November 23, 2008
Clear water revival
Chesapeake Bay watershed improvements are in the works, but still years offNovember 22, 2008
River pollutants run through it
It doesn’t take long for pollutants to take the mercurial, spiraling ride on the water from the South River to the Chesapeake Bay, depending on the obstacles they encounter.June 19, 2008
River could see restoration: Science team studying idea of helping out the South River
Some areas of the South River in Waynesboro may get a facelift, according to members of a local team devoted to studying environmental issues on the waterway.June 02, 2008
FROM THE FEATURES DESK: A different view of the river
I enjoyed my experience at Xtremefest two weeks ago so much that, when my stimulus check arrived last week, I deposited only half of it and took the rest, along with some extra cash I’d been saving, to buy myself a new recreational kayak.April 17, 2008
The solution to pollution in South River is not eating spiders
Mercury contamination in rivers can spread to nearby birds, even ones that don’t eat fish or other food from the water. Researchers from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va., found high levels of mercury in the blood of land-feeding songbirds living near the South River, a tributary of the Shenandoah, they report in Friday’s edition of the journal Science.Page 1 of 1 pages
