Rivanna Conservation Society
Teacher Watershed Summit
April 2, 2008
Charlottesville Community Design Center
100 5th St. NE on the Mall
9:00am – 5:00pm
AGENDA:
9:00 - 9:30 Registration
9:30 - 10:00 Welcome/ Session overview – Robbi Savage and Chuck Pace
10:00 – 10:45 History of the Rivanna River: Geological, Pre-Colonial,
Colonial eras - Jeff Hantmam (UVA)
10:45 – 11:15 Virtual Tour of the Rivanna - Martin Johnson
11:15 – 12:00 Rivanna River: Tributary of the Bay; Bay Status and
Education Opportunities - Pat Calvert and area Teacher
to outline how CBF Education Programs are implemented in the classroom
Noon – 12:45 Lunch and roundtable discussion among the participants
1:00p – 1:30 Rivanna River Basin Commission – Ridge Schuyler
1:30 – 2:00 Aging Infrastructure: Financial Challenge and
Environmental Opportunity - Tom Frederick, Exec. Director,
Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority
2:00 – 2:30 Growth Impacts and Environmental Solutions
Panel Discussion: Agriculture, Development, Stormwater -
Jay Willer, Kristel Riddervold, Dan Mahon
2:30 – 3:15 Teacher Roundtable: Who’s Doing What?
Eileen Merritt - Stone Robinson Elementary
Jill Locke - Fluvanna Middle School
Andrea Trank - Monticello High School
3:15 – 4:15 The Murky Water Caper – Mystery Musical Play for Schools
4:15 – 4:30 Closing Comments & Youth Watershed Summit Planning
4:30 – 5:00 Networking Reception
Primary Sponsor
Rivanna Conservation Society
Proposed Co Sponsors
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
City of Charlottesville County of Albemarle
County of Fluvanna County of Greene
Rivanna Garden Club
Rivanna Trails Foundation
StreamWatch
The Nature Conservancy
Thomas Jefferson Regional Planning Commission
Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District
VA Department of Conservation and Recreation
VA Department of Environmental Quality
VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Technical and Program Advisors
John Murphy, StreamWatch
Chuck Pace, County of Albemarle
Ann Regn, VADEQ
Special Features:
1. Resource List to assist with Standard of Learning and Meaning Watershed Education Experiences (SOL & MEWEE)
2. Resource Publications to assist with education programs
3. Raffle of a Rain Barrel
4. Raffle Water Monitoring Kit
5. Teacher Watershed Summit Tote Bag
6. Perpetual Coffee, snacks, luncheon and reception