Great Old Broads for Wilderness (Broads) invites the public to Rivers for Resilience – a fun stewardship, education and community action event to protect and preserve the Animas River – beginning at 9 a.m. Oct. 8 at Santa Rita Park, 149 South Camino del Rio.
The activities will start at the Santa Rita Park Pavilion with a talk from San Juan Citizens Alliance Riverkeeper Sara Burch about the importance and value of intact, protected watersheds, especially in a time of climate change. This will be followed by a river cleanup with Broads staff members and partners Broads will provide T-shirts, latex gloves and trash bags, while participants should bring work gloves, water and sunscreen.
For more information, contact Kaye Berman of Great Old Broads for Wilderness at 385-9577 or kaye@greatoldbroads.org.
