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Don’t forget to buy a ‘Retain the Rain’ Rain Barrel for April showers!!! Rain Barrels hold 60 gallons and come with a diverter, mosquito netting, and spigot for a hose! $85 includes a standard-sized diverter, or $90 for a large diverter at River Action, 822 E River Drive, Davenport, or online at www. riveraction.org.
Canoecopia Fri-Sun, Mar 10-12, Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI Canoecopia is the largest paddlesports consumer event in the world. With over 100 presentations and clinics, Canoecopia is an educational event to learn about specific gear for your style of paddling, develop skills to get you where you want to go, and discover some of the many places to paddle, both near and far. Stop by River Action’s Floatzilla booth! canoecopia.com. QCCA Flower and Garden Show Fri-Sun, Mar 24-26, QCCA Expo Center, 2621 4th Ave, Rock Island Admission $6 in advance, $8 at the door. qccaexpocenter.com/lawn-garden-event. River Action’s Environmental Book Club Tues, Mar 28, 7 pm, River Action office, 822 E. River Dr, Davenport Discuss: Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law, by Mary Roach. Discussions are free and open to the public. Riveraction.org or 563.322.2969.
River Action’s Fish & Fire Fundraiser and Friendraiser and Eddy Awards Fri, Apr 28, 5:30 pm, Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center, 226 17th St, Rock Island Social hour, silent auction, and cash bar 5:30 pm; Dinner 7 pm. Bid on dozens of silent auction items, enjoy dinner and celebrate those in our community who have gone against the current at the 24th Annual Eddy Awards Presentation. Riveraction.org or 563.322.2969.
QCCA Flower and Garden Show Fri-Sun, Mar 24-26, QCCA Expo Center, 2621 4th Ave, Rock Island Admission $6 in advance, $8 at the door. qccaexpocenter. com/lawn-garden-event.
April Green Drinks Tues, Apr 4, 5 pm, El Patron, 1829 2nd Ave, Rock Island Drinking Water for Kenya – Duro Johnson, West High School. For more info contact Lori_mccollum@sbcglobal.net. Quad Cities Henry Farnam Dinner Thur, Apr 20, 5 pm, Bally’s Casino & Hotel, 777 Jumer Dr, Rock Island Displays/cocktails 5 pm, Dinner 6:15, Program 7:30. Dinner and program. “From Low Speed to High Speed—The 1856 Mississippi Rail bridge and the Future of High Speed Rail in the Midwest”, Riveraction.org or 563.322.2969. River Action’s Environmental Book Club Tues, Apr 25, 7 pm, River Action office, 822 E. River Dr, Davenport Discuss: Fen, Bog, & Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis, by Annie Proulx. Discussions are free and open to the public. Riveraction.org or 563.322.2969.
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