North Shenandoah Restoration and Management Project Kickoff

​On March 16th the Forest Service will be holding a meeting to discuss the North Shenandoah Restoration and Management Project. This large landscape will be centered around the Slate Lick area in northwestern Rockingham County. The purpose of the meeting is to introduce the project to the public and begin to gather information about its scale and scope. We invite all VWC members to attend this important gathering. The meeting is from 9-2 and will be held at the Rockingham County Administration Center 20 East Gay Street in Harrisonburg.

Agenda:
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Time                           Topic                                      Presenter
 
9:00 am – 9:15 am       Welcome                                 Elwood Burge, North River District Ranger
 
9:15 am – 9:45 am       Introductions
 
9:45 am – 10:30 am     Project/Process Overview     Karen Overcash, Project Coordinator
·   Process, Project Sideboards, Timelines, etc.
 
10:30 am – 10:45 am   BREAK
 
10:45 am – 12:00 pm  Presentations on Current Conditions
·   Forest Vegetation – Kevin Kyle, North Zone Silviculturist
·   Wildlife and Aquatics – Meg McElveen, North Zone Wildlife Biologist
·   Recreation – Steven Beri, North River District Recreation Program Manager
·   History of Wildfire and Prescribed Fire - TBD
 
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm    LUNCH
 
1:00 pm – 1:10 pm      Closeout                                 Elwood and Karen
 
1:10 pm – 2:00 pm      Informal Time for Reviewing Maps and Discussions