The River Runs – Summer 2019
Our Summer 2019 issue of The River Runs is available online. This season's issue features a change of perspective from Executive Director Richard Brooks partly due Nelson Hoy's 20th essay "Special Places of Aesthetic and…continue reading The River Runs – Fall 2018
Our Fall 2018 issue of The River Runs is available online. This season's issue features an update from Executive Director Richard Brooks, a piece by Steve Tanguay, District Biologist, U.S Forest Service, on the James…continue readingJune 28, 2018 – State Agency Quietly Weakened Pipeline Water Restrictions
Time of Year (TOY) restrictions were imposed upon the construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in accordance with state and federal guidelines. These restrictions were agreed to by each agency as well as the applicant (Dominion and partners) because they represent the best case possible to protect species (including those that are endangered) reproduction and water quality.
continue readingShale Barrens of the Cowpasture River Valley Field Trip
Explore these rare habitats and their unique wildflowers at the Ft. Lewis shale barrens in Bath County. Shale barrens are unique environments that are endemic to the Allegheny Mountains and harbor some of the state’s rarest plants.
continue readingBi-Annual Walton Tract Clean-Up
Help us to keep the Cowpasture River and the surrounding area clean. Join us for our bi-annual Walton Tract Clean-Up.
continue readingThe River Runs – Spring 2018
Our Spring 2018 edition of The River Runs is now available online. This edition of our quarterly newsletter features a note from our President, Dick Brooks, our first Member Profile by our CRPA Executive Assistant, Lynne Griffith, highlighting Kent and Ellen Ford, some of the most faithful and longest serving members of the Cowpasture River Preservation Association. The newsletter also features details about our new affiliation with the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance, Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition and other groups to form the Pipeline Compliance Surveillance Initiative (CSI).
continue readingThreats to Water Quality from Mountain Valley Pipeline and Atlantic Coast Pipeline Water Crossings in Virginia
This report assesses threats and likely impacts to waterbodies in Virginia during the construction and operation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) and Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), two large natural gas pipelines that, as proposed, would cross rivers and streams over 1,000 times in Virginia. Specifically, this report focuses on erosion and sedimentation threats, as well as threats to drinking water supplies for cities like Norfolk and Roanoke, trout streams, minority communities like Emporia and Franklin, the Chesapeake Bay, and wetlands like the Great Dismal Swamp.
continue readingThe Seven Steps of Incident Investigation In the Event the Pipeline Goes Forward
The Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance and member organizations (Including the Cowpasture River Preservation Association) have developed a Pipeline Compliance Surveillance Initiative (CSI) to support citizen efforts to ensure strict application of environmental laws and regulations in the event the pipeline goes forward.
continue readingBlack Bear Cooling Off in a Livestock Watering Tank
A Black Bear Cooling Off in a Livestock Watering Tank in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana.
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