How Healthy Are Our Watersheds?
Ways to Protect Our Watersheds
Stream Buffers
-Riparian Buffer & Rain Garden
-Buffer Handbook
-Sources of native plants
Upper Thornton River Watershed Study
RappFLOW is a member of the Orion Grassroots Network
Ways to Protect Our Watershed
Sustainable Forestry:
Our Forest Treasures of Rappahannock County Protect Our Watershed: How We Sustain, Enjoy, and Benefit
A Workshop Held April 24, 2004, at Mt. Vernon Farm
One of the most important actions we can take to protect our watershed is to manage our forested lands carefully. Beginning with our workshop on this topic in July 2004, we have been gathering information to assist landowners, foresters, and local woodworkers in understanding the benefits of sustainable forestry, getting help, and implementing best practices.
Chad Vogel, professional horse logger in Rappahannock County, chooses, cuts and moves trees with minimal impact on the forest, thus protecting streams and watershed. He and other local experts demonstrated their know-how at RappFLOW's public forum on sustainable forestry, "Our Forest Treasures of Rappahannock County Protect Our Watershed: How We Sustain, Enjoy and Benefit."