Balance Paddleboarding is a social enterprise created to bring more people to experience the Potomac River through stand-up paddleboarding rentals and tours, while also removing litter from the river's shores. The presentation discusses the history and current problems facing the Potomac River, such as increasing urban development threatening the river's habitat. Balance Paddleboarding is working with conservation organizations to expand clean-up efforts and make a sustainable positive impact on the river. On April 16th, volunteers are invited to join a clean-up event at Jones Point Park as part of the annual Potomac River Cleanup.

1. BALANCE PADDLEBOARDING:
#FINDYOURBALANCE #SAVETHEPOTOMAC
Presentation by Patrick Moran

2. HISTORY: POTOMAC RIVER
The Potomac River is the fourth
largest river along the Atlantic
coast and the 21st largest in the
United States.
Washington, DC began using the
Potomac River as its main source
of drinking water with the
opening of the Washington
Aqueduct in 1864. - Source

3. Almost 86 percent of the region’s population receives its drinking
water from public water suppliers while 13 percent uses well
water.
However, due to increasing urban development, the aquatic
habitat of the Potomac River and its tributaries are vulnerable to
eutrophication, heavy metals, pesticides and other toxic
chemicals.

4. PROBLEMS SURFACING IN
POTOMAC RIVER
It all started last summer while
sitting on the banks looking out
over the Potomac river with my
partner, Danielle Griffith, when
we realized something was
missing.
The amount of litter that was
accumulating along the banks of
the Potomac was an alarming and
uncomfortable sight.

5. WE KNEWTHAT HERE IN
ALEXANDRIA,A PERFECT
STORM OF INCREASED
DEVELOPMENT,
POPULATION GROWTH,
AND BUDGET
CONSTRAINTS COULD
LEADTO FURTHER
NEGLECT OFTHE
NATURAL BEAUTYTHE
POTOMAC OFFERS.
Furthermore,

6. A SOLUTION: BALANCE
PADDLEBOARDING
This is when Balance
Paddleboarding was born.
Balance Paddleboarding is a social
enterprise that will bring more
people to the river to experience
all that the Potomac River offers
through Stand-Up Paddleboard
rentals and tours, while taking
action to remove the litter that
plagues the shores.

7. DEDICATION TO
CONSERVATION
It is unlike any normal paddle-
boarding business in that its goal
is first and foremost dedicated to
the beauty and preservation of
the river.
Customers can look forward to
incentives all season for simply
bringing back a piece of litter
after your paddleboarding
session.

8. SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS
Balance Paddleboarding is also
working closely with Potomac
Conservancy and Potomac
Riverkeeper Network to expand
their clean-up efforts along the
Alexandria Waterfront.
By working together, these
groups will have a long lasting,
sustainable, and positive impact.

9. JOIN US APRIL 16TH FOR JONES
POINT CLEAN UP
Saturday,April 16, 2016
9:00am - 12:00pm
Join us and our partner, Potomac
Conservancy at Jones Point Park on April
16th, as we do our part to clean up the
river as part of the Alice Ferguson
Foundation’s Annual Potomac River
Cleanup.
Last year more than 13,000 volunteers
from across the region removed 447,000
pounds of trash from the Potomac’s
shorelines.That’s the weight of 31 African
elephants!

10. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ON
EVENTBRITE
What you need: close-toed shoe
What we provide: All tools, drinking water,
and supplies will be provided by Potomac
Conservancy.
How to get there: Parking at Jones Point
Park is tight so we are encouraging all
volunteers to carpool or take public
transportation. Metrobus 10 A, 10 B, 10 R,
and AT3 all stop just blocks from the
entrance to the park. Feeling up for a bit of
a walk before cleaning up our Nation’s
River? The King Street Station (Blue/Yellow
Line) is a 35-40 minute stroll from the park.

11. –Potomac Conservancy President, Hedrick Belin
“I think the shad is a great little success story that
shows if we make something a priority, and if we’re
putting in sufficient time and financial resources, we can
see dramatic improvements.”

12. This Spring 2016, join us in keeping the
Potomac River healthy & clean.
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BALANCEPADDLEBOARDING.COM
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#FINDYOURBALANCE