Organization Teaches Volunteers How to Monitor the Rivanna River and Tributaries
September 5, 2015
Spencer Burke / NBC 29
From September to November volunteers from all over central Virginia will collect water quality samples in the Rivanna River Water Shed. Saturday’s training session allowed them to get started in the program.
“It’s definitely something that I’m passionate about and helping the local community is also a plus,” says Adrianna Gorsky, volunteer.
StreamWatch on the Radio
JUNE 19, 2015
Robert Packard / WTJU Soundboard
David Hannah, executive director of StreamWatch, talked for about 8 minutes with Robert Packard, host of WTJU’s Soundboard program.
StreamWatch Releases Latest Report
JUNE 19, 2015
Michael Bragg / The Daily Progress
Thursday morning, StreamWatch released its sixth report on the health of streams in the Rivanna River watershed.
Central VA Organization Releases Report on Stream Water Quality
JUNE 18, 2015
Sean Cudahy / NBC29
A new report from StreamWatch indicates many streams in central Virginia aren’t very clean.
StreamWatch Releases 2012-2014 Stream Health Report
JUNE 18, 2015
Brit Moorer / CBS 19
A group of stream watchers were out looking for bugs Thursday afternoon in order to find out if local waterways are healthy.
StreamWatch Seeking Volunteers to Monitor Rivanna River
JANUARY 17, 2015
Cat Boardman / NBC29
A group of environmental volunteers in central Virginia is looking for people to join their ranks.
Volunteer monitoring can provide key data for Bay cleanup
November 19, 2014
Leslie Middleton / Bay Journal
Beckley pointed to a Charlottesville-based organization, StreamWatch, that uses Level III protocols to conduct macroinvertebrate counts in the Rivanna River watershed. “Because of StreamWatch, DEQ is able to deploy monitoring resources elsewhere,” Beckley said. But the benefits are also seen locally, said David Hannah, StreamWatch executive director. Having Level III quality data empowers local partners and citizens to speak with confidence about the impacts of proposed projects.
The Struggle to Clean the Rivanna River
October 15, 2014
Tricia Johnson/Fluvanna Review
The Rivanna and its tributaries which flow through Fluvanna are in poor shape but slowly improving, according to a report from StreamWatch, a non-profit organization which monitors the water quality of the river and streams in its watershed.
Issue of High Bacteria Levels Being Resolved
September 17, 2014
Brit Moorer / Charlottesville Newsplex
In the last three months, non-profits StreamWatch and the Rivanna Conservation Society have noticed elevated bacteria levels in Lodge Creek near Jefferson Park Avenue in Charlottesville.
News Release Regarding High Bacteria Counts
September 15, 2014
StreamWatch and Rivanna Conservation Society
On September 9, StreamWatch bacterial monitoring of Lodge Creek, near Jefferson Park Avenue in Charlottesville, revealed high coliform bacterial counts – six times greater than the state standard for clean water.