Restoration on the Rappahannock – Culpeper Star Exponent Feature Article Sunday August 27, 2017 [pdf-embedder url=”http://streamsweepers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Culpeper-Star-Exponent-File-1.pdf” title=”Culpeper Star Exponent File 1″] [pdf-embedder url=”http://streamsweepers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Culpeper-Star-Exponent-File-2.pdf” title=”Culpeper Star Exponent File 2″]
StreamSweepers Healing Rivers, People Across Virginia When Jeanine Meerscheidt lost her son Brandon in a tragic climbing accident in Grayson Highlands State Park earlier this year, she also lost a part of herself. She has now found her healing path along the banks of the Rappahannock River. “This is filling the hole that is left […]
The following series of photos gives you an idea of the effort that it takes to remove some of the trash from our rivers. At the heads of islands in these rivers you will often find a bulwark of downed trees that look alot like a large pile of “pixie sticks”. They catch all kinds […]
Friends of the Rappahannock (FOR) and Virginia Outdoor Center (VOC) We’re excited to be working on the Rappahannock River this year and appreciate all the hard work that Friends of the Rappahannock and the Virginia Outdoor Center have done over the years to care for this river. We hope that our efforts to assess and […]
Many thanks to the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation for supporting StreamSweepers! We needed a vehicle and a trailer to transport our Sweepers and pull our canoes. We found a great deal on a used Four Runner and trailer and were able to make the purchase thanks to them. They also helped us move into the […]
Rappahannock River Crew Our season has begun! We are going to take some time over the next few weeks to thank the MANY good folks who have helped get this project rolling and to introduce you to the wonderful staff and the work they are doing. Stay tuned!
Rappahannock River In 2017 our Sweepers will continue working Virginia’s rivers by addressing the upper Rappahannock in three counties: Rappahannock, Fauquier and Culpeper. We will begin at Route 29/15 near Remington and continue to the confluence with the Rapidan. In 2018 we will begin at the headwaters and work our way back down to Route […]
Brian and Stanley Morris from Greene County will be working with StreamSweepers to soon begin removal of large debris items from the Robinson, Rapidan, and Hughes Rivers. More information as this project progresses here and at StreamSweepers on Facebook.
Large Trash Sites 2016 This summer we have uncovered over 25 sites with trash too large to be floated out on our canoes in the three rivers we cleaned (Hughes, Rapidan and Robinson Rivers). We are going to need to hire contractors with heavy equipment to remove these items. This additional expense was not included […]
Last week, the Orange County Review covered StreamSweeper’s 2016 season and the continued dumping into our rivers. The article focused on dumping of tires and household junk (mattresses, dresser, television, etc.) since the river was cleaned just 2 years ago. The article also highlighted the remaining trash sites too large to be floated out with […]