The River Runs – Summer 2020
Our summer 2020 edition of The River Runs is now available online. In this edition, CRPA President Dick Brooks shares how a few hours on the river to remind him what matters most during a…continue reading Category: News
Our summer 2020 edition of The River Runs is now available online. In this edition, CRPA President Dick Brooks shares how a few hours on the river to remind him what matters most during a…continue reading Roanoke Valley Alleghany Regional Commission – Get To Know The Upper James River Watershed: Cowpasture River Edition
Our friends at the Roanoke Valley - Alleghany Regional Commission celebrated Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week earlier in June. Each day, they shared an educational blog post about one of the region’s waterways within the Chesapeake…continue reading A Message from Dick Brooks, CRPA Board President, Regarding Supreme Court Decision
Dear CRPA Members, The US Forest Service vs Cowpasture River Preservation Association, et al Supreme Court case was released yesterday, June 15. Sadly, but not unexpectedly, we lost in a 7 to 2 decision. With…continue reading Predicting The Potential Future Spread of Lythrum salicaria
As a follow-up to Michael Hayslett’s article regarding the Purple Loosestrife, which ran in the Winter 2019 issue of THE RIVER RUNS, we would like to continue that theme with a scientific paper written by…continue reading Atlantic Coast Pipeline Update – January 2020
by Dick Brooks, CRPA Board President The proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline is still officially in a work stoppage. Some stabilization activities have been approved. Notably, in West Virginia, ACP has attempted with mixed success to…continue reading 2020 Cowpasture River Preservation Association Meeting and Dinner
Join us Saturday, May 16th for good company and excellent food at our Annual Meeting and Dinner, taking place at Camp Mont Shenandoah, 218 Mont Shenandoah Lane, Millboro, VA 24460. More information to follow.continue reading The River Runs – Winter 2020
Our Winter 2020 issue of The River Runs is now available. This month, we feature an update from Board of Directors President Dick Brooks about the upcoming Atlantic Coast Pipeline Supreme Court hearing taking place…continue reading Essay No. 20 – Special Places of Aesthetic and Recreational Value in the Bullpasture and Cowpasture River Valleys
The Cowpasture River Lazily Flowing Through the U.S. Forest Service Wallace Tract in the Fall. This swinging bridge demonstrates classic wooden bridge towers, deck and rails. Photographic Attribution Hereby Given to C. Nelson Hoy Our…continue reading