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            <H1><SPAN class="style4" style="font-size: 18pt;">Welcome!</SPAN> 
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            <P>The Buckeye Brook Coalition, a state designated Watershed 
            Council, was formed  to focus attention on Buckeye Brook and its 
            watershed, which are located in  Warwick, Rhode Island. The brook 
            plays a significant role in nature's life  cycle. Buckeye Brook and 
            Warwick Lake are the spawning grounds of the <A href="http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/ext/fish/nyfish/Clupeidae/blueback.html" 
            target="ImageWindow">blue back herring</A> and <A href="http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/ext/fish/nyfish/Clupeidae/alewife.html" 
            target="ImageWindow">alewives</A>. This brook is self-sustaining and 
            unique,  having no fish ladders or passage system to aid the herring 
            in their migration  between the sea and Warwick Lake at spawning 
            time. It's salt marsh plays a vital  role as a natural filtration 
            system and vegitative buffer for Narragansett Bay.  It is also 
            spawning ground for shrimp and many other smaller bay inhabitants. 
             Shorebirds feed off the fish, worms, crabs and clams in this rich 
            habitat. </P>
            <P>The major goal of the Buckeye Brook Coalition is to protect and 
            preserve this  natural treasure and the future of blue back herring 
            and alewives who annually  spawn in these waters. It supports 
            activities that work to clean-up debris in  the brook and 
            surrounding areas and promote good water quality. It advocates for 
             protection of the brook and it's wetlands from destruction and 
            focuses attention  on situations and policies that endanger it's 
            well being. </P>
            <P>The Buckeye Brook Coalition is supported by a group of 
            individuals and  organizations who promote the good health of 
            Buckeye Brook. These organizations  include, but are not limited to: 
             
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              <LI>The City of Warwick </LI>
              <LI>RI Rivers Council</LI>
              <LI>Save The Bay</LI>
              <LI>Conservation Law Foundation</LI>
              <LI>Mill Cove Conservancy</LI>
              <LI>Federated RI Sportsmen's Clubs, Inc.</LI>
              <LI>Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association </LI>
              <LI>Herring Alliance</LI></UL>
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            <P><B>Grab your paddles and get ready for a fantastic summer on the 
            brook!  We have two new and exciting Paddle Maps to help you explore 
            the Buckeye Brook Paddle Trails - part of Rhode Island's Blueways 
            Alliance. Learn more by reading our Activities page or by clicking 
            here to see our <A href="http://www.buckeyebrook.org/events/BBC_LowerBrook1.pdf" 
            target="PaddleMap1"><U> Buckeye Brook - Lower Brook Paddle 
            Map</U></A>  or <A href="http://www.buckeyebrook.org/events/BBC_Brook2Bay1.pdf" 
            target="PaddleMap2"><U> Buckeye Brook - Brook to Bay Paddle 
            Map</U></A>. </B></P>
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