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Photos from 2008 River Rendezvous


6/08 - Brooksher Named 2008 River Conservator
Roaring Fork Conservancy is proud to recognize Carter Brooksher as the recipient of the 2008 Robert Billingsley River Conservator Award. For the last nine years, Roaring Fork Conservancy has honored individuals who are active in the protection and preservation of our watershed with this award at the annual River Rendezvous celebration.

Carter Brooksher has been a conservationist all of her life. At the age of five she began a lifelong love of fishing and first dropped a hook in the pond across the street from her home in Missouri. Outdoor experiences, including many with Girl Scouts, cultivated her love of nature. Later she became a regular visitor to the trout streams in the Ozarks and Montauk State Park. Carter spends about half of each year in the Roaring Fork Valley, enjoying the unbeatable angling, skiing and hiking.

When she and her husband, Dane, purchased a Roaring Fork Club cabin in Basalt, she found Roaring Fork Conservancy to be a great way to contribute to the health and beauty of the watershed. This September marks Carter’s 10th anniversary as a Roaring Fork Conservancy board member. She was a founding member of the Rivers Council and has led the effort to establish our annual River Rendezvous. She continues to be a driving force every year in organizing this vital RFC fund-raiser.

Carter’s work with the Rivers Council provides major annual support for Roaring Fork Conservancy programs. In addition to her other Roaring Fork Conservancy commitments, Carter serves on the Board Development and River Center Committees. “I’m not sure that people understand how important our rivers are.” she says. “I think that we tend to take these beautiful rivers for granted. Rivers not only provide life itself, they give us a quality of life that keeps us connected to who we are. Water is the key to survival.” For more information on this year's River Rendezvous visit www.roaringfork.org/rendezvous.
 
 

2008 Sponsors

U N D E R W R I T E R S
Dane and Car ter Brooksher
Ken and Randy Kendrick 

R I V E R  P R O T E C T O R
El Jebeverage
Meredith and Cornelia Long 

R I V E R  G U A R D I A N S
Alpine Bank
Anonymous
Bob and Kathy Courson
Tom and Tim Danis
Bill and Marilyn Getz
Dave and Ruthie Hoff
Robert and Kay Watson
Keith and Marjory Weber 

R I V E R  M O N I T O R S
David and Judy Baum
Clay and Louise Bennett
Bighorn Toyota
David and Sandy Burden
Carol Dopkin Real Estate
Hal and Eleanor Davis
Bill and Joyce Gruenberg
Dick and Marianne Kipper
Steward and Lynda Resnick
Syzygy and Riverside Grill
Schmueser Gordon Meyer
Taylor Creek Flyshop
Buddy and Ellen Temple
Valley View Hospital Foundation



 
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