Clean Water Education Partnership

The following link takes you to a lot of resources regarding clean water management strategies: Clean Water Education Partnership. Visit this site and get some additional information that may be of value.

Dear Green Industry Professionals ;

There are a series of regional commodity meetings scheduled this fall with Dean Johnny Wynne of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at N.C. State University. One is scheduled at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center for December 3, 2008 beginning at 11 a.m.

ending at 2 p.m. A sponsored luncheon is included.
Many of you are members of the various state commodity organizations and we would like to have you attend. We have sent the invitation to all the commodity
groups in the state. If you serve as liaison to any of the commodity organizations located in western NC please remind them of this opportunity. Dean Wynne invites you also to attend this meeting.



Participants can register on line for the meeting at

Registration



Thank you,

Storm Water Educational Programs

Below are two Workshops that could prove to be beneficial to individuals in the green industry or those working with water quality.

Advanced Storm Water BMP Design Workshop
Low Impact Development Training

Rain Barrel Sale

The Henderson County Master Gardeners are selling Rain barrels to help customers deal with the drought. Call the Henderson County office at 828-697-4891 for more information and down load the brochure at Rain Barrels
to share with clients/customers who may be interested

Stream Restoration Concepts INTRODUCTION and ADVANCED Workshops

Stream Restoration Concepts INTRODUCTION and ADVANCED Workshops

Dates:
INTRODUCTION Workshop: Friday, 30 May 2008

ADVANCED Workshop: Wednesday, 28 May 2008


Location:
Waynesville Recreation Center

550 Vance St, Waynesville, NC 28786, (828) 456-2030
http://www.townofwaynesville.org/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,328/

About the Workshops
These workshops will address local challenges and present natural channel design solutions to stream impairments including excessive sedimentation, over-widening, incised banks, decreased fish and wildlife habitat, and unsafe public access. Both levels will address elements of natural stream channel design, design innovations, implementation techniques, and riparian plantings. In addition, participants will tour the Richland Creek Stream Restoration project under construction and observe techniques being installed.

Stream Restoration Concepts Introduction Workshop is specific to developers, land owners, and natural resource managers who can benefit from learning about watershed and stream restoration concepts.

Stream Restoration Concepts Advanced Workshop will be tailored to design professionals that will explore stream restoration specific to the mountains and related design considerations and implications, particularly focusing on the thermal impacts to trout waters and innovation in-stream structures. This level will also offer continuing education credit to planners, landscape architects, engineers, and foresters.



Who Should Attend:

INTRODUCTION Workshop: Developers, Landowners, Natural Resource Managers

ADVANCED Workshop: Design Professionals, Contractors, Natural Resource Managers

Professional Credits for ADVANCED Workshop:



Professional Engineers PDH Credits applied for 2 hours



Landscape Architects Continuing Education applied for 2 hours

Note: Professionals seeking credits must attend the entire workshop; certificates will be awarded after completion.



Workshop Registration:



Visit the website for more information (including agendas) and to register: http://www.ncsu.edu/waterquality/frenchbroad/richland_workshop.html



INTRODUCTION Workshop:

$15 Includes materials and light refreshments



ADVANCED Workshop:

$15 Includes materials and light refreshments



Sponsored By:


These Workshops are hosted by NCSU Water Quality Group, NC Cooperative Extension, NC State University Stream Restoration Program, Town of Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department, The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina’s Pigeon River Fund, NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Division of Water Resources.

Henderson County Government Blood Drive

The Henderson County Government will hold a Blood Drive at Henderson County Cooperative Extension Center
740 Glover St. (Jackson Park), Hendersonville

when: Wednesday, 4/30/2008 8:45 am - 1:15 pm

Sign up online at Blood Driver(code 14145) or call Ivy Olson at 697-4891 to schedule your donation appointment.
Donate & Do Disney! Enter drawing for 3 night stay, 4 two-day passes to Disney World & 4 Delta Airline tickets!

In honor of our County & City Employees

Hendersonville Pentecostal Holiness Church will be providing hot dogs
from 10 am until 2 pm for donors at the main shed beside the Cooperative Office!

Storm Water Management Programs for Landscapers

Please RSVP to join the NCSU Water Quality Group/ French Broad Training Center as they present the following two events:



TRM Swale Installation*: Learn how to install turf-reinforced matting on a slope to control stormwater velocities, minimize erosion, and partially treat runoff AND…

Commercial Scale Rain Garden Planting: Learn about the planting plan and techniques for the highly visible Baker Center rain garden/bioretention cell in the second workshop of a two-part series.



Date and Time: Thursday, May 1st from 12:30-1:00pm

Location: The North Carolina Arboretum in front of the Baker Exhibit Center

www.ncarboretum.org

*The TRM Swale installation event has been rescheduled from April 17th to May 1st in order to coincide with the planting of the Baker Center rain garden.

These workshops are free of charge but require an RSVP by April 30th to: carter_cone@ncsu.edu. For questions, please call 665-2492 x339.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the NCDENR/EPA 319 Program, NCDENR Water Resources, NC Arboretum, UNCA and Pigeon River Fund.