We extend our gratitude for joining us at the our 3rd annual Rappahannock River Roundtable Symposium!

Symposium Agenda

Dr. Edwin Martínez Martínez Keynote Speaker

Visual Drone Presentation

Engaged Audience

The Rappahannock River Symposium was approved for 2 Contact Hours for DCR Conservation Planner!

Thank you to Dr. Edwin Martínez Martínez the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS); Virginia State Conservationist for taking this wonderful opportunity to be our guest keynote speaker to kick off the 3rd annual Rappahannock River Symposium!

Also, thank you to our sponsors for making this 2023 event possible!

 

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

George Washington Regional Commission

Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative

Friends of the Rappahannock 

Eldon James and Associates

Campbell Foundation

First Earth 2030

Woolen Mill

 

Access missed or review symposium presenters’ lectures through the provided links:

 

Dr. Edwin Martinez Martinez – NRCS Conservation Practices

Laura O’Brien – Community Capacity Building for Public Access

Justin Proctor and October Greenfield – The Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative

Erin Shibley, Natalie Izlar, Jordan Coscia, and Amy Johnson – Bee Friendly Beef

Katie Brownson – Rising Water Temperatures: Ecological Implications and Management Responses

Lauren Huey – Riparian Buffer Guide 

Kevin Mclean – Chesapeake Bay Program Overview and Rappahannock Updates

Terry Lasher – Sentinel Landscapes Partnership “Virginia Security Corridors” Tidewater & Potomac

John Bateman – Virginia Resilience Funding (CFPF & RVRF) 

Anoosh Tauqir – Tributary Story Maps: Informing on Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Water Quality

Ryan Gilchrist – Agricultural Friendly Solar

Alan Weaver – Rappahannock Watershed Fish Passage & Monitoring Progress

Lara Johnson – Urban & Community Forestry: State & Federal Funding

Courtney Kidwell – Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) 

Molly Mitchell – The Impact of Climate Change on Septic Systems 

Marco Sanchez and Hugh Kenny – Conservation Storytelling through Drone Imagery and Session Notes 

Jacob Gilley and Becky Szarzynski – VFGC Farmer-to-Farmer Mentor Program

Amy Golden – Fish Passage Culvert Replacement on Mud Creek