Programs

  • General Mission-Related Initiatives

    FRIENDS OF BLACKWATER: DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS SUPPORT SOME OF OUR OVERHEAD SUCH AS RENT, PHONE, INSURANCE, SOME STAFFING, ACCOUNTING, TRAVEL, ADVERTISING, PRINT AND OTHER COMMUNICATION. THESE FUNDS ALSO MATCH OTHER GRANT FUNDS AS REQUIRED BY GRANTORS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $67.8K

  • Public Lands Conservation Initiatives

    PUBLIC LANDS/MONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST/ ENDANGERED SPECIES: FOB'S PUBLIC LAND WORK FOCUSED ON REVIEWING AND COMMENTING ON PLANS BY THE MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST TO DO LOGGING IN SENSITIVE AREAS OF THE FOREST. WE WORKED WITH THE CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY TO RAISE CONCERNS OVER RARE BATS, LOGGING ON STEEP SLOPES THAT COULD LEAD TO FLOODING, CUTTING OF OLDER TREES WHICH UNDERMINES THE FOREST AS A HEDGE AGAINST THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. WE HELD PUBLIC EVENTS AND SENT OUT ACTION ALERTS TO INVOLVE CONCERNED CITIZENS IN OUR COMMENTS. FRIENDS OF BLACKWATER IS ALSO REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES FROM ALONG THE RAIL TRAIL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MON NATIONAL FOREST.
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $33.7K

  • North Fork Water Treatment Project

    BLACKWATER/NORTHFORK WATERSHED: WE RECEIVED MULTIPLE GRANTS FROM THE WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO PLAN A WATER TREATMENT PLANT ON THE NORTH FORK OF THE BLACKWATER NEXT TO THE RAIL TRAIL. WE HIRED BIO MOST TO CONSULT ON THIS PROJECT. THEY HAVE ANALYZED THE LEVEL OF WATER POLLUTION, THE SOURCES OF WATER POLLUTION AND THE FLOW OR VOLUME OF WATER FROM KEY SITES AND DESIGNED THE PIPING TO THE PLANT. IN ADDITION BIO MOST ENGINEERED THE PROCESSING AND THE REMOVAL OF THE WASTE PRODUCT FROM THE TREATMENT SITE. WE HAVE ALSO CONTINUED TO MONITOR WATER MONTHLY ALONG THE NORTH FORK AND ALONG BEAVER CREEK OF THE BLACKWATER.
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $254.3K