Is your backyard stream washing away?
Here’s your chance to learn more about sustainable backyard stream-repair solutions to reduce erosion and return stream banks to a healthy, attractive state.
Attendees will have the opportunity to watch, ask questions, and even install plants that stabilize and beautify a stream bank.
When: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. March 27 (Snow date: April 3)
Where: Newland Volunteer Fire Department, 342 Estatoa Ave.
Cost: $25, includes lunch
Register: Click here
Who Should Attend: Homeowners, local government personnel, Criteria 2 or 3 EE Certification, landscapers, utility workers, park managers
Questions? Contact Wendy Patoprsty at 828-264-3061 or email Wendy_Patoprsty@ncsu.edu
Agenda
9 a.m. – Registration
9:30 a.m. – Classroom discussion of problems and solutions
Noon – Lunch provided
1 p.m. – Field demonstrations of stream bank repair
3:30 p.m. – Adjourn
This workshop is sponsored by the NC Cooperative Extension, NCSU Biological and Agricultural Engineering Dept, the Town of Newland, and Avery County.