RiverLink Hosts River Symposium in Asheville and Online Webinar

RiverLink and RMS Present River Symposium - History of Whitewater Paddling in WNC, French Broad Camping Water Trail, and Thinking and Linking Outside the Box.  RiverLink is delighted to be hosting and sponsoring the 2012 River Management Society Symposium here is Asheville with River Management experts from across the USA sharing their river stories.

RiverLink has received funding from the federal and state agencies as well as private foundations to create a world class - free and open to the public overnight camping trail that will extend from the French Broad's headwater in Rosman to Knoxville, TN. "The economic impact of this newest RiverLink initiative is in the millions" according to RiverLink Executive Director, Karen Cragnolin.

For those who cannot attend the conference you can join the webinar on the RiverLink Paddle Trail as presented by RiverLink Executive Director, Karen Cragnolin, RiverLink Watershed Manager Nancy Hodges, RiverLink Paddle Trail Advisory Committee member and author Will Leverette and Tennessee partner Jane Polansky on Thursday, April 26, 2012 from 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT

The  Webinar includes:

- History of Whitewater Paddling in Western NC: Will Leverette
- Karen Cragnolin, Executive Director RiverLink - River Access history in French Broad River watershed
- French Broad Camping Water Trail: Nancy Hodges, Presenter.
- Thinking and Linking Outside the Box: Jane Polansky, Presenter

Webinar System Requirements:

PC-based attendees - Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh®-based attendees - Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:

https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/476879847