Chapters 16C, 40C, 10D

As a citizen action group, the founders of the Friends of the Wekiva River began meeting informally in 1978. In 1982, FOWR was chartered with nineteen members. The mission of FOWR are: to promote and protect the aesthetic and recreational values of the Wekiva River system; to protect the integrity of the Wekiva River Basin; to work toward restoration and continuation of the river and its tributaries; and to carry out educational activities to the same end. In 2003, FOWR donated its archival files to Rollins College, which include: business records, correspondence, publications, newspaper clippings, project reports, studies on growth management, water management and wildlife, local rules, regulations and ordinances, as well as photographs, artifacts, and audio-visual materials.