December 2018 Message from John Eckman, Executive Director. The next time you see me near Woodstock, I expect to be in a canoe, relaxing. At the end of 2018 I’m stepping aside as Executive Director at Friends of the North Fork.…
We are excited to hear the latest updates on fascinating research being done in the North Fork and elsewhere in the Shenandoah watershed. Friends has been working on issues of chemical pollution for many years. You can learn more about…
Annual Fish Fry and Auction NOTE: There aren't real tickets. We'll have your name on the list at the door. Bid on services, sporting goods, vacations, art work, meals, and much more. Click here to see a sample of auction…
Thanks to everyone who came out and enjoyed a day on the river at Strasburg Town Park, his year and everyone who helped make it a big success. Special thanks to Michael Terndrup of Photography Ninja for these photos. Click…
Great beer takes fine water. Excellent breweries help keep that water clean. We are very pleased to announce that sales of the Woodstock Brewhouse's new beer, North Fork Golden Ale, will go to support Friends of the North Fork's river…
What a beautiful and fun day! Thanks to everyone who participated in Strasburg on June 16th and all those who helped make this possible. Check out some images of the activities here! For 2018, we combined our traditional Family Fun…
Join us for a unique program, tasty brunch, and brief members business meeting. 10 am to noon, March 24th, Woodstock Presbyterian Church social hall 142 E. Court Street, Woodstock (across from the Woodstock Brewhouse). FREE EVENT: PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO REGISTER…
Join us for our second free lecture series with a great lineup of speakers. Thanks to our lecture series sponsor, Muse Vineyards. All lectures are held at the St. Paul's Heritage Center in Edinburg on Sunday afternoons at 2pm. See…
We all learned a lot about soil health and stormwater at our recent “make and take” Rain Barrel and Composter Workshop in Woodstock on October 22, 2017. It's a pleasure to give gardeners and homeowners the tools they need to…
Sometimes, things just fall into place. Thanks to the watchful eye of Alan Lehman with Shenandoah Riverkeeper, we were alerted to a large concentration of tires along a narrow channel upstream of Sandy Hook near Strasburg. "Must be 120 tires,"…