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...
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Stream Side with the Loudoun Wildlife Stream Monitoring Program
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy established the Stream Monitoring Program in 1996. Today, the program is still going strong and is a...
Emma’s Story: The Making of a Stream Monitor
Volume 25 Issue 1, Winter 2020 by Emma Lloyd with Amy Ulland Emma takes the temperature of a stream’s water....
What Can We Do to Keep Streams Healthy?
People can preserve healthy streams or restore them to healthy conditions. Preserving a natural riparian buffer stabilizes the stream banks...
Where Does the Stream Monitoring Data Go?
Our volunteers monitor our local streams for the educational experience, to meet old friends, create new friendships, and just enjoy...
Watching Over Our Waters
Vol. 2 Issue 3, Fall 1997 By Maria Ruth Stream Monitoring in Loudoun County Stream-monitoring programs, started in Loudoun County...
Water Quality in Big Spring Creek
Vol. 10 Issue 1, Spring 2005 By Darrell Schwalm Spring fed streams are favorite haunts for rainbow trout, even if...
Will Loudoun’s Streams Survive the Building Boom?
Summer 2001 By Fred Fox Photo by Nicole Hamilton Bulldozers roll across fields for a new 700-unit housing development. A...