​Letter from our President Jeff Dull…

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​Petition Filed to Protect an Exceptional Stream

​On May 4, 2020, Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services filed a Petition to Redesignate Toms Creek on behalf of Friends of Toms Creek, a group dedicated to protecting, preserving, enhancing and restoring the natural, scenic, historic and aesthetic resources within the Toms Creek watershed, an important resource located in Southwest Adams County, Pennsylvania. The Petition requests the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board amend regulation and revise the upper Toms Creek basin designation from High Quality to Exceptional Value, affording the stream the protections that the actual existing use for aquatic life requires. 

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Hike With Us!
Monterey Battlefield Park, September 18, 2022
Details at www.tomscreekgreenway.com.

​ Kindly RSVP by 9/14/22 for the picnic with your family headcount at friendsoftomscreek@gmail.com
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Macro Invertebrate Count

Thank you all for helping with our March 29th macro invertebrates count.

​Petition Accepted for Study!

The petition to re-designate Upper Toms Creek from  High Quality to Exceptional Value has been accepted for study by the Environmental Quality Board.

FOTC Receives $5000 Mini-grant from South Mountain Partnership

$5,000 was awarded to the Friends of Toms Creek, to conduct field stream assessments of Toms Run Creek near Fairfield; accepted today by Sue deVeer, on behalf of Friends of Toms Creek and project partners at Upper Potomac River Keeper and Sierra Club.

HIKE     HUNT      FISH
HELP KEEP IT CLEAN
for future generations

Toms Creek is a vital part of the culture and natural history of the surrounding region.

About Toms Creek

​Toms Creek is a pristine trout stream that is located in the headwaters of the Potomac River Watershed. It originates along South Mountain in south central Pennsylvania within Michaux State Forest and flows southward through Adams County to join the Monocacy River in Frederick County, Maryland.

Support FOTC

You can help by volunteering with us, making a contribution, or 
by simply enjoying this pristine natural resource.

Our Vision

  • High quality areas of Tom's Creek must remain high quality
  • Recognize historic significance of Tom's Creek and surrounding area
  • Promote active stewardship by families and communities of Toms Creek watershed
  • Ensure protection of this important natural and cultural resource - now, and in the perpetuity.