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 The
Action Team prepared the plan over the last six months and reviewed a first
draft at a summit on April 30 and May 1 at Norfolk Botanical Gardens.
The
final plan will be made public in the fall. A new waterfront event,
RiverFest, on September 27 will celebrate
“the River of the Future” to be outlined in the plan with roles for
everyone, from individuals to government and industry.
The
team’s draft vision statement: “Our legacy will be a clean river that is
safe for fishing and swimming, teeming with wildlife; while sustaining a
thriving economy, so that our
 children
and grandchildren will know
that we have them in mind.” Seven actions will be outlined
for how to achieve this vision.
Meanwhile, a Green Team of gifted third-graders shadowed the 100-member
Watershed Action Team all year and made their own contribution to the new
plan: The recommendation of the river otter as the new “poster species” to
track river health.
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