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Enjoying Abrams Creek, a Tributary of Opequon Creek

Enjoying Abrams Creek, a Tributary of Opequon Creek

Oct 5, 2023

On a gorgeous September morning, a group of about 20 people joined TOW on a walk in the Abrams Creek Wetlands Preserve in the city of Winchester. Standing by the sign for the city’s first nature preserve on its 20th anniversary, leader Woody Bousquet described the green heron that became the icon for the preserve and showed brochures about the area.

Good Company, Good Weather … and a Good Time for All!

Good Company, Good Weather … and a Good Time for All!

Aug 9, 2023

On June 17, TOW hosted three events on Opequon Creek: a float trip, a picnic, and a water quality monitoring demonstration. All were based at Fiddler’s Bottom, the home of Deb and Steve Bauserman, located east of Ridgeway, West Virginia.

Conservation Collaboration with Department of Wildlife Resources Continues at Redbud Run in Frederick County, Virginia

Conservation Collaboration with Department of Wildlife Resources Continues at Redbud Run in Frederick County, Virginia

Oct 5, 2021

In 2004, portions of the Redbud Run watershed in eastern Frederick County, Virginia were set aside for conservation. But while acquiring land is essential, it is only the beginning of long-term protection.

Raw Sewage and Drilling Mud Inundate Stream on Needy Road, Tributary to the Opequon

Raw Sewage and Drilling Mud Inundate Stream on Needy Road, Tributary to the Opequon

May 28, 2021

Journal Jump to Section Friday, May 28, 2021 Friday, June 4, 2021 Monday, June 7, 2021 Tuesday, June 8, 2021...

Video Journal: Intro to Illegal Dumping in Specks Run

Video Journal: Intro to Illegal Dumping in Specks Run

Dec 1, 2020

During the first week of September, 2020, the week before Labor Day, construction slurry from a Dominion Energy fiber-optic drilling...

Video Journal: Specks Run Cleanup Monitoring

Video Journal: Specks Run Cleanup Monitoring

Nov 5, 2020

The Downstream Project’s Bill Howard returned to Specks Run to monitor the cleanup project.

Open Forum: The Clean Water Act and You

Open Forum: The Clean Water Act and You

Nov 3, 2020

J. Stephen Bauserman November 3, 2020 reprinted from the Winchester Star In October, the Clean Water Act turned 40 years...

Video Journal: Specks Run Initial Site Visit

Video Journal: Specks Run Initial Site Visit

Sep 24, 2020

Specks Run was filled with construction drilling mud from illegal dumping from a Dominion Energy project in Virginia.

Virginia BioBlitz 2020

Virginia BioBlitz 2020

Sep 23, 2020

The Virginia Academy of Science (VAS) is organizing a Statewide BioBlitz, Virginia BioBlitz 2020, to promote exploration, discovery, citizen science, and conservation....

Investigative Float on Opequon Creek: August 2, 2020, Rt. 9 to Golf Course Rd.

Investigative Float on Opequon Creek: August 2, 2020, Rt. 9 to Golf Course Rd.

Aug 4, 2020

On July 31, Rockwool Ranson announced on its Facebook page that their melting furnace would be fueled by gas alone,...

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