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Dear Watershed Neighbors, The Freshwater Institute is initiating Rockymarsh Run restoration and protection efforts with the goal of restoring a native brook trout fishery in the stream and generating other local benefits for the area, while also contributing to regional Chesapeake Bay watershed water quality goals. FWI and partners, Rockymarsh Run Watershed Association, Trout Unlimited, WVU, and the Chesapeake Bay Program, will work with local residents to plant trees and restore stream stretches in order to restore trout habitat, while also improving water local quality. These projects will be complemented by other activities including outreach efforts to land developers and decision makers to suggest planning and development approaches that connect development activities to the protection of the environment and neighbors’ property rights. Source water protection, trout habitat, reduced physical infrastructure costs, protected property values, open/green space protection, and water quality are among the overlapping goals of project activities. We are interested in your feedback, involvement, and ideas to help shape how and where the various activities are implemented in the watershed and to help build the Rockymarsh Run Watershed Association. Please join us for a watershed open house, dates to be posted soon, or visit us on line to learn more about the RMR project and how you can get involved! Sign Up for our newsletter: |
