Friends of the
St. Joseph River
Association, Inc.
Welcome!
The Friends of the St. Joseph River Association, Inc. was established in April of 1994 for the purpose of bringing together the people of the communities located within the St. Joseph River Watershed (SJRW), working as one unit to clean and restore the St. Joe River and also all rivers, streams, and creeks that flow into the St. Joseph River.
Meeting Time Change
The start time for the next FotSJR Board Meeting has changed, to 2:00 pm on Thursday, June 25th. Read the all-new President's Blog for more information.
Video Clips
FotSJR President Matt Meersman executes a graceful Eskimo Roll about halfway through this video from Fox 17 News...
...and offers his support for Paddlefest in this clip from WNDU-TV.
Position Now Open
The Friends of the St. Joe River, Inc. seeks an individual with
excellent communication and writing skills to create newsletters,
maintain website, assist in membership management/development, and
support the Board of Directors on a part-time (20hrs/wk) basis.
Experience in environmental science, natural resources, or public
affairs preferred. Work from home possible. See attached position
description for more information.
Resume, cover letter, and references should be submitted on or before
July 20th, 2009 to:
Friends of the St. Joe River
c/o Rudy Kappe
4312 Hills Haven Rd
Buchanan, MI 49107
OR
RudyKappe@gmail.com (preferred)
Emailed submissions should be in Word, Acrobat PDF, or RTF formats, please.
Events Scheduled
Two important events, the Watershed Networking Sessions and the Rocky River Stewardship Celebration, have recently taken place. Check the Events page for information on upcoming events.
Second Annual Meeting
The 2nd Annual St. Joseph River Watershed (SJRW) Meeting was held on Monday March 16th, 2009. Details to follow.
From the President
We've now started a blog! You can also read the 2008 letter to the membership.
Management Plan
The St. Joseph River Watershed Management Plan (WMP) is available online. Please use this document for information and strategies to protect natural resources in the SJRW.
(Warning: file size is large (11 MB) and may take several minutes to download.)
A wealth of information gathered during the planning process is available on the 2005 project website at www.stjoeriver.net.
Meetings
The Board of Directors and Watershed Council usually meet on the fourth Thursday of the month, unless it falls on a holiday. In that case the meeting is moved to the third Thursday. Meetings are held at the Three Rivers Library at 1 p.m., the annual meeting is usually held in Sturgis, see the February minutes for time and date.
Click here for the Agenda of our next meeting.
For all the meeting Minutes of the past year, click here.
Keep an Eye Out!
It is our goal to make use of all means and resources available to improve and protect our great natural resource: the mighty old St. Joe (Sagwa Sibi - Native American). If you witness an obvious pollution event happening on the St. Joseph River or any of her tributaries, please call (in Michigan) the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality's Pollution Emergency Alerting System at 1-800-292-4706 or (in Indiana) the 24-Hour Spill Reporting Hotline at 1-888-233-7745. Thanks!
This sign is located at the first bridge over the St Joe at the outlet of Baw Beese lake in Hillsdale, Michigan. It was handmade with great love by Dorla Null, the very first woman to paddle the entire length of the river solo.
Mission Statement
Unite a diverse group of stakeholders throughout the watershed in a collaborative effort to protect, restore, and foster stewardship of the St. Joseph River Watershed as a critical component of the Great Lakes Basin.
What's New
Links to video clips posted to home page
(6-30-09)
President's Blog #1 posted
(6/18/09)
Outreach Coordinator position posted
(6/15/09)
See Also
St. Joe River.net
Watershed Management Planning Project