N.C. Forest Service Surry County rangers Janet White and Elizabeth Edwards receive Moreland Gueth Water Quality Award

NCFS Surry County Ranger Janet White, NCFS D10 District Forester Nancy Blackwood, NCFS Assistant Surry County Ranger Elizabeth Edwards

Healthy forests yield clean water. Water quality regulations, laws and guidance, coupled with education and proactive outreach on best management practices help keep working forests healthy. Actions for protecting the quality of water resources can include encouraging effective streamside management zones (SMZs), working to advance the implementation of erosion and sedimentation control measures and ensuring N.C. … Read more