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fomrguenther
Jun 3, 20221 min read
Paddle-In Camping Opportunities in Virginia
Are you interested in trying out some locales that offer paddle-in camping? Inspire yourself and start planning with some of the articles...
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fomrguenther
Mar 29, 20222 min read
Your Safety: Lightning when Paddling
The following safety protocol is an excerpt is from We Love Watersports 1. Go to shore immediately at first sound of thunder At the...
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fomrguenther
Dec 21, 20211 min read
Whisky Creek Tree Planting, 2021
On a warm, sunny December 4, upwards of 40 folks (13 of whom were from FOMR!) volunteered their Saturday to plant riparian tree seedlings...
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fomrguenther
Sep 22, 20211 min read
Daughter, Daughter of the Stars
An original song about Middle River written and performed by John Bauman.
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info372495
Jul 23, 20211 min read
History: The Verona Dam Lake Project
In the Staunton News Leader in 2017, Dale M. Brumfield wrote an article about the history of the proposed Verona Dam Lake Project that...
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Kate Guenther
May 4, 20212 min read
Paddling Risks for Middle River
Using the American Whitewater Accident Database of reported injuries and deaths in paddling sports, we analyzed the data for Middle...
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Kate Guenther
Apr 24, 20211 min read
Public Flat Water and Beginner Paddling Opportunities
Public Flat Water and Beginner Paddling Opportunities If you are new to canoeing or kayaking, we highly recommend you begin learning how...
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Steve Rudolph
Apr 19, 20211 min read
Overview of Average Water Temperatures
In 2019-2020, FOMR member Steve Rudolph did a personal project to satisfy his own curiosity about what affects the water temperatures of...
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Marion Bittinger
Apr 10, 20212 min read
On Spring, Youth, and a Video
by Marion Bittinger We’re bursting into a spring like no other I’ve ever experienced before. I don’t know about you, but when I was a...
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fomrguenther
Apr 10, 20211 min read
World Wildlife Week 2021: LITTER
Here is the taped Zoom interview of FOMR’s Antonio Martinez and Paul Bugas by the Wildlife Center of Virginia’s Alex Wehrung. March 2021....
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Kate Guenther
Apr 8, 20212 min read
First Timer's Guide to Reading the River
Especially for lake and flat water paddlers who want to try rivers for the first time....
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Kate Guenther
Mar 8, 20214 min read
Our Aquifer’s Relationship to Middle River
Woohoo! March 7-13 is Groundwater Awareness Week! (Yes, there is a Groundwater Awareness Week.) To get into the spirit of things, I...
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Joe McCue
Oct 19, 20201 min read
2015 Partnership Announcement FOSR-FOMR
The above document is the original announcement of the partnership between Friends of the Shenandoah River and FOMR that gives FOMR a...
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Reb Stewart, III
Oct 14, 20202 min read
Looking back: 1999 Cleanup
The First Known Middle River Cleanup By R.E.B. Stewart III In May, 1999, Jill Dorsch was on the staff of the now-closed from Staunton...
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Kate Guenther
Oct 14, 20202 min read
Cold Water Paddling Safety
Autumn can be beautiful paddling weather, but water temperatures are dropping and hypothermia risk must be factored in. The American...
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Joe McCue
Jun 30, 20201 min read
Lesson: Geography of Middle River
by Joe McCue May 2020 Middle River is 71 miles long. It starts in Summerdean and flows into the North River between Weyers Cave and...
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Paul Bugas, Jr.
Jun 30, 20201 min read
About Mussels in Middle River
The following are notes from FOMR member and retired DGIF Biologist Paul Bugas in early 2020: From our state malacologist, Brian Watson...
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Bobby Whitescarver
Jun 29, 20203 min read
Are Our Local Headwaters Dams Safe?
By Bobby Whitescarver, Special to The News Leader Published 9:22 p.m. ET May 28, 2020 The recent rupture of the Edenville dam in Michigan...
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Nesha McRae
Jun 29, 20202 min read
PCBs in Lewis Creek
Come to a talk to learn about the polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Lewis Creek in the City of Staunton and Augusta County. Location:...
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