Eagle Times Staff
LUDLOW, VT — Thanks to a grant from the Ludlow Rotary Club and Rotary District 7870, the all-volunteer Black River Action Team has been able to do some serious capacity building.
Part of the grant has been used to replace an aging computer system with help from Matt Sydorowich of Syd’s Compufix and the rest of the grant allows BRAT to add two Tucktec folding kayaks to the small fleet of boats used by the nonprofit when conducting many activities on the water.
Projects range from water-based cleanups to managing invasive aquatic plants, conducting dragonfly surveys to sampling several lakes, ponds and river sites around the Black River Watershed.
“The wonderful support by the members of the Rotary Club extends well beyond this much-appreciated grant,” said BRAT Director Kelly Stettner. “These folks are ‘service above self’ at so many levels, helping the community at large as well as small local organizations such as mine.”
Learn more about BRAT at blackrivercleanup.wixsite.com/blackriveractionteam. The Ludlow Rotary Club can be reached at 802-558-1416 or by visiting portal.clubrunner.ca/2939.
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