Summer is the time when everyone can enjoy our local rivers. Depending on the river, we swim, we boat, we paddle, we fish, and we enjoy our beautiful natural rivers! If you enjoy our local rivers and want to help protect them, Winyah Rivers Alliance invites you to join us during our Summer Membership Campaign. […]
Promoting the beauty of our local rivers and raising funds for Winyah Rivers Alliance and our RIVERKEEPER® Programs, our 2024 Photography Contest opens on June 1st through September 30th. Rules for Entering: Check out our 2023 winning photographs here>> We are grateful to our 2024 Contest Sponsors: 803 LABS, Inc. and the Frances P. Bunnelle […]
During this Earth Month 2024, American Rivers announced the 10 most endangered rivers in the nation, including the Little Pee Dee River as #5. Winyah Rivers Alliance and our partners, including The Waccamaw Indian People and Coastal Conservation League, are working together to protect this unique and important river watershed for the benefits it provides […]
The Waccamaw RIVERKEEPER® Program of Winyah Rivers Alliance and our partners, North Inlet – Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Coastal Carolina University’s Waccamaw Watershed Academy, are pleased to announce the 2024 Waccamaw Week! During the week of World Water Day (Match 22 – March 30), we will celebrate the botanical beauty of the […]
On Friday, May 26th, Winyah Rivers Alliance’s Executive Director, Debra Buffkin, and Deputy Director, Christine Ellis, participated in a ribbon cutting at Florence County’s soon-to-be new park on the Lynches River. We were part of a large group who enjoyed a 3 mile paddle on the Lynches River hosted by River Rats. Following the paddle, […]
The winning photographs from Winyah Rivers Alliance’s Photography Contest celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act are going traveling! They will be on display in December and January at: Waccamaw Library Auditorium 41 St Paul’s Place Pawleys Island, SC 29585 We are grateful for… …Waccamaw Library and Friends of the Waccamaw Library for […]
We are working together for good! Palmetto Giving Day is a 36 hour online event to support local nonprofits. Your Clean Water Team at Winyah Rivers Alliance invites you to join us online May 3-4. Together we can protect our local rivers for drinking, fishing & swimming!
World Rivers Day is a celebration of the world’s waterways! It highlights the many values of our rivers, strives to increase public awareness, and encourages the improved stewardship of all rivers around the world. Rivers in virtually every country face an array of threats, and only through our active involvement can we ensure their health […]
From your Lumber Riverkeeper: I’m worried. In recent years, we’ve seen more storms, more extreme rainfall totals, and more floods than in previous generations. In 2016, Hurricane Matthew brought a 1,000-year flood to Lumberton. A mere two years later, Hurricane Florence hit us with another 1,000-year storm. The last few years have traced the outlines […]
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