DCWF Projects
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation and Sedimentation Mitigation Plan Background Goal #5 of the Deep…
Water Quality Monitor Campaign Sees Success The DCWF’s Water Quality Meter Campaign was…
Report to Donors to the Deep Creek Watershed Foundation: The Water Level Projects…
STOP AQUATIC HITCHHIKERS! DNR is continuing its boat-cleaning, warning and education programs to…
Arrowhead Stream Biological and Water Quality Survey PROJECT NARRATIVE Arrowhead Cove in the…
Deep Creek Lake Tributary Bioassessment During July 2022, a team from PennWest –…
Water Drawdown Efficacy and Implications Executive Summary Macrophytes or Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV)…
DCWF Receives – 2021 William Donald Shaefer Helping People Award On Saturday morning,…
Paul W. Weiler County Park The Foundation, in partnership with Garrett County Government,…
Zebra Mussel Monitoring We have joined with Brookfield Renewable Power, to help the…
Predicting New Lake Water Levels We paid about $70,000 to an engineering firm…
Water Level Dock Impacts Part of the Water Budget Model design work includes…
Water Wise Program – Rain Barrels This program is consistent with Deep Creek…
Install and Maintain Water Levels & Temperature Gauges The installation was completed in…
Support for Dock Launch Stewards In partnership with the Lake Manager and Garrett…
10-10 Shoreline Vegetation Project A demonstration project in partnership with the Lake Manager…
Precipitation Gauge Array Completion Two new recording precipitation gauges will augment the USGS…
Aquatic Invasive Species Legislation Legislation is needed to address the lack of enforceable…
River Flow Gauge on Youghiogheny River Above Deep Creek Nexus Our next objective…
Create a Photo Map of Historic Shorelines From NRCS Agriculture Mapping The time-rate…
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How Our Projects Make a Difference.
The dynamic partnerships established by the Deep Creek Watershed Foundation keep expanding to pay for the increased sustainability of the Deep Creek Watershed.
- Fish, frogs and vegetation in the streams and in Deep Creek Lake can live because acid mine drainage from the Cherry Creek mine and other mines is neutralized in the watershed.
- Farmers can keep animal waste away from the streams in the watershed by using government-recommended fencing patterns.
- Brookfield Renewable Power can use new lake-level predictions to anticipate drought conditions more accurately, and time its releases of water through the Deep Creek Lake dam in a way that benefits everyone in the watershed.
- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources can see the success of its boat-cleansing precautions, and determine if there is a need for more intensive action to keep destructive Zebra Mussels out of Deep Creek Lake.
- The University of Maryland Extension Service can reach broader audiences to demonstrate the consequences of stormwater runoff from private property, and the use of rain gardens to effectively use showers to nurture flowers and plants, and prevent erosion.
What's Next
Deep Creek Watershed Foundation Board members have been talking with homeowner associations and other groups about the work of the Foundation, and asking about projects that the Foundation might consider funding.
If you have a group that wants us to visit and present our information, and have us hear your suggestions for projects we might fund in the future, please let us know by contacting us.
A copy of the current financial statement of the Deep Creek Watershed Foundation, Inc. is available by writing to The Treasurer, P.O. Box 376, Oakland, MD 21550. Documents and information submitted under the Maryland Solicitations Act are also available for the cost of postage and copies, from the Maryland Secretary of State, State House, Annapolis, MD 21401. (410) 974-5534.