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Promoting the environmental and economic vitality of the French Broad River and its watershed.

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Connecting the Community to the River

A lot of our work to improve water quality, conserve and restore land, and educate the next generation of watershed stewards would not be possible without our fantastic volunteers throughout the community.

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Your donation will be used to help all of Western North Carolina experience the beautiful French Broad River, learn about the many things that make it so special, and preserve its priceless health and beauty for years to come!

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Restoring the Central Asheville Watershed

Explore the newly created restoration plan for this vital watershed. Read More

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Wilma Dykeman Homestead

A new land preservation agreement will preserve the home of this influential author. Read More

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Donate in Honor of Incredible Women

This spring RiverLink is celebrating the influential women who sparked the French Broad River revitalization movement. Read More

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Support our WaterRICH Program

Managing the water on your property is a great way to improve the watershed. We're selling DIY rain barrel kits as part of our WaterRICH program. Read More

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Help us Create a Park!

You could help transform a junkyard into a park! We're looking for a group of dedicated volunteers to help us prepare the future site of Karen Cragnolin Park. Read More

Latest News

Read about our various updates for our programs and projects that are working to preserve the French Broad River and its watershed.

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Your Support Made All This Possible!

Thanks to your support these last 3 years' have been filled with things to celebrate for the French Broad River. Read More

November Monthly Newsletter

Catch up on the latest RiverLink news with our monthly newsletter! This month we share updates on the restoration of Rhododendron Creek, put out a… Read More

October Monthly Newsletter

Catch up on the latest RiverLink news with our monthly newsletter! This month we share information on the Wilma Dykeman historic homestead conservation easement, a… Read More

September Monthly Newsletter

Catch up on all the latest RiverLink news with our monthly newsletter! This month we share information on the Central Asheville Watershed Restoration Plan, a… Read More

Featured Project

Karen Cragnolin Park

Named in honor of RiverLink’s founding Executive Director, this 5.33-acre tract of land in the French Broad River Park corridor has gone through an impressive transformation from former junkyard to reclaimed, open greenspace.

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Featured Project

Woodfin Greenway & Blueway

The Greenway & Blueway project is an ambitious $18.1 million effort to construct five miles of greenway along the French Broad River and Beaverdam Creek, new river access sites, the new Silver-Line Park, expansion of Riverside Park, and creation of the in-stream Wave feature for whitewater paddling and surfing enthusiasts.

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Upcoming Events

Due to the continually evolving COVID-19 situation, we are no longer hosting in-person events. We are still working hard to protect the watershed and connect our community to the river and we look forward to the day that we can see you all in person again!

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Remember the giant sinkhole that appeared on Merri Remember the giant sinkhole that appeared on Merrimon Avenue in June of 2019? Or the one that ate a car at Biltmore Fitness in July 2020? Sinkholes are one example of the negative impacts of aging infrastructure, such as failing sanitary sewer lines and stormwater pipes.Another, more subtle impact of aging infrastructure is water pollution. Failing sewer lines are a major source of bacteria in our watershed, and we’re asking the Asheville City Government to invest in this failing infrastructure for the safety of our streets and streams.We hope you'll join us in urging the Buncombe County Metropolitan Sewer District to invest more resources into identifying and upgrading failing sewer infrastructure!Photo by Nicholas Erik Whyte#watershedwednesday #ashevillesinkhole #cleanwaterforall #waterquality #watershedplans
Safety is our top priority, and due to the growing Safety is our top priority, and due to the growing number of Covid-19 cases in and around Buncombe County we have decided to cancel all of our volunteer events for the rest of the month.We will miss seeing our hardworking crew of volunteers, and we hope to resume our outdoor service days in February.  Please check back for updates, and as always a HUGE thank you to our amazing community of supporters!
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We love #greenways! From exercising to dog walking We love #greenways! From exercising to dog walking to commuting, they provide so many healthy benefits to our community. And if  you haven't had a chance to check out the newly completed greenway section in the #riverartsdistrict we highly suggest you do so!Thanks to @connectbuncombe for the photo.#greenways #bikeasheville #woodfingreenwayblueway  #frenchbroadriver #cleanwater #healthycommunities
Come see us today at @secondgearwnc ! We are their Come see us today at @secondgearwnc ! We are their nonprofit of the month and a portion of their sales comes to RiverLink to protect the French Broad watershed.Do some holiday shopping! Treat yourself!#828isgreat #frenchbroadriver #fortherivers

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