Additional Resource Links
Congaree Riverkeeper
"We are a citizen based non-profit organization committed to protecting the Congaree, Saluda, and Broad Rivers for the enjoyment of the growing community of river enthusiasts in the Midlands. We plan to improve water quality, habitat, recreation, and ultimately public health throughout the Congaree Basin through the use of education, environmental monitoring, and advocacy."
www.congareeriverkeeper.org
River Network - Watershed protection starts with people. In communities all across the U.S., River Network engages, trains and empowers people and their local organizations to effectively protect, preserve and restore clean, healthy waters.
www.rivernetwork.org
The Center for Watershed Protection works to protect, restore, and enhance our streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and bays. We create viable solutions and partnerships for responsible land and water management so that every community has clean water and healthy natural resources to sustain diverse life.
www.cwp.org
Adopt-A-Waterway - Litter is a common source of pollution and threatens the health and beauty of far too many of our treasured lakes, streams and rivers. The Adopt-A-Waterway program offers volunteer groups the opportunity to address water-based litter issues in Richland and Lexington Counties. Please join us in protecting and cleaning up our creeks, rivers, lakes, boat landings and islands.
www.keepthemidlandsbeautiful.org
The Congaree Swamp National Park - Welcome to the largest remnant of old-growth floodplain forest remaining on the continent! Experience national and state champion trees, towering to record size amidst astonishing biodiversity. Walk, paddle or just relax within this dynamic floodplain ecosystem. Beauty and tranquility reign supreme in the midst of this natural treasure.
www.nps.gov/cosw/
The Richland Countywide Stormwater Consortium
"The Richland Countywide Stormwater Consortium is comprised of Richland County, the Town of Arcadia Lakes, and the City of Forest Acres. The goal of the consortium is to support the restoration and protection of healthy waterways in Richland County through outreach, stormwater education, public involvement, and partnerships with local governments, citizens, businesses, schools, and organizations."
www.clemson.edu/public/carolinaclear/consortiums/richland_home
The RCSC is part of Carolina Clear, a comprehensive approach developed by Clemson University to inform and educate communities about water quality, water quantity, and the cumulative effects of stormwater.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds - We all live in a watershed - the area that drains to a common waterway, such as a stream, lake, estuary, wetland, aquifer, or even the ocean - and our individual actions can directly affect it. Working together using a watershed approach will help protect our nation's water resources.
www.epa.gov/owow/