Critical Area Commission 2008 Spring Workshops

Both the May 22 and June 12 Workshops are Full
Thank you for your interest.

Workshop Agenda 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
9:00 – 9:15	Coffee and Registration
9:15 – 9:30	Welcome and Introductions Margaret McHale, Chair
9:30 – 10:30	Innovative Approaches to Compliance with the 10% Rule Tom Schueler (Chesapeake Stormwater Network)
	This session will provide information about the 10% pollutant reduction requirement for projects located in Intensely Developed Areas (IDAs) and how appropriate Best Management Practices (BMPs) are selected and designed. The advantages, limitations, and design parameters of some of the most common BMPs will be discussed. Addressing site constraints, evaluating new technologies and practices (such as green roofs), accounting for non-structural BMPs (rooftop disconnects), and the Stormwater Act of 2007 will be covered.
10:30 – 10:40	Break
10:40 – 11:30	All About the 100-foot Buffer Mark Burchick (Environmental Systems Analysis)
	This session will explore some of the latest research on riparian buffers and vegetated filter strips and their role in water quality improvement and habitat restoration on a variety of sites, in both urban and rural areas. Emphasis will be placed on recent research and how the width, structural composition, plant stocking, and species diversity of riparian areas can affect their function and sustainability.
11:30 – 12:15	Buffer Management Plans LeeAnne Chandler and Mary Owens Leslie Wood (Environmental Systems Analysis)
	This session will examine how to develop, implement, and review Buffer Management Plans. It will include information about how to analyze a site where the Buffer must be established or enhanced and how to develop a plan that addresses the desires of the property owner and meets the requirements of the Critical Area Program. The use of native species, the eradication of invasive and undesirable species, the determination of appropriate plant stocking, and the development of maintenance techniques and strategies will be discussed. The components of Buffer Management Plans for various project types and sites, as well as standards for reviewing the Plans will be discussed.
12:15 – 1:00	Lunch (Lunch provided by the Commission)
1:00 – 1:50	Living Shorelines and Innovative Approaches to Shoreline Erosion Control Scott Macomber and David Seaborn (Angler Environmental)
	The use of non-structural shore erosion control methods as a means to stabilize eroding shorelines while allowing them to retain their dynamic nature and habitat value is becoming an increasingly significant element of the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays restoration effort. While “living shorelines” may not be appropriate on every site, new technologies, strategies, planting methods, and construction techniques are making these measures a practical, cost effective, and habitat enhancing option on an increasing number of properties. This session will cover the basic types, features, and functions of non-structural measures, and will provide guidance regarding how to determine if these measures are appropriate for a particular site.
1:50 – 2:00	Break
2:00 – 2:50	Conservation Partnerships to Enhance Critical Area Program Goals *Patrick Naehu (The Nature Conservancy)*
	This session will provide an overview of an evolving concept that can provide ways for local governments to address reforestation, afforestation, and mitigation requirements using strategies that meet the goals of State law and local Critical Area regulations and provide real habitat protection and water quality enhancement benefits to the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays watersheds. Often reforestation and afforestation take place on the same site that is being developed. While the quantity of trees planted may meet the square footage requirement, ecologically functioning forest habitat is permanently lost. In some cases, such as mitigation for FIDS impacts, mitigation cannot be accomplished on site. This session will explore potential opportunities for the Commission to facilitate partnerships between local governments and land preservation organizations to accomplish meaningful and significant mitigation projects.
2:50 – 3:30	New Directions for 2008 Margaret McHale, Chair
	This session will provide an opportunity for the Commission Chair to discuss the many challenges facing the Commission as the 25th anniversary of the Critical Area Program approaches. The discussion will include new initiatives for the Commission resulting from the 2008 legislative session and opportunities to improve the effectiveness of the Program at the State and the local level.
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For additional information, contact Mary Owens Phone (410) 260-3480 or E-Mail: mowens@dnr.state.md.us
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