The Smith Creek Watershed Partnership is a group of interested stakeholders focused on improving the water quality and health of Smith Creek and its tributaries, which feed into the North Fork of the Shenandoah River.

• Broad range of expertise, experience and responsibilities: SCWP capitalizes on the expertise of agronomists, biologists, hydro-geologists, water quality specialists, stream restoration practitioners, education and outreach professionals.

• Diverse membership: Members of the SCWP include representatives from federal, state and local agencies, private business interests, academia, and non-profit conservation organizations. The SCWP openly invites any organization – including local governments, additional private industries and political representatives – that wants to contribute to Smith Creek Watershed conservation to join and play an active role in the group’s activities.

Partners will work to publicize success stories and demonstrate how communities can work together to meet TMDL goals with Smith Creek as an example. The following organizations have played an active role to date:

American Farmland Trust

Chesapeake Bay Foundation

CleanStream.org

Environmental Defense Fund

Farm Service Agency

Friends of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River

Friends of the Shenandoah River

Land Trust of Virginia

Lord Fairfax Soil and Water Conservation District

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Shenandoah Resource Conservation and Development Council

Shenandoah Valley Soil and Water Conservation District

The Downstream Project

Trout Unlimited

University of Maryland - MAWP/CBPO

U.S. Forest Service

USDA Rural Development

Valley Conservation Council

Virginia Cooperative Extension

Virginia Dairymen's Association

Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Virginia Department of Forestry

Virginia Department of Game Inland Fisheries

Virginia Department of Health

Virginia Poultry Federation

Water Stewardship, Inc.