2008 Watershed Summit on Shortmountain

2008 Watershed Summit on ShortMountain

September 19-21

ShortMountain Bible Camp

Woodbury, Tennessee

Friday, September 19

11:00 a.m – 4:00 p.m.
CraftsBuilding
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Tennessee Blueways Summit

A workshop on creating successful river trails and blueways.
Organizer: Mike Cain of the Harpeth River Watershed Association.
Supported by a grant from the Southeast Watershed Forum
4:00 – 9:00 p.m. / Arrival and registration for the Watershed Summit
7:00-8:00 p.m. / Dinner
8:00-9:00
Fireplace Room / Report from the Tennessee Blueways Summit.
Panel discussion. Mike Cain, moderator
9:00 / Campfire (s’mores provided)

Saturday, September 20

6:00 a.m. / Run-Walk-Stroll for early risers. 5K round trip to the top of ShortMountain.
7:30-8:30 a.m. / Breakfast
8:30-9:45 a.m / Opening session: welcome, introductions
Fireplace Room /

The importance of place: a natural history of ShortMountain

Milo Pyne, Senior Regional Ecologist, NatureServe.

Comprehensive Planning for Watershed Protection

Dr. Bridget Jones, Executive Director, Cumberland Region Tomorrow
10:00-11:15 / Concurrent Sessions
A: Fireplace Room / Water Monitoring Initiatives in the Mid-State:

• Use of the GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) system for recording data. – Randle Branch, SRWA
• Visual Stream Assessment: technical considerations and current status – Beth Chesson, SRWA

B: CraftsBuilding / Green Infrastructure in Your Community: an Economic Analysis.
Margo Farnsworth, Senior Fellow, Cumberland River Compact
Vena Jones, Local Official Curriculum Director, Cumberland River Compact
11:30-Noon / Concurrent Sessions
A: Fireplace Room / Keeping your watershed group afloat - key fundraising strategies for TN watershed groups. –
Laura Alex, Watershed Programs Director, Cumberland River Compact
B. CraftsBuilding /

Tennessee Stream Mitigation Project.

Frank Fiss, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. / Lunch
1:15-2:45 p.m. / Concurrent Sessions
A: Fireplace Room / Our Streams are Our drinking water: panel of local utility managers.
Neal Appelbaum, Coordinator.
Panelists: Andy Jacobs, Water Manager, City of Woodbury
Randall Braker, Manager, DuckRiver Utility Commission
B: CraftsBuilding /

Agency Roundtable: Updates and reports from key agencies

Laura Alex, Coordinator
Panelists: Paul Davis, Director of Water Pollution Control, TDEC
Frank Fiss & Kim Elkin, Watershed Project, TWRA
Richard Long, Marine Safety Officer,U.S. Coast Guard
3:00-5:00
Fireplace Room
All day / Conservation legislation for the 2009 General Assembly:
John McFadden, Tennessee Environmental Council
Marge Davis, Tennessee Bottle Bill Project
Agency and Organization Exhibits in the Sunroom
5:00-6:00 / Free time and sunset walk
6:00-7:30 / Cookout Dinner and neighborhood potluck on the deck
7:30-9:00
9:00 p.m / Entertainment: Local acoustic musicians Bruce Nemerov, Bill Steber and Ron Bombardi.
Campfire (more s’mores)
Sunday, September 21
6:00 a.m. / Run-Walk-Stroll for early risers. 5K round trip to the top of ShortMountain.
7:30-8:30 a.m. / Breakfast
9:00-11:00
Sunroom / Strategy session:
Review findings of previous day and develop 2009 Action Agenda.
Plan for 2009 Summit
11:00-noon / Clean up and departure.

The 2008 Watershed Summit on ShortMountain is supported by a grant from the Greater Nashville Regional Council in partnership with the Tenn. Dept. of Environment & Conservation and a generous contribution from the Keathley Family Fund.