ORMN Members Tina Goldizen (left) and Sam Strahan pick out, identify and count benthic macroinvertebrates (stream bugs) collected from the South River in Greene County. These trained volunteers work with professional scientists to collect and analyze data, make observations, and share information on the current health of the region’s streams. PJR photo courtesy ORMN.
Good news for residents of Greene and Madison counties. Your rivers are clean and recently received an “Excellent Health” rating through the nationwide Save Our Streams (SOS} program.
Locally, members of Old Rag Master Naturalists collected water samples from the Rapidan River in Madison and the Conway and South rivers in Greene…