Commit to Conserve is a program developed by Friends of the Rappahannock to engage children in personal action to preserve both the quantity and the quality of water that flows from the mountains, down the Rappahannock River and to the Chesapeake Bay.  Our goal is to empower the children to have a personal impact on their environment and to extend the impact of the field time they spend here at the Rappahannock River.  We hope you will find this program useful in your interactions with children.  There is also a version for families. This program was funded by a grant from CarMax.

You may select an action to conserve water quantity or quality.  Examples are turning off water while brushing teeth or washing hands, taking shorter showers, or using one paper towel rather than many. Families may choose to compost rather than using their disposal, wash the car on the grass instead of pavement, or collect the water that runs while waiting for the hot shower water and use it to water plants.  There are plenty of other ideas you can find on the internet or in our Livable Neighborhoods program.  Fill out a Pledge Card, and then print a tracking picture to put on your refrigerator. Pledge Card and tracking picture are below for you to download.  Every time you do one action to help the river, fill out one ripple in the picture to help the water get from the mountains to the bay.