The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and its partners will host a French Creek watershed streambank restoration workshop September 13 to discuss funding opportunities for landowners addressing streambank erosion and revegetation projects.

Workshop topics include informative sessions regarding stream mechanics (how a stream functions) soft stabilization (grading and vegetative plantings), and hard stabilization (stone and log devices). By better understanding stream stabilization techniques and water flow, a long-term and environmentally friendly solution to common stream-related problems can be achieved.

The workshop will be held from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. at the Penn State Cooperative Extension office in Meadville. Time will be set aside for a question and answer period. Refreshments will be provided. The workshop is open to the general public, especially landowners looking for solutions to their streambank problems.

To RSVP, contact Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s Ryan Nageotte at 814-739-9991 and visit the WPC Freshwater Conservation Program webpage.

9/1/2006