Battenkill Conservancy's River Watch Receives Support from
RBC's Blue Water Project
Battenkill Conservancy's River Watch “Discovery” Program is proud to have been chosen to receive support from RBC's Blue Water Project, a historic, wide-ranging, 10-year global commitment to help protect the world’s most precious natural resource: fresh water by supporting community initiatives and programs focused on watershed protection.
BkC's River Watch “Discovery” Program will look to promote and expand outreach efforts within the community to highlight the importance of long-term water quality monitoring. BkC's River Watch provides valuable and consistent water quality data to the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and has been doing so for over 10 years. The Discovery Program will look to engage various groups in public education forums as well as provide the opportunity for groups to participate in hands on riverside water monitoring days.
In addition to working with local groups to build knowledge related to water quality improvements including riparian buffers, native species plantings and storm water runoffs, BkC will produce a River Watch Summary Report. The report will review the program findings of the past 10 years, produce a trend analysis of the data and make recommendations as to specific steps and course of action for the future.
David Connors, a financial advisor with RBC, is originally from Hudson Falls and was instrumental in working with Battenkill Conservancy to obtain RBC's support and provide guidelines for the program. Having grown up in the area and now living with his young family outside of Albany, Dave recognizes the importance of clean water not only for the larger environment but also as a key natural resource vital to everyone's everyday basic health.
BkC's River Watch “Discovery” Program will look to promote and expand outreach efforts within the community to highlight the importance of long-term water quality monitoring. BkC's River Watch provides valuable and consistent water quality data to the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and has been doing so for over 10 years. The Discovery Program will look to engage various groups in public education forums as well as provide the opportunity for groups to participate in hands on riverside water monitoring days.
In addition to working with local groups to build knowledge related to water quality improvements including riparian buffers, native species plantings and storm water runoffs, BkC will produce a River Watch Summary Report. The report will review the program findings of the past 10 years, produce a trend analysis of the data and make recommendations as to specific steps and course of action for the future.
David Connors, a financial advisor with RBC, is originally from Hudson Falls and was instrumental in working with Battenkill Conservancy to obtain RBC's support and provide guidelines for the program. Having grown up in the area and now living with his young family outside of Albany, Dave recognizes the importance of clean water not only for the larger environment but also as a key natural resource vital to everyone's everyday basic health.