Waccamaw Riverkeeper

serving the rivers in the Winyah Bay Watershed

Welcome to the Waccamaw RIVERKEEPER® Program
of the Winyah Rivers Foundation

The mission of the Winyah Rivers Foundation is to protect, preserve, monitor, and revitalize the health of the lands and waters of the greater Winyah Bay watershed, focusing on local activism through the Waccamaw Riverkeeper® program.

Christine EllisWe are a grassroots organization whose members support the mission of protecting the Waccamaw River and other rivers in the watershed. The Waccamaw Riverkeeper, Christine Ellis, is a paid advocate. She works to mobilize citizens to protect the river.

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What's New in the Winyah Bay Watershed

Successful River Cleanup!

The volunteers of the Waccamaw RIVERKEEPER® Program were hosted by the Gray Oaks Estates Property Owners Association on Saturday, June 6th to clean up the Waccamaw River in and around Old Reaves Ferry Landing.

The prize for the largest trash item goes to James Aucreman, a Waccamaw RIVERKEEPER® volunteer water monitor, for locating an abandoned boat near Red Bluff. As of December 2008, it became a crime to abandon watercraft or an outboard motor on public lands or waters of the State of South Carolina. The SC Department of Natural Resources has been notified at (843) 953-9378. If you see a violation, please contact SC DNR. Working together we can keep the Waccamaw River beautiful!

Conway seeks Commissioners

COMMITTEE VACANCIES...Conway City Council is accepting applications for vacancies on the City’s Water Quality and Drainage Commission. » Read More

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Waccamaw RIVERKEEPER®, Christine Ellis | Center for Marine and Wetland Studies | Coastal Carolina University
1270 Atlantic Avenue | Conway, SC 29526 | (843) 349-4007 | WRK@coastal.edu
Winyah Rivers Foundation is a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit charity.


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