VISION

The Beaver Creek Watershed Association, Inc. (BCWA) was founded by concerned neighbors and local fly fishermen with an objective to scientifically restore, protect, and preserve the water quality of the Beaver Creek Watershed. The BCWA envisions a healthy stream environment capable of supporting a self-sustaining trout population and a "Greenway Corridor" for wildlife all of which will provide a recreational resource.

To facilitate this vision:

1. The BCWA will establish a coalition with Local, State, and Federal agencies and private entities to work together to promote this project and similar interests through education and conservation programs. These programs will be underwritten by funds raised from benefactors and through grants to rehabilitate the Beaver Creek watershed.

2. The BCWA will oversee the use of acquired funds to monitor the status of the Beaver Creek watershed and to reduce sediment and other problems by preserving existing and establishing new riparian buffers and stream bank stabilization through the planting of trees and herbaceous vegetation and maintaining them until their natural re-establishment.

3. The organization will subsidize the cost for engineering and executing stream restoration by applying river morphology practices and other conservation practices where necessary. By removing negative obstructions that will in turn create a healthy habitat for aquatic life.

4. The BCWA will aggressively seek to reduce the detrimental impact of soil, nutrient, and chemical runoff through education on proper water management methods and enlisting the assistance of the local agricultural community and population at large to implement "Best Management Practices".

5. The membership will actively participate in outreach and networking within the local community and will train and coordinate the efforts of volunteers whose labor may be used to meet these goals.

6. The BCWA will serve as a model to educate and mentor area youth interested in the environmental rehabilitation of distressed waters on the importance of a healthy watershed and will seek to raise the consciousness of all local citizenry regarding the Beaver Creek Watershed's larger role in promoting the vigor of downstream waterways.

April 5, 2007
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Potomac River Watershed Cleanup - Washington County, MD Cleanup Sites
Please contact site leaders prior to cleanup

Antietam National Battlefield
Sharpsburg April 5 9am-12pm
Site Leader: Debbie Cohen and Adam Griggs

Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin can accommodate up to 100 volunteers. Limited parking for 50 cars. Restrooms available. Site not suitable for young children, elderly or disabled volunteers.
Antietam Creek Watershes Alliance website

Directions to Antietam National Battlefield: Take I-70 to Hagerstown, MD. Exit onto MD Route 65 South. Proceed on MD 65 South for approx. 10 miles and turn left into the Antietam National Battlefield Visitors Center.

C&O Canal near Harpers Ferry Sandy Hook
April 5 9am-12pm
Site Leader Chuck Davis
Harpers Ferry Outdoor Festival can accommodate up to 20 volunteers. Limited parking for 10 cars. No restrooms available. Site not suitable for disabled volunteers.
Mason Dixon Canoe Club webssite

Directions to C&O Canal near Harpers Ferry: We will meet in the parking lot next to Cindy Dees restaurant near Sandy Hook MD. From Frederick MD, take Route 340 towards Harpers Ferry WV. Travel approx 15 miles to Keep Tryst Road, about 1/4 mile from Potomac River bridge. Turn Left onto Keep Tryst Road. Cindy Dees is on the Left, gravel lot is on right side next to restaurant.

Alice Ferguson Foundation
2001 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, Maryland 20607 EMAIL
Potomac Clean UP website