Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 10 · column 1 of 6 · from the scan, no model involved
By Jeanne Spath
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
During the summer of 2002, a group of concerned Rappahannock citizens got together “Tb help preserve, protect, conserve and restore water resources and Rappahannock County’s watersheds.”
Thus the birth of Rappahannock Friends and Lovers of Our Watershed, more commonly known as RappFLOW.
Last week Beverly Hunter, spokesperson for RappFLOW, asked the Rappahannock Planning Commission, “What do we know about our watershed?”
Watersheds provide natural services, including the supply of drinking water, habitat for plants and animals and a source of recreation and relaxation.
Hunter reported that in just over two years, RappFLOW has completed Phase I of its purpose, creating an educational forum to share interests and knowledge of Rappahannock watersheds.
The non-profit group hosted a workshop on Sustainable Forestry in 2004, and has presented public forum topics including air and water quality in the Shenandoah National Park, riparian buffers, erosion/ sedimentation and stream production, and sustainable agriculture.
According to Hunter, as the group begins Phase II of its existence, RappFLOW’s long range goal is "... to have in place a community-wide vision, comprehensive watershed management plan, and associated implementation mechanisms by the time of the next revision of the Comprehensive Plan in 2009.”
The group hopes to complete this second phase by June 2006, which would serve as a model for watershed planning throughout Rappahannock County.
RappFLOW has found that
92.3%