NAFF Conservation Corner

September 14, 2006
Overview of the Watershed

Presenters: Ellen McNulty, Watershed Coordinator, Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, Water Division, Coordinator of the Arkansas Watershed Advisory Group; Rob Beadel, Ecologist II in the Watershed Outreach and Education Section of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality's Water Division

∙Overview of the seminars
∙Watershed approach: What is it?
∙Arkansas Watershed Advisory Group: What is it?
∙Watershed education and planning resources

September 21, 2006
The Web of Life: Quality and Quantity of Life in the Ozarks

Presenters: Steve Filipek, Assistant Chief of Fisheries, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission; David Kampwerth, Karst Expert, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

∙Description of the geology of the Ozarks
∙Animals who call this region "home"
∙Impacts to our aquatic habitats and the web of life
∙Harmonious living within the web of life to assure the future
∙Utilizing citizen groups like Stream Teams to keep the web functional

September 28, 2006
Healthy Waters-Healthy People

Presenters: Roger Miller, Arkansas Department of Health; Jim Petersen, Hydrologist U.S. Geological Survey, Arkansas Water Science Center

∙Geographic Information System in compiling, analyzing and exchanging data
∙Potential Sources of Contamination using available public data

October 12, 2006
Municipal Planning and Economic Impact

Presenter: Denis Dunderdale, Chairman, Cotter Arkansas Planning Commission, Architect, MBA

∙Land ownership-our most basic constitutional right
∙Concepts and brief history of municipal planning
∙Municipal planning versus zoning
∙Who plans and why
∙How planning can drive design architectural decisions
∙Economic impact to the individual and the community

October 19, 2006
Governance and Citizen Engagement

Presenters: George Peters, City Commissioner in Cotter, AR, President of North Arkansas Fly Fishers, Board Member-Friends of the River, California Attorney; Gene Dunaway, President of Friends of the North Fork and White Rivers, Inc., Recognized as Arkansas Water Conservationist of the Year-2005 by the Arkansas Wildlife Federation, Former Arkansas Municipal and County Attorney

∙How does a watershed "govern" itself?
∙Historical review of water law-property rights and water rights
∙Current trends in addressing environmental issues
∙How you can participate in affecting public policy in your area
∙Who you gonna' call? Who and how to call elected officials and agencies