Friends of the Kaw

Thank you to KCUR 89.3 ’s Celia Llopis-Jepsen for telling our story! Thanks to Kaw River Guide, Bill, for participating in the story. Our staff, Kaw River Guides, and partners are making the river healthier for all of us! https://lnkd.in/gJeiJFf7

Friends of the Kaw awarded funding from the Kansas Water Office’s Kansas Water Plan Partnership Initiative to expand their online water quality education program with partners from the Kansas Geological Survey, Kansas Rural Water Association, and K-State Research and Extension. Kansas Geological Survey Kansas Rural Water Assn K-State Research and Extension KANSAS WATER OFFICE

What a day for the Kansas River! We are so grateful for the support of our river and 🍻 community. Thank you to everyone that joined us for our 9th Annual Beers of the Kaw…we had so much fun! Special thank you to Mike, Kiley and the team at Abe and Jake's Landing for making this easy for us…perfect venue for our event! . Thank you to Aaron P. for sharing his photography gifts with us! Thank you to our sponsors, brewers, food vendors, volunteers, board and staff of Friends of the Kaw for working so hard to make this event happen. We have the best community! All of this…for the river ❤️ Save the date for our 10 Year Anniversary of Beers of the Kaw….Sunday, November 2, 2025!

Beers of the Kaw is today! See you at Abe and Jake's Landing at 3:00 PM. Get your tickets RIGHT NOW at https://lnkd.in/gGYMPeRN or at the door! Every ticket sold benefits our work to protect, advocate for, and help people discover the Kansas River. Thank you for your support! #kansasriver #friendsofthekaw #beersofthekaw

Join us this Sunday for Beers of the Kaw! This is a beer tasting of breweries in the Ka was River watershed. All proceeds support our work for the Kansas River! Sunday November 3, 2024 3 to 6 pm Get tickets: https://lnkd.in/gGYMPeRN The Kansas River provides drinking water for over 950,000 Kansans. It’s a critical wildlife corridor, a living classroom, and a special place for recreation. Buy a ticket to Beers of the Kaw and you will be a part of our work to protect, advocate for, and help people discover the Kansas River. Can’t attend? Consider buying a ticket as a donation or give it to a friend. The Kansas River and Friends of the Kaw thank you!! See you there!

Join Friends of the Kaw for the One KC River Cleanup! Saturday, September 7, 2024 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Kaw Point Park in Kansas City, Kansas. We’re so excited to bring together volunteers, community members, sponsors, partners, and local organizations to clean up the riverbank! It’s going to be a big, fun project and we’ll need your help. RSVP and learn more at https://lnkd.in/gjeDJ2yK. Questions? Email us at info@kansasriver.org for more information. Help clean up the river, protect our water supply, and be a part of something amazing!

Join us for the 1st Annual One KC River Cleanup! Saturday, September 7, 2024 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Kaw Point Park in Kansas City, Kansas We’re so excited to bring together volunteers, community members, sponsors, partners, and local organizations to clean up the riverbank! It’s going to be a big, fun project and we’ll need your help. RSVP and learn more at https://lnkd.in/gHZ8CVcZ. Questions? Email us at info@kansasriver.org for more information. Help clean up the river, protect our water supply, and be a part of something amazing!

Join us at the Kansas Water Institute at Kansas State University in Manhattan for an Earth Day Lecture series by Dawn Buehler, Kansas Riverkeeper & Executive Director. We hope to see our FOK friends at KSU! You can learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gkUb7E8Q

Friends of the Kaw is honored to be part of the speaker lineup for the 2024 National Watershed and Stormwater Conference! Join Dawn Buehler, our Kansas Riverkeeper & Executive Director and Lesley Rigney (Johnson Co.Stormwater) in Kansas City, MO, as they discuss “Getting Their Feet Wet - How K-12 Students in Johnson County, KS Learn about Water Quality“! Let's make a splash at #CWPConference24! Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gQaqf_Hs kansas-city/

Yesterday, Governor Laura Kelly joined the meeting of the Kansas Water Authority in Topeka. Governor Kelly spoke about the importance of building a sustainable future for water in Kansas and charged the Kansas Water Authority with charting a path forward with stakeholders from across the state. Dawn Buehler, your Kansas Riverkeeper, participated in her role as Chair of the Kansas Water Authority. Earlier this week, the Kansas Water Authority and Regional Advisory Committee members visited with Legistors about water. To get up to speed on water issues, you can read the Kansas Water Authority’s 2024 Annual Report to the Governor and the Legislature: https://lnkd.in/gtXvRYtG