Streams and Valleys

Streams and Valleys serves a critical advocacy role for the trinity river in fort worth. Through beautification and recreational projects, access and enjoyment of the river environment is shared throughout the community. These projects include, but are not limited to trail extensions and expansions, trail access points (trailheads), amenities (benches, drinking fountains, harvest table), habitat enrichment (trees, native plantings, birdhouses, butterfly garden), public art, trail and river enhancements (waterwheel) and community relations.

Streams and Valleys sponsors awareness programs throughout the year to highlight and draw citizens to the trinity river and its tributaries for recreation and relaxation. The organization periodically hosts special events or exhibitions that highlight the river in our community wheather it be through community biking and running opportunities, river talks, photography, or events on the river.

See schedule othe founders of Streams and Valleys set in place a project-funding mechanism that has served its community exceptionally well throughout a 50 year history. With the understanding that the river corridor is owned and maintained by two government agencies, the tarrant regional water district and the city of fort worth, it was mandatory that Streams and Valleys establish strong, trusting, working relationships with both. To that end, the organization contributes significant staff time and resources toward: - researching and communicating program funding opportunities - presenting to local government agencies - coordinating interlocal efforts - facilitating implementation of programsin this way, Streams and Valleys is able to leverage its private donations with the resources of government agencies to develop amenities and programming that could not be achieved if any partner was operating independently. Inspiration, education and advocacy provided by Streams and Valleys results in improvements to the river corridor valued much higher than any single agency's contribution.