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By Don Audette
Special to the Rappahannock News
Water quality in the Shenandoah National Park is of interest to Rappahannock County residents as all water flowing through the county comes from mountains in the park which has been rated the second most polluted national park for air quality.
Experts will discuss how air and water quality in the Shenandoah National Park affect our lives, activities and economy at a special public forum on Saturday, April 12 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Old Sperryville School (the old Faith Mountain Company store) in Sperryville. Everyone is invited.
Sponsored by RappFlow, a grassroots organization interested in preserving the watersheds of the county, the group’s first public forum will include a panel of experts who will talk about the history of the Thornton River (which flows by the area where the forum is being held) and the importance of stream health to our county.
The featured speaker is Shane Spitzer, an air and water quality expert at the Shenandoah National Park. He will share his experiences over the past 10 years monitoring and understanding the air and water quality issues of the park.
The mountains in Rappahannock County’s portion of the park stretch skyward as high as 3,400 feet. Sperryville is a mere 700 feet above sea level.
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