Protect Grassland Birds and Get Paid to Do It
The Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative’s Financial Incentives Program Application is NOW Open! The Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative provides financial support for two best management practices
EMERGENCY! Groundwater in the Shenandoah River Watershed is Critically Low
Despite some recent precipitation, the Shenandoah River watershed continues to be under drought watch status due to insufficient and infrequent rainfall. Of greater concern is
Shenandoah River Watershed is Under a Drought Watch Advisory
September 22, 2025 | Richmond, VA – The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), in coordination with the Virginia Drought Monitoring Task Force, has issued
FOSR is committed to providing public access to our data
Friends of the Shenandoah River (FOSR) is committed to providing public access to our data. We provide unrestricted access to our Summer Weekly E. coli
Shenandoah Riverkeeper Spotlights FOSR’s E. coli Testing Program
In case you missed Mark Frondorf’s, the Shenandoah Riverkeeper, great radio spot on The River 95.3 FM last week you can listen to it here
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
Another Week of Elevated E. coli Levels Detected in Hawksbill Creek at Luray-Hawksbill Greenway Pocket Park
On Thursday, May 29, water testing at Hawksbill Creek at Luray-Hawksbill Greenway Pocket Park off Virginia Avenue, Page County showed
Elevated E. coli Levels Detected in Hawksbill Creek at Luray-Hawksbill Greenway Pocket Park
As part of our 2025 Summer E. coli Testing Program, on Thursday May 22, 2025, we have detected continued elevated