Friends of the Chemung River Watershed

Chemung River & Watershed Clean-up - LOCATION UPDATE: E Water Street Park
2026-07-25 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | 800 E Water Street, Elmira NY 14901, 800 E Water Street, Elmira, NY, 14901, United States
EVENT LOCATION UPDATE: Our July 25 Watershed Clean-up will now take place at the East Water Street Park in Elmira instead of the Toll Bridge Park Boat Launch. We recently received a report that the Toll Bridge Park Boat Launch is in good shape and the East Water Street Park river access area could use some more help.
If you plan to join us for this clean-up please meet at East Water Street Park (near the Sullivan Street Pump Station) at 800 E Water St in Elmira, behind the baseball field. Look for Friends of the Chemung River signs noting the meet-up location.
All materials will be provided, all you need is yourself dressed in weather appropriate clothes you don’t mind getting a little dirty, and maybe a friend to help out too! We’ll have a short safety talk before we embark on our clean-up efforts in the Chemung River Watershed.
Registration is not required for this FREE event but is greatly appreciated so we know how many folks to expect.
Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chemung-river-watershed-clean-up-location-update-e-water-street-park-tickets-1990111734771?aff=oddtdtcreator
Our clean-ups are funded through various grants and sponsorships. Individual donations are not required but are greatly appreciated!

Guided Evening Paddle: Fitch's Bridge to Grove Street Boat Launch
2026-07-29 17:00 - 19:30 | Grove Street Boat Launch, 36 Grove Street, Elmira, NY, 14905, United States
New in 2026! We’re expanding our paddle program and adding monthly evening paddles! Join expert paddler Jim Pfiffer and our Volunteer River Guides on the Chemung River for a short and sweet guided paddle. We’ll enjoy a unique experience on the river with a relaxing paddle from Fitch’s Bridge Boat Launch in Elmira, NY to Grove Street Boat Launch in Elmira, NY.
Meet us at Grove Street Boat Launch at 5PM to leave your vehicles, then we’ll shuttle all paddlers to Fitch’s Bridge to go over river safety guidelines and launch our watercraft by 5:30pm. See detailed rental instructions below.
Please dress for the weather and bring/wear water shoes, a hat, sunscreen, a re-usable water bottle, a change of clothes is recommended, and a life jacket if you have one. LIFE JACKETS ARE REQUIRED, we will have life jackets available if you don’t have one. Snacks are also recommended!
The FCRW Kayak Rental price includes the guided river tour and a kayak rental (if you need one, we have a very limited number of kayaks available). We will meet at Grove Street Boat Launch at 5PM . Paddlers will leave their vehicles at Grove Street, FCRW will shuttle paddlers to Fitch’s Bridge for a safety talk and then launch our watercraft by 5:30PM.
The BYOK (Bring your own kayak) price includes the guided river tour. Paddlers bringing their own craft will drop them off at the start of the paddle at Fitch’s Bridge Boat Launch between 4-4:45pm where an FRCW Staff will watch over them, then travel to Grove Street Boat Launch to meet Cait and the rest of the paddlers at 5PM. Paddlers will leave their vehicles at Grove Street, FCRW will shuttle paddlers to Fitch’s Bridge for a safety talk and then launch our watercraft by 5:30PM.
Fitch’s Bridge Boat Launch – Off Hendy Hollow Road, Elmira, NY 14905
Grove Street Boat Launch – 36 Grove St, Elmira, NY 14905
Register Here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/guided-evening-paddle-fitchs-bridge-to-grove-street-boat-launch-tickets-1988812469634?aff=oddtdtcreator

Guided River Paddle: Mullholland Rd to Conhocton Street Boat Launch
2026-08-08 09:00 - 14:00 | Conhocton Street River Access, 10 Conhocton Street, Corning, NY, 14830, United States
Join expert paddler Jim Pfiffer and our Volunteer River Guides for a guided educational paddle of the Tioga River (a tributary of the Chemung River) and Chemung River. As we paddle from Mullholland Rd Boat Launch in Painted Post NY to Conhocton Street Boat Launch in Corning NY, our educational component will be: TBD.
Please dress for the weather and wear water shoes, a hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, and a life jacket if you have one. LIFE JACKETS ARE REQUIRED. We will have life jackets available if you don’t have one. Bring a reusable water bottle, anything you need to be comfortable outdoors, and snacks are also recommended.
The FCRW Kayak Rental price includes the guided river tour and a kayak rental (if you need one, we have a very limited number of kayaks available). We will meet at Conhocton Street Boat Launch at 9AM . Paddlers will leave their vehicles at Conhocton Street, FCRW will shuttle paddlers to Mullholland Rd for a safety talk and then launch our watercraft by 10:30AM.
The BYOK (Bring your own kayak) price includes the guided river tour. Paddlers bringing their own craft will drop them off at the start of the paddle between 8-8:45AM at Mullholland Rd Boat Launch where an FCRW Staff will watch over them, then travel to Conhocton Street to meet Jim and the rest of the paddlers at 9AM. Paddlers will leave their vehicles at Conhocton Street, FCRW will shuttle paddlers back to Mullholland Rd for a safety talk and then launch our watercraft by 10:30AM.
Mulholland Road Boat Launch – 2760 Mulholland Rd, Painted Post, NY 14870
Conhocton Street Boat Launch – 1-41 Conhocton St, Corning, NY 14830
Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/guided-river-paddle-mullholland-rd-to-conhocton-street-boat-launch-tickets-1989404588678?aff=oddtdtcreator

Guided Evening Paddle: Fitch's Bridge to Grove Street Boat Launch
2026-08-26 17:00 - 19:30, 2026-09-16 17:00 - 19:30 | Grove Street Boat Launch, 36 Grove Street, Elmira, NY, 14905, United States
New in 2026! We’re expanding our paddle program and adding monthly evening paddles! Join expert paddler Jim Pfiffer and our Volunteer River Guides on the Chemung River for a short and sweet guided paddle. We’ll enjoy a unique experience on the river with a relaxing paddle from Fitch’s Bridge Boat Launch in Elmira, NY to Grove Street Boat Launch in Elmira, NY.
Meet us at Grove Street Boat Launch at 5pm to leave your vehicles, then we’ll shuttle all paddlers to Fitch’s Bridge to go over river safety guidelines and launch our watercraft by 5:30pm. See detailed rental instructions below.
Please dress for the weather and bring/wear water shoes, a hat, sunscreen, a re-usable water bottle, a change of clothes is recommended, and a life jacket if you have one. LIFE JACKETS ARE REQUIRED; we will have life jackets available if you don’t have one. Snacks are also recommended!
The FCRW Kayak Rental price includes the guided river tour and a kayak rental. If you need one, we have a limited number of kayaks available. We will meet at Grove Street Boat Launch at 5pm. Paddlers will leave their vehicles at Grove Street, FCRW will shuttle paddlers to Fitch’s Bridge for a safety talk and then launch our watercraft by 5:30pm.
The BYOK (Bring your own kayak) price includes the guided river tour. Paddlers bringing their own craft will drop them off at the start of the paddle at Fitch’s Bridge Boat Launch between 4-4:45pm where an FRCW Staff will watch over them, then travel to Grove Street Boat Launch to meet Cait and the rest of the paddlers at 5pm. Paddlers will leave their vehicles at Grove Street. FCRW will shuttle paddlers to Fitch’s Bridge for a safety talk and then launch our watercraft by 5:30pm.
Fitch’s Bridge Boat Launch – Off Hendy Hollow Road, Elmira, NY 14905
Grove Street Boat Launch – 36 Grove St, Elmira, NY 14905
Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/guided-evening-paddle-fitchs-bridge-to-grove-street-boat-launch-tickets-1988812517778?aff=oddtdtcreator
