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Cacapon Institute seeks a full-time, Education & Outreach Coordinator. The successful applicant will focus on delivering Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences and coordinating the Institute’s social media. In addition, the employee will participate in the full range of CI’s non-profit activities including watershed research, forestry, green infrastructure, grant writing, and fundraising. CI staff will work closely…
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Cacapon Institute seeks two Forestry Coordinators to work in the Eastern Panhandle and Potomac Basin of West Virginia. The successful applicants must live (or plan to live) in their work area and work from home is encouraged but extensive travel is required. Apply immediately. We will fill these positions ASAP. Email ci@cacaponinstitute.org with the subject…
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Time is of the essence. Deadline to apply – Feb. 1, 2021. Design completion June 1, 2021. Cacapon Institute seeks a design firm to draw plans for Natural Stream Restoration on Warm Springs Run, Berkeley Springs, WV. This RFP is for design only. We anticipate planning to cost $40,000 (+/-) for ~2,000 feet of stream in…
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Cacapon Institute seeks a full-time Riparian Forester. The successful applicant will focus on planting and maintaining riparian forest buffers in the Potomac Basin of West Virginia with an emphasis on the USDA Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program. In addition, the employee will participate in the full range of CI’s non-profit activities including urban forestry, green infrastructure,…
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Cacapon Institute, a member of the West Virginia Chesapeake Bay Program, seeks a full-time Education & Outreach Coordinator to support our Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences and the Potomac Watershed Partnership. The successful candidate will have a desire to work outdoors, enjoy engaging students and adults in watershed education, and an interest in CI’s mission to…
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May 20 – August 2, 2019 internship with the WV Division of Forestry to perform maintenance (water, prune, mulch, etc.) and survey and inventory riparian buffers and urban tree plantings in Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan counties. Additional responsibilities includes street tree inventories and occasionally supporting WV Chesapeake Bay Program with other forestry initiatives.
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May 20 – August 2, 2019 internship in the City of Martinsburg, WV, assessing Urban Tree Canopy and drafting an Urban Tree Canopy Goal. Additional responsibilities includes GIS mapping and occasionally supporting WV Chesapeake Bay Program with other forestry initiatives.
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May 20 – August 2, 2019 internship in the City of Charles Town, WV, inventorying and mapping street trees. Additional responsibilities includes GIS mapping and occasionally supporting WV Chesapeake Bay Program with other forestry initiatives.
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May 20 – August 2, 2019 internship with Cacapon Institute in Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan counties, WV, inventorying, mapping, and assessing best management practices (rain gardens, tree plantings, cisterns, etc.). Additional responsibilities includes GIS mapping and occasionally supporting WV Chesapeake Bay Program with other forestry initiatives.
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May 20 – August 2, 2019 internship in the City of Martinsburg, WV, inventorying and mapping street trees. Additional responsibilities includes GIS mapping and occasionally supporting WV Chesapeake Bay Program with other forestry initiatives.
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Dear Foresters & Friends of the Potomac Watershed Partnership, Yale’s Sustaining Family Forests Initiative is offering the PWP “Tools for Engaging Landowners Effectively,” August 1-2, 2018, at Hood College (room to be determined). We will discuss engaging landowners for riparian buffer plantings. Yale will offer data and techniques to help us target our outreach activities…
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Cacapon Institute has two positions open until filled. Watershed Education Specialist to work in the Potomac Basin of West Virginia, and beyond. Successful applicant will have requisite education, experience, and an interest in working hands-on with K-12 youth in rural, and small town, communities. Work will be 50:50 classroom education, and hands-on, outdoor, watershed best…
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WV Project CommuniTree planted more than 700 trees and engaged more than 1,000 volunteers in 2012. Report by Cacapon Institute for the WV Bay Tributary Team
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On behalf of the City of Martinsburg and WV DOF, Cacapon Institute conducted a random sample inventory of the city maintained trees using i-Tree Streets.
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CBP Forestry Work Group riparian buffer fact sheet.
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CBP Forestry Work Group riparian buffer fact sheet.
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CBP Forestry Work Group riparian buffer fact sheet.
CBT Forestry Work Groups fact sheet for urban tree planting.
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CBT Forestry Work Groups fact sheet for urban tree planting.
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CBT Forestry Work Groups fact sheet for urban tree planting.
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CBT Forestry Work Groups fact sheet for urban tree planting.
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CBT Forestry Work Groups fact sheet for urban tree planting.
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‘Trees or Turf?’ is a new report written by Land Use Consultants for the Woodland Trust, which shows how local authorities and other landowners can save money by planting trees. It’s worth remembering that the ‘trees save money’ message is not only about the direct cost savings that can be gained from trees rather than…
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Students plant trees to designate a low-mow area to control stormwater run off.
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NFWF has announced the 2011 round of Bay grants. Recipients are listed in this document.
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NFWF announces over $10 Million in grants to help protect and restore Chesapeake Bay wetlands, forest, and waterway. Three of the highlighted projects fall in the Potomac: “Lands and Waters” (Fairfax, VA), “Neighborhood Green” (Frederick, MD), and “Fire & EMS Department” (D.C.)
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‘Trees or Turf?’ is a new report written by Land Use Consultants for the Woodland Trust, which shows how local authorities and other landowners can save money by planting trees. It’s worth remembering that the ‘trees save money’ message is not only about the direct cost savings that can be gained from trees rather than…
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University of Vermont completed a landcover assessment for Jefferson County, WV, using Light Detection and Ranging coupled with National Land Cover Data.
The draft UTC Plan & Goal for Jefferson County, WV, is expected to be formally adopted (with few changes) on October 11, 2011.
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The draft UTC Plan & Goal for Jefferson County, WV, is expected to be formally adopted (with few changes) on October 11, 2011.
The draft UTC Plan & Goal for Jefferson County, WV, is expected to be formally adopted (with few changes) on October 11, 2011.
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The draft UTC Plan & Goal for Jefferson County, WV, is expected to be formally adopted (with few changes) on October 11, 2011.
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Stormwater pollution occurs when rain falls or snow melts and flows over the ground’s surface. Hard surfaces (impervious surfaces) like rooftops, driveways sidewalks and streets prevent stormwater from naturally soaking into the ground. BMPs to mitigate runoff pollution provides environmental, public health and economic benefits.
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Stormwater pollution occurs when rain falls or snow melts and flows over the ground’s surface. Hard surfaces (impervious surfaces) like rooftops, driveways sidewalks and streets prevent stormwater from naturally soaking into the ground. BMPs to mitigate runoff pollution provides environmental, public health and economic benefits.
Stormwater pollution occurs when rain falls or snow melts and flows over the ground’s surface. Hard surfaces (impervious surfaces) like rooftops, driveways sidewalks and streets prevent stormwater from naturally soaking into the ground. BMPs to mitigate runoff pollution provides environmental, public health and economic benefits.
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Care about the environment? Thinking about a career in the environment or education? Curious about what’s being done to save the Chesapeake Bay? Want to engage your mind and get your hands dirty to help Save the Bay? If so; you’re invited join Cacapon Institute, a small nonprofit on the leading edge of what’s “new,…
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Short, 2 minute, film of students project installing 700 square feet of green roof at Musselman High, WV.
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Short, 2 minute, film of students project installing 700 square feet of green roof at Musselman High, WV.
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WV Save Our Streams benthic macroinvertegrates sampling short film (2 minutes). Produced by Cacapon Institute’s Stream Scholars Summer Camp.
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Students use Google Earth to record and map hot spots of non-point source pollution and stormwater runoff at Musselman High, Inwood, WV.
Students use Google Earth to record and map hot spots of non-point source pollution and stormwater runoff at Musselman High, Inwood, WV.
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Students use Google Earth to record and map hot spots of non-point source pollution and stormwater runoff at Musselman High, Inwood, WV.
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News article re: BMP tree planting by high school students with the Shenandoah Valley Pure Water Forum.
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News article re: BMP tree planting by high school students with the Shenandoah Valley Pure Water Forum.
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Students plant trees to designate a low-mow area to control stormwater run off.
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Students plant trees to designate a low-mow area to control stormwater run off.
Students plant trees to designate a low-mow area to control stormwater run off.
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Students plant trees to designate a low-mow area to control stormwater run off.
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Students plant trees to designate a low-mow area to control stormwater run off.
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Gonzaga students tour Pope Branch of the Anacostia River with Casey Trees.
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Watershed education lessons and activities, aka games, with suggestion and lesson plans for teachers.
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Watershed education lessons and activities, aka games, with suggestion and lesson plans for teachers.
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Cacapon Institute and Hampshire County, WV, 4-H youth use a stream table, an inexpensive 2’x4′ wood sandbox-like model, to study erosion.
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Cacapon Institute and Hampshire County, WV, 4-H youth used WV S.O.S. methods to measure the cross section of a stream (width and depth) and graph it. This seems to be an ideal project for middle school-age youth to help them understand the amount of water flowing in a stream.
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Video of the green roof installation at Musselman High School, Inwood, West Virginia (WMV file 5.5MB).
Video of the green roof installation at Musselman High School, Inwood, West Virginia (WMV file 5.5MB).
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Video of the green roof installation at Musselman High School, Inwood, West Virginia (WMV file 5.5MB).
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Intership announcement closing June 13 to create a virtual tour of the Gwynns Falls in Baltimore, MD.
Agenda for Stormwater Managemen Design Charette to influence pending VA stormwater regulation update
Agenda for Stormwater Managemen Design Charette to influence pending VA stormwater regulation update