Author: Jim Pffifer The Chemung River is cleaner and safer thanks to 16 students and two staff from the Spencer-Van… Read more Spencer-Van Etten Students Clean up a Chemung River Boat Launch

We are so excited to partner with Jim Pfiffer to offer more river trips and safety workshops for our community!… Read more Paddle Schedule

A big part of our mission is cleaning up the watershed. We are sometimes asked why we are cleaning up… Read more Cigarette Butts Poison our Land

We have lots of programs for children this month, as the summer season comes to an end. Many of the… Read more August 2024: Children’s Programs

by FCRW Historian – Jim Pfiffer. A note from the author: “I love trees. They are pillars of strength, patience… Read more A Letter from a Tree

by FCRW Historian – Jim Pfiffer. Fifty years ago, Hurricane Agnes came inland, stalled over the Northeast and dumped Biblical… Read more An Elmira Natives Perspective on the Agnes Flood of 1972: “I lived through the Flood, and founded the Friends of the Chemung River Watershed.”

by FCRW Volunteer – Brianna Riesbeck. On the evening of June 22nd, as the river began to rise, the population… Read more An Corning Natives Perspective on the Agnes Flood of 1972: “I was born after the Flood, but my parents lived through it and we still love this area.”

by Brianna Riesbeck, Volunteer. Earth Day 2022 is right around the corner and there is plenty to celebrate. It’s a… Read more A Crash Course in Climate Change

by Brianna Riesbeck, Volunteer. February is the month where cabin fever seems to hit the hardest. The holiday rush and… Read more Winter Paddling Safety

by Brianna Riesbeck, Volunteer. If you’re interested in birds or are involved at all in the Chemung Valley birding community,… Read more Birders Flock to See Elmira’s Snowy Visitor