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State of Our Watershed Conference
The Tallapoosa River Basin
A two-day Conference sponsored by the Tallapoosa Watershed Project
Camp ASCCA, Jacksons Gap Alabama
May 5-6, 2005
Day 1 - Thursday, May 5, 2005
8:30 Registration
9:00 Conference welcome by
Barbara
Young, Mayor of Alexander City
9:05 Overview of the Tallapoosa Watershed Project.
Bill Deutsch, TWP Project
Director, Auburn University Department of Fisheries and Allied
Aquacultures
(pdf, 1.3MB)
Session 1 – TWP and Its Applications
to Water Resources in Alabama
Moderator: Bill
Deutsch, Auburn
University
9:10 Water Management - Where we’ve been and where we’re
going. David Bayne, TWP
Project Co-Director, Auburn University Department of Fisheries and
Allied Aquacultures
(pdf, 1.2MB)
9:30
Standard Methods Monitoring -
Watershed and Lake Sampling. Eric Reutebuch, TWP Project
Coordinator,
Auburn University Department of Fisheries and
Allied Aquacultures
(pdf,
4.6MB)
9:50 Lake Watch of Lake Martin Water
Monitoring. Dick Bronson, President, Lake Watch of Lake
Martin
(pdf, 1.2MB)
10:10 Remote Sensing monitoring and
GIS modeling. Luoheng Han, University of Alabama
Department of Geography and John Glasier, Lake Watch of
Lake Martin, TWP Project Co-Directors
(pdf, 6.2MB)
10:30 TWP Research Synthesis and
Lessons Learned. Bill Deutsch, TWP Project Director,
Auburn University Department of Fisheries and Allied
Aquacultures
(pdf, 951KB)
10:50 Break
11:00 Panel Discussion: Application
of the TWP to Water Resource Management in Alabama
Moderator: Dick Bronson,
Lake Watch of Lake Martin
Panelists:
James E. McIndoe,
Chief of the Water Division, Alabama Department of
Environmental Management
(pdf, 455KB)
Thomas R.
“Buddy” Morgan,
General Manager, Montgomery Water Works and Sanitary Sewer Board, Chair of the Tallapoosa River
Clean Water Partnership
(pdf, 6.3MB)
Diane Hite, Associate Professor,
Auburn University Department of Agriculture Economics and
Rural Sociology
(pdf, 145KB)
11:55 Closing Remarks. Eric
Reutebuch, Auburn University Department of Fisheries
and Allied Aquacultures
12:00 Lunch - Keynote Speaker: Thomas R. “Buddy” Morgan,
General Manager, Montgomery Water Works and Sanitary Sewer
Board
Session 2 – Agency
Research in the Tallapoosa River Basin
and Applications to
Planning and Policy
Moderator: David
Rouse, Interim Head, Department of
Fisheries and Allied
Aquacultures, Auburn University
1:30 ADEM’s Assessment of Tallapoosa
River Basin Reservoirs. Fred Leslie, Chief - Environmental
Indicators Section, Field Operations Division, Alabama Department
of Environmental Management
(pdf, 2.6MB)
1:50 Adaptive Management of Aquatic
Resources in the Tallapoosa River. Elise Irwin, Assistant
Unit Leader-Fisheries, United States Geological Survey, Alabama
Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Auburn University (pdf,
3.8MB)
2:10 Fishes of the Tallapoosa
River. Pat O’Neil, Director
of the Water Investigations,
Geological Survey of Alabama
(pdf, 4.4MB)
2:30 Tallapoosa River Basin
Management Plan. John Glasier, TWP Project Co-Director,
Lake Watch of Lake Martin and
Environmental Insight
(pdf,
1MB)
2:50 Closing Remarks: Role of Land
Grant Universities in Watershed Management
David Rouse,
Auburn University Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures
3:00 Break
3:15 Outdoor Activity (participants
choose one activity)
1. Boat Ride on Lake Martin to measure
water clarity – Camp ASCCA staff
2. Stream Biomonitoring – Wendi
Hartup,
Associate Program Manager, Alabama
Water Watch
3. Construction of Rain Gardens at
Camp ASCCA – Eve Brantley, Agriculture
Program Associate, Water Quality Program,
Alabama Cooperative Extension System
4. Tour of Camp ASCCA and
Environmental Center - Camp ASCCA staff
5. Demonstration model of lake
stratification and its implications – Cliff Webber,
Research Fellow, Auburn
University Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquaculture
4:45 Dismiss
Day 2 - Friday, May 6, 2005
8:30 Registration
9:00 Welcome and Introduction by
Sallye Longshore, TWP Project Co-Director,
Environmental Education Specialist, Alabama Department of
Education
Session 3 – TWP
Extension Activities
Moderator: Jim
Hairston, Alabama Cooperative Extension System Water Quality
Coordinator, Auburn
University Department of Agronomy and Soils
9:15 TWP, from Research to
Education/Extension. Jenny Fuller, Graduate Research
Assistant, Auburn University Department of Fisheries and
Allied Aquacultures
(pdf, 433KB)
9:35 Education/Extension through
Gardening (Master Gardeners, Rain Gardens). Eve Brantley,
Agriculture Program Associate, Water Quality Program, Alabama Cooperative Extension System
(pdf,
8.2MB)
9:55 Classroom in the Forest.
Tommy Futral,
County
Extension Coordinator, Alabama Cooperative Extension System
(pdf,
6.4MB)
10:15 Closing Remarks: Role of
Extension in Watershed Management. Jim Hairston, Auburn
University Department of Agronomy and
Soils/ACES
10:25 Break
10:30 Outdoor Activity (participants
choose one activity)
1. Boat Ride on Lake Martin to measure
water clarity – Camp ASCCA staff
2. Stream Biomonitoring – Wendi
Hartup
3. Construction of Rain Gardens at
Camp ASCCA – Eve Brantley
4. Tour of Camp ASCCA and
Environmental Center - Camp ASCCA staff
5. Demonstration model of lake
stratification and its implications – Cliff Webber
12:00 Lunch
Session 4 – TWP
Education Activities
Moderator: Ginger
East, Superintendent, Tallapoosa County Schools
1:30 Stream Biomonitoring Pilot
Project. Fletcher Scott, Russell High School
(pdf, 654KB)
1:50 Education displays and
Environmental Education at Camp ASCCA. Dan Gilliland, Camp
ASCCA Program Director
2:10 TWP Education/Extension
Opportunities for Teachers. Sallye Longshore, TWP Project
Co-Director, Environmental
Education Specialist, Alabama Department of Education
2:30 Closing Remarks: Ginger
East, Superintendent, Tallapoosa County Schools
2:40 Break
3:00 Outdoor Activity (participants
choose one activity)
1. Boat Ride on Lake Martin to measure
water clarity – Camp ASCCA staff
2. Stream Biomonitoring – Wendi
Hartup
3. Construction of Rain Gardens at
Camp ASCCA – Eve Brantley
4. Tour of Camp ASCCA and
Environmental Center - Camp ASCCA staff
5. Demonstration model of lake
stratification and its implications – Cliff Webber
4:30 End of Conference
Conference Information:
Location:
Camp ASCCA (http://www.campascca.org/directions.htm)
Space was limited and
conference registration was required
For more information
contact Eric Reutebuch, TWP Coordinator, at
reuteem@auburn.edu or visit the TWP website at
www.twp.auburn.edu
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