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A former Charlotte Observer journalist Richard Haeg, working with the Catawba River District, spearheaded development of a news and information website about a community-driven environmental makeover of the endangered district near Charlotte, N.C. Content was generated by volunteers, freelancers, and participation was invited fromthe local parks and recreation department, agricultural extension service and the energy company. The organization has since expanded to embrace the Green Teacher Network Charlotte. GTNCharlotte.org
Project Updates
- River District News Engages Bloggers and More to Cover Catawba River News (June, 2012) - Based on the Final Report from Rich Haeg, editor. As Catawba River Views turns 2 years old, it has overhauled its initial website, developed a multi-contributor blog site and is helping its parent organization raise funds to support its efforts to cover news around the river near Charlotte, N.C. “Our still-developing community news operation not only exists […]
- Progress Report: River District News (December, 2011) - Forgive me if this report seems a bit disjointed. I am trying to get out our next e-newsletter this afternoon, update the news website to match the newsletter, and prepare the ground rules for the first meeting of our blog team next week. In other words, we are hard at work building the community news […]
- News Site to Inform, Engage River District Dwellers (April, 2011) - After months of receiving community suggestions and performing high-tech code wrangling, the Catawba River District in North Carolina is very close to launching Catawba RiverViews, a source for local environmental news. Project manager Rich Haag spent countless hours developing the technology in the Expression Engine content management system. “I feel like I am building a […]
- Picking Up Steam: River District News Takes Steps Forward (September, 2010) - Most news sites simply aim to cover their communities and report the latest stories. The River District News, however, has loftier aspirations: to “help drive an innovative environmental makeover along one of America’s most endangered rivers.” Rich Haag is communications director for the Catawba River District, the nonprofit group leading the effort to bring sustainable […]
