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Drought conditions persist in Rappahannock County, despite showers

Drought conditions persist in Rappahannock County, despite showers

by Bob Hurley | Sep 22, 2024 | Agriculture, Art, Business, Health, Politics

‘Mother Nature is 90% of the success of farming’; fall may bring relief The drought of 2024 is sticking around a while longer, even though local streams and rivers are beginning to return to normal seasonal levels, groundwater aquifers are slowly recharging, farmers...
Students participate in watershed field day along the Thornton

Students participate in watershed field day along the Thornton

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | May 29, 2024 | Art, Business, Education, Health, Infrastructure, Local Services, Politics

Rappahannock County Elementary School sixth grade students and Hearthstone School students enjoyed participating in the annual Watershed Education Field Day on May 16.  2024-05-16-FF-RLEP-Watershed-1-2-web.jpgRappahannock County Elementary students submerge a tarp in...
Rappahannock’s neighboring watershed sees dangerous bacteria levels as streams at home drop into safe ranges

Rappahannock’s neighboring watershed sees dangerous bacteria levels as streams at home drop into safe ranges

by Julia Shanahan | Aug 27, 2022 | Agriculture, Business

Rappahannock County’s neighboring watershed in the Shenandoah Valley was recently sampled to have unsafe levels of bacteria in three-quarters of its waterways. But In Rappahannock, which is a part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, sustainable farming practices have...

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