Keeper's Blog

Meet Your Shenandoah Riverkeeper: Mark Frondorf

on March 24, 2015

Mark Frondorf has big shoes to fill, but he’s the right man to fill them. On March…

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Meet Your Potomac Riverkeeper: Dean Naujoks

on March 24, 2015

Dean Naujoks joins our team as our new Potomac Riverkeeper, allowing us another opportunity to…

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ACHIEVE CLEAN 2015

on March 24, 2015

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2015 Benefit Concert at The Hamilton Live

on March 24, 2015

Another year, another fantastic concert for clean water! Each year we partner up with local bands at the…

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The Battle Against Berkeley County Public Service Sewer District

on March 20, 2015

Each year, Potomac Riverkeeper Network conducts a compliance sweep of all the discharge permits in each of…

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Clean Water Advocates Petition for Better Controls on Virginia Factory Farm Pollution

on September 18, 2014

Virginia has more than 100 large chicken and hog factory farm operations, but not one has a required federal Clean Water Act water pollution…

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Mixing Zones: Why we shouldn’t have them

on September 6, 2014

Mixing zones present a great visual example of how discharges directly impact the look, feel, and biological integrity of rivers. Many fisherman, fishing guides,…

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The Story of Shenandoah Algae

on August 15, 2014

by Brendan Young, Algae Research Specialist Algae – We all know that it is a natural part of the ecosystem…

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Pollution Report: ‘Squeeky Clean’ Fish Kill

on April 9, 2014

Shenandoah Riverkeeper received a citizen’s report of a fish kill and a strong chemical odor in Blacks…

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