Blue River Watershed Association

Postponed due to COVID-19. Watch the EVENT PAGE for details. Blue River Watershed Association's Rain Barrel Reign! program will introduce community participants to concepts such as watersheds, stormwater runoff, chemical pollution, and how human behavior impacts local streams and rivers. Participants will build rain barrels to install at their home to reduce their impact of these issues on local waterways, while improving water quality. Project Rain Barrel is a collaboration between River Network, The Coca-Cola Company, and the Blue River Watershed Association (BRWA). Reserve your spot today at www.brwa.net/events

Enough Said! Turn this Coca-Cola barrel into a rain barrel. Date & Time: TBA Keep your eyes posted to this FaceBook Page!

Thank you River Network for your sponsorship of the BRWA Rain Barrel Reign program. Come join us to make your own rain barrel Date & Time: TBA

Just one rain barrel can save 1300 gallons of water each year. Why not create your own with BRWA. Date & Time: TBA

Watch for the Rain Barrel Workshop! Date & Time: TBA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE2c4t9_asA

Date & Time: TBA Get out of the house and join BRWA for the Rain Barrel Reign program. Each participant will receive one (1) 35-55-gallon rain-barrel (donated from a local Coca-Cola bottler or distributor) and one (1) RainRecycle kit (hardware and tools). Each RainRecycle kit includes all the hardware needed to construct a fully functioning rain barrel except a base. Each kit includes a set of hole saws for drilling into the barrel and downspout, a spigot, a downspout diverter, flexible connection tube, rubber seals, and a non-potable water sticker. The kit eliminates the need for an overflow outlet and creates a closed system which prevents mosquitoes from breeding inside the barrel.

Blue River Watershed Association (BRWA), and Metropolitan Community College Maple Woods, brings K.I.D.S. in Streams (Kids Investigate, Discover, and Study in Streams) to middle, high, and college level students. These K.I.D.S. in Streams participants, and project partners, are trained in BRWA’s trademark program, T.R.U.E. Blue (Teaching Rivers in an Urban Environment) a 4-Day, 4- Lesson water quality-monitoring curriculum. Teacher Cadets and college students lead portions,... or all of T.R.U.E. Blue to middle school students. T.R.U.E. Blue is a watershed literacy, water quality monitoring curriculum targeting students in 6th grade and up. * K.I.D.S. in Streams and T.R.U.E Blue are Serviced Marked (SM) protected program. https://www.brwa.net/education/kids-in-streams.html

Congratulations Felix Cardona BRWA Volunteer of the Year. Felix volunteered more than 40 hours with BRWA education programs in 2019. This is the city, the hope, the children give me hope ~ Felix Cardona Get involved and volunteer today at brwa.net/volunteer.

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Hey Folks, Today is Giving Tuesday! Why not support Water Quality Throughout the Year!

Welcome new BRWA members Libby Bernal, Alex Brill, Don Jacka, Jan Jacka, Andres Vicuna, and Laura Kaiser. You have joined a great organization and we can't wait to get to know you! Thanks for your "Heart"!

Thank you Science City at Union Station for your donation to the Water Ball Auction. Together we are inspiring future Engineers and Scientists! Thank you for helping us continue to provide these school programs.https://www.unionstation.org/sciencecity

Thank you Brick+Mortar KC for your donation to the Water Ball Auction. Your donation helps us teach kids all over the KC Metro area about water quality and environmental stewardship. https://www.brickandmortar-kc.com/