Deckers Creek IS
getting cleaner, and we're accumulating the data to prove it.
Contact us for hard copies of
these reports on the creek. Also check out our birding checklist,
below--keep an eye on the species in the watershed, and have a good time,
too!
Archived newsletters below
Christ, Martin. 2006. Friends of Deckers Creek State of the Creek 2005. Dellslow, WV: Friends of Deckers Creek.
download State of the Creek 2005 in .pdf format, 2,653k
2006 Vision, Mission and Strategic Plan. Dellslow, WV: Friends of Deckers Creek.
download document in .pdf format, 18k
Schrecongost, Alyse and Evan Hansen, 2005. Local Economic Benefits of Restoring Deckers Creek: A Preliminary Analysis. Dellslow, WV: Friends of Deckers Creek.
download Local Economic Benefits of Restoring Deckers Creek in .pdf format, 343k
Christ, Martin. 2005. Deckers Creek Watershed Based Plan. Dellslow, WV: Friends of Deckers Creek.
One of the funding sources for remediation of AMD in Deckers Creek is the federal Environmental Protection Agency's "319" program, named after a section of the Clean Water Act. These funds are designed to address nonpoint source pollution. AMD from abandoned mine lands is considered nonpoint source pollution. In order for the state of West Virginia to spend 319 money on Deckers Creek, a watershed-based plan (WBP) must be on file. In a sense, putting the report together was a hoop we had to jump through. However, it was an excellent opportunity for us to compile all the information on AMD sources in Deckers Creek and create a plan to address it. Modifications and improvements to the plan are expected as the years go by.download Deckers Creek Watershed Based Plan in .pdf format, 1,876k
Christ, Martin. 2005. Friends of Deckers Creek State of the Creek 2004. Dellslow, WV: Friends of Deckers Creek.
download State of the Creek 2004 in .pdf format, 2,669k
Hansen, Evan, C. Mains and M. Christ. 2002. National Water Monitoring Day: Results for the Deckers Creek watershed and nearby streams. Dellslow, WV: Friends of Deckers Creek. December.
download National Water Monitoring Day in .pdf format, 61k
Christ, Martin. 2002. Acid mine drainage in Deckers Creek: What we know so far. Dellslow, WV: Downstream Alliance.
download What We Know So Far in .pdf format, 536k
Liston, Daniel, M. Christ, and P. Kasey. 2001. Remediation of Deckers Creek: A status report. Dellslow, WV: Friends of Deckers Creek.
download Remediation in .pdf format, 249k
Mains, Craig, B. Williams, and C.-W. Wang. 1999. Deckers Creek stream quality inventory. Dellslow, WV: Friends of Deckers Creek.
Deckers Creek Birding Checklist. 2002.
download Checklist in .pdf format, 31k
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Currents 19 Summer 2006 (162k .pdf file)
Featured articles
Brownfields Money for Clean-ups
Dragons in the Watershed
Carbon Dioxide in AMD Treatment
New Faces at FODC
Currents 18 Spring 2006 (161k .pdf file)
Featured articles
Fish by 2010, Swim by 2015
Larvae Love
New Monitoring Effort
Oh, Grubs!
Currents 17 Fall 2005 (195k .pdf file)
Featured articles
Banner Year for Fish
Deckers Creek as a Refuge ...
... and as an Economic Engine
Announcing Our Valley Point #12 Project
Currents 16 Summer 2005 (350k .pdf file)
Featured articles
How low can it go?
Wildlife we could do without
Clean water &money flow together
Deckers Creek as a learning experience
Currents 15 Spring 2005 (182k .pdf file)
Featured articles
Celebrating 10 years
Frogs and turtles in the watershed
Tracking more sources of acid mine drainage
Teaching students about storm water and
marking storm drains in Morgantown
Fall 2004 Currents (308 k .pdf file)
Featured articles
Clean Creek Program 2004: Fish slow to rebound
New view of passive AMD treatment
Richard mine was always wet, locals say
Thanks, Alina Chitac!
FODC wins Watershed Association of the Year
Images of CarpFest 2004
Deckers Creek Almanac
Summer 2004 Currents (772k .pdf file)
Featured articles
Morgantown Utility Board: Helping developers
Hot birding in upper Deckers Creek
Back to the source
Blurring watershed lines
Spring 2004 Currents (155k .pdf file)
Featured articles
Persistence pays: Deckers Creek clean-up gains
momentum
Discoveries at the county line
Shorebirds and raptors and warblers ... oh my!
Frog heaven?? A kids' perspective
Deckers Creek Almanac
Fall 2003 Currents (187 k .pdf file)
Featured articles
2003: A rough year for fish
Slabcamp Run remediation
A year on upper Deckers Creek
CarpFest 2003 a success!
New Deckers Creek fern brochure released
Fisheries students prepare teaching module
Summer 2003 Currents (317k .pdf file)
Featured articles
Flood! Four miles of Deckers Creek Trail closed
Masontown sewage treatment plant online
Richard: friendly community, unfriendly mine problem
Changing use of Arthurdale dam brings upgrade
Deckers Creek Almanac
Spring 2003 Currents (200k .pdf file)
Featured articles
A short history of the deep mines
Deckers Creek is very much alive!
The Deckers Creek Restoration Team is formed
Partnerships between FODC and WVU
Deckers Creek Almanac
Fall 2002 Update (2.9 MB .pdf file)
Featured articles
The Clean Creek Program
National water monitoring day
CarpFest 2002
$10 million for mine reclamation
Summer 2002 Update (2.5 MB .pdf file)
Featured articles
FODC zeroes in on Preston County
Stormwater utility approved
When was the creek re-routed, anyway?
Mapping the mystery muck
Spring 2002 Update (733 kb .pdf file)
Featured articles
The Richard mine: A key to creek restoration
Upper Deckers Creek...Before and after
AML tries unusual measure on creek
