As many of you know, one of the main threats to Delaware tribs is poorly designed culverts that exacerbate flooding and/or block fish passage. Delaware County, Trout Unlimited, and other partners are holding a workshop on building flood-resistant and fish-friendly culverts on January 30th in Walton, N.Y.
If you or someone you know has contacts with the municipalities in any local river towns, you should urge those folks to attend -- particularly if they are with highway dept., public works, etc. This is a great, proactive and practical way to help the fisheries of the Delaware -- not to mention prevent damage to infrastructure and streams from future floods.
Here's the agenda, and contact info, which I pasted from a flyer:
Stream & Culvert Workshop
“Practical, cost-effective alternatives for culverts that are
functional and environmentally friendly”
Walton Fire Hall
January 30th 2008 – 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
RSVP eheard@u-s-c.org before January 15th 2008
Sponsored by:
Millennium Pipeline Company
NYC Department of Environmental Protection
Stream & Culvert Workshop Agenda
January 30th 2008
Walton Fire Hall
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
10:00 - Welcome and Introductions
Rick Weidenbach, Executive Director - DCSWCD
10:15 - Sustainable Fisheries – An Important Local Resource
Nat Gillespie, Fisheries Scientist - Trout Unlimited
10:45 - Understanding Streams
Tom Mallory, PE, Stream Program Engineer -DCSWCD
11:30 - Management Challenges
Scotty Gladstone, Stream Program Coordinator – DCSWCD
Stream stability
Fish passage
12:00 – LUNCH
12:45 - Solutions
Wayne Reynolds, PE, Commissioner – Delaware County DPW
Types of structures
o Sleeving
o Circular
o Pipe arch
o 3 or 4 sided concrete
o Sheet piling/slab
1:15 - Case Study – Palmer Hill Culvert Restoration
Jeremy Waddell – Upper Susquehanna Coalition
1:30 – Opportunities & GIS Tools
Rick Weidenbach, Executive Director - DCSWCD
Chris Yearick - Upper Susquehanna Coalition
2:00 – Q &A Panel Discussion
3:00 - Adjourn
If you or someone you know has contacts with the municipalities in any local river towns, you should urge those folks to attend -- particularly if they are with highway dept., public works, etc. This is a great, proactive and practical way to help the fisheries of the Delaware -- not to mention prevent damage to infrastructure and streams from future floods.
Here's the agenda, and contact info, which I pasted from a flyer:
Stream & Culvert Workshop
“Practical, cost-effective alternatives for culverts that are
functional and environmentally friendly”
Walton Fire Hall
January 30th 2008 – 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
RSVP eheard@u-s-c.org before January 15th 2008
Sponsored by:
Millennium Pipeline Company
NYC Department of Environmental Protection
Stream & Culvert Workshop Agenda
January 30th 2008
Walton Fire Hall
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
10:00 - Welcome and Introductions
Rick Weidenbach, Executive Director - DCSWCD
10:15 - Sustainable Fisheries – An Important Local Resource
Nat Gillespie, Fisheries Scientist - Trout Unlimited
10:45 - Understanding Streams
Tom Mallory, PE, Stream Program Engineer -DCSWCD
11:30 - Management Challenges
Scotty Gladstone, Stream Program Coordinator – DCSWCD
Stream stability
Fish passage
12:00 – LUNCH
12:45 - Solutions
Wayne Reynolds, PE, Commissioner – Delaware County DPW
Types of structures
o Sleeving
o Circular
o Pipe arch
o 3 or 4 sided concrete
o Sheet piling/slab
1:15 - Case Study – Palmer Hill Culvert Restoration
Jeremy Waddell – Upper Susquehanna Coalition
1:30 – Opportunities & GIS Tools
Rick Weidenbach, Executive Director - DCSWCD
Chris Yearick - Upper Susquehanna Coalition
2:00 – Q &A Panel Discussion
3:00 - Adjourn
