Board member Captain Michael Chapman and Director of Outreach/Operations Mary Woodbury attended this year’s annual Waterkeeper Alliance conference in La Paz, Mexico on a scholarship.
This week of workshops, panels, speaker events, and beach restoration was a fascinating time, invigorating Fraser Riverkeeper to come back to cool Vancouver, full of energy and renewed goals of growing our organization in order to continue our mission of protecting, conserving, and improving the habitat of the Fraser River.
Robert F. Kenned, Jr., speaking during the welcome night ceremonies
Speakers at the event included Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who founded Waterkeeper Alliance, as well as many others, including Mexican politicians and author Dave Kirby. A spotlight shone upon our Waterkeepers in the Gulf of Mexico, some of whom could not attend due to their restoration and other work during the BP oil crisis.
Balandra Beach
Mid-week the Waterkeepers bused over to Balandra Beach for a cleanup project and day on the water.
Balandra Beach
With which the information that Michael and Mary came back, we are glowing with positive energy to put what we’ve learned from the conference into practice by increasing our public outreach and fundraising, involving our community and volunteers in our boat trips, learning new tools to upgrade our Swim Drink Fish map and guide project, which is in development, increase our Pollution Hotline and Public Right To Know campaigns, grow our Stand Up for Pacific Salmon Campaign, and much much more!
