The Kentucky Division of Water has designated Bad Branch a Wild River. This designation includes the Kentucky 932 bridge upstream to the headwaters. Bad Branch Falls is one of the largest waterfalls in Kentucky. Be sure to take a look…
KRWW Pathogen Sampling Event
Members of Headwaters participated in the Kentucky River Watershed Watch Pathogen Sampling Event on May 13th and 14th. Various samples were collected from streams throughout the North Fork watershed and taken to a local lab for E. coli testing. E.…
North Fork Litter Cleanup
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…
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…