Announcing the New River Symposium

Announcing the New River Symposium

Schedule and Program

May 19th and 20th, 2011
Concord University
Athens West Virginia

The New River Symposium is an interdisciplinary conference focused on the New River and its watershed.  Presentations on biological, physical, social and economic issues of the New River highlight the symposium.  Go to thenewriversymposium.org for registration information.

Thursday May 19th

4:00pm
Registration

4:30pm
Welcoming Remarks

The Current State of the New River Watershed
George Santucci
National Committee for the New River

5:00pm
Poster Session & Social

Eastern Coal Regional Roundtable
Dvon Duncan
Eastern Coal Regional Roundtable

New River Watershed Development Threats Using GIS To Identify Critical Areas in Need of Protection
Ben Lucas
National Comittee for the New River

6:00-8:00pm
Dinner – Keynote

Friday May 20th

8:00-10:00
Session One

Stream Ecology Research at Concord University
Dr. Thomas B. Ford
Concord University

Designing Silvopasture Systems for Appalachian Hill Farms
Charles M. Feldhake
USDA

Using GIS in Microhydro Assessment for Residential Energy in Ashe County, NC
Christopher A. Badurek, Alex Hyman, Brandon Saunders, Christopher Todd
Appalachian State University

Ecology of saddled darters in the New River drainage
Corey Dunn
Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation,
Virginia Tech
Paul L. Angerm
US Geological Survey

Assessment of a GIS Model of Exurban Growth Along the S. Fork New River, NC
Chistopher A. Badurek,  Richard A.Crepeau, Aaron Chapman
Appalachian State University

Merging Conservation and Production in Riparian Buffers in Southwest Virginia Through Woody Edible and Floral Plants
Katie Trozzo, John Munsell, Jim Chamberlain, Christy Gabbard, Kim Thurlow
National Agroforestry Center

Session Two
10:20- 12:40
Coffee

New River LandCare
Jerry Moles
New River LandCare

OSM/VISTA and the New River: The Role of VISTA Volunteers in the
Struggle for Clean Water in the New River
David V. Thompson
National Park Service

New River Water Watchers, a Citizen Water Quality Monitoring Program
Courtney Wait
National Committee for the New River

Clean Water for the New River: The Role of a National Park Service           Monitoring Program
Jesse M. Purvis
National Park Service

Supporting Watershed Groups Along the New River with OSM/VISTA
Volunteers
Scott Fanello
Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team

Partnerships, Process and Production of the (Lower) New River State of the
Watershed Report
Heather Lukacs
National Parks Conservation Association

National Committee for the New River-River Builder Program
Lynn Caldwell
National Committee for the New River

12:40-2:00 Lunch

2:00-4:00 Session Three

Native Medicinal Forest Farming
Ritchie C. Vaughn, James L. Chamberlain, John F. Munsell
Virginia Tech

Dams on the New River: A Review of Impacts
Richard A. Roth
Radford University

Innovative Post Construction Stormwater Management Practices
Beth Schrayshuen
Beckley Sanitary Board

New River Fugues
Margaret Cogswell

New River Bonnets, Apple Butter and Moonshine
Charles H. Lytton

NCNR’s New River Expeditions
Tim Thornton
National Committee for the New River