The Coal River Group is a nonprofit volunteer organization, but may hire full-time employees. The group works to maintain and restore the Coal River, which runs for 88 miles through Kanawha, Boone and Lincoln Counties and is used for recreational activities like hiking, kayaking and fishing. The Coal River Group is raising money now to put toward hiring the full-time employees with the idea in mind that they would help sustain the group into the future. www.coalrivergroup.com.