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April and May are usually a very busy time in the water quality monitoring world and for the Alliance’s citizen science RiverTrends program. RiverTrends volunteer monitors have been tracking the conditions of waterways that flow into the Bay since 1985! Normally, we would take this time to onboard and re-certify our monitors to ensure we …
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April 26, 2014 9am to 5pm York River State Park 9801 York River Park Rd Williamsburg, VA 23188Are you interested in learning more about your local stream? We need volunteers to collect important data on streams in the York River watershed tidal area. We will provide training and supplies, all you have to do is …
Want to see how the Detective solves the Muddy Mystery? There’s still time to register. Hope you can join us! Check out the draft agenda by clicking here. Register online here: https://www.elleevance.com/beventLive.aspx?EventID=NBI15646650 Questions? Contact Anna Mathis at amathis@allianceforthebay.org or 804-775-0951. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clFjh_YFMvg
The Dominion Foundation has awarded the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay a $35,000 Environmental Stewardship Grant for our RiverTrends Water Quality Monitoring program. With this grant, we will expanding the program to the Tidal York and Small Coastal Basins watersheds. Many of these watersheds are impaired due to bacteria pollution, which makes shellfish unsafe for …
The Alliance announces the release of three RiverTrends volunteer water quality monitoring program publications. These reports focus on the status and importance of volunteer water quality monitoring while focusing in on small watersheds in Virginia. If you would like hard copies of these reports, please send your mailing information and the amount requested to Anna …
We’re thrilled to announce that we have added 20 new monitoring sites to our RiverTrends program. This spring, we trained new volunteers in the Richmond, Lynchburg, and tidal York areas to collect water quality data through our RiverTrends program. In Richmond, we partnered with the City of Richmond to train volunteers to collect field data …
[imageframe link=”https://www.allianceforthebay.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/UphamBrook.jpg” ] Upham Brook is a tributary of the Chickahominy River that flows through the urban areas of Henrico County and City of Richmond. It is polluted by bacteria and other runoff contaminants. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is partnering with the Alliance and other community groups and county and city officials to do …
Download the Goose Creek Report Card, 2013.The Goose Creek Association and Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay have published the 2013 Goose Creek Report Card. The water quality in the Goose Creek watershed, a tributary to the Potomac River, is graded as pretty good. The “cleanliness” of the creek can be attributed to a high percentage …
Saturday, December 13, 2014, 9am to Noon Richmond Wastewater Treatment Plant Training Room 1400 Brander St. Richmond VA 23224Are you interested in learning more about your local stream? We need volunteers to collect important data on streams in Richmond, Virginia. We will provide training and supplies, all you have to do is commit to attending the training and …
Saturday, March 22, 2014, 9am to Noon Richmond Wastewater Treatment Plant Training Room 1400 Brander St. Richmond VA 23224 Are you interested in learning more about your local stream? We need volunteers to collect important data on streams in Richmond, Virginia. We will provide training and supplies, all you have to do is commit to attending the training …
