Riparian Areas Resources and Strategies
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
10:00 a.m. – 3:15 P.M.
Lakeview Golf Resort and Spa
Morgantown, WV

 

WVWN 2008 Winter Meeting
"Riparian Areas Resources and Strategies"
Wednesday, December 3 2008
Lakeview Resort, Morgantown WV

 

AGENDA
10:00 – 10:20 Introduction , Tim Craddock, WV Save Our Streams
Tim will describe the connection between riparian buffers, water quality,

and the ecological integrity of streams.

 

10:20 – 11:20 Funding Panel Discussion – Facilitated by Alvan Gale
q WHIP, NRCS to be determined
q CREP, NRCS to be determined
q Conservation Districts, Norm Bailey, WVCA
q Partners for Fish and Wildlife, TU or John Schmidt "invited"
q Mining Mitigation, Dennis Stottlemeyer
q Transportation and Enhancement, Bill Robinson or Harold Simmons, DOT

 

11:20 – 11:30 BREAK
The afternoon sessions will be presentations from project organizers outlining the following:
q Planning
q Design
q Implementation
q Monitoring and Maintenance
q Lessons Learned – what did not work and things to consider such as planting times, manpower needed, availability of trees, laying out the site

 

11:30 – Noon Sleepy Creek Riparian Planting, Gale Foulds, Sleepy Creek WSA and Barbie Elliott, WV Conservation Agency

 

Noon – 1:00 LUNCH on your own

1:00 – 1:30 Riparian Area Electric Fencing Demonstration, Neil Gillies, Cacapon Institute

 

1:30 – 2:00 Wardensville Project, Carla Hardy, WV Conservation Agency

 

2:00 – 2:10 BREAK

 

2:10 – 2:40 Mining Reforestation, Brad Edwards, OSM or Scott Eggerud, DEP

 

2:45 – 3:10 Group Discussion on Lessons Learned – Facilitated by Rick Buckley

 

3:10 – 3:15 Evaluations and Wrap Up