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Creatures dwelling in our forests

by Peter Wood A continuing series about the people working to improve and protect the Cacapon River and Lost River

Smart Phone Resources for Navigating the Cacapon River

The smart phone APP, AVENZA, allows users to navigate using preloaded maps on their phones regardless of phone signal availability.

Video: The Year in Review – 2023

In this short video, we highlight the Friends of Cacapon River activities from river clean up to kayak trips to

River Life: Reptiles log into the river

Paddlers on the Cacapon River occasionally enjoy sharing their adventure with Common Merganser ducks and their fuzzy little babies splashing

Spongy Moth and The Impact on our Watershed

The Impact Spongy moth (formerly known as “gypsy moth”) can be found throughout the Cacapon River watershed and has remained

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It is, to my knowledge, the largest spring creek that we have in Virginia or at least spring-influenced creek

Having a student map their watershed address and see the connectness that they have to their downstream neighbors lets them know that what you do here does matter.

The river has healed a lot over time from all sorts of different impacts so it’s much better than it was twenty years ago.

The river has been central to industrial development throughout the ages, continues to be so, and I think in the future will be an important consideration.

What I’m hoping is that people realize what a rich natural resource we have and work hard to protect it and respect it and enjoy it.

We’ll fish, we’ll float, whether that’s standing up or sitting down. If it’s a really hot day, you might just put your feet in, hang out, and enjoy the serenity that it has to offer.