Day of the Deadheading
Enjoy hot cider, show off your costume, and go home with native flower seeds at the Day of the Deadheading event along the White River on October 27th from 9 - 11 a.m. Learn about the beneficial reasons for “deadheading,” or removing spent flowers from plants and...
Volunteer Spotlight: Kris May
This month, ROW recognizes Kris May for stepping up in a big way as a relatively new ROW volunteer. Since July, Kris has been involved in multiple committees as a professional and resident, currently serving as a member of the Pleasant Run Waterway Committee and the...
Partner Spotlight: IUPUI Department of Earth Sciences
This month, ROW highlights Indiana University-Purdue University's Department of Earth Sciences. Director of Urban Health, Dr. Gabe Filippelli has been serving on ROW's Steering Committee for over 6 years, since ROW's inception. Dr. Filippelli helps oversee the...
ROWPort 2018 Celebrates Partnerships and Waterways for All
Waterways can function as connective tissue between seemingly disparate communities bridging class, race, gender, and age gaps through collective care and engagement on the water. On October 24th, Reconnecting to Our Waterways (ROW) will celebrate how six waterways across Indianapolis are working to improve their communities by embracing and valuing the river and its tributaries during ROWPort 2018.
Work It!: Get Outside and Give Back
As temperatures begin to cool, think about ways to get outside and volunteer along our waterways. Get a group of friends together or make some new friends at any of these upcoming opportunities. Indy Do-Day(s), September 27th-29th. Projects in waterway neighborhoods...
Community-Led Public Art Activates Prospect Falls
Pleasant Run's Prospect Falls destination will get a collective public art piece marking it as a WECAN neighborhood gathering place. Local artist Jude Odell has been working with community members to design and fabricate a mosaic column that will creatively illustrate...
Volunteer Spotlight: Chris Corr
This month, ROW recognizes Chris Corr for his hard work organizing Craig Kids Memorial Park improvement efforts. Corr currently serves as a member of Fall Creek Waterway Committee and is President of Fall Creek Place Foundation, which was created in part to make Craig...
Partner Spotlight: Office of Sustainability
This month, ROW highlights the City of Indianapolis' Office of Sustainability, also known as Sustain Indy. For over a year, Sustain Indy representative Katie Robinson has been serving on ROW's Steering Committee. The city agency is gearing up for an exciting...
From Dumping Ground to Common Ground
After two years of planning, community outreach and engagement, and a successful fundraising campaign, Reconnecting to Our Waterways’ (ROW) Pleasant Run Waterway Committee is moving forward on improvements to the important crossing point over Pleasant Run, Spruce Bridge. The community-led project, called Spruce Up Spruce Bridge, connects Southeast neighborhood residents to their local waterway and provides gathering spaces for rest, reflection, and education.