2016 Five Star & Urban Waters Plaque Ceremony

Hosted by Southern Company, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency, the 9th annual Five Star & Urban Waters plaque recognition ceremony honoring 2014 southeastern grantees was held January 19th, 2016 in Atlanta. The agenda and grantee presentations from the event are below.

AGENDA 11:00 a.m. Lunch Buffet 11:50 a.m. Welcome and Introductions Jay Jensen, Director, Southern Regional Office, NFWF Heather McTeer Toney, Regional Administrator, EPA Region 4 Ron Shipman, Central Region Vice President, Georgia Power 12:15 p.m. Presentation of Commemorative Plaques 12:40 p.m. BREAK 1:00 p.m. Executive Overview: 2014 Five Star & Urban Waters Projects Leslie Cox, Environmental Stewardship Program Manager, Southern Company MISSISSIPPI I.G. Levy Park Urban Forest Restoration City of Pascagoula FLORIDA Coastal Dune Lakes Monitoring and Restoration Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance ALABAMA Mill Creek Urban Watershed Project Auburn University Genetta Watershed Restoration and Community Education City of Montgomery Village Creek Brownfield Cleanup and Restoration Freshwater Land Trust GEORGIA Cay Creek Native Wetland Plants and Pollinator Garden: A Coastal Model Coastal WildScapes Living Shoreline - Tybee Island, Georgia University of Georgia Rivercane Restoration Initiative South River Watershed Alliance South Fork Peachtree Creek and Veterans Hospital Restoration Trees Atlanta 2:45 p.m. Closing Remarks Jim Giattina, Director, Water Management Division, EPA Region 4 3:00 p.m. Adjourn	​
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