Stream of Consciousness

Stream of Consciousness is MSWA's column on riparian and watershed issues, published weekly in the Shippensburg News-Chronicle's Weekend Edition since January 2021. The column covers a wide range of riparian and watershed topics, with a focus on Shippensburg, Cumberland and Franklin and adjoining counties, and a general goal of raising awareness about our waterways and telling "water stories".

Most of the columns are written by Blyden Potts. Others are written by Sean Cornell. We feature guest columnist frequently and always on the lookout for other writers. If you have a water story to tell or something else to say that fits our themes, and would like to write a guest column, please contact us about the possibility.

Shippensburg News-Chronicle has an online archive of past Stream of Consciousness columns, available at:

Stream of Consciousness

Below are some recent columns and a selection of earlier ones:

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: Wawa WahEditor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: Moving Past PlasticEditor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: Plastics: An industryEditor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: Plastics: An introductionEditor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: Algal bloomsEditor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: Burd Run undergroundEditor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: Paddle wheelerEditor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: Agnes at 50Editor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: ScooterEditor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: Seeking the sourceEditor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: Release the elversEditor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: HellbendersEditor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: SalamandersEditor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: Big fish in a small pondEditor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: When rivers run redEditor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: Limestone versus shale, Part 2Editor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: Connie’s Geology, Part IEditor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: The rowboatEditor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: Mudsills and log vanesEditor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: Macroinvertebrates 101Editor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: Trout grow on treesEditor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: She grew a canoeEditor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: Sugar snowsEditor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: The 1858 MapEditor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: Cleversburg SinkEditor’s Note: This is a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of area volunteers to keep

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: Water StoriesEditor’s Note: This is the first installment of a column on area watersheds by Blyden Potts and guest columnists to spread awareness of the area’s tributaries and the efforts of

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