
E. coli Testing Update: Results to Be Posted Tomorrow
We have finished setting up the E. coli tests for the water samples collected today. The Main-stem, South Fork, and North Fork of the Shenandoah

Shenandoah River is murky and swiftly flowing
Good Morning from the Shenandoah! So far this morning, the Shenandoah River, at FOSR’s water-quality monitoring sites along the main-stem, is murky, high, and swiftly

07.09.2025 Weekly E. coli testing being performed and provided to you by the FOSR
Good morning, the Friends of the Shenandoah River’s laboratory staff and volunteer citizen scientists, B. Suhr and S. Bonney, have loaded the car with the

07.02.2025 Hawksbill Creek E. coli level 37.5 times Higher than Alert for Freshwater Recreation
On Wednesday, July 02, 2025, E. coli levels in Hawksbill Creek measured 8,164 MPN CFU per 100 mL of sample, 37.5 times the EPA’s recommended

“If It’s Brown Turn Around”
06.18.2025 Today while collecting water samples, we encountered turbid, swift, and high-flowing waters in the Main-stem, North Fork, and South Fork of the Shenandoah River.

E. coli Testing Update: Results to Be Posted Tomorrow
We have finished setting up the E. coli tests for the water samples collected today. The Main-stem, South Fork, and

Shenandoah River is murky and swiftly flowing
Good Morning from the Shenandoah! So far this morning, the Shenandoah River, at FOSR’s water-quality monitoring sites along the main-stem,

07.09.2025 Weekly E. coli testing being performed and provided to you by the FOSR
Good morning, the Friends of the Shenandoah River’s laboratory staff and volunteer citizen scientists, B. Suhr and S. Bonney, have

07.02.2025 Hawksbill Creek E. coli level 37.5 times Higher than Alert for Freshwater Recreation
On Wednesday, July 02, 2025, E. coli levels in Hawksbill Creek measured 8,164 MPN CFU per 100 mL of sample,

“If It’s Brown Turn Around”
06.18.2025 Today while collecting water samples, we encountered turbid, swift, and high-flowing waters in the Main-stem, North Fork, and South
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“I have found the data FOSR collects and presents on the internet a valuable resource when investigating potential restoration projects and determining baseline water quality conditions for streams that overlap TU’s priorities and FOSR’s monitoring.”
—Seth Coffman, Shenandoah Headwaters Home Rivers Coordinator
“I have found the data FOSR collects and presents on the internet a valuable resource when investigating potential restoration projects and determining baseline water quality conditions for streams that overlap TU’s priorities and FOSR’s monitoring.”
—Seth Coffman, Shenandoah Headwaters Home Rivers Coordinator