As a result, two on-site restoration projects are being implemented and more are on the way. All of these projects are being completed with multi-agency participation and citizen and youth corps labor. Friends continues to respond to opportunity. This project, conducted in conjunction with the Waters Elementary School, happened because of the local leaders and because of the flexibility and assistance of government representatives. It happened because in these leaders Friends saw the opportunity to help get a project done.
Friends continues to build awareness and to develop itself as an institution.
The Friends walking tours continue and have been supplemented by a schedule of extremely popular canoe trips. The Policy and Planning Committee still reviews river edge developments. The Friends volunteer programs have been expanded to include more activities that engage people in hands on river improvement, such as river bank work days and water quality monitoring. As circumstances change along the River, however, it may once again be time for some of the tools and strategies used earlier. Conclusion River restoration in an urban setting means defining restoration broadly.