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Josh Makela and Iforrest Marquisee. both graduates of Rappahannock County High School. are mapping the county's watersheds this summer. k

The two are summer GtS interns for the Rappahannock Friends and Lovers of Our Watersheds ( Rapp' FLOW\ They t»e computerbased software tools called GtS. or Geospatial Information Systems, and geographically-reference databases to make these maps.

The maps show where in the county are the watersheds most- and least -protected from current and fttture problems such as pollution or flooding of streams.

interns' work. Their maps are part of a project Rinded hy the National Fish and Wildlife (foundation.

Run Vickers teaches a course in G1S at RCHS that has produced several GtS summer interns and team

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