Matt Poirot , Program Manager for the Water Resources Program with the Virginia Department of Forestry in Charlottesville, Virginia is responsible for the oversight of the Department's Water resources Program as it relates to Silvicultural Operations. Prior to his selection Program Manager, Matt was Forest Engineer for Eastern Virginia with the Department of Forestry for eight years. In this role had responsibility for assisting landowners and industry in implementation of BMP's, harvest planning assistance, and interpretation of the Silvicultural Water Quality Law. The workshop is held at the Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center , a full-service residential conference center on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. The hotel is located in downtown Blacksburg two blocks off Main Street at the corner of College Avenue and Otey Street.
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