Current River Conditions
and Ten Day Forecasts
How’s My Waterway?
Water quality in our local watershed by zipcode
Information on swimming, eating fish, and aquatic life
Restoration and protection efforts
Discharge permits
Identified Issues (impairments and discharge violations)
Local drinking water information
Water monitoring information
Travel the West Fork
Virtual tour of the river from Earthviews and the Izaak Walton League, photographed by the Guardians.
Abandoned Mine Drainage Remediation in Lambert Run
A dive into what remediation really looks like at our remediation site, by WV Water Research Institute
Latest Posts
WV READY VISTA Position Available
We are excited to have a WV READY VISTA position available starting in May. The West Fork VISTA will work with us to help recruit volunteers and collaborate with county, city, and other government and non-profit organizations, and improve our administrative and organizing capacity. Only 1% of the stream mileage in our watershed is fit…
Lambert Run Story Map
If you missed the first of our watershed talks last week, West Virginia Water Research Institute has a StoryMap about abandoned mine drainage and our Lambert Run project. See it here or embedded below. Abandoned Mine Drainage Remediation in Lambert Run: A dive into what remediation really looks like.
Inspiration From Our Recognition Ceremony
I want to share two things I read when we honored our predecessors in the work of this Guardians this week. First, this poem by Wendell Berry, poet, professor, and farmer on the banks of the Kentucky River which I think exemplifies what we as the Guardians are trying to do: Work Song: Vision 2…
Speaker series highlights 25 years of West Fork watershed restoration
Mel Shafer, WVRI, Board Member Emeritus Mike Murphy, President Lisa deGruyter, Board Member Emeritus Jim Nedrow. Lambert Run Landowner James Allen (photo: WBOY) The Guardians launched our new speaker series to celebrate 25 years of cleaning up the West Fork River and promoting recreation on the river. Senior Water Research Scientist, Mel Shafer, West Virginia…
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