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By Martin Johnson
Rappahannock News Writer
In August 2000 the Third Conference and Summit on the Rappahannock Basin was held in Fredericksburg for the purpose of enhancing and implementing strategies to revitalize the Rappahannock River by focusing on responsible stewardship of the land and water of the river’s tributaries.
The conference identified four areas on which to focus efforts to realize the tributary strategy: agricultural issues, urban issues, public relations and outreach, and sustainable growth. Workgroups set up to develop approaches in each area first met in Fredericksburg on Feb. 13 and 14 this year.
There was a great deal of common ground among the groups. All agreed on the need to maintain, and in many cases, improve water quality. The importance of education was a common topic, as was the necessity of securing adequate funding.
Water quality has an immediate impact on those living on the land, and the importance of involving those people in the process of resource conservation was clear to all participants. Agricultural land use, for
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