River Happenings

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

August 23rd – Landowner Workshop: Japanese Knotweed Control at the USACE North Springfield Lake in Perkinsville from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Contact Linda Schneider, ONRCD, at (802) 295-7942, ext.11 for more information. No cost.

September 20th – HELP Rivers Workshop: Rain Garden Design and Installation sponsored by WRWA and the Heritage Deli in Chester. The workshop will be a hands-on experience as we will review the design and complete installation of one of the first rain gardens in the county! The fun will begin at 9:00 am and end at 12:00 pm with a delicious lunch prepared by the Heritage to follow. Workshop cost is $10 with an additional $5 for those who would like to stay for lunch. Email westriver@vermontel.net to register.

September 24th – WRWA Annual Meeting & Silent Auction, location TBA, beginning at 6:30 pm . Please save the date for this annual evening of desserts, fun and interesting conversation. More details to come ... 

July 30th Results

Dear Friends and Volunteers of WRWA,

Please find the most recent water quality monitoring results for E.coli bacteria attached to this message. As always, I’m happy to help answer any questions you may have. 

The following are some notes, updates, reminders ... 

Please note that the results listed for the site “Saxtons River Center” are actually taken from Stickney Field which is approximately a half mile upstream from town. I will be correcting the name in the next posting – the site will be the same, but the name will change to reflect its actual location.

The sampling season is going to extend all of the way through the originally planned date of September 16th. Thanks so much to our dedicated Volunteer and Board Member, David Charis-Mink, for offering to drive the samples to Waterbury so we can conclude the season as planned.

NEWSLETTER HELP: We are in need of a volunteer to help assemble our newsletter. We have a series of articles that have been proofread and are are ready to go. If anyone has the time and energy for this project, please let us know by sending an email to wrwa.vt@gmail.com.

PICTURES WANTED: If you have any pictures of you and your family enjoying the great recreation opportunities our rivers have to offer please send them on to us at the above email address. Our intern, Aric Brown, is creating some new display materials and would love to include YOU in his great work.

GO TO: http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080726/NEWS04/807260348  to read a recent article in the Rutland Herald about some of our recent test results and why swimming holes typically are not posted by Town Health Officers when E.coli bacteria results exceed the state standard for safe recreation.