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During his 27-vear career with USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service he has implemented and managed watershed and stream restoration projects in Oregon, Nevada, California and Virginia.
John Tippett will show how Rappahannock County streams affect the Rappahannock watershed and Chesapeake Bay. He has served as Director of Friends Of the Rappahannock (FO R.) for nine years. Tippett holds a masters degree in Environmental Resource Management from Duke University. He specializes in watershed protection and nonpoint source pollution control.
Tippett led the development of a comprehensive GPS-based survey of the Rapidan River in 1999 and published an atlas prioritizing riparian areas for restoration. His group assists agricultural operators in the Rappahannock’s upper basin with riparian stewardship.
Tbachers, students and parents from Hearthstone School will take participants on a tour of the school grounds, including the student-built path along the Thornton River, the locations where students conduct their water quality monitoring activities and the stream they use to water the garden the students are creating.
Next: Ways to protect your stream.
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