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,Continue reading “Regular Meeting Wednesday 18 Mar 2026”
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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 watershedContinue reading “WV READY AmeriCorps Position Available”
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.
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 VirginiaContinue reading “Speaker series highlights 25 years of West Fork watershed restoration”
Celebrating the West Fork Valley
Longtime Guardians volunteers Mike Murphy and Jim Nedrow testing for pollution at the mouth of Lambert Run The Guardians are launching a new speaker series to celebrate 25 years of cleaning up the West Fork River and promoting recreation on the river. The first talk, by Senior Water Research Scientist, Mel Shafer, West Virginia WaterContinue reading “Celebrating the West Fork Valley”
Stream Partners Grant Fuels River Conservation Efforts
Guardians Board and members Randy Kesling, Robert Helfer, Sally Egan, Lisa deGruyter, and Al Cox, in new volunteer recognition hats and caps, hold our new Water Trail signs, all funded by a previous Stream Partners Grant. The Guardians have been awarded a 2026 Stream Partners Program Grant, which will continue to support our work inContinue reading “Stream Partners Grant Fuels River Conservation Efforts”
Vernal Pools
Our Watershed is not just the West Fork River and the creeks that run into it. It is all the land and water in our West Fork Valley, and everything and everyone that is supported or affected by it. Save Our Streams has a yearly program for volunteers to check out the seasonal pools thatContinue reading “Vernal Pools”
Abandoned Mine Lands Cuts
This time last year, the Guardians had expected to get funding under three grants we had applied for in May 2023 to match funding from the Clean Water Act which West Virginia Water Research Institute at WVU had received to expand and improve our Lambert Run project. The project, over the 25 years we haveContinue reading “Abandoned Mine Lands Cuts”
Regular Meeting Wednesday 21 Jan 2026
The Guardians Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, 21 January 2026 at the Clarksburg Water Board and online. Join with Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/ypn-rhoi-oxr Please note we are back to our regular meeting day, Wednesday. We will be discussing how we move forward on our projects to improve and maintain our long-term abandoned mine landContinue reading “Regular Meeting Wednesday 21 Jan 2026”
Watershed Day Recap 2025!!!
This past Saturday, October 11th, we celebrated Watershed Day at Watters Smith Memorial Park — and it couldn’t have been a better day! Beautiful weather, great people, and tons of fun A huge thank-you to our amazing partners who brought their enthusiasm and spirit:💧 Martin Christ (DEP)🌿 Michelle Fonda (DNR)🌎 JoAnn R. Snoderly (DEP YouthContinue reading “Watershed Day Recap 2025!!!”