2021 Spring Stream Survey Results
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s Stream Team conducted 12 stream health surveys around the county this spring. These surveys use a protocol...
Stream Monitoring Begins at JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary
To protect the environmentally sensitive habitat and rare species, JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary is not open for general public...
North Fork of the Catoctin Receives Perfect Score
Although no snails turned up in the net, the team did discover some snail eggs! Photo by Amy Ulland. Shortly...
Crooked Run Receives a Very Healthy Score
Phil Daley, Certified Monitor and Regional Trainer, has monitored the Crooked Run stream site since 2008. While the site is...
South Fork Survey is Part of Stream Monitor Training
Closeup of a Mayfly, which is one of the numerous macros that certified stream monitors need to be able to...
Black Branch Creek Score Indicates Unacceptable Ecological Conditions
Colette Berrebi at her stream site on the Black Branch. Photo by Amy Ulland A lovely section of Black Branch...
Tuscarora Creek Receives Moderately Unhealthy Score
Great Blue Heron visits site. Photo by Amy Ulland. On April 17, lead monitor and regional trainer Dave Manning and...
Survey at Big Spring Site Finds Degraded Water Quality
A rather large Fantail Darter fish found its way into the collection net as well. Thanks to Fisheries Biologist and...
Citizen Scientists Discover What’s Hiding in Catoctin Creek
Certified stream monitor Dave Manning supervises the Virginia Save Our Streams approved method for sampling macros from the South Fork...
The Monitor Archive
The first edition of Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s monthly stream monitoring newsletter, The Monitor, was published in February 2021. These newsletters...
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