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DISTRICTDIRECTORS

CAROLYNBAKERJOHNNELSON

GLENNGRAHAMBRADLEYMULLINS

JOHNNYSAWYERSLYNDAHUBBARD

ASSOCIATEDIRECTORS

EDDIEHANNAH

DARRELLMULLINS

HARRYSTROUTH

JANEMOORE

Robert“robby”robbins

ANNUALREPORT2008-2009

TheDirectorsoftheLonesomePineSoilandWaterConservationDistricthadaveryproductiveandbeneficialyearfor2008-2009.Manyserviceswereprovidedtoindividualcooperators,unitsofgovernment,andbusinessesinDickensonandWisecounties.SincethetwomajorprioritiesoftheDistrictwereeducationandwaterquality,themajorityoftheactivitiescenteredonschoolchildren,clubs,andcivicgroupswithsubjectmatterrelatingtowaterqualityandconservation.Districtmembershavebeenleadersanddirectlyinvolvedwithallactivities.Grantshavemadeitpossibleformanyprojectstobecomerealities.WesincerelyappreciatethesupportoftheCommonwealthofVirginia,DepartmentofConservationandRecreation,DivisionofSoilandWaterConservation,NaturalResourcesConservationService,DepartmentofEnvironmentalQuality,OfficeofSurfaceMining,VirginiaDepartmentofMines,MineralsandEnergy,VirginiaDepartmentofForestry,DickensonCountyBoardofSupervisors,WiseCountyBoardofSupervisors,andThePhippsFoundationforthefundingwhichmadeDistrictoperationsandactivitiespossible.

TheCommonwealthofVirginiasupportstheLonesomePineSoilandWaterConservationDistrictthroughfinancialandadministrativeassistanceprovidedbytheDepartmentofConservationandRecreation.

Followingaresomehighlightsoftheactivitiesaccomplishedbythedistrictduringthepastyear.

DISTRICTOPERATIONS

TheLonesomePineSWCDbeganplanningfortheyearbyreviewingthestrategicplananddevelopinganAnnualPlanofWorkfor2008-2009.ObjectivesandprioritiesweredefinedandstrategicallyplannedforaccomplishingthegoalssetbytheDistrict.TheDistrictsubmittedagrantagreementforBMPmoneytoaccomplishwaterqualitygoals.

DistrictmemberssupportedtheArea,StateandNationalSWCDAssociationsthroughmeetingattendanceandfinancialsupport.TheAnnualReportwasprepared.Districthasawebpagehttp:

//lpswcd.org/

WATERQUALITY

Sincewaterqualityisoneofthedistrict’smainpriorities,manyofthe2008-2009activitiesrelatedtoprojectsforimprovingwaterqualityinourstreamsandrivers.

AstreamassessmentprogramwasestablishedtoevaluatestreamswithintheDistrict.StreammonitoringwasconductedundertheSaveOurStreamsandKentuckyWaterWatchprograms.ThedistrictisworkingwiththePoundRiverWatershedCoalitionandBigSandyRiverBasinCoalition.WealsoprovidetechnicalandadministrativeassistancetotheMcClureRiverRestorationProjectandtheGuestRiverRestorationProject.

GUESTRIVERRESTORATIONPROJECT

TheGuestRiverRestorationProjectwasformedin1995byaninformalallianceofagencyrepresentativesandlocalcitizenswhowereconcernedaboutthestateoftheGuestRiverwaterwaysinWiseCounty,VA.Theprojecthasseenamyriadofsuccesses,evenreceivingnationalrecognitionfortheirefforts.Todaytheprojectcontinuestoimplementwaterqualityimprovementprojectsinanefforttoestablishahealthierandmorerecreationalfriendlywaterway.

Duringthe2008-2009fiscalyearClaireDonley,theGuestRiverRestorationProjectOSM/VISTA,organizedandadministeredmultipleprojects.

∙TheOSM/VISTAcreatedandimplementedanewfundraising/awarenesscampaign:

GuardiansoftheGuest.AprogramdesignedtoincreasewaterqualityawarenessintheGuestRiverWatershed,andgivelocallandownersandbusinessesanopportunitytofinanciallysponsorrivermiles.Donationsraisedfromthisprogramwillbeusedforstreamrestorationandoutreachprojects.

∙TheGRRPpartneredwiththeWiseCountyLitterControlDepartmentandKeepWiseCountyBeautifultoorganizeatwodaystreamcleanupintheGuestRiverWatershedalongClearCreekandBearCreek.TheGRRPOSM/VISTAcoordinatedthiseventandsubmittedapressreleasetoencouragevolunteerparticipation.Thirtyeightvolunteerscollected3,500poundsoftrashfrom5streammiles!

∙TheOSM/VISTAorganizedaLandownerAssistantsWorkshopforlandownersintheGuestRiverWatershedtolearnabouttheimportanceofimplementingbestmanagementpracticesandriparianbuffersonagriculturelandsandtohearaboutgovernmentsponsoredcostshareprogramsavailabletohelpwithpropertyimprovements.

∙TheOSM/VISTAassistedtheUpperTennesseeRiverRoundtablewithmanagingaraingardenconstructionprojectatCoeburnHighSchool.TheOSM/VISTAorganizedaraingardenplantingdayforstudentsandeducatedthestudentvolunteersaboutstormwaterrunoffandpollution.

∙TheOSM/VISTApartneredwiththeWiseCountyHealthDepartmenttocompleteasepticsystemsurveyoftheCrabOrchardcommunityinordertolocatefailingseptictanksanddistributeinformationtohomeownersabouttheimportanceofpickinguppetwaste.

∙TheOSM/VISTAorganizedtwostormdrainstencilingeventstoraiseknowledgeaboutstormwaterrunoff.ThirtyhighschoolstudentsfromCoeburnandWisestenciledoverfiftystormdrainsthroughoutbothcommunities.

∙TheOSM/VISTApartneredwiththeDepartmentofMinesMinerals&

Energy,theAppalachianCoalCountryWatershedTeamandtheAppalachianRegionalReforestationInitiativetoorganizeatreeplantingproject.Thirtyfivevolunteersplanted2,500treesontwoacresofreclaimedgobpilelandintheCrane’sNestcommunity,northofCoeburn.

∙TheOSM/VISTAcoordinatedaGuestRiverGroupreunionforgroupmemberstomeetanddiscussthefutureoftheproject.

∙TheOSM/VISTAparticipatedinamultitudeofenvironmentaleducationpresentations,demonstratingandexplainingtheEnviroscape,collectingmacroinvertebrateandtestinglocalwaterqualitywithover500WiseCountystudents.

∙TheOSM/VISTAtooktheleadinorganizingaCanoetheClincheventforAmeriCorpsweek.TheSouthwestVirginiaVISTA'

spartneronthiseventinordertoincreaseawarenessandshowcaseprojectscompletedbyACCWTOSM/VISTA’sservinginthearea.SeventeencommunitymemberscanoedeightmilesoftheClinchRiver.

∙TheOSM/VISTAcoordinatedtwoVirginiaSaveOurStreamstrainingsessionsinorderforcommunitymemberstobecomecertifiedvolunteerwatermonitorsandassistwithwatermonitoringeffortsintheGuestRiver.Ninecommunitymembersattendthetrainingsandbecamecertifiedinmacroinvertebratesidentification.

∙TheOSM/VISTAresearchedandappliedfortwograntapplications,VirginiaNaturallyandBlueWaterProject.Moneyreceivedfromthesegrantswouldbeusedtopurchasewatermonitoringequipment（multiprobeHydrolab）andassistwithwaterqualityimprovementprojectsinthewatershed.Grantmoniesappliedfortotaled$9,000.

BIGSANDYRIVERBASINCOALITION

TheBigSandyRiverBasinCoalitionwasoriginallyformedin1999when130peoplefromKentucky,VirginiaandWestVirginiaattendedthefirsttri-stateconference.In2001bylawswereapprovedandthefirstofficerselected.Oneofthefirstprojectsthenewlyorganizedcoalitionapprovedwasaclean-updayfortheareawherethethreestatesmeetnearWharncliffe,WV.

Inthefallof2002,thecoalitioninvitedmembersoftheUSCongress,statelegislators,andlocalgovernmentofficialstoaspecialmeeting.Thirty-fivepeopleattendedthismeetingwithastrongshowingbylegislativestaffers.Thoseinattendancegaveapprovaltopursueaninterstateagreementtoaccomplishwaterqualitygoals.StatementofPrinciplesbetweenthethreestateswassuccessfullyaccomplishedonOctober25,2007.

Ineightyears,theCoalitionhasaccomplishedmanyimprovementstowaterquality.Atri-statelitterclean-upwasorganizedandsupporthasbeengiventoeachlocalityfortheireffortstocleanupillegaltrashdumpsitesandpursueenforcementactions.TheCoalitionwasthefirsttributarywatershedgrouptodevelopaformalworkingrelationshipwithOhioRiverValleyWaterSanitationCommission（ORSANCO）.

TheCoalitionisworkingonfundingtohireaparttimecoordinatortowritegrantswhichaddressWaterQualityissues.

McCLURERIVERRESTORATIONPROJECT

TheMcClureRiverRestorationProject（MRRP）isalocalcitizensgroupwithamissiontoimprovethehealthoftheMcClureRiveranditssurroundingcommunities.Startedin2001,theMRRPcontinuestoworkforcleanwaterandhealthycommunitieswithintheMcClureRiverWatershed.Forfiscalyear2008theprojectreceived$10,000fromtheDickensonCountyBoardofSupervisorstosupporttheVISTAwatersheddevelopmentcoordinatorposition,aswellastosupportwaterqualityimprovementsandeducationaloutreachefforts.OverthepastyeartheMRRPpartneredwithmanyagenciesandorganizationsinordertocarryoutavarietyofprojects,mostlyfocusedonreducingbacterialcontaminationandeducatingthepublicaboutwaterquality.Thispastyear’smajorinitiativesincluded:

ChrisDexter,OSM/VISTAvolunteer,wroteandreceivedagrantfromtheHolstonRiverSoilandWaterConservationDistricttospearheadaRainBarrelWorkshop.RainBarrelshelptoconservehouseholdwaterbycatchingwateroffroofs.

TwentybarrelsweredonatedtotheMcClureRiverRestorationProjectfromC&

JGasFillServices.RainBarrelpartswereorderedthroughtheUpperTennesseeRegionalRoundtable.Theworkshopwasahugesuccesswithnearly30participants.TheworkshopwasheldattheBinn’sCountsCommunityCenterinStratton,VA.

SaveourStreamstrainingwashoste