Each year, Chippewa Nature Center offers a
variety of programs designed for people to experience our local rivers. When you hop in a kayak or canoe and float down the current, you're quickly reminded how everything is literally connected to one another.
Pollution upstream on the Pine River in the 1970s still affects all of us downstream today. Exotic species such as sea lamprey and carp have traveled up waterways and now live in our rivers. Plants such as Eurasian Water Milfoil grow in the river and Dame's Rocket, while beautiful, blankets the riverbanks and chokes out native vegetation.
While it can be easy to focus on problems, riding the river gives us a chance to relax and experience nature at its own pace. Birds such as kingfishers, herons, ducks and eagles call our rivers home. Especially at dusk and dawn, mink and muskrat, deer and raccoons are commonly seen by quiet paddlers. Turtles and fish swim beneath you and insects, such as dragonflies and damselflies, alight with gossamer wings on your bow.
If you see trash in the river, stop and scoop it up. CNC conducts a
River Cleanup Workday each July, but you don't have to wait for us! While we'd love you to join us, every little act of kindness towards Mother Earth benefits all her creatures. Why not plan a river trip today and see how YOU can make a difference!
Pollution upstream on the Pine River in the 1970s still affects all of us downstream today. Exotic species such as sea lamprey and carp have traveled up waterways and now live in our rivers. Plants such as Eurasian Water Milfoil grow in the river and Dame's Rocket, while beautiful, blankets the riverbanks and chokes out native vegetation.
While it can be easy to focus on problems, riding the river gives us a chance to relax and experience nature at its own pace. Birds such as kingfishers, herons, ducks and eagles call our rivers home. Especially at dusk and dawn, mink and muskrat, deer and raccoons are commonly seen by quiet paddlers. Turtles and fish swim beneath you and insects, such as dragonflies and damselflies, alight with gossamer wings on your bow.
If you see trash in the river, stop and scoop it up. CNC conducts a River Cleanup Workday each July, but you don't have to wait for us! While we'd love you to join us, every little act of kindness towards Mother Earth benefits all her creatures. Why not plan a river trip today and see how YOU can make a difference!
No comments:
Post a Comment