Plastic Pollution Awareness! Clean Waterways & Wetlands, Good Drinking Water! | |
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Some upcoming Water Quality Events
June 29 - 30 - Mid- Atlantic Monitoring Conference
August 5 - Manassas African American Festival
August 11 - 19: Prince William County Fair
Sept. 16: Citizens for Water Quality Summit
Sept. 23: Occoquan River Cleanup (PWTSC)
Sept. 23: Fall Festival at Leopold's Preserve
Sept. 26: 2023 VWMC Conference https://vwmc.vwrrc.vt.edu/conferences/]
Oct. 11-12: Farm Field Days
Oct. 28: PW Service Authority 1st annual Trick or Treatment event (10 -2 pm)
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The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia (CFNV) Promotes Water Quality and Plastic Pollution Awareness in the Community | |
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Plastic pollution in waterways is a growing concern. This needs more water quality educational outreach to promote clean water awareness for future generations.
Thanks for the grant support received from Community Foundation for Nothern Virginia (CFNV) to promote the Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District's goals on natural resources protection and conservation.
Selected plastic debris collected from Prince William County waterways was shipped across states to ReUPit in Portland Oregon for a water quality educational outreach sculpture. Thanks to Artist Angela Hoseltine Pozzi for putting together this stunning piece of art that features the most caddisfly and rich biodiversity around the aquatic ecosystems to promote clean water awareness in Northern Virginia.
The Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District's Water Quality program is delighted to partner with the Center for Environment and Natural Resource Sciences (CENS), Freedom High School, to promote clean water for future generations in PWC.
On August 11- 19, don't miss visiting this stunning Water Quality Educational Outreach Sculpture that will be on display for the public at the Prince William Fairgrounds.
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Supervisor Margaret Angela Franklin, Woodbridge District
'Talent in Our Schools!'
It is important that sustainability is taught in the true fashion, especially when it comes to our students'.
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Supervisor Victor Angry, Neabsco District
Working with the community!
'To promote clean water in the community, I join in community cleanup efforts, especially in the Neabsco Creek Watershed'.
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Supervisor Kenny Boddye,
Occoquan District
'We need to promote Conservation Practices!'
'We need a regional conversation. You all are part of it. We need to look into tackling these problems, together with Forever Chemicals and salts'.
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County Supervisors with Veronica Tangiri, PWSWD Water Quality Program Manager | PWSWCD Board of Directors, Associate Directors, & Staff | |
Veronica Tangiri & CENS, Freedom HS. | Dr. Doiron and CENS student presenting the lava stage of the case maker caddisfly and how the casing process is affected by plastic pollution | |
John Price, PWSWCD Board of Directors Chair | |
Duane Mohr, District Manager PWSWCD | |
Freedom High School Principal, Chevelli Smith | Dr. Jessica Doiron, Director of the Center for Environment and Natural Resource Sciences (CENS), Freedom HS. | |
Jeanne Jabara and Melinda Landry, PWCS Office of Energy and Sustainability | Michelle Bouchard of Prince William Service Authority and Nicki Bellezza of Fairfax Water | |
Neil Nelson, Prince William Trials and Streams Coalition (PWTSC) & PWSWCD waterways cleanup partner | |
Hugh Sullivan, EPA Office of Water | |
Josie Anderson and Stella Nolan, PWSWCD Interns | |
Dale Alling, PWSWCD Water Quality Program Volunteer | |
Video of Sculpture Ceremony: https://youtu.be/LuPZbjA96Dc | Dr. Jessica Doiron, Director of the Center for Environment and Natural Sciences (CENS) Freedom High School (Woodbridge, Virginia) on the importance of promoting community partnerships. | |
shipped hop rope used in the Pickerelweed | |
Pickerelweed (purple) made from hop rope | |
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Ms. Josie Anderson is the Summer Intern for the PWSWCD Water Quality program.
Ms. Anderson is currently a student at Coastal Carolina University expecting to graduate with a B.A in Marine Science.
She has a passion for monitoring water quality affected by marine phytoplankton and harmful algal blooms.
Join PWSWCD to welcome Ms. Josie Anderson (Intern)
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Mid-Atlantic Volunteer Water Monitoring Conference
June 29th - 30th
At Dickinson College Carlisle PA
Register now for free before the June 21, deadline.
CMC service provider, ALLARM, is hosting the Mid-Atlantic Volunteer Monitoring Conference (MAVMC) with support from the PA Department of Environmental Protection and the Environmental Protection Agency. The MAVMC will be held at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA on June 29-30, 2023. This conference will be a great opportunity for volunteers across the Bay region to network and learn about best monitoring practices.
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Virginia Citizens for Water Quality
September 16
At Randolph Macon College, Ashland VA.
The Virginia Citizens for Water Quality (VCWQ) summit is here! Registration will open in August 2023! Visit the VCWQ website here to remain up to date with the latest information and to see the finalized agenda as soon as it is released.
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August 11-19th, Come learn more about Prince William County! | |
For Promoting Water Quality and Greener Community Awareness | |
Adopt-A-Stream/Pond/ River Program | |
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- Aurora Flight Sciences (Cannon Branch)
- Adam Family (Catharpin Creek)
- Center for Environment and Natural Sciences (CENS), Freedom High School (Neabsco Watershed)
- Lake Ridge Deer Management and Conservation (Occoquan Watershed)
- Friends of the Occoquan ( Occoquan Watershed)
- Belmont Bay Paddlers Club (Belmont Bay)
- Sheffield Manor HOA ( Broad Run)
- Super Target ( Broad Run)
- Shoemaker Family ( Little Bull Run)
- Jahara Lewis and the Archonettes Earth Day Event
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Friends of the Occoquan (FOTO) Spring Cleanup event | |
Myra Lau and the Belmont Bay Paddling Club Cleanup | |
Jahara Lewis promoting water science and conservation at the Archonettes Earth Day Event | |
Sonnie Cuffey, PWSWCD Associate Director came out to support Ms. Lewis' efforts | |
Sonnie Cuffey representing PWSWCD at the 13th National Water Quality Monitoring Conference under the JEDI EPA Committee | |
Chemical Monitoring Program | |
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This team of individuals collects monthly water quality data on conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature, and turbidity from waterways across Prince William, Manassas City, and the Town of Dumfries. You are welcome to join this team and support with data from your backyard or nearby stream.
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To adopt a site under the Water Quality Program, contact:
Veronica Tangiri at waterquality@pwswcd.org.
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Get Involved with Conservation District for Clean Waterways in your neighborhood!
Are you inspired to make a difference in your community by adopting a waterway or pond? Locate any site (orange color) on the map or propose any waterbody/wetland close to home and be part of the District's Adopt-A-Stream/Pond/River Program.
Click here: https://arcg.is/1SrPWa
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Promote Science and Research in local Waterways with the 'Clean Swell' App!
Explore the Clean Swell App provided by Ocean Conservancy. Record your cleanup data from any location across the County.
Get the free download "Clean Swell" App
Land Cleanup <Enter Group Name <: "PWSWCD"
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Enter your data as you clean up!
- Promote Water Quality Awareness
- Get free cleanup supplies from the Conservation District
contact:
waterquality@pwswcd.org
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Community Science Volunteers Needed for the Chemical Monitoring program
With the Conservation District's mission to promote clean waterways in Prince William, the Water Quality Monitoring program gets an additional YSI water meter to collect more chemical data in both shallow and deep water.
This program follows the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality's (DEQ) data standards and supports the Chesapeake Bay Monitoring Cooperative (CMC) database with the following parameters: conductivity, pH, temperature, Dissolved Oxygen (DO), and turbidity.
Become a Community Scientist with the Conservation District
For more information, contact: waterquality@pwswcd.org
For Chemical Data and monitoring sites in Prince William County, visit: Chesapeake Data Explorer
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Did you know Prince William has about 1,100 miles of streams?
Support Science and data. Collect chemical water quality data from your backyard stream or neighborhood ponds. No bushwhacking is involved. For more information, contact:
Veronica Tangiri, waterquality@pwswcd.org
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Green Algae or Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)?
Have concerns about strange greenish organisms in your nearby ponds or lakes?
Contact: waterquality@pwswcd.org
What are Cyanobacteria? (www.vdh.virginia.gov)
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Water Quality Volunteers Make a Difference!
Together, We Can Make A Change!
To adopt a waterway,
Contact;
waterquality@pwswcd.org
Video on Plastic Pollution Awareness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh4r15a-su4&t=15s
Marine Debris Project - Prince William Soil & Water Conservation District
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The County's First Trash Trap "Bandalong" needs cleanup
Come and learn how this system works!
Be part of this data collection program every Friday in the Neabsco Watershed! For more information, please contact Tim Hughes (thughes@pwcgov.org).
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Some upcoming water monitoring events | |
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Biological Water Quality Monitoring, Experience, and Certification Event @ Broad Run Watershed
Saturday, July 15
Time: 10 am -12 noon
Parking Location: Victory Elementary School; 12001 Tygart Lake Dr., Bristow, VA 20136.
(Follow the Broad Run trail signs to the monitoring site).
Join the Conservation District for this science experience or to complete your Certification as a water quality monitor under Virginia Save Our Streams (VASOS) program.
Virginia Save Our Streams Certified Monitors collect biological data and support the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) with data from the hundreds of miles of streams in Virginia that its staff cannot cover.
Spots are limited.
For more information, contact Veronica Tangiri at waterquality@pwswcd.org.
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Thanks again for making a difference!
Prince William Soil & Water Conservation District is funded by Prince William County Public Works Department, Stormwater Management Branch, and through financial and administrative assistance provided by the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board, and the Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Soil and Water Conservation.
Programs, activities and employment opportunities are available to all people regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or political affiliation. Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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