Reminder About Volunteer Registration

Hey Folks,

This is your captain speaking. Sorry for the continued delay in blogging. We have been exceptionally busy securing a new venue for 2012′s Shenandoah Riverside Festival, booking bands, and putting in some last minute grants that were all scrunched together. Needless to say, time is a little hard to find. I would like to remind everyone though that if you intend to come on out to a river clean-up day in 2012 we have a neat little system worked out now to where we can let folks know ahead of time. All you need to do is send an e-mail expressing your interest in the river to jenniferndalke@gmail.com and she will add you to the list. Don’t worry this does;t mean that you’ll be getting a bunch of junk mail. You’ll only be hearing about the most important events of Earth Korps, keeping you in the loop. Thanks to everybody for supporting the Shenandoah River clean-up project and we cannot wait to get back out on the water in some warmer weather to bring you pictures of our crazy finds again.

-Captain

Your chance to vote on bands

Hey folks,

I figured as we get further into this festival planning thing I’d go ahead and let you listen to the submissions I’m getting and decide who you really want to hear this year. I’ve gotten quite a few already and I’ll post a new one every few days. Without further adue here is the Luke Johnson Band. If you love their music then drop us an opinion on facebook about it.

http://www.lukejohnsonband.com

-Captain

P.S. We have just gotten word of an incredible grant opportunity that the winner gets voted on by the public so get ready to do your part for the river. All I need is a vote from each and every one of you.

2012 S.R.F Headliner Survey

Hey folks,

I’m starting to look at a possible headliner for this years festival. This is your chance to cast your vote for who you want to hear. I’m not talking about bringing back the kiss tour or anything crazy like that but I’ve been looking at a couple of up and coming bands like Joe Pug, Trampled By Turtles, Punch Brothers, The Hackinsaws Ect. Here’s your chance to let me know if there is anyone out there that masses of people want to hear and I will do my best to see if I can make something happen. We’ve got some good changes coming to you this year and I think this year is going to be one for the record books. Feel free to post your responses on facebook.

-Captain

New Decomposition Chart on Website

Hey Folks,

Hope every one is making the most out of the last bit of beautiful weather we’ve had here lately. We’ve been very busy trying to secure a new venue for Riverfest 2012 and also doing some other fun things. Have you ever seen a decomposition chart. It’s amazing how long it takes for something to decompose compared to the amount of time it would take to just throw it away properly in the first place. We’ve got a brand new section on the website devoted to that. It’s actually on the trash removal page underneath of “Programs” on Earth Korps’ website. Here’s a link http://earthkorps.webs.com/trashremoval.htm

Also I’ve been getting quite a few submissions for the river fest already. I will get back to all of you as time goes on, but I want to have an accurate amount of time to listen to each band and also give other bands a chance to be heard without doing a first come fisrt serve basis. I will send an initial e-mail to each of you stating that I have gotten your links or expressd interest and will probably not make final decisions untill late March or early April. Thanks for all the support from both ends of the environmental support and the musical support for our fundraiser. Lets make this thing huge

-Captain

 

Introducing new people and new pages.

Hey folks,

Welcome to 2011…. Oh wait it’s 2012. Where does time go? Well anoywho I’m here to let you know that Earth Korps is going to be pushing some very cool things this year. We’ve got some very motivated people behind our cause and things are going to get very interesting come Spring. For now though we’ve got some other excellent new news. We have a new member of our family and her name is Jessica Larson. She has agreed to be our event coordinator this year so you can expect a variety of fun fundraisers possibly even a second music festival. Who doesn’t want more of that action? Info on Jessica and a picture to put with the name are on our website at http://earthkorps.webs.com/ourteam.htm. Also we have finally added the mono filament recycling section to our website so check it out. The link is http://earthkorps.webs.com/monorecycling.htm.  Also we are putting together a list of folks are willing to volunteer. Now this list is not saying that you are committed to coming out every single time we do any sort of clean-up, but if you would like to be kept in the loop of news then send us your e-mail address so we can add you to our list and you will be the first to know of the things we have going on and for volunteer and play opportunities. So to everyone out there who loves the river get ready because we’ve got  2012 in our scope.

-Captain

2011: A short review of the year!

Hey folks,

We hope that everyone had a great Christmas and as the year draws to a close we thought that we’d go back and take a look at all of the crazy things that we got ourselves into during this year. It seems like we just get busier and busier the further we go along. This year we obviously were in up to our eyeballs in river trash but we also adopted 30 miles of the Shenandoah River, 3 miles of highway, started an entirely new part to the organization with the mono-filament project, made some great new partners and sponsors, put several new kids through community service projects, broke our own record of amount of trash puled from the river, added 3 new members to the Earth Korps family and even brought some of the greatest bands from near and far together to put on a heck of a show for our fans. 2011 I hope you feel that we were good to you because you were certainly good to us. Also and most importantly we’d like to again thank anyone and everyone who supports what we do be it in monetary contribution, lending us the things we need to get the job done, lending us your backs, or just for patting us on the back. The people are what makes this thing work and I’d like to thank you all sincerely. That being said, please enjoy a few pictures here as we recap just some of the things we have done this year.

-Captain

FWD. Top River Success Stories of 2011

No were not on this letter, but I think it is safe to say that the things accomplished by us here in the valley in the year 2011 were an awesome success and we definitely ranked number one in my opinion. With that being said, this is an e-mail I received detailing some of the other interesting river stories of the year and thought that everyone might like to have a read. This is not my article. I am simply copying and pasting. I believe this originated from the American Rivers Newsletter.

December 2011 View as Webpage | Forward  American Rivers received high ratings from charity watchdog groups. When you give the gift of clean water this holiday season, you will know that American Rivers makes careful use of your donation. Donate today » 2011 National River Cleanup Photo Contest Winner Congratulations to Jeanne Ison of the Ohio River Sweep! Read about this family that is cleaning their river together.  Read more » The Condit Dam Removal During the Year of the River After working for more than 20 years, in cooperation with our partners, American Rivers celebrated a dramatic explosion that kicked off the removal of Washington’s 95-year old, 125-foot Condit dam in October. The significance of this achievement is one of the reasons why American Rivers dubbed 2011 “the year of the river.” Removing the dam will restore a free-flowing White Salmon River and revitalize salmon and steelhead runs. This victory is a great example of the work American Rivers is able to accomplish thanks in part to the support we receive from members and activists such as yourself.  Watch video of the dam removal! » Attention Bears, Cubs, and Bulls: Chicago River is Becoming a Cleaner Watering Hole Following its listing as the #4 Most Endangered River in America for 2011, efforts to transform the Chicago River into a much cleaner waterway sprang into action. Thanks to the news coverage we generated, local agencies stopped dumping 1.2 BILLION gallons of untreated wastewater into the Chicago River. Chicago was one of a small handful of cities dumping without treating.   Read more about how American Rivers and our partners helped stop dumping into the Chicago River » Celebrating 20 years of the National River Cleanup Program In 2011, American Rivers celebrated the 20 year anniversary of our National River Cleanup Program. During that time, our volunteers have successfully removed over 10 million pounds of litter and debris from our waterways! That is the equivalent of 500,000 car tires!  Find out how you can volunteer »

To contact American Rivers, email us at outreach@AmericanRivers.org. To update your profile or change your preferences click here.

Mono Bins Finished!

 

Hey Folks.

Well we finally got our mono filament bins all sorted out. They have been dropped off and we are just waiting on an installation date to get these puppies up and running and we’ll have excellent new places along the Shenandoah River to put our old fishing line. Stay posted  and we should have some great pictures coming to you soon.  We’re working on a few new fun project for E.K. and should have all kinds of stuff up and going soon. Thanks to everyone who supports the Shenandoah River.

Magazine 33 Cover

Well folks,

I finally caught up with the good people at Magazine 33 and they sent me a copy of their issue featuring The Shenandoah Riverside Festival this past year. It is an awesome article and they got some really awesome pictures. Check it out and tell us what you think! Tell everyone you know!

Heres the link

http://virginia.magazine33.com/issue/june-2011-magazine33-virginia/article/shenandoah-riverside-festival

-Captain

Change of Address

Hello Folks,

Earth Korps has finally taken a move ,but no worries we have a new address. Don’t be shy send us a letter or something. Our new mailing address is P.O. Box 93 Edinburg Va, 22824. We’ll see you soon.