Recent Posts From Our Water Reporters

The spring's final tree planting with the Girl Scouts group at Snake Hill farm. We managed to plant 200 trees with the help of Loudoun SWCD! Lovely weather and a hard-working group of people made it a great way to close out our spring plantings!

GCA's third tree planting of the season with LSWCSD and the Middleburg Montessori. Scattered showers and muddy conditions made for a messy but fun tree planting! The students were able to plant over 300 trees at the farm site.

Second GCA planting at Snake Hill Farm with LSWCD, Keep Loudoun Beautiful, and the Middleburg Sustainability Committee. Wonderful weather and a hard-working group of individuals made this planting a pleasure to be part of!

First GCA planting of the season at Glenmore Farm with JMSWCD and Highland high school. Despite the harsh weather conditions, the students and staff planted a large number of trees and had a great time doing it!

Stream monitor session Panther Skin Creek tributary to Goose Creek 3/19/22 Students from Foxcroft school participating in a partial benthic monitoring session with hands on bug identification and training. The Panther Skin creek was in good shape and it turned out to be a beautiful day.

Stream Monitor session Panther Creek a tributary for Goose Creek 3/19/22 A great spring training session on Saturday for the 14 enthusiastic people who attended. A warm and sunny day, perfect for hands on benthic training.

LWC monitoring site #25, Beaverdam Run behind Ashburn Run subdivision tot lot approximately 1/4 mile downstream of Rt. 643-Broadlands Boulevard. Salt Watch reading is 3.4.

Low water as usual for this time of year. Water temperature was 61 degrees Fahrenheit. Site is the LWC #25 - Beaverdam Run.

#Goosecreekwatershed, #canoecleanup, #trash - Goose Creek near Benton's Bridge in Middleburg, VA

#streammonitoring, #goosecreekwatershed Stream Monitor Training Panther Skin Creek - Upperville, VA