Today, on a 100-acre farm, with a history of farming that can be traced to 1718, a new vision of agriculture and rural economic development is coming to life. Located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, the campus includes:
A centerpiece research building with office and laboratory space and more than 10,000 square feet of greenhouse space,
A 6,000-square-foot wet lab for technology development a learning center for workshops in aquaculture and entrepreneurial training,
A 3,000-square-foot structure where aquaculture technologies are developed and tested.
All told, the new research campus is greatly expanding the Institute's ability to work directly with rural landowners, businesses, and communities to improve both local economies and environmental conditions. It presents new and greater opportunities for the Institute to build partnerships with communities, industry, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies -- partnerships that will fuel the Institute's growth well into the current century.
Rockymarsh Run watershed in West Virginia is a tributary to the Potomac River, which flows into the Chesapeake Bay. It is a watershed on the cusp: restorative efforts are needed to meet current water quality goals.
Click here to go to the Rockymarsh Run website and learn more about the efforts to restore the watershed.
Take our quiz and learn more about fish farming and the research being done at our facility.
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1098 Turner Road
Shepherdstown, WV 25443-4228
Phone: 304-876-2815
Fax: 304-870-2208
Email: info@freshwaterinstitute.org
