Cowpasture River Preservation Association

View current and historical field observations of the Cowpasture and Bullpasture Rivers featuring water temperature, discharge, specific water conductance, peak streamflow, field measurements, field/lab water-quality samples and more.

Cowpasture:  McKinney Hollow/Clifton Forge

Bullpasture:  Williamsville/Bath County

Our Winter 2022 edition of The River Runs is now available.

Our winter issue of The River Runs is now available. In this edition, both, Board President Elizabeth Dudley and Executive Assistant Lynne Griffith expresses the importance of gratitude. The Education Committee shares an update from the Ninth Annual CRPA Dabney Lancaster Community College Forestry River Lab and the Bill Hardbarger Educational Scholarship makes future plans with Mountain Gate Community College. Nan Mahone Wellborn and the Aesthetic Values Committee shares an article about a jewelry designer and weaver inspired by the Cowpasture River. Read the story of the Richmond man who caught a trophy fallfish on the Cowpasture. Learn about the first freshwater mussel restoration plan and we feature photos of the annual Walton Tract Clean-Up.

Atlantic Coast Pipeline Updates

The CRPA Board of Directors has conscientiously tracked the progress of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline application before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and before the U. S. Forest Service. The Cowpasture River Preservation Association has contributed to the greater public dialogue in two areas of critical concern – i.e., the erosion of soil, debris and rock in rugged mountainous terrain, and the threats to surface and ground water quality. Both water quality issues devolve from the essence of our corporate charter and represent the vital concerns of our membership who are primarily riparian landowners.