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Have you heard of the Virginia Big Tree Program? The Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech

The Farmer’s Balancing Act

Restoring the South River and keeping it clean is not just a job for engineers and biologists. In fact, good

Local Apple Orchard History

Less than five minutes off Main Street in Waynesboro rests a century-and-a-half-old farmhouse called Rose Cliff. Historians guess that the

Working Wetlands

It wasn’t until the 1960s that Virginia started trying to manage the flow of stormwater to prevent flooding. The goal

Local Living History

Sometimes we gain insight for moving forward by taking a look back. The Frontier Culture Museum, located on Richmond Road

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It is, to my knowledge, the largest spring creek that we have in Virginia or at least spring-influenced creek

Having a student map their watershed address and see the connectness that they have to their downstream neighbors lets them know that what you do here does matter.

The river has healed a lot over time from all sorts of different impacts so it’s much better than it was twenty years ago.

The river has been central to industrial development throughout the ages, continues to be so, and I think in the future will be an important consideration.

What I’m hoping is that people realize what a rich natural resource we have and work hard to protect it and respect it and enjoy it.

We’ll fish, we’ll float, whether that’s standing up or sitting down. If it’s a really hot day, you might just put your feet in, hang out, and enjoy the serenity that it has to offer.