Backyard Stream Repair Workshop

October 10, 2012
Watauga County Ag Conference Center
252 Poplar Grove Rd.
Boone, NC 28607

http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/workshops/stream_repair.php

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. 

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: 

$45 - includes lunch and materials. 

To register go to -  http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/workshops/stream_repair.php