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Clean Waterways & Wetlands, Good Water Quality!
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Friday, April 14, 2023, beginning at 10:00 am
This meeting is an in-person meeting, hosted by the Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District.
Location: Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc., 5300 Wellington Branch Drive, Gainesville, Virginia.
Register HERE
The meeting speakers and topics will be:
2023 Virginia General Assembly Session – Legislative Update
Delegate David L. Bulova, District 37
Land Use Changes in Riparian Ecosystems: Water Quality Impact and Climate Disaster Risk, Prince William County, Virginia
Veronica Tangiri, Water Quality Programs, Prince William SWCD
Regional Environmental Programs in Virginia's Northern Neck
John Bateman, Senior Regional Planner, Northern Neck PDC
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For promoting water quality awareness and a greener
community
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Adopt-A-Stream/Pond/ River Program | |
- Bull Run Watershed Protectors
- Bae Systems
- Micron Technology Inc.
- Gar-Field High School Ecology Club Students
- Prince William Trails and Streams Coalition (PWTSC)
- Merrimac Farm Virginia Master Naturalists
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Bull Run Watershed Protectors | |
Veteran's Park Spring Cleanup. For more information Visit | |
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Special Thanks to "Kipp Hanley and Friends" for Being Part of the Litter Transformation Story in Dale City!
Princewilliamtimes.com
'I wasn’t always obsessed with garbage.
When I cleaned up, it was usually sentences in one of my old newspaper stories, not my bedroom. But once I moved to Dale City, I started noticing graffiti on the playground equipment across the street and discarded items in the creek near my home. As a new homeowner and someone who appreciates nature, I inquired about what I could do not only in my neck of the woods but in Prince William County.
That’s when I discovered the Adopt-A-Stream program, once run by the state and now administered by the Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District. They guided me to the wetlands behind the Dale City Recreation Center ballfields off Delaney Road. While beautiful, that location had unfortunately become a haven for trash'.
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This team of individuals collect 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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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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Biological Water Quality Monitoring, Experience, and Certification Event @ Broad Run Watershed
Saturday, April 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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Biological Water Quality Monitoring and Experience @Cannon Branch- Broad Run Watershed
Sunday, April 23
Time: 10 am -12 noon
Join the experience and learn from the data collection process Spots are limited.
For more information, contact: 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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