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Tree-lined green river with sunset clouds

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

Exploring West Fork River’s Fisheries with Dustin Smith

Dustin Smith with Smallmouth Bass collected in a survey on the West Fork The next speaker in our new series to celebrate 25 years of cleaning up the West Fork River and promoting recreation on the river will be Dustin Smith. He is the District Fisheries Biologist for District 1 of the West Virginia Division…

Volunteer Spring 2026

Join our team We have several events with open dates coming up. Let us know if you can help, and what days/times would be good for you. Browns Creek Make It Shine Cleanup (between April 6 and 19)Clean up along Browns Creek and the South Harrison Rail Trail from the mouth at Mount Clare Road…

Regular Meeting Wednesday 18 Mar 2026

The Guardians Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, 18 Mar 2026 at the Clarksburg Water Board and online. If you are not on our mailing list and would like to attend online, please email admin@guardiansofthewestfork.org for an invitation. We will be discussing progress on Lambert Run Site 7, designing new signs at Lambert Run,…

WV READY AmeriCorps Position Available

We are excited to have a WV READY AmeriCorps position available starting in May. The West Fork AmeriCorps Service Member 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…

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