Norman Dean is the 2020 Watershed Hero!

Watershed Network news: See this link for more information.   https://wvrivers.org/2020/11/symposium/

Last year, WV Rivers Coalition became the fiscal sponsor of the West Virginia Watershed Network (WVWN), a statewide organization of of nonprofits, state, and federal agencies who support the work of community-based watershed groups.

The Symposium, staying true to its Watershed Celebration Day roots, kicked off by honoring five outstanding groups and one individual for their contributions towards watershed restoration.

And the prestigious Watershed Hero Award, presented to an individual for their volunteer efforts that go above and beyond their call of duty, was bestowed upon Norman Dean for his nearly 20 years of service to both Sleepy Creek Watershed Association and Warm Springs Watershed Association based in the Eastern Panhandle. Norman has been the steadfast lead for the Sleepy Creek Watershed Association and Warm Springs Watershed Association’s WV Save Our Streams monitoring programs. He has trained individual volunteers and led in-stream sampling and the collection of benthic macroinvertebrates, spending countless hours analyzing, categorizing, and reporting sample results to watershed association members and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.

 

Cacapon Institute is sponsoring a Summer Camp for children (6th to 8th grade) interested in learning about stream and watershed activities.

The Summer Camp takes place Jul 15 - 19. There are 3 days and 2 nights camping at Westmoreland State Park, VA and a visit to Washington DC. Scholarships are available. Call 304-258-8013 for information. You can register on line at www.cacaponinstitute.com using the Stream Scholars tab.

 

 

 

The WV Make-it-Shine event was enthusiastically promoted and carried out by more than 16 friends the morning of Apeil 9. 31 bags of trash, 5 tires, one TV, plywood and gutters (86’ were retrieved from the proposed Rail Trail and from along the run crossing Jimstown Rd, just north of Berkeley Springs. Thank you all!

The 45 trees ordered by 12 residential property owners in Morgan County and the Sheetz Corp.  were distributed yesterday, April 6, after a demonstration planting led by Zach Norris of the Cacapon Institute who organized this overall BMP project for the Eastern Panhandle.  Participants then helped plant the 11 remaining trees on the Sheetz hillside site. 

Thank you all for helping us "keep green". We gratefully appreciate the guidance and active support of the Cacapon Institute, one of six national winners of the Arbor Day Award in 2018, for its help in this work regarding tree planting, conservation and stewardship. Also of note, the Town of Bath has been a Tree City USA Community award winner for the last 11 years.

Update Feb 12: Eastern Panhandle Watersheds meeting moved to May 23

    Greenway Rain Garden work movied to May 21

At our January board meeting, we decided to put all of work tasks dates into one calendar.

So here's what we plan to do in 2019.  Come join us to plant, pick, monitor, educate, etc.

(Yes, I know these belong on the calendar.  Soon.....)

Feb 22 BS International Water Tasting Presentation by Kate and Alana

Feb 27 6pm Board meeting starting at 4

Mar 5 @ 10am Prune & mulch location TBD

Mar 12 @ 10am Prune & mulch location TBD

Mar 19 @ 10am Prune & mulch location TBD

Mar 27 6 pm Board Mtg

Mar 28, 8 am spring cleaning Greenway Rain Garden (GRG)

Apr 2 9am Greenway Hugel planting

Apr 9 at 9am Make-it-Shine at Jimstown Rd, tires and trash

Apr 10 10am Audit committee Mtg

Apr 11 at 9am Rain Date for Make-it-Shine at Jimstown Rd, tires and trash

Apr 16 9:30 Stream Monitoring, location TBD

Apr 23 9 am at RR Depot for Adopt-a-Highway

Apr 24 6pm Annual Mtg at WVU

Apr 30 9:30 Stream Monitoring, location TBD

May 7 9:30 Stream Monitoring, location TBD

May 10,11 Plant Fair, demo Stream Monitoring

May 14 9:30 Stream Monitoring, location TBD

May 21 8am Greenway Rain Garden prep for Memorial Day

May 22 6 pm Board Mtg

May 23 9am Eastern Panhandle Watersheds meeting - Martinsburg

June 4 9:30am Stream Monitoring, location TBD

June 11 9:30am Stream Monitoring, location TBD

June 18 9:30am Stream Monitoring, location TBD

June 26 6pm Board Mtg

Jul 9 at 8am at RR Depot for Adopt-a-Highway #2

Jul 24 6pm Board Mtg

Dates needed for Widmyer BoardWalk Project (July/Aug)

Aug 6 8am Purpleloosetrife attack #1

Aug 13 8am Purpleloosetrife attack #2 (or raindate)

Aug 28 6pm Board Mtg

Sep 10 Day of Caring Event TBD (tree planting, rain garden prep,...)

Sep 17 Greenway Rain Garden Fall cleanup

Sep 25 6pm Board Mtg

Oct 2 noon Foxglove presentation by Kate

Oct 12,13 Apple Butter Festival

Oct 22 9am at at RR Depot for Adopt-a-Highway #3

Oct 23 6pm Board Mtg

Nov 20 6pm Board Mtg

Dec 11 year-end celebration with SCWA and MoCoMG