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

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

Posted by Woody Bousquet Featured, News and Information, Redbud Run

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.

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Virginia BioBlitz 2020
23 Sep

Virginia BioBlitz 2020

Posted by Bill Howard, The Downstream Project Featured, News and Information, Redbud Run

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

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Celebration of Fall & Foliage — Opequon Watershed will have a table!
22 Sep

Celebration of Fall & Foliage — Opequon Watershed will have a table!

Posted by Bill Howard, The Downstream Project No Comments

Kevin Riley Foundation of Hope Presents FALL FESTIVAL Craft Vendors | Food I Carnival Games | Mascots & Much More […]

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

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

Posted by Woody Bousquet Creek Watch, Featured, Float Trips, News and Information

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.

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Nature Walk at the Abrams Creek Wetlands Preserve, Winchester, Virginia. Saturday, September 16, 9:00-11:00 a.m.
08 Aug

Nature Walk at the Abrams Creek Wetlands Preserve, Winchester, Virginia. Saturday, September 16, 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Posted by Bill Howard, The Downstream Project No Comments
Find some of the site’s special wildflowers and birds. Hear the story of Winchester’s first formally protected nature preserve. Our [...]
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Opequon Creek Float Trip, Picnic, & Save Our Streams (SOS) Demonstration and Instructor Training
18 Mar

Opequon Creek Float Trip, Picnic, & Save Our Streams (SOS) Demonstration and Instructor Training

Posted by Bill Howard, The Downstream Project No Comments

Join The Opequon Watershed group and our hosts Deb and Steve Bauserman at Fiddler’s Bottom on Saturday, June 17, for an enjoyable and informative day on Opequon Creek. (This event was reschedule from May.) –> GET DETAILS AND REGISTER

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blue bells on the Opequon
18 Mar

Bluebell Walk

Posted by Bill Howard, The Downstream Project No Comments
Saturday, April 8th at 2 PM. We will meet at the Quaker Camp on Route 672 east of Brucetown, Virginia, [...]
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Illicit Discharge Contaminating Opequon Creek
21 Jan

Illicit Discharge Contaminating Opequon Creek

Posted by Bill Howard, The Downstream Project Alerts, Creek Watch

Since the second week of December 2021, a petroleum-based contaminant has been entering an unnamed tributary of Eagle Run. The […]

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

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

Posted by Bill Howard, The Downstream Project Creek Watch, Featured, News and Information
Journal Jump to Section Friday, May 28, 2021 Friday, June 4, 2021 Monday, June 7, 2021 Tuesday, June 8, 2021 [...]
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Video Journal: Intro to Illegal Dumping in Specks Run
01 Dec

Video Journal: Intro to Illegal Dumping in Specks Run

Posted by Bill Howard, The Downstream Project Alerts, Creek Watch, News and Information
During the first week of September, 2020, the week before Labor Day, construction slurry from a Dominion Energy fiber-optic drilling [...]
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Video Journal: Specks Run Cleanup Monitoring
05 Nov

Video Journal: Specks Run Cleanup Monitoring

Posted by Bill Howard, The Downstream Project Alerts, Creek Watch, News and Information

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

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  • Good Company, Good Weather … and a Good Time for All!
  • Illicit Discharge Contaminating Opequon Creek
  • Conservation Collaboration with Department of Wildlife Resources Continues at Redbud Run in Frederick County, Virginia
  • Raw Sewage and Drilling Mud Inundate Stream on Needy Road, Tributary to the Opequon
  • Video Journal: Intro to Illegal Dumping in Specks Run

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