CO 2 Valuing Virginia’s ECOSYSTEM Services. Water Quality Efforts (Sediment Load & Nutrient Load Reduction, Infiltration) How does forest cover impact.

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Valuing Virginia’sECOSYSTEMServices

Water Quality Efforts (Sediment Load & Nutrient Load Reduction, Infiltration)

• How does forest cover impact water quality and quantity?

• Potential Applications– Municipal water supplies (reservoir life, treatment costs) – Stormwater management– TMDLs

FORESTS TO FAUCETS PROGRAM

inSouth Fork Rivanna River Reservoir Watershed

Forests to FaucetsSouth Fork Rivanna River Watershed

Landowner Workshop AgendaJune 8, 2010

•Welcome, Intros, & Overview of Forests to Faucets program  Buck Kline

•Eligible Practices - Preharvest Planning, Harvest Stabilization, Rip. Buffer Tax Credit cash match David Powell

•Eligible Practices - Conservation Easement Mike Santucci

•EQIP eligibility Brent Whitlock

•Eligible Practices – Tree Planting - Bidding Process Mike Collins

•Open Field/Riparian Buffer Planting protocols•Bidding Process "Skit"•Screening Criteria

•Developing a Tree Planting Project (species, spacing, site prep, etc.) with a VDOF ForesterNelson Shaw

•Question and Answer

•Adjourn

“conservation will ultimately boil down to rewarding the private landowner who conserves the public interest.” -

Aldo Leopold

Thank You

Buck Kline

Virginia Department of Forestry

900 Natural Resources Drive

Charlottesville, VA 22903

PHONE: 434-220-9035

E-MAIL: [email protected]