National River Rally 2009

The National River Rally is River Network's premier annual event that brings together over 500 river conservationists for an action-packed, extra-long weekend of education, inspiration and celebration. The location of the River Rally moves each year: in 2008, we were on the banks of Lake Erie; in 2010 we will be in the Wasatch Mountains outside of Salt Lake City.

This year we'll frolic on the shores of Chesapeake Bay. Staff, board members, volunteers, tribal representatives and individuals working for watershed conservation should plan to join us in Baltimore this May.

That's right. Baltimore, Maryland will play host to the 10th National River Rally. We're headed east to the land of crabs, Ed Poe and Ft. McHenry, inspiration for The Star-Spangled Banner. To a city without a county - a city who proudly lays claims to being host to the first umbrella factory in the U.S. (an honorable industry, especially for conference planners who live in the Northwest). And, like the nine River Rallies preceding it, River Rally 2009 is sure to be an event you won't want to miss!

This year, we'll provide:

A pre-River Rally Night at Camden Yards on Thursday;
A series of intensive, 4-hour workshops on Friday afternoon;
Over 70 additional workshops covering topics of interest to staff, volunteers and board members of river conservation organizations;
Office hours, mentoring sessions and real life, in-person conversations with funders and exhibitors;
The River Heroes Banquet: a memorable and inspirational night of celebrating our own leaders
Unsurpassed networking opportunities;
River Action Day: American Rivers is organizing a day on The Hill for the river conservation community. Spend Monday learning how to make the most out of your visit and spend Tuesday meeting with your congressional leaders.