2011 Voice of the Rivers
Since its inaugural 1997 expedition from Brevard, N.C. to the Gulf of Mexico, the Voice of the Rivers (VOR) program at Brevard College has offered students and faculty an opportunity to paddle and study a variety of ecologically and culturally significant rivers.
The VOR experience - which combines academics with outdoor exploration - is designed to educate the public and raise awareness of activities that threaten rivers; bring attention to organizations and groups poised to address those threats; and foster a sense of stewardship and community activity among the students who participate.
Brevard College's Voice of the Rivers Team Follows Virginia’s Historic
Rappahannock River to the Chesapeake Bay
A group of Brevard College students and professors will leave Sunday for a kayak adventure of a life time.
The College’s Voice of the Rivers (VOR) team, which consists of two faculty members and 13 students, will embark on a nearly 200-mile kayak expedition that will follow the Rappahannock River from the Blue Ridge Mountains near Front Royal, Va. to the Chesapeake Bay at Deltaville, Va.
An important river in American history, the Rappahannock was the site of early colonial settlements as well as important Civil War skirmishes, including the Battle of Fredericksburg and the Battle of Rappahannock Station.