Water Reporter app empowers people to document conditions by phone It seems that since the dawn of the age of mobile phones, middle-aged people have been telling younger folks to leave the phone at home when getting out into nature. Something about the urge to post and share pretty pictures from mountaintops and waterfalls just […]
River Walk on the Farm: Boots and Binos
June 12, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The Downstream Project will be co-sponsoring and capturing the “River Walk on the Farm” hosted by Bobby and Jeanne Whitescarver on their farm in Swoope, Virginia. The Downstream Crew will be videotaping this celebration event and documenting the many excellent presentations, in a feature-rich environment. Although the event is now full subscribed, we will be sharing […]
Blue Ridge Watershed Coalition Launches Monitoring Program
May 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
[ylwm_vimeo height=”366″ width=”550″]65323772[/ylwm_vimeo] The Truth Lies in the Data In 2008, several community meetings were held on the Blue Ridge of Jefferson County to help create a vision of these mountain communities in years to come. The meetings were well attended by approximately 350 mountain residents. With the new Chesapeake Bay pollution diet restrictions (TMDL) looming, […]
The Goose Creek Challenge
April 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
[ylwm_vimeo height=”366″ width=”550″]63265281[/ylwm_vimeo] The Goose Creek Association kicked off its 2013 riparian buffer project called The Goose Creek Challenge, chaired by Marcia Woolman, using a joint project with Tom Turner of the John Marshall Soil and Water District (JMS&WD), to plant 433 trees on March 15th and 16th. The success of this watershed conservation […]
Landowners’ Guide to Spout Run
December 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Landowners’ Guide to Spout Run December 7, 2012 By Bill Howard Leave a Comment (Edit) Spout Run is a truly local stream. Most residents know that Spout Run, including Page Brook and Roseville Run quite literally flow out of the ground in several clean and cold springs: Saratoga, Prospect, Page Brook and Carter Hall to […]
Preserving the Monongahela
January 18, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The Downstream Project has been following the Shepherdstown Presbyterian Youth Group as they study environmental stewardship and put our faith into action by actively supporting and advocating for more wilderness area’s in the Monongahela National Forest. Every spring, our group takes a camping trip to Dolly Sods Wilderness Area. We find the wilderness to be […]
EcoVenture Days 27 & 28 Webcast
November 6, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Jeff Kelble, Shenandoah Riverkeeper, on the origins of the river/waterkeeper movement and the use of political advocacy to correct the ravages of pollution. Jeff is one of the “voices” on the Voices of the River DVD asking the tough questions about why fish are dying in the Shenandoah River. Also, some closing thoughts and reflections […]
EcoVenture Day 26 Webcast
November 3, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Steve Reeser and Jason Hallacher of Virginia Game and Inland Fisheries demonstrate how they determine fish populations on the south fork of the Shenanadoah.
EcoVenture Day 25 Webcast
November 2, 2009 by Leave a Comment
It’s been 25 days on the trail and the river. It’s raining on and off and promises to pour all night. The team misses a drop point where they’ll meet Pam Patterson for a hot dinner and have to backtrack half a mile.
EcoVenture Day 24 Webcast
November 2, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Near Luray, in Page County, a cold morning and a 22 ft dam greet our intrepid travelers.
