Toms Creek Macro Invertebrate Count - Saturday, April 1st - 12:30 pm - Strawberry Hill Nature PreserveIt has been a few years since our last in person gathering - for any purpose! But Friends of Toms Creek is alive and well and has been busy! One month from today - Saturday, April 1st - we will count macro invertebrates (water critters) from Toms Creek.
This was done twice yearly for many years but we took a break on the citizen science effort during Covid and had the count done by a professional in the interim. "Macros" can be seen by the naked and eye and are excellent indicators of the health of a stream. We are asking for volunteers to help with the count this year. All you need are good eyes (or good glasses), willing hands and the ability to match the critters to charts that are provided. All the samples and equipment will be provided courtesy of Watershed Alliance of Adams County. We are happy to welcome children as well - supervised by an adult. If you could please RSVP, we would like to get a headcount on volunteer numbers! Many thanks and look forward to seeing you at Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve on April 1st at 12:30! Please RSVP to: [email protected] |
Letter from our President
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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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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.
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Toms Creek is a vital part of the culture and natural history of the surrounding region.
About Toms CreekToms 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.
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