Friends of Pleasant Run

03/22/2013

The next "Reconnecting to our Waterways" Pleasant Run meeting will be on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 5:30pm at Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (1029 Fletcher Ave, corner of Fletcher & Shelby).

02/15/2013

Indy Parks is soliciting public input for their Greenways Master Plan update. Pleasant Run winds through Warren and Center Townships, so Friends have two opportunities to advocate for our favorite waterway and trail!

12/15/2012

As you clean up the yard for the winter, don't forget to keep the storm drains cleared.

09/21/2012

Did you know that we want to add 3,625 acres of buffers? This is 25% of the Pleasant Run watershed! Riparian buffers are just one great way that you can protect city streams.

I can remember my little brother hanging on tree branches over the top of the stream that ran through our property growing up. He would reach in to catch fish with his bare hands. He was quite successful, amazingly. This was pretty much a daily occurrence much to my mother’s chagrin.

09/21/2012

At yesterday's Friend-raiser we recognized Brent Dayharsh, from Mundell & Associates, as a "Special Friend" of Pleasant Run. Mundell provided a lot of technical assistance for the watershed plan and we couldn't have done it without them!

08/03/2012

Bob Barr, from CEES, hosted the Friends of Pleasant Run for a tour of the mitigation project occurring near the Pleasant Run golf course. The project started in 2010 as an innovative partnership between INDOT, the City of Indianapolis, Indy Parks and the Indianapolis Parks Foundation to fund and construct a $1 million off-site stream restoration project. The streams run through Pleasant Run Golf Course on land owned by the City and managed by Indy Parks and are being restored to mitigate impacts from INDOT’s 465/69 Northeast project.

07/11/2012

A mandatory water restriction will go into effect this Friday. Flower & vegetable gardens are exempt as are trees less than 5 years old.

Starting Friday, July 13, Indianapolis will be under mandatory watering restrictions. That includes a ban on lawn watering.

07/04/2012

UPDATES! You will notice that our page has a new name. We changed from "Pleasant Run Watershed Project" to "Friends of Pleasant Run." Our goals remain the same in that we want to restore and protect the Pleasant Run Watershed.
Also, don't forget to save the date - August 2nd - for the Pleasant Run mitigation project tour. More details to come!

06/28/2012

Congratulations to the City of Indianapolis for being awarded a US EPA urban waters small grant.

"City of Indianapolis–Office of Sustainability will engage at least 100 individuals in their water currency “demonstration” program to promote watershed friendly choices, educate at least 150 volunteers and land managers about stormwater BMPs at their workshop, and communicate directly with a minimum of 250 landowners to gain interest in the city’s rain garden and native planting area program."

Release Date: 06/26/2012Contact Information: Julia P. Valentine, [email protected], 202.564.0496, 202.564.4355 En español: Lina Younes, [email protected], 202-564-9924, 202-564-4355‐‐

06/12/2012

Have you ever wondered what's happening with the mitigation project along Pleasant Run? We'll be meeting at the PR golf course clubhouse on August 2nd at 7pm for an informational field trip hosted by Bob Barr, from CEES. Please join us!

Today, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced an innovative partnership with the City of Indianapolis, Indy Parks and the Indianapolis Parks Foundation to fund and construct a $1 million off-site stream restoration project. The streams run through Pleasant Run Golf Course on land...

05/11/2012

The Friends of Pleasant Run are gearing up for a "summer celebration" in July. Stay tuned for more details and plan to attend. Minutes from Wednesday's meeting have been posted to the website.

If you weren’t able to attend the latest meeting with the Friends of Pleasant Run, there are still plenty of ways to be involved in the project!

04/26/2012

Pleasant Run isn't scheduled to be completed until 2025, but at least work is starting soon on the CSOs in Indianapolis.

Years of wrangling with environmental officials and working out plans to drastically reduce the release of raw sewage into Indianapolis' waterways finally have given way to action.