Past Events
Estuarine Shorlines: Value, Regulations, & Stabilization
April 24, 2012 - Agenda
May 2, 2012 - Agenda
Estuary Value & Functions - Dr. John Fear (Beaufort) & Byron Toothman (Wilmington), NC Coastal Reserve
File too large to post, available upon request: Our Dynamic Estuarine Shorelines – The Effects of Sea Level Rise - Dr. Reide Corbett, East Carolina University (Beaufort)
File too large to post, available upon request: Our Dynamic Estuarine Shorelines – The Effects of Sea Level Rise - Dr. Larry Cahoon, Center for Marine Science, UNC‐Wilmington (Wilmington)
Estuarine Shoreline Stabilization Design and Techniques - Steve Trowell, NC Division of Coastal Management (Beaufort & Wilmington)
Factors controlling sediment accretion and erosion on natural and stabilized estuarine shorelines - Dr. Carolyn A. Currin, NOAA Center for Coastal Fisheries & Habitat Research (Beaufort)
Introduction to the Airlie Gardens Marsh Sill - Tracy Skrabal, NC Coastal Federation (Wilmington)
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Funding Environmental Improvements in Your Community: Funding Agencies & Grant Writing Basics
March 28, 2012
Agenda
Public Beach & Waterfront Access Grant Program and CAMA Local
Planning & Management Grant Program - John Thayer, NC Division of Coastal Management
The North Carolina Parks and Recreation Trust Fund - Steve Moler, Recreation Resources Service, NC State University
Infrastructure Finance Section (Competitive Loans) - Jennifer Haynie, NC Division of Water Quality
NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund - Will Summer, Eastern Piedmont / Coastal Plain Field Representative
Section 319 Nonpoint Source Grant Program - Kim Nimmer, NC Division of Water Quality
Grant Writing Basics - Louise K. Mathews, Director of Grants Development & Instructor, Carteret Community College
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Rainwater Harvesting Workshop – Moving our Communities toward More Sustainable Water Use
October 18, 2011
Agenda
North Carolina’s New Rainwater Harvesting Plumbing Code: Kathy M. DeBusk, E.I.T. – Extension Associate, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University
Using Harvested Rainwater – Real vs. Perceived Health Risks: Dr. Alexandria K. Graves – Assistant Professor of Soil and Environmental Microbiology, North Carolina State University
Metering and Accepting Harvested Rainwater in Your Sewer Systems – OWASA’s Approach: Patrick Davis – Sustainability Manager, Orange Water and Sewer Authority
The Basics of Cistern Siting & Sizing: Mitch Woodward – Area Special Agent, Wake County Cooperative Extension
Rainwater Harvesting Lessons Learned: Mitch Woodward – Area Special Agent, Wake County Cooperative Extension
Rainwater Harvesting Case Studies from around NC
- New types of systems (i.e. Australia); stormwater issues, first flush diverters: Kathy M. DeBusk, E.I.T. – Extension Associate, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University
- Cistern project at housing development to water community gardens: Mark McCloskey – VP, Planning and Development, East Carolina Community Development, Inc.
- The Home Depot Smart Home – The First LEED Platinum University Residence Hall in the World!: Jim Gaston, Smart Home Program Director, Duke University
- Using water for street sweepers; Sturgeon City plan - capturing water at fleet expansion and new public safety facility: Pat Donovan-Potts – Stormwater Manager, City of Jacksonville
October 27, 2010
Agenda
Why We Need a New Approach in Water Management - Bob Rubin: Professor Emeritus, NC State University, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Nontraditional Sources of Water - Don Safrit, P.E.: Chair, NC AWWA WEA Water Reuse Committee; Senior Technical Specialist, McKim & Creed
Indoor Use of Rainwater: Regulations and Best Practices - Sally Hoyt, P.E.: Stormwater Systems Engineer, Energy Services, UNC-Chapel Hill
NC DWQ Stormwater Treatment Credit – Technical guidance for rainwater harvesting - Boyd Devane: NC Division of Water Quality
Rainwater Harvesting Case Studies from around NC -
- Mitch Woodward: Area Special Agent, Wake County Cooperative Extension;
- Kathy M. DeBusk, E.I.T.: Extension Associate, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University; &
- Judy Hills: Director Economic & Community Development, Eastern Carolina Council
UNC-Chapel Hill Rainwater Harvesting Systems - Sally Hoyt, P.E.: Stormwater Systems Engineer, Energy Services, UNC-Chapel Hill (file too large, available upon request)
North Carolina General Assembly - Stormwater Collection Project
Discussion Notes
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Controlling Microbial Pollution in Your Community
April 7, 2010
Agenda
The following links are to PDF versions of the speaker's PowerPoint presentations:
- What is Microbial Pollution & Why be Concerned - Denene Blackwood, UNC-Chapel Hill Institute of Marine Sciences
- Protecting Public Health: Shellfish Harvest Closures - Shannon Jenkins, Shellfish Sanitation & Recreational Water Quality Section, NC Division of Environmental Health [available upon request]
- Protecting Public Health: Swimming Advisories - Erin Bryan-Millush, Shellfish Sanitation & Recreational Water Quality Section, NC Division of Environmental Health
- Protecting Water Quality: NC Water Quality Assessment - Cam McNutt, NC Division of Water Quality
- Emerging Technology: Rapid Detection Methods - Denene Blackwood, UNC-Chapel Hill Institute of Marine Sciences
- Treating Microbes in Stormwater, Effectiveness of Stormwater Structural Best Management Practices - Jon Hathaway, Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, NC State University
- Southeast White Oak River Shellfish Restoration Project - Chris Roessler, Baker Engineering & Frank Tursi, NC Coastal Federation
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SE NC Red Fox Symposium
January 19 & 20, 2010
Agenda
The following links are to PDF versions of the speaker's PowerPoint presentations:
- The natural history of the red fox - Mike Campbell, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
- Predation impacts to shorebirds - Angela Mangiameli, Conservation Biologist, Audubon North Carolina
- Predation impacts to sea turtles - Dr. Matthew Godfrey, Biologist, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
- Infectious diseases of the Red Fox - Dr. Suzanne Kennedy-Stoskopf, Research Professor of Wildlife Infectious Disease, NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine
- Legal aspects of fox removal - Colleen Olfenbuttel, Biologist, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
- Managing for the red fox on protected lands and in urban settings: assessing a red fox population & removal methods - Josh Biesecker, Wildlife Specialist, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Managing for the red fox on protected lands and in urban settings:
local management strategies on Bald Head Island - Maureen Dewire, Director of Education/Senior Naturalist, Bald Head Island Conservancy
- Humane Protection of Sea Turtle Nests - Dr. Kirt Rusenko, Marine Conservationist for the City of Boca Raton based at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
- Managing the Red Fox at a South Carolina State Park: A Park Ranger’s Experience - Mike Walker, Interpretive Ranger, Huntington Beach State Park, SC Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism
Meeting Notes:
Red Fox Resources:
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SE Diamondback Terrapin Workshop
December 3, 2009
Agenda
The following links are to PDF versions of the speaker's PowerPoint presentations:
Breakout Session Notes:
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Funding Environmental Improvements in Your Community: Funding Agencies & Grant Writing Basics
October 27 & 28, 2009
Agenda
The following links are to PDF versions of the speaker's PowerPoint presentations:
Grant Writing Basics - Link to blog and presentations from Don Staub (Director, Title III, Carteret Community College)
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Getting to Know Wetlands: Value, Regulations & Conservation
May 21, 2009
Agenda
The following links are to PDF versions of the speaker's PowerPoint presentations:
- NC Division of Coastal Management's Coastal Wetland Regulations - David Moye, NC Division of Coastal Management
- US Army Corps of Engineers' Freshwater Wetland Regulations - Mickey Sugg, US Army Corps of Engineers
- NC Division of Water Quality's Freshwater Wetland Regulations - Cyndi Karoly, NC Division of Water Quality
- NC Wetland Assessment Method (NCWAM) - Cyndi Karoly, NC Division of Coastal Management
- Protecting Wetlands through Conservation Design, Part 1, Part 2 - Heather Burkert, H. Burkert & Co.
- Wetland Restoration Projects: Hammocks Beach, Sturgeon City, & Bishop Road, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 - Jessica Kemp, Ecosystem Enhancement Program
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Rainwater Harvesting Workshop – Moving our Communities toward More Sustainable Water Use