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In the first session of the Three Rivers Quest (3RQ) virtual roundtable, presenters discussed the 3RQ Generating Awareness for Project Success (GAPS) program as well as unveiled the new 3RQ Mapping Tool! Both projects have been developed with the goal of aiding watershed organizations within our service area.

3RQ will host a three-part virtual series to learn about the research, conservation, and education-based efforts being undertaken by 3RQ member organizations and 3RQ partner researchers in the Upper Ohio River Basin. Mark your calendars for the third Thursday of each month from 10 - 11 am, December - February. Registration is free and required.

The story of 3RQ-- including its origins, observed trends in water quality data, and successes through collaboration-- is now available in text. "Managing TDS and Sulfate in the Monongahela River: Three Rivers QUEST" is chapter 16 in the new textbook titled Environmental Impacts from the Development of Unconventional Oil and Gas Reserves. 

Article written for WVU Foundation News by Cassie Rice

Article originally published by Julie Grant, The Allegheny Front, on June 10, 2022.

Article originally published by Andrew Byrne, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District on Feb. 2, 2022.

In the third and final session of the Three Rivers Quest (3RQ) Virtual Roundtable Series, projects from three different 3RQ member organizations were highlighted. Speakers from the Harry Enstrom chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America, Three Rivers Waterkeeper, and Scrubgrass Creek Watershed Association shared important projects and volunteer opportunities.

In the second session of the Three River Quest (3RQ) Virtual Roundtable Series, presenters from Duquesne University, West Liberty University, and the West Virginia Water Research Institute (WVWRI) at West Virginia University shared research that they have been conducting within the three river basins. The event shed light on water chemistry trends and proposed where research could go to continue to improve water conditions.

Article originally published by WLU: News & Media Relations on Dec. 2, 2021.

Three Rivers QUEST (3RQ) hosted the first of three virtual roundtables on Thursday, December 2nd, 2021. During this session, representatives from the West Virginia Water Research Institute (WVWRI) and the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds shared new progress within their organizations and Lisa Barreiro of 3RQ discussed upgrades to the Watershed Assessment Tool for Education and Research Studies (WATERS) database.