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Volunteers to clean up Kaw riverbank at annual event
The annual Kansas Riverbank Cleanup in Lawrence, which draws more than 100 volunteers each year, is coming up the weekend before Earth Day.
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Imagine saving the Kansas River from literal tons of trash. This group is making it happen
Friends of the Kaw volunteers dig 2 to 6 tons of battery cases out of sandbars each year. They tackle items as big as septic tanks. Now they’re eyeing an ambitious cleanup target for 2030.
City of Lawrence faces negligence lawsuit that alleges construction project led to damage at Riverfront Plaza
The City of Lawrence and several of its hired contractors are facing allegations of negligence and property damage related to a construction project along the bank of the Kansas River adjacent to the Riverfront Plaza.
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Paddling through opportunities, challenges on one of Kansas’ last wild places
Riverkeeper Dawn Buehler can close her eyes and give voice to the sensation of gliding down the Kansas River near Manhattan. She is executive director of Friends of the Kaw and chairwoman of the Kansas Water Authority.
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