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Presentations from the Land Conservation Workshop March 15, 2007

Agenda

Presentations

• 400,000 acres by 2010: Land Conservation in Virginia  Nikki Rovner, Deputy Secretary of Natural Resources
• The Army Compatible Use Buffer: The Potobago Creek Tract at Fort A. P. Hill  Janmichael Graine, Chesapeake Bay Coordinator, United States Army
• The Army Compatible Use Buffer: The Potobago Creek Tract at Fort A. P. Hill  Denise Schlener, Chesapeake Bay Field Office Director, Trust for Public Land
• The Army Compatible Use Buffer: The Potobago Creek Tract at Fort A. P. Hill  Michael Finchum, Planning Director, Caroline County
• The Fairfax County Land Conservation Awards - Excellence in Environmental Conservation  Basant Sood, Fairfax County Department of Public Works/Environmental Services
• The Elizabeth River Project - Paradise Creek Nature Park: A Case Study in Collaborative Conservation  Barbara Bodenstein, Environmental Program Manager, Elizabeth River Project
• A Tool for Land Conservation: Coastal GEMS  Laura McKay, Program Manager, Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program 
• Mapping Tools for Coastal Management in Virginia  Marcia Berman, Center for Coastal Resources Management, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary
• Virginia Conservation Land Needs Assessment  Jennifer Ciminelli, GIS Planner, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
• Preserving Working Farm and Forest Land in Virginia  Kevin Schmidt, Coordinator, Virginia Office of Farmland Preservation, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
• Land Conservation and the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act  Joan Salvati, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
• Fredericksburg's Riparian Lands Conservation Easement  Philip Rodenberg, City Manager, City of Fredericksburg
• James City County: Land Conservation and the Chesapeake Bay Act  Darryl Cook, Environmental Manager, James City County

Presentations from the Clarity Workshops 2007

In 2006 DCR-CBLA held three workshops related to land use and water quality. For an overview of the workshops click, here. For the workshop presentations and comments, scroll down.

Integrating Land Use and Watershed Planning, June 8, 2006

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• Incorporating Watershed Management into the Local Planning Context Tom Schueler, Center for Watershed Protection
• Goochland County Wetlands Don  Charles, Director of Community Development, Goochland County
• Integrating Land Use and Watershed Planning in Albemarle County   Tamara Ambler, Natural Resources Manager, Albemarle County
• Land Use and Watershed Planning: The James City County Experience; Powhatan Creek Watershed Management Plan Darryl E. Cook, PE, James City County, Director of Environmental Division
• Southern Watershed Area Management Plan Eric J. Wahlberg, AICP, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
• Technical Assistance & Outreach for Sound Land Use Tools in Amherst County   Robert E. Lee Soil & Water Conservation District, John McNair & Associates / Biohabitats of Virginia

Low Impact Development, Sept. 12, 2006

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• Low Impact Development in Virginia; What we have done and where we are heading or what's next? Richard Street, Director of Tri-County/City Soil & Water Conservation District
• Guilford Farm Conservation Development LID Case Study, Greene County VA David J. Hirshman, Center for Watershed Protection
• Low Impact Development at Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc. Mike Rolband, Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.
• Integrated Stormwater Management Planning: Diverse Interests Unite Behind LID Approaches at Celebrate Virginia North  Doug Beisch, Wetland Environmental Group and Chris Horning, P.E., Silver Companies

Introduction to Riparian Buffers, Sept. 19, 2006

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• Introduction and Overview Dr. Judith Okay, Chesapeake Bay Program
• Water Quality functions of Riparian Vegetated Buffers Dr. William Reay, Director, Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia
• Riparian Buffers Habitat Functions and Values: The Riparian Buffer as habitat, corridor, and integral part of aquatic systems Brian R. Roosa, Wildlife Diversity Biologist, Virginia Department of Forestry
• Backyard Woods; The small, big deal! Adam Downing, Virginia Cooperative Extension Agent, Forestry and Natural Resources
• Virtual Buffer Tour Dr. Judith Okay
• Local Government Panel Session: Current Issues, Problems, or Concerns with Riparian Buffers/Management and Policy Issues (Part 1) Anna Drake, York County, Heather Barrar, Chesterfield County (Part 2) Christine Breddy, King and Queen County
• Components of an Effective Buffer James Fulcher, Chesapeake Bay Coordinator, Virginia Department of Forestry
• Buffer Restoration Goals Dr. Judith Okay, Chesapeake Bay Program

Presentations by DCR Bay Act Staff and Local Governments from the Perennial Stream Identification Workshop April 19, 2004

• Fairfax Stream Identification Protocol and Mapping Project - Matthew Meyers & Shannon Curtis, Fairfax County Stormwater Planning Division
• Making Documented Observations and Corroborative Information - Catherine Harold, DCR
• Groundwater Monitoring Methods - Ann Samford, Virginia Geotechnical Services

Bay Act Staff and Local Government Presentations from the Oct. 21, 2003 Workshop

• Procedures for the Designation and Refinement of CBPA Boundaries - Martha Little, DCR
  
• Determining Water Bodies With Perennial Flow - Catherine Harold, DCR
  
• Screening Method For Site Specific Resource Protection Area Determinations - Janet Klotz, P.E., Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Chesterfield County
• Perennial Streams Identification and Mapping Project, Fairfax County, VA - Matt Meyers, Stormwater Planning Division, Department of Public Works and Environmental Services
  
• Vegetation Planting Recommendations From the Riparian Buffers Modification & Mitigation Guidance Manual - Alli Baird, DCR
  
• Water Quality Issues and the Importance of Riparian Vegetative Buffers - Dr. William Reay, Director, Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Virginia
  

Bay Act Staff and Local Government  Presentations from the May 15, 2002 Workshop

• Resource Protection Area: Buffer Area Requirements
• Compliance Evaluation: Local Program Implementation Review
• On-site RPA Determinations
• CBPA Relief Processes: Exceptions
• Agricultural Water Quality Protection Program: Overview
• CBPA: Stormwater Quality Requirements
• Chesterfield County: RPA Compliance Program
• James City County: Powatan Creek Watershed Management Plan
• Town of Warsaw: Low Impact Design Project

Stoney Run Greenway Corridor Plan (June 2003). A water quality improvment addendum to the comprehensive plan of the City of Newport News, Virginia .

A Guide for Preparing Greenway Corridor Studies or Plans for Creeks of Newport News (July 2003). A summary of the lessons learned, by the planning staff of the City of Newport News, during the development of the city's first water qualtiy improvment greenway plan.

Maintaining a Vital Chesapeake Bay - Implementation of the Bay Act using today's technology. Michael D. Clower, Director and S. Michael Vojta, GIS Manager (Total size = 5MB). Go to Presentation.

Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act Overview - An overview of the CBP Act and Regulations, and the current state of DCR's efforts. DCR, Laura Edmonds. (Total Size = 1.39MB). Go to Presentation

Better Site Design & The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act - Efforts to improve site design in the Commonwealth. DCR, Laura Edmonds. (Total size = 475KB). Go to Presentation.

Performance and Technology Based Pollutant Calculation in VA - Performance and Technology Based pollutant calculation methods for satisfying CBPA stormwater quality requirements. Doug Beisch, Sr. Environmental Engineer. (Total size = 566KB).

Steps to an Easier Review and Approval Process for your Structural BMP - Guidelines on submittal requirements, what plan reviewers are looking for, and why. Doug Beisch Sr. Environmental Engineer. (Total size = 1.77MB). Go to Presentation.

CBPA Overview and Issues - Presented at Hampton University Wetland Symposium February 24, 2001. Shepard Moon, Principal Environmental Planner (Total Size = 1.86MB). Go to Presentation.

Tidal Wetlands Workshop Presentation - July 18, 2001 - Implications of the Bay Act Regulations on shoreline stabilization projects. Shepard Moon, Principal Environmental Planner.(1.98 MB) Go To Presentation.