Back to the Chattahoochee River Race & Festival - June 13

Mark your calendar and join UCR for the 7th Annual Back the Chattahoochee River Race & Festival on Saturday, June 13! The race, which is open to all skill levels and age groups, starts at Garrard Landing Park at Holcomb Bridge Road and finishes at Roswell’s Riverside Park—the venue for the FREE festival with live music, kids' activities, environmental exhibits and more.

For more information and to register for the race (open and recreational classes) CLICK HERE. Advance registration is open through June 9.

A Quick Way to Help UCR - Vote for us on Brickfish.com Today!

Here's an incredibly easy way for you to help UCR! NorthFace is sponsoring an online competition - "Be an Eco-Champion" - through Brickfish.com. All you need to do is CLICK HERE - which will take you to UCR's entry: "Keeping Watch Over Our Waters." Then click "vote for this entry." If we get enough votes we could win $15,000 to help fund our efforts to protect and preserve the Chattahoochee!

You can vote once a day. Contest ends 11:30 pm Pacific Time, this Thursday, May 21. Please vote & ask your friends to vote too!

Introduction to Whitewater and Camping Adventure, June 6-7

Enjoy a weekend camping and paddling experience on the Upper Chattahoochee. On Saturday June 6, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, an instructor will be available to help you learn basic Whitewater techniques for canoeing and kayaking. Plus, we've had a special request from DNR to perform a river cleanup on this trip where possible - and UCR is always more than happy to clean the river! CLICK HERE for more information and to register.

River Revival Rocks!

May 14, UCR guests, sponsors, and staff had a great time at The River Revival Watershed Sessions: An Atlanta Rockers Jam, listening to first-rate music, enjoying SweetWater & Park Tavern brews, and chowing down on burgers, sushi, and more thanks to Park Tavern’s kitchen.

All in all, we netted more than $60,000 to support UCR's work protecting the Chattahoochee River. Thanks to our sponsors, musical guests, and everyone who came out to make this event a huge success! Music from the party will be available for downloading shortly. CLICK HERE for details. To view and/or purchase photos, CLICK HERE.

RiverCHAT Gets Leaner & Greener

You may have noticed something missing from your mailbox this month. Usually, our RiverCHAT newsletter goes out in May, but we are in the process of making this publication leaner and greener. If your membership is up-to-date, look for a new RiverCHAT in July! If you would like to receive your newsletter in electronic format only, please email your name and mailing address to Mary Harrison with the subject line “online only”.