CHAPTER EVENTS
Stream Restoration Workshop
DATE: End of February / Early March
LOCATION: Mitchell River
Volunteers will be needed to carry out this important restoration project. Below is a description of the workshop Mitch Woodard with do with our Chapter.
Upcoming Workshop
Stream Bank Repair Certification Workshop
This is a 100% outdoor, in-person workshop. Attendees will learn how to protect and improve the natural environment of streams by stabilizing the stream bank and other eroding areas. NC State University and other local experts will provide practical, cost-effective solutions using natural materials and native plants to create a healthy streamside. Attendees will participate in hands-on stream protection practices including harvesting live-staked native plants and/or installing live-stakes on a stream.
A certification exam will be provided electronically after the workshop. The cost of the examination is $100 per person. Those who receive a passing grade of 80% or above will be recognized as Certified in Stream Bank Repair by NC State University Extension.
NOTE: This workshop is has been approved by the University and limited to 50 people. If the Governor or University reduces the number of people allowed in an outdoor gathering, the size of the workshop will be reduced and those who registered beyond the new limit will be notified.
Click here to download a PDF overview of the program. small-scale-solutions-to-eroding-streambanks.pdf
LOCATION: Mitchell River
Volunteers will be needed to carry out this important restoration project. Below is a description of the workshop Mitch Woodard with do with our Chapter.
Upcoming Workshop
Stream Bank Repair Certification Workshop
This is a 100% outdoor, in-person workshop. Attendees will learn how to protect and improve the natural environment of streams by stabilizing the stream bank and other eroding areas. NC State University and other local experts will provide practical, cost-effective solutions using natural materials and native plants to create a healthy streamside. Attendees will participate in hands-on stream protection practices including harvesting live-staked native plants and/or installing live-stakes on a stream.
A certification exam will be provided electronically after the workshop. The cost of the examination is $100 per person. Those who receive a passing grade of 80% or above will be recognized as Certified in Stream Bank Repair by NC State University Extension.
NOTE: This workshop is has been approved by the University and limited to 50 people. If the Governor or University reduces the number of people allowed in an outdoor gathering, the size of the workshop will be reduced and those who registered beyond the new limit will be notified.
Click here to download a PDF overview of the program. small-scale-solutions-to-eroding-streambanks.pdf