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.
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 E. coli levels of 2,909.0
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 levels of Escherichia coli (E.
Shenandoah County – Mandatory water conservation measures
DEQ: DROUGHT UPDATE June 25, 2026 – Much of the state has received 0.5 to 2 inches of rain during the last two weeks,
A Novel Algae Species Discovered
Reported in Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin Newsletter, The Potomac News Reservoir, June 18, 2026 Research led by
Potential HAB Sighted at NF Shenandoah River Deer Rapids Boat Launch, Report Submitted to VDH
🔍 Today, Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at around 12:28 PM, aquatic vegetation (AV), green algae, filamentous algae (FGA), and what
Most of Virginia is now under a Drought Warning!
Most of Virginia is now under a Drought Warning! According to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), in coordination
Lowest Flow Rates Recorded in Shenandoah River watershed!
This Shenandoah River is setting records — and not the kind we want to see! On Saturday, May 9, 2026,