Thank you for your support!
SHENANGO RIVER WATCHERS
SERVING JAMESTOWN, GREENVILLE, REYNOLDS, TRANSFER, NEW HAMBURG, FREDONIA, DELAWARE TWP., CLARK, SHARPSVILLE, SHARON, FARRELL, HERMITAGE, WHEATLAND, WEST MIDDLESEX, PULASKI, AND NEW CASTLE
AMOUNT DONATED: $6,869.39
Shenango River Watchers is a 501(c)(3)non-profit watershed group formed to restore and protect the environmental, scenic, and recreational attributes of the Shenango River Watershed. Working together, our members, volunteers and donors have made SRW an award-winning organization. Our projects include environmental education, water quality and aquatic life research, cleanups and recycling as well as creating recreational opportunities.
Giving Week Progress:
FUNDRAISING GOAL: $15,000
Programs Supported by Your Donations
Shenango River Watchers provides a wide range of programs, from litter cleanups and tire recycling that have collected over 2 million pounds of trash and 100,000 tires from the watershed, to environmental education days and community events such as Earth Day, Paddle Fest, and Trail Hikes engage the public and educate children and adults about our watershed. Our research team collects water samples and performs ecological surveys to monitor water quality in the Shenango River. We maintain the Upper Shenango River Water Trail so paddlers can enjoy the River, and the Shenango Hiking Trail so hikers, bikers, and equestrians can enjoy it from land. We firmly believe that if you get to know the Shenango River watershed, you’ll fall in love with it, and if you love it, you’ll take care of it. Caring for the watershed is essential, as life depends on safe, clean water. Let’s work together to care for the Shenango together, because “We all live downstream!”
Needs that Cannot beMet without Your Help
The grant funding we apply for and receive has “matching funds” requirements as well as restrictions on how grant money can be spent. Your donations help us fulfill the “matching funds” requirement and help us fund what the grants won’t cover. These include supplies for emergency repairs to the Trail and kayak launches after storms, such as lumber for bridge repairs, and fuel for chainsaws and brush cutters. Donations also fill the gap between the grant-funded costs and the actual costs of projects and events such as tire recycling, Environmental Education Days, and cleanups.
