Rockymarsh Run

You will always find an answer in the sound of water.

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Dear Watershed Neighbors,

The Conservation Fund's Freshwater Institute is initiating restoration and protection efforts in Rockymarsh Run 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 water quality restoration goals.

The Institute and its partners, Trout Unlimited, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, West Virginia University, and the West Virginia Water Research Institute, 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 a community of dedicated stakeholders.

On this website you can learn more about ongoing activities in Rockymarsh project and how you can get involved!

Did You Know?

27% of the food produced for human consumption in the United States is thrown out as waste, equally 48 million tons annually. When counting only the uneaten portions of meals and waste from food production (such as produce trimmings), Americans throw away an average of 163 pounds of food per person per year. (Source: Economic Research Service-USDA)

What You Can Do...

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Once you’ve heard it, it’s hard to forget. Which is a good thing because it is one of the most important lessons learned when it comes to environmental stewardship! In the age of disposable products, it is important to look at the big picture—that is to look to the future! Much of what is sent to the landfill doesn’t degrade very quickly, taking years, decades, centuries, or millennia to revert back to original form.