We are seeking an inspired environmental educator to join us as our new Watershed Education/Science Program Lead. This person will work on our team to help enhance our Education and Science programming. We are looking to bring a talented individual…
Hello Friends, All. This really has been a year for the books. From the continuing challenges of the pandemic, to the perseverance of our supporters and partners, we have made many shining accomplishments this year. We entered 2021 with a…
Friends of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River is pleased to announce a 2021 Autumn Lecture Series entitled - 'The State of the River: Its Health and Ours' to be hosted on Zoom. During the series we will be…
For our final 'Voices of the Shenandoah: In Story and Song' event this season, Friends of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River partnered with Swover Creek Farms and Brewery in putting on a concluding storytelling and live music event from 6…
After nearly five weeks with no rain in the Shenandoah Valley, as FNFSR's Program Coordinator (Mariama) and Education Support Specialist (Daisy) drove up to the venue for Friends of the North Fork's second Voices of the Shenandoah event, it was…
The 2021 John Wilburn Scholarship awardee, Kathryn Motley, spent her summer in working with a JMU master student collecting benthic macro invertebrates in Smith Creek and other tributaries running through farmlands with best management practices in place. Read her letter…
The Lord Fairfax Health District has issued an advisory against swimming in the stretch of the North Fork along Bethel Road in Strasburg due to a potentially harmful algal bloom. Samples from algae in this area--near the Deer Rapids boat…
Last Thursday, July 15th, marked the launch of the Voices of the Shenandoah Event series featuring five storytellers and singer/songwriter Joshua Vana at Pale Fire Brewing in Harrisonburg, VA. Community members enjoyed an hour of river-centered original stories, music and…
It’s been one week since the wrap up of the last day of the Shenandoah River Rangers and Players Camps, and the education team for the camp(s) is finally beginning to rebound from the relentless high energy and environmental education…
By Marla Miranda Mooney, FNFSR Volunteer and Shenandoah Reel Woman This summer, girls and young women between the ages of 12 and 18 will discover the joys of casting a fly fishing line in workshops made possible through a partnership…