Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Currents: Life Along the Yadkin River
The Yadkin River is one of the longest in our state. It begins in the northwestern region near the Blue Ridge Parkway's Thunder Hill Overlook. It cross through about ten counties flowing more than 200 miles until it ultimately joins the Uwharrie River to become the Yadkin Pee Dee River. The Yadkin Pee Dee River Basin provides drinking water for a number of communities in the Carolinas. These waters are also used extensively for boating, fishing, swimming and other recreational activities.
But our state's growing population, development and industries are generating pollution that’s threatening the waters and surrounding environment. So also this month, the Yadkin Riverkeeper is kayaking down the Yadkin to raise awareness and to promote community conservation efforts.
Currents: Life Along The Yadkin River is a collaboration between WFDD Senior Producer Kathryn Mobley, independent reporter Phoebe Zerwick and independent photographer Christine Rucker. Zerwick and Rucker are also producing a blog for this project, The Yadkin River Story. It is part of a multimedia documentary project funded by the North Carolina Humanities Council, the Winston-Salem Forsyth County Arts Council and the John W. and Anna H. Hanes Foundation.
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