West Fork Watershed Day at Watters Smith State Park 11 Oct 2025

Save the date for our second West Fork Watershed Day, 10 to 4, Watters Smith State Park, Duck Creek Road, Lost Creek WV All ages are invited! Bring a picnic lunch and spend the day, bring your mountain bikes and ride the trails, walk the trails or visit the Watters Smith farm museum. Or dropContinue reading “West Fork Watershed Day at Watters Smith State Park 11 Oct 2025”

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”

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”