EXTENSION    

 

 

Third Annual State of Our Watershed Conference
 

The Tallapoosa River Basin


Camp ASCCA, Jacksons Gap Alabama
April  20, 2007

 

Sponsored by:

 

The Middle Tallapoosa River Basin Clean Water Partnership,

The Tallapoosa Watershed Project (USDA CSREES Project ALA09-051)

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  8:30    Registration

 

  9:00    Conference welcome by Barbara Young, Mayor of Alexander City

 

Session 1 Elements of Sustainable Development

Moderator:  David Rouse, Head, Department of

Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures, Auburn University

 

9:10   Conference Overview -  Bill Deutsch, TWP Project Director, Auburn University Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures (pdf , 0.8 MB)

 

9:20    Ecological Elements – Water quality and TWP findings. Eric Reutebuch, TWP Project Coordinator, Auburn University Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures (pdf,  5.1 MB)

 

9:40    Social Elements – Recreational fishing in the Tallapoosa Basin. Stan Cook, Chief, Fisheries Section, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources  (pdf , 0.6 MB)

 

10:00  Economic Elements – What Lake Martin means to the local economy. Don McClellan, Executive Director, Lake Martin Area Economic Development Alliance (pdf , 1.3 MB)

 

10:30  Break - Poster Session*

 

11:10  Summary & Panel Discussion - Moderator: Tommy Futral, Chairman, MTRBCWP

           (speakers + Mayor Barbara Young, David Bayne-TWP Co-Director, Fred Leslie-ADEM, Jim Crew-APCo)

  

12:00 Lunch at Camp ASCCA cafeteria

 

1:00    Keynote  Speaker –  The beauty of the river.  Beth Maynor Young, Founder, Cahaba River Publishing, Inc., and renowned conservation photographer

 

Session 2 Plan for Sustainable Development

    Moderator:  David Bayne, Auburn University

 

1:30    Policy and Regulations – Outstanding Alabama Waters Upgrade and Dam Relicensing. Dick Bronson, President, Lake Watch of Lake Martin (pdf,  0.9 MB)

 

1:50    Community Participation – Impact of the Tallapoosa River Basin Clean Water Partnership on statewide watershed management efforts. Allison Jenkins, Statewide Coordinator, Alabama Clean Water Partnership (pdf  0.8 MB)

  

2:10    Environmental Education – Living Streams Curriculum.  Tommy Futral, Chairman, Middle Tallapoosa River Basin Clean Water Partnership (pdf, 1.9 MB)

 

2:30    Break- Poster Session*

 

3:00    Summary & Panel Discussion - Moderator: Bill Deutsch, TWP Project Director

       (speakers + Fred Leslie-ADEM, Jim Crew-APCo, David Bayne-TWP Co-Director,

Gerard Brewer-Alexander City, Karen Courtney-Alex City Schools)

 

3:45    Conference Wrap-up -  Bill Deutsch

 

*Posters:

 

 Ø  Land Use and Land Cover of the Tallapoosa Basin, Chlorophyll maps of Lakes Martin and Wedowee - Luoheng Han, TWP Project Co-Director

 ØAlabama Cooperative Extension System-Partners for Water Quality Outreach in the Tallapoosa Basin –  Tammy Jones, Coordinator - Middle Tallapoosa River Basin Clean Water Partnership

 Ø Save Our Wetlands Exhibit – Judy Palfrey, City of Montgomery Environmental Specialist 

Ø Alabama Water Watch, and The Living Streams Curriculum - Jayme Oates, AWW staff

 

 

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