Guardians of the West Fork Watershed
Dedicated to the preservation and improvement of the ecological integrity of the West Fork River, its tributaries, and its watershed
Celebrate Earth Day by joining the Guardians of the West Fork and Harrison Recreational Trails for a trash clean up. Meet at 10:00 AM at Clarksburg Veterans Park rail-trail parking area on the baseball complex/boat ramp side (39.268978, -80.360043) to receive supplies, directions, and safety tips. Volunteers will then be dispersed to locations along the rail trail. We will provide gloves, trash bags, and water. Weather forecast is calling for rain, so bring your raincoat!
There are volunteer positions available to help with the Float the Fork festival on both Friday or Saturday June 2 and 3. We need people to help direct traffic and unload boats at Good Hope, as well as help people off the water at West Milford. Email admin@guardiansofthewestfork.org if you’re wanting to get involved.
John Ciesla, president of the Guardians of the West Fork, passed away April 6. We were inspired by his passion and love for the West Fork. The work he did will continue to live on each time we paddle or spend time along the river. May he rest in peace.
Read his obituary and sign the guest book or share a memory here:
The Guardians will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, 15 Sep 2021 on Zoom. This month will be a planning session. Please join us to contribute your ideas on projects, events, and activities going forward.
The Purposes and Vision we drafted last year is here.
If you are interested and not on the email list, email guardians.westfork@gmail.com for the logon information.
It was a good day and an incredible effort by our river keepers at the Guardians of the West Fork River Hartland Dam cleanup. The dam area along Riverside Drive was cleaned up and the opposite side of the river at the Camden Street Rail Trail area. Approximately 700 pounds of trash was collected and 2 tires. Additionally, the dedicated recyclers hauled off glass, plastic, and aluminum (weight?). Special thanks to scouts Eli and Levi for your contributions. It is fantastic to see area youth involved in conservation efforts.
Thank you to everybody who participated in the clean-up.
Pond 1 at Site #7 on Lamberts Run 11 April 2019. Monitoring Study is underway to determine how to remove more iron from the flow. The flow from three mine portals discharges AMD water into Pond 1. Pond 1 has a serpentine flow with three waterfalls.
Guardians of the West Fork Watershed