASCADE, SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WISCONSIN. THIS PROJECT WILL RESTORE APPROXIMATELY 1,200 LINEAR FEET OF STREAM, REMOVE AN AQUATIC BARRIER TO FISH PASSAGE, IMPROVE WATER QUALITY, AND RECONNECT COLDWATER ECOSYSTEMS THAT HAVE BEEN FRAGMENTED FOR OVER 100 YEARS. THIS PROJECT ALSO ADDRESSES SEVERAL PRIORITY ISSUES AND CRITICAL CHALLENGES TO LAKE MICHIGAN TRIBUTARIES, WETLANDS, AND RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEMS DETAILED IN SEVERAL GREAT LAKES PLANS, SUCH AS LOSS OF HABITAT AND DEGRADED WATER QUALITY.DELIVERABLES:1. FINAL DESIGN PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR DAM REMOVAL AND STREAM RESTORATION, INCLUDING ENGINEERING DRAWINGS, AND DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION, EROSION CONTROL, AND RESTORATION.2. ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PLAN FOR RIPARIAN AND UPLAND NATURAL COMMUNITIES, WHICH WILL INCLUDE NATIVE SEED MIXES, NATIVE SHRUB AND TREE SPECIES FOR PLANTING.3. APPROVED STATE, FEDERAL, AND LOCAL PERMITS.4. BID DOCUMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION.5. CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION REPORTS, INCLUDING WEEKLY REPORTS DOCUMENTING OBSERVED CONDITIONS, PROGRESS, AND AREAS OF CONCERN AND PROPOSED REMEDIES.6. WATER QUALITY AND FISHERY MONITORING DATA7. EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH MATERIALS DESCRIBING THE RESTORATION, INCLUDING NEWS ARTICLES DISTRIBUTED THROUGH LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS AND REGIONALLY VIA NON-PROFIT PARTNERS NEWSLETTERS AND WEBSITES, AND PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES.8. PICTURES AND VIDEOS OF THE WORK FOR SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER COMMUNICATION PURPOSES.

FUNDS WILL BE USED TO HELP THE COMMUNITY AFFECTED BY THE PORTAND HARBOR SUPERFUND SITE TO UNDERSTAND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN EPA TECHNICAL DOCUMENT

DESCRIPTION:THE COLUMBIA RIVER POLLUTION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROJECT WILL REDUCE TOXIC POLLUTION IN THE MIDDLE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN BY EDUCATING AND INSPIRING STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PREVENT POLLUTION DISCHARGES. THE GRANTEE WILL DO THIS BY CONDUCTING YOUTH AND COMMUNITY POLLUTION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH THROUGH SCHOOL, COMMUNITY, AND ONLINE ENGAGEMENT AND BY EDUCATING AND INSPIRING STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON SOURCES OF TOXIC POLLUTION, REDUCTION STRATEGIES, AND ACTIONS TO PREVENT POLLUTION. THIS PROJECT BUILDS ON AND EXPANDS RIVERKEEPER'S SUCCESSFUL COLUMBIA GORGE POLLUTION PREVENTION OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM FUNDED BY EPA IN 2020 AND 2021. ACTIVITIES:ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED DURING THIS PROJECT PERIOD INCLUDE: - DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS CONNECTING THREATS FROM TOXIC POLLUTION IN THE MIDDLE COLUMBIA TO POLLUTION PREVENTION STRATEGIES - RECORD AND AIR POLLUTION-PREVENTION FOCUSED 'CONOCE TU COLUMBIA' ('KNOW YOUR COLUMBIA') RADIO SHOW/PODCASTS - UPDATE RIVERKEEPER'S VIRTUAL AND FIELD-BASED POLLUTION EDUCATION CURRICULUM - VIRTUAL AND FIELD-BASED EDUCATION AT THE NICHOLS NATURAL AREA, SHARING ENGAGING LESSONS ON TOXICS IN THE COLUMBIA AND POLLUTION PREVENTION - POLLUTION EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY RESTORATION EVENTS (VIRTUAL AND ALONG THE COLUMBIA RIVER AT THE NICHOLS NATURAL AREA) SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN THE FOLLOWING DELIVERABLES: - YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT EDUCATION MATERIALS INCLUDING 24 SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, FOUR BILINGUAL FACT SHEETS, 12 EMAILS REACHING OVER 20,000 PEOPLE. THE PROJECT WILL REACH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THROUGH BILINGUAL POLLUTION-PREVENTION MATERIALS TAILORED TO THE COLUMBIA RIVER. COLUMBIA RIVERKEEPER (RIVERKEEPER) WILL SHARE THE MATERIALS VIA THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE (151,000+ VISITS PER YEAR), SOCIAL MEDIA (FACEBOOK: 25,214 FOLLOWERS; TWITTER: 5,300 FOLLOWERS; INSTAGRAM: 5,600 FOLLOWERS), AND EMAIL NETWORK (20,700+ CONTACTS). - COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS REACHING 700 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING SIX POLLUTION PREVENTION AND RESTORATION EVENTS (TWO ONLINE EDUCATION EVENTS AND FOUR IN-PERSON EVENTS ALONG THE COLUMBIA RIVER AT THE NICHOLS NATURAL AREA). - SIX RADIO SHOWS AND PODCASTS FOCUSED ON PRIORITY TOXICS, POLLUTION PREVENTION, AND WATER QUALITY ON 'CONOCE TU COLUMBIA' ('KNOW YOUR COLUMBIA'), RIVERKEEPER'S BILINGUAL RADIO SHOW AND PODCAST, WHICH AIRS BIMONTHLY ON RADIO TIERRA AND IS AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY AND SOUNDCLOUD. - EXPANDED VIRTUAL AND FILED-BASED CURRICULUM MODULES HIGHLIGHTING PRIORITY TOXICS AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND REDUCTION STRATEGIES. - VIRTUAL AND FIELD-BASED EDUCATION EVENTS AT THE NICHOLS NATURAL AREA, WHERE 1200 STUDENTS WILL LEARN HOW TOXIC POLLUTION THREATENS THE MIDDLE COLUMBIA RIVER AND STRATEGIES TO REDUCE POLLUTION. EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE: COMMUNITY MEMBERS UNDERSTAND THAT TOXIC POLLUTION THREATENS THE COLUMBIA RIVER, PEOPLE, AND OTHER LIFE THAT DEPENDS ON THE COLUMBIA AND THAT PEOPLE LEARN SPECIFIC STRATEGIES TO PREVENT POLLUTION. ANOTHER OUTCOME WILL BE IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS AND IMPROVING YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TOXIC POLLUTION WITH THE GOAL OF LEADING TO CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR. THIS PROJECT WILL BENEFIT COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY YOUTH.

THIS PROJECT WILL TEACH STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS HOW POLLUTION PREVENTION PROTECTS WATER QUALITY IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER, ACTIONS INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES CAN TAKE TO PREVENT POLLUTION, AND HOW RIPARIAN ZONES PROTECT WATER QUALITY AND OFFER HABITAT. THE PROJECT IS ANTICIPATED TO PROVIDE POLLUTION PREVENTION EDUCATION TO MORE THAN 20,000 STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH EVENTS AND OUTREACH. FUNDS WILL SUPPORT FIVE STAFF AND THE COST OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. THIS PROJECT FULFILLS THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN RESTORATION PROGRAM GOAL OF PROMOTING CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT OR KNOWLEDGE.

THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $60,000 TO THE UPPER CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVERKEEPER FUND, INC. WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO COLLABORATE AND ST

THIS ACTION PROVIDES FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $51,508 TO THE UPPER CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVERKEEPERS, INC. WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO EXPAND AN EXISTING PROG

THIS PROJECT WILL ALLOW THE UPPER CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVERKEEPER FUND INC. TO COLLABORATE AND STRENGTHEN EXISTING WATERSHED PARTNERSHIPS IN URBAN STREAMS,

RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANTS

FUNDS WILL BE USED TO HELP THE COMMUNITY AFFECTED BY THE PORTLAND HARBOR SITE TO UNDERSTAND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN EPA TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS RELATED

EDUCATIONAL PADDLE SERIES

THE FRANKFORD CREEK WATERSHED IN PHILADELPHIA HAS LONG BEEN ABUSED AND MARGINALIZED, WITH TOO LITTLE PROGRESS FOR THE STREAM OR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES SINCE THE CLEAN WATER ACT WAS PASSED IN 1972. LOCAL RESIDENTS REQUEST GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY AND THERE IS NOW A GREATER FOCUS ON THIS WATERSHED, WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO ACCELERATE MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER QUALITY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, THIS WILL INVEST THE LOCAL RESIDENTS' CAPACITY TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEMS AND SEEK VIABLE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS. CURRENT EFFORTS TO BUILD MOMENTUM AND IMPROVE CONDITIONS CAN BE GREATLY EXPANDED, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FISHABLE AND SWIMMABLE USES FOR THE CREEK.

THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000 TO CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVERKEEPER, INCORPORATED TO ASSIST WITH ADDRESSING WATER QUALITY CONCERNS THROUGH DATA COLLECTION AND BY INVOLVING PARTICIPANTS IN EDUCATION INITIATIVES.

PADDLE THE POTOMAC! COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENT

SUBSISTENCE ANGLING OUTREACH CAMPAIGN ON THE ANACOSTIA RIVER

THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000 TO SUPPORT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS ABOARD A SPECIALLY-EQUIPPED FLOATING CLASS

DESCRIPTION:THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR THIS PROJECT IS CERCLA 117(E) AS AMENDED BY 42 USC 9617(E). THE STATUTE AUTHORIZES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS TO GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY OR THREATENED BY A RELEASE AT A SUPERFUND SITE TO OBTAIN INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN INTERPRETING SITE-RELATED DOCUMENTS AND IN DISSEMINATING THIS INFORMATION TO THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY. UNDER THIS PROJECT, THE GRANTEE WILL REVIEW THE BRADFORD ISLAND SUPERFUND CLEANUP SITE DOCUMENTS AND ASSIST THE COMMUNITY IN UNDERSTANDING SITE-RELATED ISSUES AND INFORMATION.ACTIVITIES:THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE FUNDS FOR COLUMBIA RIVERKEEPER TO HIRE A TECHNICAL ADVISOR WHO WILL PROVIDE SUMMARIES OF SITE DOCUMENTS INCLUDING THE IMPACT ON CLEANUP, DRAFT TECHNICAL PUBLIC COMMENTS, RESPOND TO QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK ON DOCUMENTS, AND PARTICIPATE IN MEETINGS BOTH WITH RIVERKEEPER AND THE COMMUNITY.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE, SUMMARIES OF SITE DOCUMENTS, PUBLIC COMMENTS, RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK, AND PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES INCLUDE, ADVANCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE BY OFFERING DIRECT ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC TO A NON-GOVERNMENTAL, TECHNICAL EXPERT ON CLEANUP AND A MORE ENGAGED PUBLIC. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE RESIDENTS AND USERS OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER AT BRADFORD ISLAND.

RIVERPALOOZA

THE PURPOSE OF CAMP IS TO TEACH BASIC FILM MAKING SKILLS TO YOUTH AGE 19-24 FROM THE REGIONS OF AZERBAIJAN.

NATIONAL TRAILS IN THE POTOMAC RIVER CORRIDOR