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• June 11th 2013 Information Exchange: Hood College, Frederick, Maryland
  
• Drinking Water Sources in the Potomac Basin
• Efforts to Establish Well Drilling and Geothermal Standards in Adams County Pennsylvania- Adam McClain, Adams County Conservation District, PA
• Jefferson County Water- Areas for Further Investigation and Monitoring- Robert K. Denton Jr., Geoconcepts, Ashburn, VA
• Water Reporter Smartphone App- Brent Walls, Potomac RiverKeeper
• Overview of the Chesapeake Bay Forest Restoration Strategy- Sally Claggett, USDA Forest Service
• Payment for Watershed Services to Benefit Downstream Drinking Water Supplies and the Bay- Stephanie Flack, The Nature Conservancy
• 2013 Annual Report on Washington Metropolitan Area Water Supply Reliability and "Part 2: Potential Impacts of Climate Change."- Cherie L. Schultz, Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin

• December 11th 2012 Information Exchange: WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, Martinsburg, WV
  
• Kids In The Wild! K-12 Students in Environmental Educational Experiences
• The New Mid-Atlantic Envrionmental Literacy Strategy- Shannon Sprague, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
• Environmental Literacy from a National Perspective- Laura Johnson Collard, Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE)
• Engaging Students with Local and National Parks- Andy Jackson, Coordinator for Science Instruction at Harrisonburg City Schools (Virginia)
• Leaf Pack Network, Teachers and Students Investigating Stream Ecosystems- Christina Medved, Stroud Research Center
• Extended Classroom Programs Leading to Outdoor Experiences- Ellen Murphy, Youth Education Director for Potomac Valley Audubon Society
• Mapping Our Streams, National Geographic Chesapeake Bay FieldScope- Cassie Doty, University of Maryland Center for Educational Studies

• June 5th 2012 Information Exchange: Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA
  • Private Land Protection
    • Welcome to Shenandoah University Environmental Studies: Joshua Kincaid, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Geography, Shenandoah University
    • Update on Bay Forestry Restoration - Sally Claggett, Chesapeake Bay Liaison, USDA Forest Service
    • Let Landowners Lead: and Other New Approaches to Land Conservation Outreach  – Emily Warner, Land Protection Director, Potomac Conservancy
      • Benefits of land conservation
      • Tips for Letting Landowners Lead
    • Better Roads Cleaner Streams  - Donnelle Keech, Project Director, The Nature Conservancy
    • Forestry for the Bay: Updates & Outlooks  - Craig Highfield, Program Manager, Forestry for the Bay
    • Backyard Buffers  - Melissa Stevens, Potomac Watershed Forester, MD DNR Forest Service
    • Planting Native-Dig In for Clean Water!  – Frank Rodgers, Director of Education & Outreach, Cacapon Institute
• December 13th 2011 Information Exchange: Front Royal, VA
  • Making Projects Successful in a Changing Climate
    • How Partnerships Improve Success – Getting involved in the PWP Mission: Sally Claggett, USDA Forest Service Chesapeake Bay Program
    • Restoring Habitat Resiliency in a Changing Climate: Erin McLaughlin, MD DNR
      
    • Adaptive Approaches:
      • Riparian Restoration: Tim Culberth, MD DNR Forest Service
      • Riparian Forest Management To Offset Climate Variability Judy Okay, J&J Okay Consulting
    • The State of Knowledge – What do know?  What don’t we know? Anne Hairston-Strang, MD DNR Forest Service
  • Climate Change Effects on Trees:
    • Overview of Federal & State Tools & Resources: Frank Rodgers, Cacapon Institute
    • Scientific Paper- Failure to migrate: lack of tree range expansion in response to climate change
      • Supporting Information:
        • Table S1. Expansion or contraction at northern & southern species boundries
        • Figure S1. Graph of the range change at southern & northern species boundaries
        • Table S2. Correlation between species range shift and 20th century temperature change at the northern and southern boundaries of tree species
          

• June 28th, 2011 Information Exchange: Thurmont, MD

  • TMDL Phase II

    • Phase II WIP Background & Development Process:  Richard Eskin, Director of Science Services, Maryland Department of the Environment.
    • Using forestry practices to meet TMDL goals:  Dr. Anne Hairston-Strang, MD DNR Forest Service
    • Trees BMPs for runoff and nutrient reduction:.  Bryan Seipp, Watershed Manager/Professional Forester, Center for Watershed Protection
    • Panel Discussion:Incorporating Urban Tree Canopy goals and forest conservation into broader green infrastructure and local water quality & conservation goals. 
      • Don Outen (Baltimore City),
      • Chris Peiffer (PA DCNR)
      • Jennifer Brockman (Jefferson County, WV)
    • A history of Urban & Community Forestry and prospects for the future in using trees to meet communities’ needs for pollution reduction, stormwater management, green infrastructure and other concerns.  Mike Galvin, Co-Principal Investigator, DC-Baltimore ULTRA-Ex project (Urban Long-Term Research Area Exploratory Awards, NSF)
      

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• December 14th, 2010 Information Exchange: Front Royal, VA

  • Greening Schools and Environmental Education:

    •  Public Schools Greening Initiative: Heather Montgomery, Frederick County, MD Division of Public Works Information HQ Version

    • Project Based Learning: Neil Gillies, Cacapon Institute

    • WET Club - Students Greening a High School: Musselman High School Students (Inwood, WV) HQ Version
       

  • Partner Organizations Presentations

    • Anacostia- An Urban and Challenged Tributary of the Potomac River:  Jorge Bogantes Montero, Anacostia Watershed Society HQ Version

    • NEMO (Network for Education of Municipal Officials): Amy Hamden, Chesapeake NEMO, & Todd Janeski, VA DCR HQ Version

    • Watering Trees & the Water By-Cycle: Jim Woodworth, Casey trees
      HQ Version
       

  • CREP  (Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program) Stream Buffer Projects

    • CREP Stream Buffer Targeting: Timothy Culbreth, Maryland Forest Service
      HQ Version
       

  • TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load) Phase II

    • Bay Models in the Bay TMDL:Christopher F. Brosch, University of Maryland
      HQ Version

    • TMDL Phase II: Sally Claggett, USDA Forest Service
      HQ Version

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• September 30, 2009. Information Exchange. Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

• Urban Wetlands: Bennett Creek Watershed Pilot Project, Jessica Hunicke, Frederick County (MD) Division of Public Works (6.4 MB PDF)
• Backyard Buffers, Chuck Harris, MD DNR-Forest Service (7.1 MB PDF)
• Alternative Methods for Riparian Forest Buffer Plantings, Hunter Musser, USDA VA NRCS (2.1 MB PDF)
• Deer Browse, Neil Gillies, Cacapon Institute (5.2 MB PDF)
• Controlling Invasive Weeds, Bryan Seipp, Center for Watershed Protection (1MB PDF)
• Restoring Maryland's Riparian Forests, Anne Hairston-Strang, MD DNR-Forest Service (0.78 MB PDF)
  
  
• December 10, 2008. Information Exchange. Frederick, Maryland
  • Mapping & Tracking DC's Street Trees, Robert Corletta, DC Urban Forestry Administration (1.2 MB PDF)
  • "Leaf-ing a Legacy" through Schoolyard Habitat Enhancement, Gary Barkdoll, Frederick County (MD) Public Schools (1.2 MB PDF)
  • Tree Canopy Goals: The HOA Connection, Jay Banks, Town of Leesburg (1.6 MB PDF)
  • Strength In Numbers: Utilizing Volunteers to Enhance Tree Canopy, Hugo Lam, Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks (0.63 MB PDF)
  • Green Streets Design, Jennifer Bitting, Low Impact Development Center (1.4 MB PDF)
  • Retrofitting LID Projects in Urban/Suburban Settings, Greg Hoffman, Center for Watershed Protection
    (0.8 MB PDF)
  • Installing LID BMP's: One Contractor's Experience, John Shorb, John Shorb Landscaping (1.2 MB PDF)
  • (Speaker's Notes) (14 KB PDF)
    
    
• June 17, 2008. Information Exchange. Edinburg, Virginia
  • Smith Creek Restoration Project, Mark Hudy and Brad Fink, US Forest Service (2.9 MB PDF)
  • June 17, 2008 Presentation Summaries  (0.1 MB PDF)
    
    
• December 12, 2007. Information Exchange. Thurmont, Maryland
  • Conservation Success Index, Nate Gillespie, Trout Unlimited (2 MB PDF)
  • Japanese Hops Control Methods, Aaron Cook, Western Maryland RC&D/MD DNR-Forest Service
    (0.8 MB PDF)
    
    
• June 20, 2007. Information Exchange. Winchester, Virginia
  • Best Buffers, Best Reasons, Best Places, Judy Okay, Chesapeake Bay Program (431 KB PDF)
  • Emerald Ash Borer Update, Dick Bean, Maryland Department of Agriculture (3.8 MB PDF)
  • Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) Greening Initiative, Heather Montgomery, Potomac Conservancy (837 KB PDF)
  • Protecting the Forests of the Chesapeake Bay, Directive 06-1, Sally Claggett, USDA Forest Service
    (1.1 MB PDF)
  • Wildfire Mitigation Activities, Dave Robbins, MD DNR-Forest Service (1.4 MB PDF)
  • Virginia's Cedar Creek & Passage Creek Assessments, Kelly Watkinson, Potomac Conservancy
    (340 KB PDF)

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Workshops

• March 31, 2009, Buffer In a Box Workshop, Waynesboro, PA
  • Brochure (244 KB PDF)
• June 30, 2007, Frederick County Landowners Workshop. Monrovia, Maryland
  • Catoctin & Frederick Soil Conservation Districts- Corey Brink, Natural Resources Conservation District
    (902 KB PDF)
  • Frederick County, MD, Bay Restoration Fund (BRF) Septic Upgrade Program- Kristin Mielcarek, Canaan Valley Institute (230 KB PDF)
  • Permanent Land Protection- Bryan Seipp, Potomac Conservancy (232 KB PDF)
  • What Ducks Unlimited Can Do for You - Jonas Davis, Ducks Unlimited (995 KB PDF)

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