Our History

Founding

The Stones River Watershed Association (SRWA) was founded in April of 2003 at an initial meeting of about 25 people who shared an interest in water quality, wetlands, environmental education and water-based recreation. The organization was created by transforming and renaming the Black Fox Wetlands League which had formed in 1990 to protect a single small water resource.

Since its founding, the SRWA has concentrated on building partnerships with public agencies and related non-profit organizations that share a commitment to water resource protection, fostering public interest in recreational use of our rivers, collaborating with schools and teachers in delivering quality environmental education, developing expertise in the assessment and restoration of river corridors, and networking with sister organizations in other watersheds.