Friends of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River
 
 
Luring you in to... Fish Fry 2008 Saturday, October 11th  Swim Safely in the Shenandoah  rain gardens slide show  FNFSR Voices Concerns to DEQ’s Proposal to Relax Water Quality Standards    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2008                   Contact: Bill Hayden, DEQ (804) 698-4447                                                                       wphayden@deq.virginia.gov Julia Dixon, DGIF                                                                                                (804) 367-0991                                                                julia.dixon@dgif.virginia.gov Fish Kills Have Developed More Slowly in 2008, Virginia Reports RICHMOND, VA. - Fish kills are occurring in Virginia rivers again this year but have developed more slowly than in past years, according to ongoing studies by the Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The severity of the kills in the Shenandoah River watershed may be more moderate this year, though fish kills in the upper James River watershed appear similar to those in 2007, the agencies reported today. Read More...  Northern Virginia Daily, Saturday June 14, 2008 EPA Storm Water Settlements Hit Home  The Morlyn Hills subdivision in Winchester is one of the sites for which builder Richmond American Homes has been fined by the EPA for stormwater runoff violations. Alan Lehman/Daily (Purchase photo) Builders Fined for Runoff Violations at area Subdivision By James Heffernan -- Daily Staff Writer A dozen area subdivisions are included in the settlements announced this week between the Environmental Protection Agency and four national homebuilders for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. Read More... 2008%20Fish%20Fry.htmlSwimming%20Safety.htmlRain%20Gardens.htmlVoice%20of%20the%20River.htmlVoice%20of%20the%20River.htmlNewsletters%20%26%20Minutes/2E1A83EE-C93C-4BF6-BB81-77B0F03F5E10.htmlhttp://www.fnfsr.org/Site/Welcome.htmlmailto:wphayden@deq.virginia.govmailto:julia.dixon@dgif.virginia.govFish%20Kill%20Information.htmlhttp://www.instantimagegallery.com/iig/c/450Articles%20of%20interest.htmlshapeimage_5_link_0shapeimage_5_link_1shapeimage_5_link_2shapeimage_5_link_3shapeimage_5_link_4shapeimage_5_link_5shapeimage_5_link_7shapeimage_5_link_8shapeimage_5_link_9shapeimage_5_link_10shapeimage_5_link_11
Friends of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River is a grassroots citizens’ group that relies on people like you.....whether you live here in the basin of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, or you just care about it. We are ...DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND ENHANCING THE PURITY, BEAUTY AND NATURAL FLOW OF THE NORTH FORK.
'Human Activity' Blamed for Fish Ills By David A. Fahrenthold Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, February 8, 2008 Study Links Population to Intersex Fish  Research links farming, population to intersex fish  Feb 7, 2008 3:54 PM Intersex in Smallmouth Bass Coincident with Population and Agriculture in Potomac Watershed
Released: 2/7/2008 12:50:58 PM  Journal of Aquatic Animal Health Article: pp. 242–253 | Full Text | PDF (708K) Intersex (Testicular Oocytes) in Smallmouth Bass from the Potomac River and Selected Nearby Drainages z Mark your 2008 Calendars Now January February March April May June July July 10th - Friends’ Board Meeting July 14 - Rain Barrel Workshop in Strasburg August August 9th - Rt. 11 Yard Crawl September September 6 - Volunteer/Monitor Appreciation September 20 - Edinburg Ole Time Festival October Oct 11th - Fish Fry ‘08 November Decemberhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/07/AR2008020702112.htmlhttp://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jQiEWDSYr3huz89ovuVQH3ZN0XBgD8ULPIVG0http://www.examiner.com/a-1207330%7EResearch_links_farming__population_to_intersex_fish.htmlhttp://www.examiner.com/dc/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1870http://www.usgs.gov/http://afs.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10%3A1577%2FH07-031.1http://afs.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=res-loc&uri=urn%3Aap%3Apdf%3Adoi%3A10%3A1577%2FH07-031.1http://afs.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10%3A1577%2FH07-031.1&ct=1June%202008%20cal%20page.htmlJuly%202008%20cal%20page%20.htmlEducation.htmlAug%202008%20cal%20page%20.htmlSept%202008%20cal%20page%20.htmlOct%202008%20cal%20page.htmlFish%20Fry%202008.htmlNov%202008%20cal%20page.htmlDec%202008%20cal%20page.htmlshapeimage_8_link_0shapeimage_8_link_1shapeimage_8_link_2shapeimage_8_link_3shapeimage_8_link_4shapeimage_8_link_5shapeimage_8_link_6shapeimage_8_link_7shapeimage_8_link_8shapeimage_8_link_9shapeimage_8_link_10shapeimage_8_link_11shapeimage_8_link_12shapeimage_8_link_13shapeimage_8_link_14shapeimage_8_link_15shapeimage_8_link_16shapeimage_8_link_17
Friends of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River PO Box 746 Woodstock, VA 22664 540-459-8550 friends@shentel.net mailto:friends@shentel.netshapeimage_9_link_0