FONR Board Member and community activist, Myrna Abramowicz, dies at age 69
Myrna and Friends 2012
Friends of the Napa River mourn Myrna Abramowicz, longtime Board Member and civic activist who contributed her energy to environmental, educational and political causes. She died May 11, 2013, in Napa at age 69.
Great year for the Acorns to Oaks project!
Collect Acorns
Grind Acorns
What a great year this has been for the Acorns to Oaks project! With the RCD we led 4 acorn collecting field trips in the fall, and have given oak presentations to about 12 classes (360 kids). Students have learned about our native oaks, oak ecology, biodiversity in oak communities, acorns as food, the problems facing our native oaks, and how to be an oak steward. Now they are learning how to plant oaks.
Plant Oaks
Last month, we had 90 fifth graders (and 15 parents) from the Napa Valley Language Academy out to Alston Park for field lessons on oaks, an oak community scavenger hunt, grinding acorns and eating acorn muffins, and planting oak saplings and wildflower seeds.
On Monday the 15th, we will be planting oaks with the Valley Oak high students at Oak Knoll Ranch (2200 West Oak Knoll Avenue) from 9:30-11:30; Friday the 19th morning again with the Stone Bridge 5th grade at Suscol Vineyard.
Anyone interested to see how we “re-oak the valley” is welcome to come join us! (Email info@fonr.org for directions to the Suscol site.)
Napa River research project by 8th graders at River middle school
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iends of the Napa River were honored to be included in the theme of a research project by a group of six 8th graders at River middle school: “We are doing a project about maintaining the balance of our aquatic resources. We recently did a bake sale and got 55 dollars that we would like to donate to your organization.” FONR president Bernhard Krevet and treasurer Chuck Shinnamon met with Haley Schotte, Tamar Weir, Nolan Brown, Michael Blatteis, Pablo Roldan, and Cristina Castillo to listen to their presentations about the Napa River. They had done an amazing amount of research and were well prepared for the questions from the audience.
The group donated the proceeds of $71.25 from their bake sale to FONR. This donation will be dedicated to FONR’s “In-School Watershed Education” and the “Acorns-to-Oaks” programs.
Napa’s Watershed Moment — Restoration of the Napa River
Napa’s Watershed Moment — Restoration of the Napa River
From the Wine & Dine Magazine, by Maria Finn
Our river praised and still in need of protection and love!
