At the end of March, Rep. David McKinley cosponsored the House version of the Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act (STREAM Act). […]
Tag: Friends of Deckers Creek
Local watershed groups make plans for windfall of Abandoned Mine Lands funds for acid mine drainage projects
MORGANTOWN – Two local watershed groups are looking forward to opportunities to receive new federal infrastructure money to support their missions of stream preservation and community enhancement. […]
Preliminary survey on stream bank restoration starts
It’s the perfect time of year to survey a creek. Which is exactly what Catherine McElroy and Courtney Petracca, both geologists for Green Rivers LLC, were doing […]
Arthurdale Heritage to host local, national exhibits
ARTHURDALE — Visitors to Arthurdale Heritage will be able to learn about the history and legacy of the Richard Mine while also viewing the traveling Smithsonian “Crossroads: […]
Rain barrel workshops return with limited slots
MORGANTOWN — Want a conversation starter for your yard that focuses attention on the environment and the need to protect water resources? What about a water reserve […]
Time to fix AMD flowing into West Run Watershed
When residents and tourists fantasize about West Virginia’s legendary waterways, they don’t imagine the water looking like a melted orange cream-sicle. And right now, the West Run […]
FODC youth craft series begins today
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Celebrate Water Day with environment-themed crafts and activities throughout the week led by Friends of Deckers Creek. Through collaboration with the West Virginia Department of Environmental […]
Two areas of land donated to Friends of Deckers Creek
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Early this year, the Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust donated two non-contiguous parcels of land to Friends of Deckers Creek. Both are along Deckers Creek in […]
Once a pipe dream, Trout Unlimited and FODC continue to help the brown trout population in Deckers Creek thrive
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Brown trout fingerlings kicked up water in the gallon buckets carried by members of the P. Pendleton Kennedy Chapter of Trout Unlimited en route […]
