OUR MISSION

The mission of River Wranglers is to explore, conserve and celebrate our rivers through community programs, projects, and hands-on education.

OUR VISION

The River Wranglers vision is to excite youth, their parents and their grandparents by deepening their understanding of and commitment to watershed, rivers and streams that sustain life for generations to come.

OUR HISTORY

River Wranglers began in 1994 through a grant written by Mary Reid, Water Specialist, University of Nevada, Reno Cooperative Extension. The objectives were:

1. 1)To supplement water quality data collected by professional staff in water quality agencies and scientific institutions.
   

2. 2)To educate the public about water quality issues
   

3. 3)To incorporate water quality river monitoring into an ongoing school program
   

4. 4)To provide field experience for science students in rural communities. The grant was secured and $15,500 was allocated to determine the youth interest in water quality monitoring in central Nevada. When the grant funds were exhausted, Linda Conlin, project coordinator, continued to volunteer and kept the organization intact.
   

River Wrangler's initial goals were to incorporate water quality monitoring of the Carson River into high school science programs and to provide field experience for science students in rural communities along the river. Since that time, Conlin expanded environmental education by working with local, state and federal agencies, local schools and citizen groups to help implement Conserve the Carson River Days, Celebrate the Carson River, Trout in the Classroom, Carson River Festival, Make a Splash with Project WET and other events.

On October 20, 2000 River Wranglers incorporated and formed a non-profit organization. The mission of River Wranglers is exploring, conserving and celebrating our rivers through community programs, projects, and hands-on education. River Wranglers vision is to excite youth, their parents and their grandparents by deepening their understanding of and commitment to watershed, rivers and streams that sustain life for generations to come.