Town Run Watershed

Town Run Watershed
Preserve • Protect • Restore

Video Presentation

“Risks and Resiliencies for Water Security in Town Run” recorded on October 10th, at 7:00 PM at the Byrd Center

Interactive Watershed Map

Explore the evolving ArcGIS map highlighting several features and critical infrasture within the watershed. 

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Young Scientists Study Town Run

Did you know that our community’s third graders are concerned about the health of Town Run?  At the recent Science Fair with 35 project entries by Shepherdstown Elementary students, one of the judges of the Fair entries reported that 20% of the science projects that were entered in the School Science Fair focused on Town Run. One pair of third graders, Luca and Alex, did a lot of thinking before organizing their science project.  With their moms’ help, they contacted the Town Run Watershed Steering Committee and arranged to interview two members.  They had a long list of very good questions and alternated, each asking

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Young Scientists Study Town Run

Did you know that our community’s third graders are concerned about the health of Town Run?  At the recent Science Fair with 35 project entries by Shepherdstown Elementary students, one of the judges of the Fair entries reported that 20% of the science projects that were entered in the School

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Drew in the Stream!

Let’s meet Drew Cardis. She is a senior at Jefferson High School who plans to major in wildlife and fisheries resources at either WVU or Virginia Tech and hopes to work in natural resource management.

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Stream Partners

Town Run Watershed Receives $5,000 Grant

The Town Run Watershed Steering Committee was awarded a $5,000 Stream Partners Grant to improve stream and river health, educate community members about their watershed, and engage volunteers in watershed protection, recreation, and restoration activities.

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EarthFest at Morgan’s Grove Park

Morgan's Grove Park 4198 Kearneysville Pike, Shepherdstown, United States

Join us for fun at EarthFest, Details coming soon.  

Protecting Town Run with Septic Maintenance

Shepherdstown Public Library 145 HIgbee Lane, Shepherdstown, WV, United States

Alexis Davy, Director of Environmental Health, Jefferson County Health Department and Hanna Weikert, Conservation Specialist with the West Virginia Conservation Agency.

Lawns to Life & the Soil Sponge

Shepherdstown Public Library 145 HIgbee Lane, Shepherdstown, WV, United States

Join Leah Rampy, Shepherdstown leader of Save Our Soil for a short informative look at the power of soil.  Examine how regenerating soil, preserving and renewing ecosystems, and re-balancing the […]