I received this information regarding some upcoming training. This seminar is free to attend and may be of interest if you are in the area.
The Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia is pleased to offer the following:
Forests for the Bay
Join us on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 to hear Craig Highfield and Jenny McGarvey, of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay – Forests for the Bay Program, talk about the ecological and resource benefits of sustainable forest management. Healthy forests, and healthy riparian buffers support water quality and watershed sustainability. Neil Clark, of the Virginia Cooperative Extension, Southeast Area will talk about Virginians and their forests! (An agenda is attached.)
WHEN: Wednesday, October 21, 2015, 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon
WHERE: In the McHugh Auditorium / Waterman’s Hall, in Gloucester Point, Virginia, on the campus of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.
REGISTRATION: There is no charge for this workshop, but you must pre-register. Please send an email with the following information: name, email address, work affiliation, telephone number, to Sandra Erdle – at syerdle@vims.edu, BY Friday, October 16, 2015. I will send a confirmation email when I receive your information.
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
McHugh Auditorium /
Waterman’s Hall, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Gloucester Point
9:00 – 9:10 Welcome and Overview
Sandra Erdle, Coastal Training Program Coordinator,
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
9:10 – 9:55 Virginians
and their forests –
what forests are providing for Virginians and what Virginians are doing for
their forests.
Neil Clark, Agent, Virginia
Cooperative Extension, Southeast Area
9:55 – 10:40 Forests and water - A discussion on the essential role forests
provide to the function of Virginia’s streams, rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. Craig Highfield, Alliance for the
Chesapeake Bay
10:40 – 10:55 Break
10:55 – 11:30 Ecosystem
markets – an
overview of Virginia’s nutrient trading program and opportunities it presents
for Virginia’s rural landowners and
forest restoration followed by a discussion of two current nutrient trading projects
initiated by the Alliance
Jenny McGarvey – Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
11:30 – 12:00 Conservation
tools on the web – Demonstration of new innovative tools available free for
landowners and resource professionals. Craig Highfield & Jenny McGarvey
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