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Doing Our Part on Middle River

Sep 18, 2011

I just came back from a walk along our part of the river.  It’s called Middle River and it’s one of the most polluted rivers in Virginia.  Just six miles up the river from here is its source – a spring that just bubbles up out of the ground in...

Owning Land Should Come With Responsibility.

Jul 29, 2011

Yesterday I went to a farm in Northwest Augusta County to talk to the manager of a farm about fencing his cattle out of the most polluted river in the county – Middle River.  The farmer was very receptive and expressed a need to fence them out not only to...

First Place Award for Outstanding Blog 2016 and 2018 from Virginia Outdoor Writers Association

  • “If you want to understand the perspective of a dedicated cattle farmer, educated ecologist, and water-quality specialist, this is the book for you!
    Turn these pages and feel the frost on your nose in winter, hear quail calling in the spring, taste a homegrown tomato in the summer, and watch Monarch butterflies fuel up on nectar in the fall. . . . truly spectacular stuff!”

    George Ohrstrom II
    Founder, The Downstream Project

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