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Water Monitoring
Since 2000, the Friends have performed
water quality monitoring throughout the Powhatan Creek watershed. Without
this monitoring, information would be available only from the Creek's
mouth, where the Dept. of Environmental Quality performs monitoring
every two months. Under the direction of founding member Boots Johnson,
dedicated volunteers collect and analyze water samples from 6 locations.
This data allows us to understand how healthy the Creek is and will
help us learn how development impacts water quality. For more information,
contact
Boots Johnson.
SAV Planting (or Underwater Grasses Planting)
For the last two years, founding member
Debbie Green has coordinated a project to restore underwater grasses
to the Creek. With the aid of the Chesapeake
Bay Foundation, volunteers are equipped with a kit to grow underwater
grasses from seed. After two months of "gardening," volunteers
bring their grasses to the Creek for planting. In each of the last two
years, 25 kits of wild celery found new homes in Powhatan Creek. For
more information or to volunteer, contact Nina
Luxmoore at Chesapeake
Bay Foundation .
Advocacy
Who speaks for the trees, and the fish,
and the birds? We do! At present, we are the sole environmental advocacy
group in James City County. We have represented environmental interests
on many committees to develop policies and regulations. We sponsor and
support environmental education. We proactively meet with developers
to inject our environmental concerns about development projects before
they have finalized plans and when changes are still feasible. And we
have had success! We hear from members and citizens alike how important
it is for us to represent environmental concerns in our community. If
not us, then who? We can always use a helping hand, so if this interests
you then contact Ann
Hewitt .
Clean-up
Ever seen our Adopt-A-Stream signs at
Powhatan Creek's Jamestown Road crossing? Yes, we are stewards of the
resource. Periodically, we organize clean-ups of the Creek and nearby
roadways. Our volunteers collect trash and debris that litters the Creek
and its surroundings. Be on the lookout for opportunities to help in
newsletters and email announcements.
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