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Are you interested in trying out some locales that offer paddle-in camping? Inspire yourself and start planning with some of the articles...

The following safety protocol is an excerpt is from We Love Watersports 1. Go to shore immediately at first sound of thunder At the...

On a warm, sunny December 4, upwards of 40 folks (13 of whom were from FOMR!) volunteered their Saturday to plant riparian tree seedlings...

An original song about Middle River written and performed by John Bauman.

In the Staunton News Leader in 2017, Dale M. Brumfield wrote an article about the history of the proposed Verona Dam Lake Project that...

Using the American Whitewater Accident Database of reported injuries and deaths in paddling sports, we analyzed the data for Middle...

Public Flat Water and Beginner Paddling Opportunities If you are new to canoeing or kayaking, we highly recommend you begin learning how...

In 2019-2020, FOMR member Steve Rudolph did a personal project to satisfy his own curiosity about what affects the water temperatures of...

by Marion Bittinger We’re bursting into a spring like no other I’ve ever experienced before. I don’t know about you, but when I was a...

Here is the taped Zoom interview of FOMR’s Antonio Martinez and Paul Bugas by the Wildlife Center of Virginia’s Alex Wehrung. March 2021....

Especially for lake and flat water paddlers who want to try rivers for the first time....

Woohoo! March 7-13 is Groundwater Awareness Week! (Yes, there is a Groundwater Awareness Week.) To get into the spirit of things, I...

The above document is the original announcement of the partnership between Friends of the Shenandoah River and FOMR that gives FOMR a...

The First Known Middle River Cleanup By R.E.B. Stewart III In May, 1999, Jill Dorsch was on the staff of the now-closed from Staunton...

Autumn can be beautiful paddling weather, but water temperatures are dropping and hypothermia risk must be factored in. The American...

by Joe McCue May 2020 Middle River is 71 miles long. It starts in Summerdean and flows into the North River between Weyers Cave and...

The following are notes from FOMR member and retired DGIF Biologist Paul Bugas in early 2020: From our state malacologist, Brian Watson...

By Bobby Whitescarver, Special to The News Leader Published 9:22 p.m. ET May 28, 2020 The recent rupture of the Edenville dam in Michigan...

Come to a talk to learn about the polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Lewis Creek in the City of Staunton and Augusta County. Location:...