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.

Storm Water Program

Attention to landscapers and landscape maintenance professionals!!! If you are looking at a new niche, this may be the program for you to attend. Stormwater BMP Inspection & Maintenance Certification.
Larger cities and towns across the State of North Carolina must manage rainfall that runs off roads, streets and parking lots. This runoff is called stormwater. To manage stormwater, many stormwater treatment devices have been built. You may have seen these as you have been driving in urban areas. Retention ponds, bioretention areas, stormwater wetlands, permeable pavement, and level spreaders are devices that are commonly used. These devices must have annual maintenance to continue to function properly. Some municipalities are considering hiring contractors to do this work, but it is a specialized area, making education and training important before you begin. As a result of his training you will:

* Understand stormwater and how it affects drinking water quality
* Understand stormwater management devices used in North Carolina and how they function
* Understand maintenance requirements of each stormwater practice
* Be eligible to take a test at the conclusion of the training to be certified

This workshop offers 7 PDHs (professional development hours) for professional engineers and surveyors, authorized by the NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors. Other professionals may appeal to their respective boards to obtain professional education credits. We will provide a certificate of attendance at the conclusion of the workshop.

Clean Streams Workshop

A pilot workshop for WNC Clean Streams will be held at the NC Arboretum on February 26th, 2006. For more information contact Cliff Ruth @ 828-697-4891 or view information from the current program brochure linked below:
WNC Clean Streams

Beginnings

Western North Carolina has been blessed with several clean streams. Unfortunately, these streams haven't always been as clean, as they are now, but due to a lot of different initiatives, many of our streams are beginning to return to high quality water ways. Most of the citizens on our area are interested in measures that they can implement to be good stewards of this valuable resource.

This blog will allow sharing of information through articles related to water quality and conservation that impact the entire region. Blog authors (predominately NC State University educators) will post information about: up-coming events, news articles, short video or audio presentations, as well as links to other water quality and conservation resources.

Please keep tuned to this blog as you never know when new information will be posted!