Tag: Kentucky River

Fall 2011 Metals Sampling Results & Report

On November 19th, 2011, volunteers with Headwaters Inc. conducted heavy metals samplingĀ of fourteen streams and twelve streambeds in the Kentucky River watershed of Letcher County. Headwaters, Inc. co-founder and former AmeriCorps VISTA Evan Smith and current VISTA Tarence Ray have…

KRWW 2011 Water Sampling Results

Every year, Kentucky River Watershed Watch (KRWW) mobilizes a large force of volunteers to gather data on herbicides, pathogens, metals and nutrients within the Kentucky River, as well as many of its tributaries and headwaters. Since the formation of Headwaters,…