NEWS FROM THE FRIENDS
Please join us October 22nd at 6pm at Mad River Glen for our 2nd Annual Membership Dinner and Volunteer Recognition Celebration! Special guest Frank Bryan will speak about local democracy and Vermont's conservation ethic. Buffet dinner will be served and local musician Scott Forrest will play his original music.
Don't miss this event--tickets are $30 for members, and seating is limited. RSVP before October 15th.
Mad River Watch volunteers braved the sunshine (finally!) to collect water samples from 36 sites throughout the watershed early Monday morning. Results show lower E.coli levels in most locations than were recorded during the last Mad River Watch analysis on July 27th. No sites were in violation of Vermont water quality standards for recreational waters.
Mad River Watch volunteers collected water samples throughout the watershed on Monday morning July 27th. Results show there were favorable swimming conditions at some locations, while at others E.coli levels were above the state water quality standard. The state water quality standard for recreational waters measures E. coli bacteria, an indicator of pollution from human or animal waste and the potential presence of disease causing organisms. Thirteen of thirty-seven sites tested were found to be in violation of the standard at the time of sampling.
Results from analysis of water samples collect on Monday June 29th came in early Tuesday showing high E.coli levels at all sites, with all but two sites in violation of Vermont’s water quality standard. E.coli is an indicator of pollution from fecal matter (wildlife, human and or farm related), and an indicator of potential risks to swimmers due to the presence of pathogens. It is common for E.coli levels to spike as waters rise since rain washes pollutants into rivers.
As the Mad River Valley community happily welcomes spring and warmer temperatures trickle into our Vermont valley, we must again revisit the effects of run-off into the river. We all love spending time along the river during the spring and summer, However, as the summer months quickly approach, we also need to consider the cleanliness of the river before jumping in.
Attention landscaping professionals, landowners, road crews, gardeners, environmental enthusiasts and more; Friends of the Mad River welcomes you to a presentation and community discussion on the thorny subject of invasive plants. The event will feature an informative presentation by Sharon Plumb, invasive species coordinator for The Nature Conservancy of Vermont; and will take place at the 1824 House on Tuesday, April 28 at 6:30 pm. This event is free and refreshments will be provided! Additionally, an invasive plant bake-off competition will be held, to be judged by localvore leader Robin McDermott. Have a go at cooking a dish with Japanese knotweed; it will be fun and you may win a prize!
Please join us on May 2nd at 10:00am for our Annual River Clean Up event. Meet at the Lareau Farm to organize, then head out to a designated section of the river to pull out a year's worth of trash and debris. The event will be followed with a picnic lunch at Lareau Park at 1:00pm. Bring a friend and some sturdy shoes. Well manned boats welcome.
Please join us for our 1st Annual Membership Dinner and Volunteer Recognition Celebration with Special Guest Nathaniel Tripp author of "Confluence: A River, the Environment, Politics and the Fate of All Humanity"
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 6:00pm at the 1824 House Inn
Limited tickets available.
Water samples taken by Friends of the Mad River (FMR) volunteers on Monday morning August 11th show no sites tested were in violation of Vermont’s water quality standards for E.coli. The state water quality standard for recreational waters measures E. coli bacteria, an indicator of pollution from human or animal waste (no more than 77 colonies per 100 mL water). High E.coli levels can pose a danger to swimmers since the presence of fecal borne pathogens is likely
Mad River Watch is a volunteer water monitoring program sponsored by the Friends of the Mad River (FMR). Volunteers collect water samples at 37 sites every other week in June, July, and August, and the samples are analyzed in the FMR lab for E.coli, a type of bacteria.
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