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Joni and Friends expands impact with opening of new wheelchair restoration center

Matthew Wanner3 years ago3 mins

KINGMAN – Joni and Friends, the international disability ministry founded by Joni Eareckson Tada, announces the opening of its newest Wheelchair Restoration Center, located in Kingman, AZ, at the Huachuca facility of the Kingman Correctional & Rehabilitation Facility (KCRF). The opening signifies the expansion of the Joni and Friends Wheels for the World™ program partnership with The GEO Group, the prison management company contracted with the Arizona Department of Corrections to operate KCRF. This expansion will increase the opportunity to provide mobility to people with disabilities in developing nations. The launch of the new Wheelchair Restoration Center occurred on July 21, 2023….

Joni and Friends expands impact with opening of new wheelchair restoration center

Matthew Wanner3 years ago3 mins

KINGMAN – Joni and Friends, the international disability ministry founded by Joni Eareckson Tada, announces the opening of its newest Wheelchair Restoration Center, located in Kingman, AZ, at the Huachuca facility of the Kingman Correctional & Rehabilitation Facility (KCRF). The opening signifies the expansion of the Joni and Friends Wheels for the World™ program partnership with The GEO Group, the prison management company contracted with the Arizona Department of Corrections to operate KCRF. This expansion will increase the opportunity to provide mobility to people with disabilities in developing nations. The launch of the new Wheelchair Restoration Center occurred on July 21, 2023….

Chemical treatment to be deployed against invasive fish in Colorado River

Matthew Wanner3 years ago3 mins

The National Park Service will renew efforts to rid an area of the Colorado River in northern Arizona of invasive fish by killing them with a chemical treatment, the agency said Friday. A substance lethal to fish but approved by federal environmental regulators called rotenone will be disseminated starting Aug. 26. It’s the latest tactic in an ongoing struggle to keep non-native smallmouth bass and green sunfish at bay below the Glen Canyon Dam and to protect a threatened native fish, the humpback chub. The treatment will require a weekend closure of the Colorado River slough, a cobble bar area…

Chemical treatment to be deployed against invasive fish in Colorado River

Matthew Wanner3 years ago3 mins

The National Park Service will renew efforts to rid an area of the Colorado River in northern Arizona of invasive fish by killing them with a chemical treatment, the agency said Friday. A substance lethal to fish but approved by federal environmental regulators called rotenone will be disseminated starting Aug. 26. It’s the latest tactic in an ongoing struggle to keep non-native smallmouth bass and green sunfish at bay below the Glen Canyon Dam and to protect a threatened native fish, the humpback chub. The treatment will require a weekend closure of the Colorado River slough, a cobble bar area…

End of summer Lake Havasu cleanup

Matthew Wanner3 years ago2 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – As our summer comes to a close, volunteers of The National Wildlife Refuges will be gathering at Castle Rock Bay to clean up the Colorado River for the National Public Lands day Water Trail Paddle and refuge clean up event. Thanks to the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) whose mission is to prolong education about the environment and develop a plan for everyone improve their own lives by helping the health and safety of the planet. That is exactly what The Friends of Bill Williams River and Havasu National Wildlife Refuges does every year. The U.S….

End of summer Lake Havasu cleanup

Matthew Wanner3 years ago2 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – As our summer comes to a close, volunteers of The National Wildlife Refuges will be gathering at Castle Rock Bay to clean up the Colorado River for the National Public Lands day Water Trail Paddle and refuge clean up event. Thanks to the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) whose mission is to prolong education about the environment and develop a plan for everyone improve their own lives by helping the health and safety of the planet. That is exactly what The Friends of Bill Williams River and Havasu National Wildlife Refuges does every year. The U.S….

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Joni and Friends expands impact with opening of new wheelchair restoration center

Joni and Friends expands impact with opening of new wheelchair restoration center

Chemical treatment to be deployed against invasive fish in Colorado River

Chemical treatment to be deployed against invasive fish in Colorado River

End of summer Lake Havasu cleanup

End of summer Lake Havasu cleanup

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