pepper Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 World Rivers Day (Sept 27): A B.C. Initiative Grows Into a Global Event By Sandy Wu Epoch Times Sep 23, 2009 VANCOUVER—Rivers and streams around the world will get some extra special attention on Sept. 27 when millions of people and thousands of organizations take part in World Rivers Day (WRD). From Canada to Cameroon, England to South Africa, and Taiwan to Serbia, WRD participants will do their bit to dole out some TLC to their local waterways. Now in its fifth year, WRD grew from B.C. Rivers Day which was founded in 1980 by Mark Angelo, WRD chair and chair of the Rivers Institute at British Columbia Institute of Technology. Thanks to some extensive lobbying on Angelo’s part, WRD has become an international grassroots event that is recognized by and receives support from UN agencies and other organizations involved in caring for and managing river eco-systems Several photos & Read full story here... http://snipr.com/s4uta Related story here... Celebrate Rivers Day Check out a stream near you or watch the salmon spawning http://bit.ly/IJwTx World Rivers Day http://commons.bcit.ca/worldriversday/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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