Riverkeepers, Foundation work together for a ‘Trash Free Shenandoah‘
~ PVN staff report
LURAY — The Shenandoah Riverkeepers and the White House Farm Foundation are combining their efforts this weekend to clean up a section of the South Fork on Saturday as part of the “Trash-Free Shenandoah” initiative.
“We need your help to remove trash and invasive plants from our river,” reads a pamphlet calling for volunteers for the two-hour cleanup between 9 and 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 18.
Sitting just a couple of miles west of Luray along Route 211, the 70-acre White House Farm is operated by a non-profit foundation. Soon renovations on the historic White House, which sits near the banks of the Shenandoah River will be complete for interpretive purposes.
Constructed in 1760 by Martin Kauffman II, this two-story, stucco-clad building has been recognized as a landmark by residents of the Valley for more than two centuries. The house is an important example of 18th century Rhenish log and stone houses constructed in Page County, Virginia, exhibiting the influence of early Swiss and German building practices in the area.
At more than 250 years old, the house has withstood multiple floods from the nearby South Fork Shenandoah River that have damaged its structural integrity. The building will be stabilized with a concrete slab on the ground floor and steel ties on the second floor.
All volunteers who show up and participate in Saturday’s clean up effort to remove trash and invasive species from the river in that area will be entered into a raffle for an Old Town 106 Kayak.
White House Farm is located at 1917 Kauffman’s Mill Road just west of Luray.
The Trash Free Shenandoah initiative is a program of Shenandoah Riverkeepers.
RSVP to whfarmfoundation.org/get-involved
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To learn more about the historic White House, please see its listing on the National Register of Historic Places & Virginia Landmarks Register: https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic- registers/069-0012/.
or visit whfarmfoundation.org
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For more information on the Shenandoah RiverKeepers, CLICK HERE.
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