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Coldwater Summit 2010 -- The Bottom Line: Economic Benefits from Riparian Restoration

Friday, April 16, 2010 at 11:00 AM (ET)

Waynesboro, VA

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Third Annual Conservancy and Coldwaters Summit
The Bottom Line: Economic Benefits from Riparian Restoration

April 16, 11am, Waynesboro Country Club, Waynesboro Virginia 

The Upper Shenandoah and Upper James River watersheds are rich in natural assets, among them hundreds of miles of mountain streams and spring-fed creeks.  Properly managed, each has the potential to generate revenue for those who live along their banks, for communities, for industry, and for local governments


 

 

Principal topics include:

We're sorry but Joe Hankins has had to cancel due to personal reasons. We are revising the program but the show will go on!

Natural Resource-Based Economic Revitalization

- Joe Hankins, Vice President, The Conservation Fund

Benefits for Farmers

– Charles Lunsford, TMDL program manager and co-author of Streamside Livestock Exclusion: A tool for increasing farm income and improving water quality., Va. Department of Conservation and Recreation   (download the booklet here in pdf format)

Speakers will provide materials that will help participants assess the economic values to be gained through riparian conservation. The summit is a joint project of the Valley Conservation Council, the Virginia Fly Fishing Festival, and Trout Unlimited

Cost: $20 includes lunch. Register online with Eventbrite and PayPal or call the Valley Conservation Council office to register by phone: 540.886.3541