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The Virginia chapter of Save Our Streams began in 1989, fostered by Karen Firehock, who successfully promoted the program with a focus on education. After a brief lull in leadership when she left, Jay Gilliam revived the program in 1994. Today, enhanced by numerous partnerships, VA SOS continues to grow. Our focus is to train and certify new monitors, and to provide usable data to the state agencies. We continually strive to improve methods of data collection. There are now about 350 certified volunteers monitoring over 200 sites statewide. The Virginia Save Our Streams Program wants to help as many citizens as possible to participate in the process and become local leaders in the quest for clean water. Our rivers and streams can once again become a haven for wildlife, and a resource we can all enjoy! You can contact us at 804-615-5086 or toll free at 888-656-6664. Our mailing address is P.O. Box 8297, Richmond, VA 23226. General e-mail inquiries are received at vasosoffice at vasos.org. |
Jay Gilliam, Coordinator Jay is
a nati Stacey Brown , Staff Scientist and Administrator
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ve of the watershed of the Maury River, which is Rockbridge County,
Virginia, and a headwaters subwatershed of the James River. After beginning
as a volunteer monitor in the SOS Program in 1991, he became the coordinator
in 1996. He believes in the power of cooperation and the concept of
citizen stewardship. Jay can be reached at
