Get Involved

From our Volunteer Coordinator, Ellen Luce:

My fondest memories are of camping along the Locust Fork River with my grandparents, parents and brothers. We kids slept under rock ledges! Grandmother brought all the camping supplies and she'd cook the fresh fish for the whole gang. 
Now, with grown daughters of my own, I want to give back to the river that has given me so much. The river is my natural medication to manage stress".

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The Friends of the Locust Fork River is a 100% volunteer non-profit organization. We volunteers lead hikes, floats and canoe trips, present our annual Kid’s Day on the River, lead clean ups, staff booths at June Fling, Covered Bridge Festival and the County Fair, serve on the board of directors. With all we get done, there’s more we want to do. Come help us! Become a volunteer and we’ll contact you for a given volunteer opportunity. If you’re not available for that one, we’ll try you on the next go-round. Thank you for your willingness to help.

Which activities interest you? We’ll train you.

• Take part in River Clean-ups – FLFR participates in People Against a Littered State (PALS) Adopt-a -Stream Program. We clean up the area at Swann Covered Bridge each second Saturday.
• Lead Outings – hikes, tube floats, canoe trips.
• Table at a booth – June Fling, Blount County Fair, Blountsville Harvest Festival, Covered Bridge Festival.
• Make eye-catching Posters highlighting FLFR activities.
• Volunteer at the Locust Fork Canoe and Kayak Races – set-up, registration, gate-judging, score-tally, clean-up.
• Volunteer at Kids’ Day on the River – set-up, registration, shepherding, serving lunch, station assistant, clean-up.

• Teach about the river, its ecosystem and preservation at schools or libraries.
• Inform civic groups about FLFR mission and vision.
• Become a certified water quality monitor with Alabama Water Watch.
• Monitor permit applications that might impact the watershed.
• Respond to citizen reports of problems in the watershed.
• Write Grant Applications.
• Serve on the FLFR Board.