Streamside Buffers and Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Workshop Nov. 4 in Forest Hill
STREAMSIDE BUFFERS & CREP WORKSHOP
Date:
Friday, November 4, 2011
Time:
8:30 – 9:00am Check-in time (light refreshments served)
9:00am – 12:00 noon Workshop
12:00 – 12:30pm Lunch (provided)
12:30 – 3:00pm Streamside buffer plantings tour (optional)
Location:
Harford County Extension Office
2335 Rock Spring Road
Forest Hill, MD
410-638-3255
Sponsored by: Harford County Environmental Planning and the Harford Soil Conservation District
Pre-registration required. Please pre-register by November 1, 2011 by emailing your name, address, phone number, and number attending to deercreekwras@harfordcountymd.gov or by calling 410-838-6181, ext 3.
Workshop Topics:
• Benefits of streamside (riparian) buffers.
• CREP (Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program) benefits to landowners and the environment (signing bonuses, incentive payments, cost-share assistance, how to enroll)
• Presentations by several property owners already enrolled in CREP
• Tour of several properties with established streamside buffers
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