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Greenville’s Next Big Park

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The city of Greenville is wrestling with how to fulfill the vision of an expansive, $12.9 million park along the Reedy River on the city’s west side.
Greenville News, May 19, 2015 [Read more…]

YMCA Unveils Plans to Transform the Reedy River

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Friends of the Reedy/YMCA project planned for Cleveland Street. The idea has been percolating since last year, when the Friends of the Reedy River decided to adopt a stretch of the waterway that flows behind the YMCA’s campus on Cleveland Street.
Greenville News, June 23, 2015 [Read more…]

Rain Garden at First Baptist Church on the Reedy

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For a city stream, water can be the enemy.

In Greenville, rain flows down rooftops and across parking lots, slipping across those impervious surfaces, causing the city’s hometown river to rise, sometimes by several feet in the span of a few hours. With it comes trash and tires, lawn fertilizers and bacteria from unscooped dog waste left bankside on sunnier days. [Read more…]

Watershed News

2025 Reedy River report card highlights progress and ongoing challenges

  The 2025 Reedy River report card reveals completed projects that have improved water quality and emphasizes the need for continued efforts as the area grows. Special thanks to WYFF for highlighting the 2025 Reedy River Report Card https://www.wyff4.com/article/2025-reedy-river-water-report/70973766    

Reedy River Water Quality Group Featured in GVL Today

Exciting News: RRWQG Featured in GVL Today!  We’re excited to share that our conservation efforts have been spotlighted in a recent edition of GVL Today’s daily newsletter! This is a fantastic opportunity to help raise awareness about the importance of taking care of our local river and how YOU can make a positive impact. What’s […]

Reedy River’s improved health is focus of new report card

The Reedy River is getting healthier, and opportunities remain for one of the Upstate’s most recognized water bodies, according to a recent report card released by the Reedy River Water Quality Group (RRWQG), a local consortium of public and not-for-profit entities that monitors the watershed. The RRWQG and its member organizations partner with state and […]

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In February over 70 stakeholders came together in a virtual room to learn about the latest RRWQG efforts.  Enjoy the presentations from each committee by clicking the project scope image below to see the entire zoom meeting.  We’ve come a long way and have been steadily moving forward even in the middle of a pandemic.  Kudos to all involved!  See individual committee PDF presentations below. [Read More…]