⚠️ Know Before You Go: August 26, 2026 Water Samples Being Processed

⚠️KNOW BEFORE YOU GO! This Week’s E. coli Testing Results Are Now Available 🟢 Good news for the Main Stem, South Fork, and North Fork of the Shenandoah River: E. coli levels at all sites

⚠️ KNOW BEFORE YOU GO! Water Testing Update 💧 🧪 Today, our FOSR lab staff rolled up their sleeves and collected 10 water samples from testing sites across the area! 🔬 Samples have been processed

⚠️KNOW BEFORE YOU GO! This Week’s E. coli Testing Results Are Now Available First and foremost: Thank you to those who donated to support this program. Your generosity keeps this program flowing, and we’re deeply

Thinking about taking the family to the river this Labor Day weekend? 🌊 Concerned about potential exposure to E. coli bacteria? 🦠 OH YA, let’s check out the Friends of the Shenandoah River’s KNOW BEFORE

⚠️KNOW BEFORE YOU GO! This Week’s E. coli Testing Results Are Now Available 🟢 The trend continues. E. coli levels at the sites tested yesterday on the Main Stem and South Fork of the Shenandoah

🌅 Dare I say it was a crisp 59°F when I headed down the road this morning to collect water samples for FOSR’s Know Before You Go! Summer Weekly E. coli Testing Program? While these

⚠️KNOW BEFORE YOU GO! This Week’s E. coli Testing Results Are Now Available 🟢 Once again, good news for river lovers. The E. coli levels at all the River sites tested yesterday did not exceeded

🛑 KNOW BEFORE YOU GO! This Week’s E. coli Testing Results Are Now Available Great news for river lovers and a warning for those heading into Hawksbill Creek at the Pocket Park! Here is what

🛑 KNOW BEFORE YOU GO! This Week’s E. coli Testing Results Are Now Available Check the latest data before heading out on the water! 📉 🏞️Field Observations Most notable this week […]

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO! Another week brings updated E. coli testing results for our monitoring sites. Check the latest data before heading out on the water! 📢 Important Program Update: Due to limited funding,

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO! The E. coli test results for water samples collected yesterday varied significantly across monitoring locations. Once again, elevated bacteria levels were widespread: every single county monitored (Clarke, Warren, Page, and

🛑KNOW BEFORE YOU GO! Planning to hit the river to cool off from the summer heat? 🌡️ Before you pack up the family, inflate the tubes, grab your fishing gear 🎣, and load up the

🛑 KNOW BEFORE YOU GO! Planning to hit the river for the 4th of July weekend? 🦅 🗽🎆 🎇🍔 🌭 🍉 🥤 🥳 Before you pack up the family and gear ☀️🕶️🎣🚣‍♂️, check out the

🛑 KNOW BEFORE YOU GO! Yesterday’s water samples across our 14 monitored sites brought in a mixed bag of E. coli results. ⚠️ Notably, the high bacteria levels were widespread: in every single county we

  💧Drought conditions continue, causing decreasing water levels, as pictured. On the bright side, the measured E. coli levels at all the South Fork, North Fork and Main-stem River sites tested were well below the