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

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