On June 14, torrential rains unleashed devastating flash floods across West Virginia. This unprecedented deluge overwhelmed local waterways and infrastructure, leaving entire communities reeling from the impact. Multiple news outlets have reported on the fierce rains—between 2.5 and 4 inches in just moments—that triggered rapid flooding, submerging roads, homes, and businesses alike. In communities throughoutContinue reading “Standing Strong Together: June 14 WV Flash Floods”
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The Importance of Ecosystem Monitoring and Local Collaboration
Ecosystem monitoring is a critical tool for understanding environmental changes, tracking wildlife populations, and predicting ecological shifts. Scientists rely on long-term data collection to assess biodiversity, detect pollution, and measure the effects of climate change. However, recent funding cuts to federal monitoring programs have weakened our ability to study these trends. At Guardians of theContinue reading “The Importance of Ecosystem Monitoring and Local Collaboration”
🚧 Exciting News for Lambert Run! 🚧
Last week, we took a huge step forward in restoring Lambert Site 4! 🎉 Our preconstruction meeting with WV Water Research Institute engineers, project managers, and our contractor/property owner set the stage for a wetland that will help remove iron pollution from a mine seep in an unnamed tributary. Construction kicks off in late JuneContinue reading “🚧 Exciting News for Lambert Run! 🚧”
Guardians Enhance Community Engagement with New Grant
The Guardians of the West Fork Watershed are pleased to announce that we were awarded a $15,000 grant from the Ohio River Valley Participatory Fund of the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies to support critical environmental efforts in North Central West Virginia, marking a milestone in our mission to preserve and improve the ecological integrity ofContinue reading “Guardians Enhance Community Engagement with New Grant”
Guardians VISTA Position
We have a new start date of May for our VISTA position. If you know someone who may be interested in joining us, please share!
Guardians VISTA Position
Guardians Receive 2025 Stream Partners Grant
WVDEP’s Stream Partners Program awards nearly $92,000 in grant funding to 20 watershed groups for water quality projectsThe funding supports activities to improve stream and river health, educate community members about their watershed, and engage volunteers in watershed protection, recreation, and restoration activities CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s (WVDEP) Stream PartnersContinue reading “Guardians Receive 2025 Stream Partners Grant”
West Fork Watershed Day Held at Watters Smith State Park
WBOY Coverage of Watershed Day
Briefing: Community Clean Water Priorities for Ohio River Basin
80% of West Virginia’s streams and rivers make their way to the Ohio River. Though there have been significant improvements to water quality in the past few decades, people see that there are still serious threats to our waters and the health of the people and ecosystems that depend on them. Our local and stateContinue reading “Briefing: Community Clean Water Priorities for Ohio River Basin”
What’s Under the Water?
A new book by USGS fisheries biologist, WVU professor, and West Virginia native Stuart Welsh with central Appalachian fish stories, Hornyheads, Madtoms, and Darters. “Most people are not scientists, but many have an interest in nature and are, in their own way, naturalists. This book is for those people willing to peer beneath the water’sContinue reading “What’s Under the Water?”
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