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RappFLOW Thursday June 21, 2012

At 7 pm at the Old Schoolhouse in Sperryville, friends and lovers of our watersheds will meet (outdoors if possible). All are welcome. We will notice the summer solstice, and discuss several upcoming projects such as a field day for children and public to learn macroinvertebrate sampling for water quality; Trout Unlimited Fishing Camp; maps for improving trout stream habitats; updates for the County comprehensive plan; maintaining the rain garden; environmental improvements in the Town of Washington.

Contact: Beverly Hunter 937-4744

Rappflow Board of Directors meeting:

Thursday April 12 at 6:30 p.m.

We will meet at the Rain Garden at the Old Schoolhouse in Sperryville, and then go to the workshop room in the Schoolhouse.  Come to help plan upcoming events and programs.

Rain Garden Work Party 

Rain Garden Work party Tuesday April 10 at 6 p.m. at the Schoolhouse in Sperryville. Wear sturdy boots and gloves and bring a hand tool or two. We will identify plants, remove invasives, make trails. Cub scouts will help out.

Feb. 13, 2012, at 6:30 pm at the Old Schoolhouse in Sperryville

RappFLOW Exhibits at the Feb. 4 (2012) Going WIld in Your Backyard Habitat Open House  10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Eastern View High School in Culpeper County www.OldRagMasterNaturalists.org

Sept. 8, 2009 - Hearing for Hughes River Scenic Designation

Sept. 17, 2009 - RappFLOW will have a booth at the upcoming Living Lands Workshop -- Green Infrastructure Planning INFO + Registration

Public meeting about water quality in the Hazel, Hughes, Rush and Thornton River Watersheds

When: Thursday, April 23rd, 7PM

Where: Washington Fire Hall, 10 Firehouse Lane

The Draft Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Plan (TMDL-IP) to improve water quality in the Hazel, Hughes, Rush and Thornton Rivers is now complete.  Representatives from the Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, and other state and local agencies  will present the plan, answer questions and receive comments.  The plan was initiated in July 2008 and is based on input from local stakeholders as well as state and federal agencies through a number of local meetings. All are welcome to participate.

A copy of the draft plan and additional background information may be viewed at:

http://www.rrregion.org/tmdl_hhr

For more information, please contact:

Deirdre Clark, R-RRC, at 540.829.7450 or by e-mail at dbclark@rrregion.org; or

May Sligh, VA DCR, at 804.443.1494 or by e-mail at May.Sligh@dcr.virginia.gov.

Calling All Pond Enthusiasts!

Whether you own a pond, or are simply just curious about the possibility of having one, you will want to save time on Thursday evening, March 19, 2009, from 7:00 to 9:00 to attend RappFLOW’s second pond presentation on pond vegetation at the fire hall at Washington Volunteer Fire Department. 

Two experts in this field, Dr. Lou Verner of Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, and Shannon Jones of Virginia Lake Management, will address the specifics of native and nuisance pond vegetation. This approximately one-hour presentation will be followed by a question and answer period during which pond enthusiasts can ask questions of the experts, get information on specific situations, and walk home with lots of material on the subject.

There will NO CHARGE for this event, and refreshments will be provided.  For more information, send an email to Jenny Fitzhugh at whistlepighill@hughes.net.

RappFLOW Monthly Meeting
Date: Thursday, December 20, 2007
Time: 6:30 - 8:00
Place: Sperryville School House
Topic: RappFLOW's and its partners' progress in watershed management as well as goals for 2008 wil be discussed. Volunteers are needed so please come!

RappFLOW Monthly Meeting
Date: Thursday, November 15, 2007
Time: 6:30 - 8:00
Place: Sperryville School House
Topic: Focus for this meeting will be on recent and upcoming RappFLOW events and activities. Stormwater management, watershed protection of Rappahannock County, and the proposed Stormwater Ordinance will also be discussed

For more information contact Louise Bondelid, volunteer coordinator, 987-8693.

Thursday, September 20, 2007
RappFLOW Monthly Meeting
Time: 6:30 - 8:00
Place: RNPC/RappFLOW Headquarters in Sperryville at the Old Schoolhouse
Topic: All About Raingardens!

Water Quality Advisory Committee
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Time: 5 pm
Place: Rappahannock County Courthouse
Topics will include water supply planning.

July 4, 2007 - RappFLOW booth at Sperryville fair.
Please visit RappFLOW at the Fair!

Thursday, July 12, 2007, at 5 pm
Water Quality Advisory Committee at the Courthouse. Will have presentation on TMDL implementation.

Thursday, July 19, 2007, 6:30 pm
Regular monthly meeting in Sperryville
at our headquarters at the Old Schoolhouse

Thursday, June 21, 2007: RappFLOW Meeting
The monthly RappFLOW meeting at our headquarters next to the Old Schoolhouse in Sperryville will be held at 6:30 on Thursday June 21. All are welcome to participate.

Thursday, May 17, 2007: RappFLOW Meeting
The monthly RappFLOW meeting at our headquarters next to the Old Schoolhouse in Sperryville will be held at 6:30 - 8 pm on Thursday May 17. All are welcome to participate in working sessions on the THornton Re-Leaf cost-sharing program for residential and commercial landowners in the Thornton River watershed. Topics include practices that will reduce pollution in the streams, manage stormwater, protect groundwater, improve fish and wildlife habitat, and improve the beauty of the property.
For more information Contact: Louise Bondelid, volunteer coordinator 987-8693.

Thursday April 19: RappFLOW Meeting.
All are welcome to participate in the regular monthly meeting of RappFLOW at 6:30 p.m. at our Sperryville headquarters.

Homeowners along the Thornton River are especially encouraged to join in discussion of the Thornton Re-Leaf program and how we can assist in improving the vegetation along the stream. Other topics include plans for Earth Day, stormwater management, rain gardens, update on the county's Clean Streams program, and the sludge ordinance.

For more information please call Louise Bondelid, volunteer coordinator, at 987-8693.

Sunday April 22: Earth Day on the Thornton River in Sperryville
Give a small tribute to Mother Earth on Earth Day! Bring the family -- or come by yourself -- any time between 11 and 4 for fun, food, friendship, and learning about the critters who live in our river, how to help our water supply and clean streams and ponds with native trees, shrubs and grasses, and more. Kids can plant flowers and sort "critters" and other fun activities. We'll be down at the Thornton River behind the Old Schoolhouse in Sperryville, at the corner of Rtes 211 and 522.

For more information please call Louise Bondelid, volunteer coordinator, at 987-8693 or Mary Kathryn Ishee at 987-8296.

Public Meeting on Our Impaired Streams March 22
Rappahannock County Library, 7 PM
Info

March 15, 2007, RappFLOW meeting to focus on Riparian Buffers Initiative and Impaired Streams Study

On Thursday Feb. 15 at 6:30 p.m., you are invited to join a discussion of our 2007 initiative to assist landowners in improving and protecting the streams.

We will also review the findings of the VA Department of Environmental Quality’s study of our impaired streams, in preparation for the March 22 Public Meeting, at the county library.

The March 15th meeting will be in the RappFLOW meeting room in Sperryville, next to the old Schoolhouse at the corner of Routes 211 and 522.

February 22, 2007, special workshop on the Old Schoolhouse Buffer Restoration Project

On Thursday Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m., you are invited to join a workshop to plan the Old Schoolhouse Buffer Restoration Project. We are considering the site plan, removal of invasives, selection and acquisition of trees and shrubs and grasses to plant, design of trails and educational markers, site preparation, recruiting volunteers, and overall timeline.

The meeting will be in the RappFLOW meeting room in Sperryville, next to the old Schoolhouse at the corner of Routes 211 and 522.

For more information call Jill DuVall at 937-9934 or email Jill.

February 15, 2007, RappFLOW meeting to focus on Riparian Buffers Initiative

On Thursday Feb. 15 at 6:30 p.m., you are invited to join a discussion of our 2007 initiative to assist landowners in improving and protecting the streams.

The meeting will be in the RappFLOW meeting room in Sperryville, next to the old Schoolhouse at the corner of Routes 211 and 522.

For more information call Beverly at 937-4038 or email bev_hunter@earthlink.net

February 10 Habitat Open House from 10 a.m. till 1 p.m.
Join your friends and neighbors at the Old Schoolhouse in Sperryville for this regional event sponsored by RLEP that will focus on wildlife habitat and related topics.

RappFLOW will be one of a dozen organizations hosting informational booths, and we will also have open house at our office next door to the Old Schoolhouse. For more info, please contact Pam Owen.

January 18, 2007, RappFLOW meeting to focus on Sperryville area

On Thursday January 18 at 6:30 p.m., you are invited to join a discussion of streamside buffer vegetation along the Thornton River in the Sperryville area. This discussion is part of the planning for our 2007 initiative to assist landowners in improving and protecting the streams.

The meeting will be in the RappFLOW meeting room in Sperryville, next to the old Schoolhouse at the corner of Routes 211 and 522.

For more information call Beverly at 937-4038 or email bev_hunter@earthlink.net

Public hearing on Sludge Oct. 2, 2006, 7 p.m. at Supervisors Meeting in Courthouse
Scientific and regulatory information on sludge
Maps:  Rivers in proposed sludge application area:
Red Oak Ranch | Red Oak Ranch w/aerial view