Something fishy happened in the waters of Deckers Creek this week and now investigators with the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources (WV DNR) and Department of […]
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A highway river and a whitewater rollercoaster
A throwback to when ‘shipping’ meant ‘by ship’ The City of Morgantown and the Port of Pittsburgh — with the sponsorship of the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan […]
Consider local nonprofits this Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday is a global movement started in 2012. The goal is to promote generosity and support nonprofits, big and small. It occurs the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. […]
Northeast Natural Energy donates $10,000 to Friends of Deckers Creek
MORGANTOWN — Northeast Natural Energy has donated $10,000 to Friends of Deckers Creek. FODC will use the funds to purchase stream water quality monitoring equipment that will […]
FODC works to improve Deckers Creek quality
BY EVA MAYS Deckers Creek cuts its way through north-central West Virginia, from its headwaters near Arthurdale to where it empties into the Monongahela River. The waterway […]
State’s formerly polluted rivers are shining example
Cleaning a body of water is a complicated and expensive process, but the area’s waterways show even the worst polluted rivers, lakes and creeks can be restored […]
Congress must pass the STREAM Act
At the end of March, Rep. David McKinley cosponsored the House version of the Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act (STREAM Act). […]
Local watershed groups make plans for windfall of Abandoned Mine Lands funds for acid mine drainage projects
MORGANTOWN – Two local watershed groups are looking forward to opportunities to receive new federal infrastructure money to support their missions of stream preservation and community enhancement. […]
Preliminary survey on stream bank restoration starts
It’s the perfect time of year to survey a creek. Which is exactly what Catherine McElroy and Courtney Petracca, both geologists for Green Rivers LLC, were doing […]
Arthurdale Heritage to host local, national exhibits
ARTHURDALE — Visitors to Arthurdale Heritage will be able to learn about the history and legacy of the Richard Mine while also viewing the traveling Smithsonian “Crossroads: […]
