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Shenandoah-Potomac Watershed Dendrology Continued!

 Good morning! A couple weeks ago, I began speaking about what kinds of tree species and shrub species that you might see while on a walk through parts of the Shenandoah-Potomac watershed. Some of the species I mentioned in that last post are some of my absolute favorites to come across and I decided to continue researching those species to provide you all with more details including fun facts on each or them. I hope this helps you to identify some common species for this area and becoming more aware of the natural resources around you and the history of how these resources have been used. Check out the link below! Dendrology of the Shenandoah-Potomac Watershed!

Floodplain around North Fork Shenandoah River

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Happy Sunday,  This week's blog post is going to be about a very specific area of the Shenandoah River. I wanted to get maps showing the floodplain around the North Fork of the Shenandoah River right next to the Town of Strasburg in Virginia. The reason that I chose this area is because in a search of the VA DCR's Virginia Flood Risk Information System (VFRIS), it seems that this whole area has either a medium or high risk of flooding so I was interested in the land use data for the town and how they mitigated flood risks. This data was compiled by DCR through FEMA's Flood Mapping tool (VA DCR 2024).  Below is a quick snapshot of the area and the floodplain surrounding this part of the Shenandoah River:               Graphic obtained from VA DCR, 2024.  This link provides a more detailed look into the floodplain that the graphic above shows. In addition, you can zoom in to understand the infrastructure that is affected by flooding e...