Friends of the Reedy

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Meet the Board Monday: Rob Hanley is an environmental consultant and focuses on wetland and water-related issues, environmental compliance and management. He joined the FoRR board in 1993 and served as President for several years. He lives in Greenville with his wife Lillian.

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Meet the Board Monday: Dick Stelling is a retired Regional Sales Manager for 3M. Dick is an active member of First Baptist Church Greenville, where he volunteers at the AYMC, the Savers Committee, Scholarship Committee, Operation Backpack, and Garden Friends.

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Meet the Board Monday: Kelly Grant Purvis is the Associate Director of Sustainability Programs at the David E. Shi Center for Sustainability at Furman University. She educates students and the community on a wide variety of issues related to sustainability.

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Meet the Board Monday: Valeska Minkowski joined Friends of the Reedy River in January 2016 and is chair of the Technical Committee where she helps to improve and manage the water quality of the Reedy River. Val is the owner of Urban Seas Aquaculture.

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Wildlife Wednesday: FoRR received so many wonderful photos in our Fall in Love with the Reedy River Photo Contest. This beautiful photo was submitted by Nancy Perrin in the Plants and Animals Category.

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Meet the Board Monday: Rick Huffman is principal and founder of Earth Design Inc. a landscape architecture and environmental design firm dedicated to the principals of sustainability in the design and built environments. Rick also authored ‘Life at the Water’s Edge’

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Water Quality Wednesday: Check out this neat workshop for planners and stormwater design engineers. Deadline for registration is May 11!

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Meet the Board Monday: Mary Hipp lives in Greenville, SC with her Great Danes and is active with Greenville Women Giving, Metropolitan Arts Council, and Brookgreen Gardens. Mary is board chair of Feed and Seed; its mission is to ensure food security for all residents of SC.

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Fun Fact Friday. Stormwater Pollution.

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Wildlife Wednesday: FoRR received so many wonderful photos in our Fall in Love with the Reedy River Photo Contest. This beautiful photo was submitted by Melena Hosey in the Plants and Animals Category.

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The Climate Change Crisis and Its Solutions: Susan Hall, Biological Sciences Instructor at Greenville Tech, discusses global climate change. Monday, April 30, 7pm-8pm Mauldin (W. Jack Greer) Branch 800 W. Butler Rd, Greenville, SC 29607 [email protected] or 277-7397

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Meet the Board Monday: Nikki Grumbine is a retired textile marketing executive. She has been on the board of FoRR since 2007 and served as president from 2013 to 2017. She is also involved with the YMCA of Greenville. Nikki is married to Allen Grumbine.

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Fun Fact Friday. Native & Exotic Plants: What are they and why do they matter?

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#TBT to July 1996 "Color pollution is still pollution."

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Wildlife Wednesday: FoRR received so many wonderful photos in our Fall in Love with the Reedy River Photo Contest. This beautiful photo was submitted by Melena Hosey in the Plants and Animals Category.

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The Climate Change Crisis and Its Solutions: Susan Hall, Biological Sciences Instructor at Greenville Tech, discusses global climate change. Monday, April 30, 7pm-8pm Mauldin (W. Jack Greer) Branch 800 W. Butler Rd, Greenville, SC 29607 [email protected] or 277-7397

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Meet the Board Monday: Nikki Grumbine is a retired textile marketing executive. She has been on the board of FoRR since 2007 and served as president from 2013 to 2017. She is also involved with the YMCA of Greenville. Nikki is married to Allen Grumbine.

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Celebrate green living at the City of Greenville's FREE family-friendly Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the new Public Works campus at 475 Fairforest Way, Greenville SC 29607. https://t.co/hshgIyRBhb

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Wildlife Wednesday: FoRR received so many wonderful photos in our Fall in Love with the Reedy River Photo Contest. This beautiful photo was submitted by Kenia Martinez in the Plants and Animals Category.

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By hosting river cleanups FoRR educates the community about the importance of a healthy river. In addition to the negative aesthetic problems trash causes, trash can alter habitats, release toxins and contaminants into the water, and threaten wildlife