Upper Watauga Riverkeeper
The Upper Watauga Riverkeeper was founded in 2007, and serves as the primary watchdog and spokesperson for the Elk and Watauga Rivers which run from their headwaters on Grandfather mountain and the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina to the dam at foot of Watauga Lake in east Tennessee. Its mission is to protect and restore the communities, water quality, and ecological health of the watershed.
Watauga Riverkeeper Festival - An Outdoor Recreation Celebration!
Jun 29th, 2010: Come join us on July 24th for our first annual Watauga Riverkeeper Festival! There will be snacks, games, nature walks, river activities, and all kinds of outdoor fun. More details to come, so check back...
How to: Become a Waterkeeper
Jun 18th, 2010: Powerful statements have inundated the popular perception of water-rights activism. In a time where water wars divide nations and the struggle to survive can be defined by a 5-gallon bucket, the political...
