Backyard Stream Repair Workshops
This workshop is sponsored by NC State University, and NC Cooperative Extension.
About the Workshop
Learn how to stabilize your backyard stream, improve the natural environment, and enhance your property. Learn about causes of streambank erosion and how to use native plants to create a healthy streamside environment. Participate "hands-on" in enhancing an eroding streambank using grading, matting, and various natural plants at a local stream. Attendees will have the opportunity to watch, ask questions, and even plant trees and shrubs to stabilize and beautify a streambank. Scroll down to the bottom of this page for a list of resources.
Who Should Attend: homeowners, local government personnel, landscapers, utility workers, park managers
Agenda
| 9:00 a.m. | Registration |
| 9:30 | Classroom discussion of problems and solutions |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00 | Field Demonstrations of Streambank Repair |
| 3:30 | Adjourn |
Registration Fee:
$25 - includes lunch and materials.
We accept checks, Visa, Mastercard, and American Express.
If paying by check, please make your check payable to NC State University, and mail to:
NCSU-BAE
Campus Box 7625
Raleigh, NC 27695-7625
Attn: Christina Shepard
Cancellation Policy: There is an administrative charge of $10 for canceling your registration.
Workshop Dates/Locations
March 27, 2013 - This date has been changed to April 3, 2013 due to weather conditions.
Newland Volunteer Fire Department
342 Estatoa Ave.
Newland, NC 28657
Click here to REGISTER ONLINE for April 3.
April 17, 2013
Holly Springs Cultural Center
300 West Ballentine St., Rooms Holly A&B
Holly Springs, NC 27540
Click here to REGISTER ONLINE for April 17
- Qualifiers for Quagmires:
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-646.html - NC Native Plant Society
http://www.ncwildflower.org/ - A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/news/456 - Backyard Buffers/Livestakes (pdf file; 380kb)
- Riparian Vegetation Resource List (from NCSU Stream Restoration Program website)
http://www.ncsu.edu/srp/riparian.html - Backyard Erosion - Brouchure - CLICK HERE
- Backyard Stream Repair Kit, NC
www.aces.edu/bufferkit
For more information:
For questions regarding workshop content, please contact:
Mitch Woodward, North Central District Area Spec. Agent, Wendi Hartup, Forsyth County Extension, or Wendy Patoprsty, WataugaCounty Extension.
For questions regarding registration, please contact Cathy Smith or Christina Shepard.
