Not Enough Water for Creek Critters, But Plenty to Learn
A very dry South Fork of the Catoctin.Photo by Amy Ulland Despite the very low stream flow in the South...
Putting It All Together: Stream Monitoring and Salt Watch Results
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s 42 Stream Team and 43 Salt Watch volunteers contributed over 400 hours collecting data about the health...
Crooked Run Receives Perfect Score for Second Season in a Row
After a short trek through a forested area dotted with mature Skunk Cabbages and Jack-in-the-pulpits, a small group of Stream...
New Stream Monitoring Site Established on Piney Run
The newly established Piney Run site.Photo by Amy Ulland The Loudoun Wildlife Stream Team recently established a new monitoring site...
Broad Run in Willowsford Receives Indeterminate Health Score
By Rich Wailes, Certified Stream Monitor Lead monitor Rich Wailes directs volunteers in the collection of macros.Photo by Nora Joosten...
Nutrient Pollution in Tuscarora Creek Likely Due to Lawn Fertilizer
Tuscarora Creek upstream of the W&OD Trail crossing.Photo by Chris Henke Did you know that lawn fertilizers can impact the...
First Stream Survey of the Season Finds a Parasitic Worm at Black Branch
Casemaker caddisfly found at Black Branch.Photo by Amy Ulland It’s not every day that you find a parasitic worm and...
Unacceptable Ecological Conditions at JK Black Oak Stream
Under overcast skies and chilly temperatures in early October, Stream Team volunteers Emily Maltman, Susan Schuler and Amy Ulland conducted...
Fun with Creek Critters at the Library
Participants using a Magiscope to look at macros.Photo by Amy Ulland As part of the Loudoun County Public Library’s Summer...
Broad Run Monitoring Finds More Than Macros
Intermittent rain showers on the afternoon of May 1 could not dampen the enthusiasm of the nine volunteers who conducted...