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Martin Luther King Jr Day 2011
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The Problems (Pollutants)
There are four main pollutants that are a common and persistent problem in Letcher County Pathogens Acid Mine Drainage Sediment Litter Pathogens from Raw Sewage Most people in Letcher County grow up knowing that you’re not supposed to get in…
Check out Headwaters Inc Youtube Page!!!
http://www.youtube.com/user/letcherwater
Be sure to check out Headwaters Inc.’s Youtube page. We will be updating the page with new videos every week starting on January 27th, 2011, with the start of our “What is your water story?” campaign! Be sure to stay tuned!!!
Project Progress from August 2010 through December 2010
Headwaters Inc has been gaining a great deal of momentum within the past few months, including increased river clean ups, the additional receiving of grants, the beginning stages of organizational planning, and the incorporation of further educational initiatives into our…
We are on the Radio!
Keep tuned into WMMT FM Whitesburg Ky to hear our PSAs! We have a PSA concerning our “What is your Water Story?” Campaign, as well as our December 11th, 2010 Clean Up at Campbell’s Branch Community Center! See below for…
The Return of the Mighty Chestnut
Unfortunately, many of our readers have never seen an American chestnut. The reason most of you have probably never seen a chestnut in real life (I’ve only seen seedlings) is because they all died. Well, okay, not all, but “virtually…
We were on the Radio
Okay, so you kind of missed it. That’s our fault. We totally should have let you know about it before, rather than after. Sorry. But yesterday Regina Donour, Headwaters president, and I were on WMMT’s “Mountain Talk,” with Mia Frederick…
The 303d List: A Primer
I was asked recently by our board to prepare a discussion on the processes in various states for developing the EPA’s 303(d) list of impaired waters. In attempting to do that, I discovered that I do not, in fact, understand…
It came from the Glacier: The Return of Banned Pollutants
First of all, let me thank Reuben, Evan, Sam, chemlady, Jamie, and everybody who’s ever read this blog for helping to make it a success. I’m Reid, the new OSM/VISTA assigned to Headwaters, and I wanted to start by talking…
Tree Planting this Weekend
On Saturday (the 21st), in conjunction with the Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team (ACCWT) and the Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative (ARRI), we are coordinating a large tree-planting event. We will be planting roughly 2800 trees on 5 acres. We will…