On Saturday the 16th, a group of Letcher County Central High School students joined Headwaters in a stream cleanup along the North Fork. By the end of the morning about 80 large bags of litter were removed from the banks of…
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Stream Cleanup
Be sure to make it out on Saturday morning to do your part in keeping local streams litter free!
Certification for Water Sampling Offered
Join in a water sampling training with Headwaters in order to become certified or re-certified to sample local stream water. Those in attendance at the training will receive water test kits for participation in Kentucky River Watershed Watch and Cumberland…
The Rivers Make the Mountains. And the Mountains Make the Rivers.
Mountains are extremely vital to the earth’s water systems; they capture circulating air and force it upwards, where it then condenses into clouds, creating rain and snow. This precipitation generates water runoff and groundwater recharge. These waters captured at high…
Letcher County Water Infrastructure Milestone
Sewer infrastructure and access to clean and safe water is a major issue of concern in Letcher County and the local area. Expanses of the county do not have city water or public sewer access. With this being the case,…
EKU Professor Discusses Flint, Eastern Kentucky Water
EKU Professor of Environmental Health Science, Jason Marion, recently sat down with WEKU to discuss Kentucky water safety in the wake of Flint. To Listen Click Here
Regina Donour Recognized as Volunteer of the Year
Headwaters board member, Regina Donour has been recognized as the 2016 Volunteer of the Year by Kentucky River Watershed Watch. Regina received the award at the Kentucky River Watershed Conference in Lexington, KY on February 6th. Her leadership and commitment…
Double Your Impact!
Now, until January 15th, your donation to Headwaters will be matched. Any gift, up to $500, will be doubled. Celebrate the holiday season and ring in the new year by supporting the work of Headwaters to improve watersheds in Letcher…
Opportunity to Work With Headwaters as an AmeriCorps VISTA for 2015 to 2016
Headwaters is currently seeking resumes for an AmeriCorps VISTA position in Whitesburg, Kentucky, to assist with improving water quality in eastern Kentucky. This is a one-year, renewable position that will begin around August or September 2015. Headwaters is a nonprofit,…
Headwaters Hosts Phase I Water Testing Workshop in Whitesburg
Headwaters would like to take this opportunity to thank Jo Ann Palmer, and the folks at Kentucky River Watershed Watch for coming to Whitesburg on June 28, and holding a Phase I water testing workshop. Those in attendance were provided…