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Our Projects:
New T-Shirts for IEWK!
Custom-designed and
screen-printed by students of Canyon Springs High School's
Academy of Creative Technologies, our t-shirts are super
cool! To get into your
very own shirt, become an IEWK member with
a tax-deductible donation of $10 or
more!
Corporate Sponsors/
Private Donations
Money is tight for fledgling
non-profits! We are
looking for generous corporate sponsors and private donations to
fund our crucial mission.
Donations can be made on our website and you will be given
a receipt for your tax-deductible gift. Corporate sponsors will be
recognized on our web page and printed
materials. |
| FIELD TRIP
HELPER |
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We have field trips to the Prado Wetlands
scheduled for every Wednesday in February. Students sample
water, plant natives, weed invasives and learn birding. We
need just one volunteer helper for each. Start 9am and end
about 2pm. Time/mileage tax-deductible.
THANK YOU! |
| Join Advisory Board! |
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Interested in becoming an advisor for the projects and
efforts of IEWK?
Just a few more are needed! Only with the
involvement of local professionals and interested individuals
will we succeed.
Please contact Waterkeeper,
Lee Reeder at (951) 689-6842.
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Dear
Friend,
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Happy New Year! Welcome to our first
e-newsletter for 2008!
Inland Empire Waterkeeper (IEWK) is a grassroots
nonprofit water quality organization dedicated to enhancing and
protecting the Upper Santa Ana River Watershed through advocacy,
education, restoration and enforcement. We look forward
to working with concerned citizens like you to fulfill our
mission.
**Watch our interview on the KVCR, Channel 24
program, GreenWorks on Feb. 4 at 7:00
pm** |
| Irvine-Corona Tunnel
Project |
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The Riverside-Orange Corridor Authority is considering a
multi-use tunnel beginning at Cajalco Road and Bedford Canyon
through 11.5 miles of the Santa Ana Mtns to connect at the highway
133/241 intersection. No work has commenced in the Cleveland
National Forest yet.
We urge you to join the email list for this
project by sending a joint email to both FChavarria@octa.net and JStandiford@rctc.org indicating your
interest. Please also check the following websites
often:
Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) at www.octa.net
More information and a link to an informative Popular
Mechanics article on the project is on our website. |
| Riverside
County Water Symposium, 2008 |
 Inland Empire Waterkeeper is proud to announce our
support and participation in the 5th Annual Riverside County Water
Symposium! As a co-host of the event we encourage all of you
to attend on Thursday, May 1 from 9am to
3pm at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa.
Non-profits should ask about the reduced ticket price.
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| L.E.A.P.S
Update |
 Dec.
18: National Marine Fisheries Service comments to
FERC on Draft EIS as stand-alone biological assessment for the
Federally endangered So. Cal steelhead in San Juan Creek and San
Mateo Creek. It is inadequate and more information
needed.
Dec. 21: Nevada Hydro submits amended "Reply"
to late-filed protests and responses, including OUR protest,
EVMWD's response, the protest of Friesan Focus LLC, and
the protest of Doug Pinnow. Available here from the California
Public Utilities Commission website (PDF).
[LEAPS is the Lake Elsinore Advanced Pump Storage project that
is two-fold: hydroelectric dam above Lake Elsinore in the Cleveland
National Forest and 30-mile interconnect transmission line through
the National Forest.] Read more HERE, or www.stopleaps.info or www.evmwd.com or www.leapsforward.org.
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| Annual
Report for 2007 Released |
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For a review of our accomplishments in 2007, and goals
for 2008 please click HERE to read our Annual
Report. It is also available on our website. |
| A Pat on the
Back from IE Waterkeeper! |
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Kudos to Mayor
Loveridge and the City of Riverside for
adopting the "Clean and Green Sustainable Riverside Action
Plan" (PDF, 2,792
KB)
Thank you to Dr. Rutherford Platt for bringing "The
Humane Metropolis" event to the Inland Empire on
January 24th. More info on the web at www.humanemetropolis.org.
More info to
come! | |
