September Events
September 05, 2007
You are invited to join the WRP in September…
Working Woodlands Workshop, September 12
How is it that streams and forests compliment each other? What is happening to the streams in our watersheds? Should we be changing the way we treat our land to protect our streams and surrounding habitats? Join Vermont Agency of Natural Resources watershed basin planner Marie Caduto and forester Jon Bouton as they explore stream and streamside environments, natural processes, and human impacts on these habitats. We’ll see how streams change and evolve with time, discuss managing our activities near streams to protect stream dynamics, and learn how volunteers can help assess stream health. Meet at the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park Carriage Barn Visitor Center in Woodstock at 3:00. Free and open to the public. To register, call 802-457-3368×22.
Tunbridge Fair, September 13 – 16
Visit the WRP booth at the Fair (across from the gazebo) to see didymo up close; to get 2007 water quality monitoring results; and to learn more about what the WRP is doing in the watershed.
Outstanding Tree Farm Tour, September 15
70 years of stewardship has earned Dick Rose and his property in Stockbridge a reputation for exemplary forestry. Join the VT Woodlands Association and the WRP’s Forestry Work Group for a visit to VT’s Outstanding Tree Farm. Come for all or part of the day. For more information or to register, call 802-747-7900 or visit www.vermontwoodlands.org.
River Cleanup, September 15
Students at Vermont Law School are organizing a river cleanup as part of the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup. Meet in the Chase Center at 9am for goodies, trash bags, and directions. For more information, contact Jamie Ferro at 760-393-1279.
For more information, call 802-767-4600.
News
Posted: October 1, 2007 by wrp_admin
Water Quality Season Wraps Up
Water Quality Season Wraps Up
October 01, 2007
The WRP’s seventh water quality monitoring season is complete and the results are in!
Since June, WRP volunteers have tested water clarity (turbidity), conductivity, and E. coli bacteria at 25 sites throughout the watershed. Every week, the WRP publicizes the results of the E. coli testing, to alert the public about sites that exceed the Vermont and/or EPA national standard for contact recreation. For more information about the water quality monitoring program, follow this link.
Of the 25 sites we monitored this summer, 8 were chronically above the EPA standard. With the exception of one site at the Foxstand access area in Royalton, all of these sites are on the First, Second and Third Branches. Included in these sites is Ayer’s Brook, a large tributary of the Third Branch. Additionally, 4 sites throughout the watershed consistently exceeded the State’s more strict standard for safe recreation. The WRP is working to address the high E. coli levels found in these areas of the watershed.
For a copy of the 2007 E. coli summary, please call Mary Russ at (802) 767-4600.
Posted: September 5, 2007 by wrp_admin
September Events
September Events
September 05, 2007
You are invited to join the WRP in September…
Working Woodlands Workshop, September 12
How is it that streams and forests compliment each other? What is happening to the streams in our watersheds? Should we be changing the way we treat our land to protect our streams and surrounding habitats? Join Vermont Agency of Natural Resources watershed basin planner Marie Caduto and forester Jon Bouton as they explore stream and streamside environments, natural processes, and human impacts on these habitats. We’ll see how streams change and evolve with time, discuss managing our activities near streams to protect stream dynamics, and learn how volunteers can help assess stream health. Meet at the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park Carriage Barn Visitor Center in Woodstock at 3:00. Free and open to the public. To register, call 802-457-3368×22.
Tunbridge Fair, September 13 – 16
Visit the WRP booth at the Fair (across from the gazebo) to see didymo up close; to get 2007 water quality monitoring results; and to learn more about what the WRP is doing in the watershed.
Outstanding Tree Farm Tour, September 15
70 years of stewardship has earned Dick Rose and his property in Stockbridge a reputation for exemplary forestry. Join the VT Woodlands Association and the WRP’s Forestry Work Group for a visit to VT’s Outstanding Tree Farm. Come for all or part of the day. For more information or to register, call 802-747-7900 or visit www.vermontwoodlands.org.
River Cleanup, September 15
Students at Vermont Law School are organizing a river cleanup as part of the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup. Meet in the Chase Center at 9am for goodies, trash bags, and directions. For more information, contact Jamie Ferro at 760-393-1279.
For more information, call 802-767-4600.
Posted: July 19, 2007 by wrp_admin
Help Us ID Didymo
Help Us ID Didymo
July 19, 2007
Please help us identify where didymo is (and isn’t) in the White River.
If you see algae in the river that matches three of the descriptions below, you may have found didymo:
Location
Color
Texture
Appearance
If you think you’ve found didymo, please collect a dime-sized sample, fold it in a business card or baggie, and send it to:
Didymo identification, Water Quality Division
103 S. Main St., Bldg 10N, First Floor
Waterbury VT 05671-0408
(802) 241 – 3770 or 241 – 3777
Be sure to include your name, address and phone or email so that we may contact you. Also, please provide a detailed description of where you found your sample, including the name of the river or stream, the town, and the precise location (such as GPS coordinates, nearest road, or a clearly marked map).
THANK YOU!!