Proposed Wetland Mitigation Bank in process along the Banister River!

http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/Portals/31/docs/regulatory/publicnotices/2013/Nov/Frog%20Bottom%20Umbrella%20Mitigation%20Bank%20Prospectus.pdf

Briana's Watershed Assessment Messy Run-on Thought Process

Click on this link (if you want) to see the draft development of this project.  There is a lot more in here than what I could include for the submitted assignment.  If this was my job for the County, I'd have my work cut out for me, and they (the County) wouldn't like me very much.

Enjoy!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18vuWZ3QcOTdLTmcGgdqgbRfmRp5XSLgfkmHkmUh4664/pub

Friends of the Banister Watershed Management Fact Sheet

Friends of the Banister Watershed Management Plan Guidance for the Southern Virginia Piedmont

Please click on the link to access the:

Banister River Watershed Management Plan

Development Protocol for Watershed Management Plans in Southern Virginia Piedmont

CASE STUDY: Pittsylvania County

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SUKnWsa7-lLy8n5w2mWZo5nuzbw4QZkAwPooTnbAzJU/pub

Friends of the Banister Watershed Management Plan Presentation

Watershed Assessment

The Richardson Lane Watershed is located in the Sandy Creek Watershed.  Sandy Creek is a tributary of the Lower Banister River.  As I progressed through my watershed studies, it became apparent that the Upper and portions of the Lower Banister River are under-valued and almost ignored by the community and the local government.  I shifted my studies to the development of a Watershed Management Plan for the Banister River, specifically in Pittsylvania County.  The following blog posts will include the draft documents I've created in the pursuit of developing such a plan.

Ultimately a Watershed Management Plan cannot be created alone. It must be a living document created by the community.  With that in mind, I've created a presentation by the mock river group, Friends of the Banister.  The presentation identifies what a watershed management plan is and why it's important.  I've also created a draft of a watershed management plan guide specifically for the Southern Virginia Piedmont.  As part of that document, a Fact Sheet has been created to promote and advertise the need for a watershed management plan in Pittsylvania County.

Finally, the final post is a messy run-on thought process as I went through the information found and my thoughts on specific sections.  By reading that document, you might see just how involved a project like this can develop.  All we need is people who want to dive in.  Enjoy!

Please read through the following posts and contact me with any questions or comments.  You can comment on the blog posts or email me at brianaleebill@gmail.com.

"A win for our local rivers and stream, communities and economy"

"Another nail in the coffin" states Jack Dunavant, chairman of the We the People of Virgnia quality-of-life organization and 20-year member of the Halifax Town Council.  

Looks like Virginia Uranium will not be allowed to drill for uranium or file suit against the Commonwealth of Virginia for upholding the moratorium on uranium mining.  Read the story about the Federal Uranium Lawsuit tossed out of court.  "River groups applaud dismissal of suit," states the Danville Register and Bee.


http://www.godanriver.com/news/danville/judge-grants-motion-to-dismiss-federal-lawsuit-on-uranium-mining/article_8f31b4da-990c-11e5-bf6c-a384e68ee918.html