‘Wild Water in the Valley and Beyond – Summer 2026’

The latest episode of Shenandoah Valley Ever Green, “Wild Water in the Valley and Beyond – Summer 2026,” explores how interconnected watersheds move water from local creeks and rivers to the Atlantic Ocean. The episode highlights the important role communities play in protecting water quality, emphasizing that actions taken upstream can have far-reaching effects downstream. A visit to Project GROWS in Augusta County illustrates this connection, tracing water flowing through the farm into the Middle River and North River before eventually reaching the ocean.

The program also features people working directly with waterways throughout the region, including a fisherman on the Shenandoah River, River Keepers monitoring water health throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and members of the Eastern Chickahominy Nation who monitor tributaries of the Chickahominy River. The episode includes a look at the Save Our Streams program and demonstrates how community-based monitoring, traditional knowledge, conservation, and stewardship can help protect the health of rivers and streams for both people and wildlife.