2006 Communities success stories
2006 State Forestry Judging and Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Contest Winners
Please join me in congratulating the winners of the 2006 state forestry judging and wildlife habitat evaluation (WHEP) contests. The following teams will represent Virginia at their respective national competitions this summer.
Forestry
- Hannah Shaw- Bath County
- Bobby Wright- Bath County
- Meghan Mullins- Dickenson County
- Blake Hill- Dickenson County
National contest to be held July 23-27 at Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp, WVWHEP
- Travis Charlton- Craig County
- Brandon Osborne- Montgomery County
- Kara Albert- Montgomery County
National contest to be held July 26-30 at Upham Woods 4-H Environmental Center, Madison, WI
Congratulations also go to the coaches, Michelle Adcock (WHEP) and Susan Wilder and Christine Hodges (Forestry)!
Friends of Blacks Run Greenway: Restoring an Urban Stream to Connect a Virginia Community
Canaan Valley Institute worked with a local watershed group in Harrisonburg to restore a local stream.
Most Creative Scenic Improvement
The Friends of the Rockfish Watershed and the Lynchburg VDOT District received this award from Scenic Virginia for the two-mile restoration of the South Fork of the Rockfish River in Nelson County that enhances the beauty of the Rockfish Valley as seen from several Virginia Byways, and that has made the river a candidate for Virginia’s Scenic River designation.
Also, Rural Nelson (ruralnelson.org) and FORWatershed (forwatershed.org) are both featured in a video produced by the Va. Department of Conservation and Recreation entitled "Catching the Watershed Wave, A Case Study on Small Watershed Planning in Two Virginia Communities." You may be interested in contacting Gary Waugh, Public Relations Manager, for information on how to receive a DVD copy of this video.
Conservation field day/farm tour in Tazewell County
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On Wednesday, October 17, thirty-four farm owners and operators, along with several agency representatives, traveled by bus and private vehicle for a conservation field day/farm tour to view and learn more about conservation practices on farms in Tazewell County.