| 2016 Spring Benthic Monitoring Training
Sunday, March 13, 2016, from 4:30 to 6:30 at the Churchville Library
This will serve as a
re-certification class for certified monitors.
For those new to monitoring this
will be a good introduction to what, why and how we monitor. The training includes both a stream side demonstration on Whiskey Creek and class
room identification of macro-invertebrates. We will have a lite supper
and refreshments to keep your interest and blood sugar up.
Please register by email here.
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Augusta County Historical Society
20th Annual Spring Banquet
Saturday, March 19, 2016 – 6pm-9pm
Social 6 p.m. Dinner 6:45
Stonewall Jackson Hotel & Conference Center in Staunton
Guest Speaker - Jonathan Jarvis, Director of the National Park Service“Celebrating 100 Years of America’s Best Idea” – The National Park Service
Click here for details and tickets
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| | | | E. coli testing in Upper Middle River AreaWe use the Coliscan method for counting E. coli collected in water samples. For more info on Coliscan, please click here.
This petri dish contains E. coli and other coliform bacteria from one of our samples. The E. coli colonies are dark blue/purple. How many E. coli colonies do you count in this dish?
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| | Atlantic Coast Pipeline Update
Dominion is sponsoring an open house on Tuesday, March 8, 2016, 5-7:30 p.m., at the Churchville Elementary School Cafeteria to present information about the newly adopted alternative route proposed in February. From 3-4:00 that day, Gwen Mason, from Senator Tim Kaine's office in Roanoke, will conduct a "Kaine Connects" Open House at the Library prior to the ACP meeting. The Board of FOMR is concerned that the ACP will have a negative impact on the water resources of Augusta County, and we encourage those of you who feel the same way to come early to ask Senator Kaine to help in re-routing the ACP away from Augusta County.
Also, the Forest Service is accepting comments now
to help them decide whether or not to issue a permit for environmental
and cultural resource surveys to be conducted on the George Washington
National Forest.
Click here to have your voice heard for Virginia's forests, or write to:
USDA Forest Service, Atlantic Coast Pipeline Survey Comments
5162 Valleypointe Parkway
Roanoke, VA 24019
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