Annual Activities of the Coalition

The Coalition sponsors a number of events, including the following:

• 2007 10th Annual Earth Day Clean Up Celebration April 14, 2007
  Will be held Saturday, April 14, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Plan to meet us at the Warwick Knights of Columbus Hall at 475 Sandy Lane in Warwick. Dress warmly and wear waterproof boots if possible. Details to follow. Click here to see images of our 2005 8th Annual Earth Day Clean Up Event
• Buckeye Brook Coalition Boat Trip, April 22, 2006.
  Bring your own canoe or kayak and join us for an informal paddle down Buckeye Brook where it exits Warwick Pond.
• Historical Cemetary Clean Up , January 14, 2006.
  Grab your tools and a warm coat and join us as we work with the Warwick Historical Cemetary Committee and the Knights of Columbus. We meet at the Knights of Columbus parking lot at 9AM.
• The First Annual Buckeye Brook Herring Run Road Race , TBD
  Mark your calendars and dust off your running shoes as we start the clock on preparations for the 5K race we expect to draw hundreds. Runners, volunteers and sponsors are all needed. What can you do to help? Give Steve a call if you are interested. 401-737-1342.
• 2007 Fifth Annual Direct Fish Count
  This program runs April through early May and we need volunteers! Please contact Steve Insana (401-737-1342) as soon as possible if you want to be a fish count monitor. 2007 Training dates for new people will be held before this event. Stay posted for the dates. Click here to read an article about our 2003 Program.
• 2007 URI Watershed Watch - May 2007
  We need contacts and volunteers for people interested in this program. Click here for details.
• 2007 Water Quality Monitoring May - October 2007
  This event also runs May through early October and more water quality volunteers are needed for the URI Watershed Watch. We have four sites to monitor in the Buckeye Brook watershed. Please contact Steve if you are interested in particating. Click here and wait patiently for a large detailed map of the water quality montioring stations to load.
• 9th Annual Earth Day Clean Up and Breakfast April 1, 2006
  Was be held Saturday, April 1, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Click here to see images of our 2005 8th Annual Earth Day Clean Up Event
• Buckeye Brook Cultural Historic Tour
  Last year we met on Saturday, June 18, 2005 for a facinating tour of the cultural assests of the Buckeye Brook Watershed and Old Mill Cove, including discussion of the old mill, the Shawomet Indian summer camp, and the old Warner sites (house and grave site). We will post dates for the 2007 tour when they are set.
• 2004 Fall Chicken and Macaroni Dinner - October 3, 2004 Held at the Warwick Knights of Columbus at 4-7pm.
• RI Fish and Wildlife Restocking Warwick Lake
• 2004 Social Events Calendar