Algae Bloom EPA Lawsuit
Four local conservation groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. EPA for the agency’s repeated failure to address the Shenandoah River’s algae and pollution problems.
Gaining Ground: Successful No-Till
In each 15 minute video, a dozen Virginia farmers explain how continuous no-till and managed grazing have improved their farms and their lives.
Gaining Ground: Successful Graziers
In each 15 minute video, a dozen Virginia farmers explain how continuous no-till and managed grazing have improved their farms and their lives.
Restoration Begins on Spout Run
Stream restoration specialist, Seth Coffman, discusses progress on the first targeted area of the streambank restoration project on Spout Run.
Spout Run Tree Planting
Local volunteers gather for a day of tree planting along Spout Run, with goals of restoring a riparian buffer and stabilizing the stream bank.
Goose Creek Challenge
The Goose Creek Association's riparian buffer project partners with local conservation groups annually to plant hundreds of trees along the creek.
Project CommuniTree at T.A. Lowery Elementary
Tanner Haid from Cacapon Institute partners with Project CommuniTree to teach students about the importance of tree planting near watershed areas.
Water Monitoring with Blueridge Watershed Coalition
Blueridge Watershed Coalition trains local residents in water monitoring techniques in order to collect data about the water quality along the Blueridge Mountains.
Water Monitoring on Spout Run
Local volunteers train with Piedmont Environmental Council to learn proper water monitoring techniques on Spout Run.
Project CommuniTree at Sam Michaels Park
WV Project CommuniTree volunteers gather at Sam Michaels Park to plant trees and shrubs along Elks Run with the goal of creating a riparian buffer.
Network Members
- Capital Region Land Conservancy
- Clarke County Virginia Conservation Easement Authority
- Conserve Spout Run
- Elks Run Watershed Coalition
- Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains
- Friends of the Shenandoah River
- Goose Creek Association
- Sleepy Creek Watershed Association
- The Downstream Project
- Whitescarver Natural Resources Management