Watershed Management Committee Meeting

September 14, 2010, 10:00 a.m. Hale-Byres House, Newark, DE

Optional Tours 9:30 a.m. or after lunch*

*Sandwich/salad orders will be taken ($5 -$9, cash only) collected at the meeting

The original section of the Hale-Byrnes House was constructed around 1750 on the bank of White Clay Creek near Stanton. On September 6, 1777, General George Washington held a war council here just before the Battle of the Brandywine.   See www.halebyrnes.org/ for more details.

Feature Presentations: " United Water’s Watershed Control Plan”- Chris Crockett  consultant; White Clay Trails Concept - Jake Michael, Chester County Planning
Agenda
•    Welcome and Introductions
•    Feature Presentations
•    Approval of April 13, 2010 Minutes and schedule the next meeting
•    Subcommittee Reports: Education – Introductory Brochure; Fish and Wildlife – IBA report; Open Space -  Land Preservation, Reforestation and Shad Restoration Projects, Flora Surveys; Trails/Recreation Subcommittee - other projects; and Historical/Cultural – plans
•    National Park Service Report
•    Local River Administrator Report – March Reforestation Workshop & Spring Lecture Outcomes, Creek Fest May 1, 10410 programs, Designation Expansion S.B. 853, Municipal Issues
•    Old Business
•    New Business- River Administrator Vacancy with  Linda Stapleford’s planned retirement