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.
Bethany, Good-bye and THANK YOU!
It’s that time of year again when we say goodbye to our summer interns as they return to continue or
Know Before You Go
Friends of the Shenandoah River provides regular accredited E. coli concentration data to assist you in making informed decisions about
Lastest Testing Results at a Glance July 23, 2025
Our latest E. coli testing from July 23 reveals a mixed picture across the Shenandoah River and its tributaries. While
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,