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WATERSHED STEWARDSHIP

Assignment 13: Flood and Soil Maps

For this assignment I focused locally on Cleveland, VA. Cleveland is located within the Clinch River watershed and where the river flows...

Assignment 10: Research Equipment

Monitoring the health is a critical task in managing any watershed. There are a variety of different tools that can be used. Taking a...

Assignment 9: Special Threats/Challenges to the Clinch River

Image Source: Nathan Rott/NPR

Assignment 11: Invasive Species in the Clinch River Valley

Assignment 7: Flood and Drought Data

Before I moved back to Blacksburg in 2016 to finish my Master's in landscape architecture with Virginia Tech, I worked for a small...

Assignment 6: Clinch River Watershed Special Characteristics

The Clinch River watershed has several unique characteristics that create a unique ecosystem for the several endemic species that call...

Assignment 8: Watershed Organization Research

Photo: Jeffrey Ingram We all need, somebody, to lean on! The Clinch River leans on several community organizations, non-profits, and...

Assignment 5: Tank Hollow Falls Watershed Delineation

What a fun exercise. Though I am focusing on the Virginia portion of the Clinch River for the course, I decided to look more closely...

Assignment 4: Dendrology in Virginia's Clinch River Valley

Trees and small shrubs are a dominant vegetative feature within Virginia's Clinch River Valley. The slides below highlight a mixture of...