West Sixth for a Cause with KWA
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Join Kentucky Waterways Alliance at West Sixth Brewing - Nulu
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Inaugural Kentucky Watershed Network Collaborative Summit
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THE SUMMIT IS AT CAPACITY. PLEASE REGISTER FOR OUR WAITLIST!
You're invited to KWA's Inaugural Kentucky Watershed Network Collaborative Summit! What: KWA's Kentucky Watershed Network Collaborative Summit is a FREE EVENT (lodging not included) and will provide valuable resources and networking opportunities. This event is about creating a space and time to learn with and from each other and from experts in the field and to work collaboratively together to achieve these goals. Why: To come together with the purpose of increasing our collective impact on improving water quality in Kentucky for all wildlife & people who rely on clean water. To continue to establish needs and priorities for Kentucky Watershed Network activities and provide valuable resources and networking opportunities. How:
Where: Lost River Cave River Birch Room When: Thursday 11/2/23 (full day) & Friday 11/3/23 (morning)
Lodging info: Follow the links below for our room block reduced rates. Block of rooms held until 10/15 & includes breakfast. Embassy Suites Bowling Green ($148/night) Hyatt Place Bowling Green ($109-$119/night) Additional info on places to stay, things to do, and places to eat can be found here. **If you have food restrictions, please contact laura@kwalliance.org so we can plan accordingly for Thursday 11/2 lunch** |
Past Events
Sixth Annual Wild & Scenic Red RiverFest
The 6th annual Wild & Scenic Red RiverFest on 5/20/23 takes place at Clay City Park in Powell County.
The family friendly event includes a Red River Race, Fun Floats, free live music ALL DAY, free rock climbing wall, free presenters, food & drink vendors, silent auction, trivia, prizes and more! Fun environmental education programming is available at the event tent and you can win prizes for participating! This event is FREE thanks to our wonderful sponsors
Clay City Park is the launch location for the event’s Clay City Loop Race & Fun Float and the takeout is a short .2 mile walk across Main Street. Registration is required for the paddle and there is a fee if you would like to rent a boat. You can also bring your own boat. Scholarships are available. See below for event schedule. We hope to see you on Saturday May 20, 2023!
The family friendly event includes a Red River Race, Fun Floats, free live music ALL DAY, free rock climbing wall, free presenters, food & drink vendors, silent auction, trivia, prizes and more! Fun environmental education programming is available at the event tent and you can win prizes for participating! This event is FREE thanks to our wonderful sponsors
Clay City Park is the launch location for the event’s Clay City Loop Race & Fun Float and the takeout is a short .2 mile walk across Main Street. Registration is required for the paddle and there is a fee if you would like to rent a boat. You can also bring your own boat. Scholarships are available. See below for event schedule. We hope to see you on Saturday May 20, 2023!
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An Evening with Rinker Buck, author of New York Times best seller, Life on the Mississippi
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Life on the Mississippi – An Epic American Adventure
Date: May 22, 2023 Reception: 5:30 pm Program: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Location: Filson Historical Society (In-Person and Zoom Options) Cost: Free for Filson Members; $15 for non-members Rinker Buck will share tales from his book about building a wooden flatboat from the bygone era of the early 1800s and journeying down the Ohio River, to the Mississippi River and on to New Orleans. Buck, a modern-day Huck Finn, casts off down the river on the flatboat Patience accompanied by an eccentric crew of daring shipmates. Over the course of his voyage, Buck steers his fragile wooden craft through narrow channels dominated by massive cargo barges, rescues his first mate gone overboard, sails blindly through fog, breaks his ribs not once but twice, and camps every night on sandbars, remote islands, and steep levees. As he charts his own journey, he also delivers a richly satisfying work of history that brings to life a lost era.
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PAST EVENTS
Catwalk For Water
Date: Sunday, April 30, 2023
Time: Doors open at 6:00pm, show from 7:00-9:00pm.
Tickets: $25.00
Location: Whirling Tiger, 1335 Story Ave, Louisville, KY 40206
This event benefits Kentucky Waterways Alliance and other clean water initiatives in Kentuckiana. Locally owned and operated Aveda salons come together to raise money for Earth month by showcasing their innovation, creativity, and technical skills in hair, makeup, and fashion. Using their love for the planet as inspiration, design teams will create a look using only recycled materials that celebrates beauty, fashion, and the Aveda mission to care for the world we live in. Watch their models strut across the catwalk all while raising money for local clean water initiatives. Event includes a silent auction, of donations from local (to the region) businesses, with 100% of the proceed to support the overall contribution.
Important Detail: This event is 21+ only.
Date: Sunday, April 30, 2023
Time: Doors open at 6:00pm, show from 7:00-9:00pm.
Tickets: $25.00
Location: Whirling Tiger, 1335 Story Ave, Louisville, KY 40206
This event benefits Kentucky Waterways Alliance and other clean water initiatives in Kentuckiana. Locally owned and operated Aveda salons come together to raise money for Earth month by showcasing their innovation, creativity, and technical skills in hair, makeup, and fashion. Using their love for the planet as inspiration, design teams will create a look using only recycled materials that celebrates beauty, fashion, and the Aveda mission to care for the world we live in. Watch their models strut across the catwalk all while raising money for local clean water initiatives. Event includes a silent auction, of donations from local (to the region) businesses, with 100% of the proceed to support the overall contribution.
Important Detail: This event is 21+ only.
West Sixth Rock Skipping Competition: April 29, 2023
Earth Day Beargrass Creek Clean Sweep: April 22, 2023
Join us for an Earth Day Beargrass Creek Clean Sweep!
Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023
Register in advance HERE.
Location: We will meet in the parking lot at the corner of Ledge Road and Lexington Road
Time:
About Beargrass Creek: Beargrass Creek is Louisville’s primary urban stream. It is a 60 square mile watershed, composed of three main branches (the South, Middle and Muddy forks), which reach throughout the city of Louisville. The creek runs through some of our city’s most populous neighborhoods and flows through two historically significant Olmsted Parks. The confluence of Beargrass Creek with the Ohio River is connected to the Louisville Loop and Waterfront Park. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and MSD have created a 150-million-dollar ecological restoration plan to address degraded habitat over time due to pollution, development, and manipulation. The restoration of Beargrass Creek will provide habitat for wildlife, endangered species, as well as a cleaner, safer, and more beautiful stream for our citizens to enjoy.
The Earth Day Beargrass Clean Sweep 2023 is hosted by these partners: Metro Council District 9 (Andrew Owen), Metro Council District 8 (Ben Reno-Weber), Kentucky Waterways Alliance, Beargrass Creek Alliance, Olmsted Parks Conservancy, Brightside, Metro Solid Waste Clean Collaborative, MSD, and the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO).
Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023
Register in advance HERE.
Location: We will meet in the parking lot at the corner of Ledge Road and Lexington Road
Time:
- 8:30-9:00 am: Check-in
- 9:00 am: Welcome and Instructions
- 12:00 pm: Cleanup ends
- Arrive on Saturday, April 22, between 8:30-9:00 am to check in at the registration table. Every participant must sign a liability waiver.
- At 9:00 am instructions will be given to the volunteers.
- Please dress appropriately for the weather and work: closed toe shoes, long pants, etc.
- This event is rain or shine--it will be cancelled in the event of storms with thunder and lightning.
About Beargrass Creek: Beargrass Creek is Louisville’s primary urban stream. It is a 60 square mile watershed, composed of three main branches (the South, Middle and Muddy forks), which reach throughout the city of Louisville. The creek runs through some of our city’s most populous neighborhoods and flows through two historically significant Olmsted Parks. The confluence of Beargrass Creek with the Ohio River is connected to the Louisville Loop and Waterfront Park. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and MSD have created a 150-million-dollar ecological restoration plan to address degraded habitat over time due to pollution, development, and manipulation. The restoration of Beargrass Creek will provide habitat for wildlife, endangered species, as well as a cleaner, safer, and more beautiful stream for our citizens to enjoy.
The Earth Day Beargrass Clean Sweep 2023 is hosted by these partners: Metro Council District 9 (Andrew Owen), Metro Council District 8 (Ben Reno-Weber), Kentucky Waterways Alliance, Beargrass Creek Alliance, Olmsted Parks Conservancy, Brightside, Metro Solid Waste Clean Collaborative, MSD, and the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO).
Harrods Creek Cleanup: April 15, 2023
Help us Cleanup Harrods Creek in honor of Earth Month 2023!
- Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023
- Time: 10:00 am-1:00 pm
- Location: Creekside Landing Marina, 6511 River Rd, Prospect, KY 40059
- Registration is required.
- Volunteers will gather at Creekside Landing Marina to clean up Harrods Creek and its banks.
- All volunteers are encouraged to bring their own canoe, kayak, and a personal floatation device. We have limited spots available in loaner canoes.
- Our ability to hold this event is dependent upon water levels of the creek so be sure to check your email the night before for updates.
Stand Up for the Ohio River: A Louisville, Kentucky Listening Session
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
Community Boathouse, Waterfront Park, 1321 River Road, Louisville, KY 40202
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
Community Boathouse, Waterfront Park, 1321 River Road, Louisville, KY 40202
With input and support from community members and partners, the Ohio River Basin Alliance and National Wildlife Federation are overseeing a process to craft a plan to protect and restore the Ohio River, its tributaries, wetlands, and surrounding habitats in the 14-state region.
Community input is vital to the plan. The National Wildlife Federation, Kentucky Waterways Alliance, Ohio River Basin Alliance, and the Ohio River Way are hosting a series of listening sessions to get input on the plan from local community residents, advocates, and organizations, so that local priorities can be reflected in the plan. We want to make sure the plan is bold and visionary—an action plan that represents the priorities of the people and communities in the region. The restoration plan will address serious threats to fish, wildlife, and people, including problems such as sewage contamination, mining waste, polluted runoff, and toxic pollution. The plan will also seek to reverse environmental injustices, including inadequate water sanitation services, unaffordable drinking water, and flooding concerns. The regional restoration plan will be delivered to the U.S. Congress in 2023, with the goal of securing new federal investments to implement the plan and to provide clean, safe, and affordable water to every person in the region. |
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2022 Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Friday, September 16, 2022
Sauerbeck Family Drive In
6:30-10:30 pm
Sauerbeck Family Drive In
6:30-10:30 pm
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KWA is thrilled to be hosting our 14th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival. This event supports our work across the state to protect, restore, and celebrate Kentucky's Waterways. This year’s event will be in a hybrid format: attendees will be able to watch the festival online from the comfort of their own homes or join us for a family-friendly, in-person event at the Sauerbeck Family Drive In, located in La Grange, Kentucky.
Louisville's biggest environmental and adventure film festival combines stellar filmmaking, beautiful cinematography, and first-rate storytelling to inform, inspire, and ignite solutions and possibilities to restore the earth and human communities while creating a positive future for the next generation. |
2022 Annual Meeting
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The 2022 Annual Meeting is open to members and the public. The meeting will be held on Zoom. Advance registration is required.
REGISTER HERE This meeting is an opportunity to learn about last year's accomplishments and the work we are planning to do this year. In addition, we will have a presentation on our Red River Watershed Project as we celebrate five years of accomplishments. KWA Board of Directors Election If you are a current member of Kentucky Waterways Alliance, you are invited to vote in election of the Board of Directors. The 2022 elections are being held on-line. If you are a member and have not received an email from us with a link to vote, we may not have your current email address or the notification we sent may be in your spam folder. If you would like to receive a link to vote, please send your preferred email address to Deb, our office manager, at deb@kwalliance.org or call her at 502-589-8008. Voting ends Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 12:15 pm. Election results will be announced at the end of the annual meeting. Board of Director Profiles |
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Kentucky Waterways Alliance (KWA) and The Friends of Red River (FORR) invite you to join us for Wild and Scenic Red Riverfest which is presented by Clay City Tourism, Stanton Tourism, Wolfe County Tourism, Powell County Tourism and Kentucky River Authority. Red RiverFest is a celebration of the “Wild & Scenic” Red River, the only waterway in Kentucky that has this invaluable designation from the National Wild & Scenic River System which keeps it free-flowing and protected.
“It’s an honor to work with the dedicated volunteers of Friends of Red River. We hope that our efforts to clean the river, construct more access, teach environmental education, and provide fun paddle events to the Red River community and visitors helps to foster a love of the river and cultivate stewards of our precious natural resource,” - Laura Gregory, Red River Watershed Coordinator. The on water activities take place on May 21st, launching from Clay City Park Kayak/Canoe Launch and taking out at Carmen’s Landing, 1/4 mile away from launch site - you can just walk back across the street to Clay City Park to join in the festivities. Partners this year for the 5th annual Wild & Scenic Red Riverfest include presenting sponsors - Clay City Tourism, Stanton Tourism, Wolfe County Tourism, Powell County Tourism & Kentucky River Authority. Friends of Red River is a watershed group, who hosts river cleanups, creates new river access, provides environmental education, & hosts fun events on the Wild & Scenic Red River, the only waterway in Kentucky that has this invaluable designation from the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Kentucky Waterways Alliance is a nonprofit working to protect, restore and celebrate Kentucky's waterways. KWA envisions a Kentucky that sustains our vast network of healthy waterways. Kentucky’s lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands support thriving aquatic ecosystems, healthy fish and wildlife populations, abundant recreation, and dependable, clean water supplies for future generations." Contact Laura Gregory at (606) 359-0324 or laura@kwalliance.org |
Stone Skipping Competition at West Sixth Farm benefitting KWA!
Date: Sunday, May 15, 2022
Location: West Sixth Farm.
Cost: Registration is $5.00 and all money will go to Kentucky Waterways Alliance!
Time: 12:00-4:00 pm. There will be three categories and times for registration:
PRIZES will include a surprise something fun for all the kids who participate – and our top three adult skippers will get West Sixth gift cards!!! Start practicing those skips, y ’all! Can’t wait to see you at the farm Sunday, May 15th!! Taproom will be open 12-8pm as usual!
Location: West Sixth Farm.
Cost: Registration is $5.00 and all money will go to Kentucky Waterways Alliance!
Time: 12:00-4:00 pm. There will be three categories and times for registration:
- Kids under 10: Registration from 12pm-1pm, Rock Skipping from 1pm - 2pm
- Kids 11 - 16: Registration from 1pm - 2pm, Rock Skipping from 2pm - 3pm
- 17+ : Registration from 2pm - 3pm, Rock Skipping from 3pm - 4pm
PRIZES will include a surprise something fun for all the kids who participate – and our top three adult skippers will get West Sixth gift cards!!! Start practicing those skips, y ’all! Can’t wait to see you at the farm Sunday, May 15th!! Taproom will be open 12-8pm as usual!
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Kentucky River Jam: Hosted by Canoe Kentucky
Saturday, August 21, 2021 Saturday, September 25, 2021 520 W Main St., Frankfort, KY 40601 The Kentucky River Jam is returning to Frankfort for Summer 2021. This is a music and art festival at the Ward Oates amphitheater in Frankfort. |
Volunteer Opportunity: Elkhorn Creek Cleanup with Canoe Kentucky
Saturday, August 28, 2021
More details and registration link to be posted soon
In partnership with Canoe Kentucky, KWA is hosting two cleanup events on the Elkhorn Creek in Frankfort, KY. This will be a canoe cleanup, and boats, life jackets, and all other necessary equipment will be provided.
Saturday, August 28, 2021
More details and registration link to be posted soon
In partnership with Canoe Kentucky, KWA is hosting two cleanup events on the Elkhorn Creek in Frankfort, KY. This will be a canoe cleanup, and boats, life jackets, and all other necessary equipment will be provided.
Volunteer Opportunity: Kentucky River Cleanup with Canoe Kentucky
Saturday, September 11, 2021
More details and registration link to be posted soon
In partnership with Canoe Kentucky, KWA is hosting a cleanup event on the Kentucky River in Frankfort, KY. This will be a canoe cleanup, and boats, life jackets, and all other necessary equipment will be provided.
Saturday, September 11, 2021
More details and registration link to be posted soon
In partnership with Canoe Kentucky, KWA is hosting a cleanup event on the Kentucky River in Frankfort, KY. This will be a canoe cleanup, and boats, life jackets, and all other necessary equipment will be provided.
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Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium
Monday, September 13, 2021 The 2021 Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium will be held on September 13, 2021, at the Marriott Griffin Gate Resort in Lexington, Kentucky. The day-long symposium combines platform and poster presentations that allow attendees to hear the latest in water resource research, practice and education. A tentative agenda is available here. Conference registration fees are kept low through partial subsidy of symposium expenses using USGS 104(b) grant funds. This year we are excited to offer a reduced student registration rate. If you are a student, please be sure to select "Student Admission" on the registration form to access the discounted rate. Registration will close on September 6, 2021. If you have any questions or need assistance with your registration, please contact kwrri@uky.edu. |
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Give for Good Louisville
Friday, September 17, 2021 Learn more here Give for Good Louisville is a 24-hour online day of giving. The real success of Give for Good Louisville will not be how much money we raise but the tremendous impact those dollars will have when nonprofits across the Louisville community put them to work! Join the giving on September 17th at giveforgoodlouisville.org. |
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Virtual Ohio River Recreation Trail Summit
Thursday, October 14, 2021 9:00am-11:00am on Zoom Ivy Tech Community College Register for this event here Join us to celebrate the progress made on this exciting project to connect communities through recreation on the 270 miles of the Ohio River from Portsmouth OH to West Point KY. Help us to explore future opportunities and chart a course with other river partners. |