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ECRR Summer Practicum
Concord University, Athens, WV.
Click Here to Download the Summer Practicum Registration Form (Microsoft Word Document)
Summer Practicum Course Descriptions and Presenter Bios
Directions to Concord University
On Site Registration
Registration at the training will be in the lobby of the North Tower dorm building from 2PM-5PM and 8PM-11PM on Thursday. From 5PM-8PM Thursday and during meal times all other days, registration will be at the Student Center Ballroom
Schedule
2-and-3 Day Tracks – July 29-August 1 (participants will be in these courses during each morning and afternoon session)
Save Our Streams Water Monitoring Training (Tim Craddock, Jennifer Dupree)
Wetlands Restoration Workshop (Tom Biebighauser, John Byrd)
Beginner QuickBooks (Mick Gillam)
Intermediate QuickBooks (Mick Gillam)
GIS (Amy Blankenship)
Thursday, July 29
2 pm: registration opens5:00-6:00: Dinner – Opening speech
7:00: Speaker—Dr. Michael Hendryx, Public Health in the Coalfields
Friday, July 30
7:00: Breakfast (with brief video)
8:00: General Session/Welcome
8:30: Morning Sessions: see options below
2-3 day tracks
Intro to Watershed Planning (Paul Hayden); Land Use Planning and How it Affects Your Watershed Based Plan (Alice Jones)
Watershed and Community Members (Mike Steinmaus); Recreation and Tourism Marketing (Justin Gaull)
Intro to Environmental Economics: Decision Making on a Limited Budget (Matt Heberling)
Grant Writing Part 1-must attend Part 2 in afternoon (Alice Ruhnke and Alvan Gale)
Parliamentary Procedure:
11:30-12:30: Lunch (with PowerPoint/captioned photos)
1:00-5:00: Afternoon Sessions: see options below
2-3 day tracks
Watershed Planning for 319 Grant: A Hands-On Practicum (Alice J. and Paul H.)
Non-Profit Law (Dr. John David Smith)
Watershed Resources Registry (Dvon Duncan); Incorporating Brownfields Into Watershed Strategies ( George Carico)
Grant Writing Part 2 – for those who attended Part 1 in am
5:00-6:00: Networking Dinner (State tables with suggested discussion points)
7:00: Movie Night –
Out of the Ground: Western Pennsylvania’s Coal Mining Experience,
Written and Directed by Andy McAllister
Saturday, July 31
7:00: Breakfast (with brief video)
8:30: Morning Sessions -- See options below:
2-3 day tracks
Stormwater Management: Individual and Large Scale Approaches (Paul Hayden)
Influencing Active Mining Operations to Minimize Environmental Impacts and Maximize Reclamation Success (Scott Eggerud); Reforesting Previously Mined Land in Appalachia (Patrick Angel)
Watershed Best Practices (Mike King); SMCRA (Andy McAllister)
Grant Writing Part 1 – Must attend Part 2 in afternoon (Alice Ruhnke and Alvan Gale)
11:30: Lunch – Speaker Mary Wildfire, Going Solar: how go off-grid in Appalachia with a low income and high quality of life
1:00: Afternoon Sessions – see options below
2-3 day tracks
Power of Communications (Dvon Duncan); Collaboration and Partnership Building (ACCWT)
Geology of Coal (Dr. Dave Matchen)
Grant Writing Part 2 – for those who attended part 1 in the morning
Water Quality Issues in Coal Country Using the Clean Water Act - Bill Painter
5:00: Dinner – John Byrd: Using Wetlands for Outdoor Classrooms
7:00: Music/Dance Night
Sunday, August 1
7:00: Breakfast, with brief video8:30-11:00: Morning Session – see options below
3-day track wrap-ups
General Sessions: Sustainable Organizations (Barry Thacker); Wrap up
11:30: Lunch – wrap up discussions, evaluations
1:00: Keith Pitzer celebration & send off
