MINNESOTA EROSION CONTROL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Date: March 11-12, 2010 Location: St. Cloud, MN
Registration is now open for the Minnesota Erosion Control Association’s Erosion Control and Stormwater Management Conference & Trade Show: Delivering Erosion Control and Stormwater Quality During Tight Economic Conditions.
Join professionals from around the state for Minnesota Erosion Control Association's 22nd Annual Erosion Control and Stormwater Management Conference & Trade Show, March 11-12, 2010 at the Holiday Inn & Suites in St. Cloud. Network with stormwater and erosion control professionals from around the Midwest and learn about cutting edge projects, innovative designs and products.
DEVELOPMENT OF MONITORING NETWORKS FOR THE IMPAIRED WATERS PROGRAM
Speaker: Bruce Wilson, Professor, Dept. of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, Univ. of Minnesota Where: Univ. of Minnesota St. Paul Campus - 375 Borlaug Hall When: Friday, March 12, 2010 Time: 3:00 p.m. Map to Location: www1.umn.edu/twincities/maps/BorH
ENVIRONMENTALL FRIENDLY LANDSCAPING FOR HOMEOWNERS
EVENT: HOME, GARDEN AND LANDSCAPE EVERYTHING EXPO The Expo runs from 9 am to 3 pm Workshop:Saturday, March 20 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Where: Grace Church, 9301 Eden Prairie Road, Eden Prairie, MN Fee: FREE
Fortin Consulting will be holding a two-hour workshop on how to make better decisions on managing your lawn. Topics covered will include: - Testing your soil, what does it mean? - Fertilizing your yard, what is recommended? - Lawn watering, how much is too much? - Mowing, what height will give me the best results? - Aeration, what does it do? - Weed control, what are examples of environmentally-friendly choices?
A matrix will be provided to help guide make decisions on basic lawn care activities that are necessary to meet turf grass quality expectations while reducing the impact of your lawn on our natural resources.
Class exercises will include: - How to read the fertilizer bag - How to interpret your soil test results - How to use the matrix.
NORTHEAST MINNESOTA POTENTIAL WETLAND MITIGATION FINDER TRAINING SESSION - BWSR Open to all!!
BWSR will be holding a “NE MN Potential Wetland Mitigation Finder” training session on Thursday, March 25th from 10:00am to 3:00pm at the Blandin Foundation in Grand Rapids (located on HWY 169 near the Mississippi River in downtown Grand Rapids).
This training will cover the use of the NE MN Potential Wetland Mitigation Finder , a GIS tool developed as a result of the legislative appropriation for the NE Wetland Mitigation Inventory. This tool will allow LGU and SWCD staff (as well as others) to search for potential wetland mitigation sites within the 18 county project area by:
· Bank Service Area (Basin) · Major Watershed · Minor watershed · County · Within a fixed distance from an impact (example: search for wetland mitigation sites within 10 miles of an impact) · Wetland mitigation sites that were ground truthed as part of the inventory
The GIS tool will also allow LGU staff to add additional field check data for sites that you may inspect in the future.
This tool may be useful in carrying out WCA LGU and SWCD responsibilities and may result in better quality wetland replacement and wetland banking projects in northeastern and north central Minnesota. You will also have the opportunity to see how your field checking of potential mitigation sites as part of the inventory was utilized.
We hope to see you on March 25th in Grand Rapids. Please give me a call if you have any questions (218-333-8029).
Dale Krystosek Senior Wetland Specialist Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources 701 Minnesota Ave. NW Suite 234 Bemidji, MN 56601 Phone: 218-333-8029
The Minnesota Division of the Izaak Walton League of America, in partnership with the Freshwater Society, announces its Agriculture and Water Summit 2010: Keeping Water on the Land for Conservation and Production.
When: Saturday, March 27th from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Where: Normandale Community College in Bloomington, MN Cost: $25 for participants or $20 for students
NORTHCENTRAL / NORTHEAST REGIONAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS WETLANDS DELINEATION MANUAL WORKSHOP
The Northcentral / Northeast Regional Supplement Version 1.0 has been published and public noticed. Starting 18 March 2010, all wetland delineations for purposes of the Clean Water Act, and the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act, are required to use the supplement. In addition, NRCS Circular No. 4, Part 514 (Subpart A), issued 23 December 2009, states that NRCS will use the 1987 Manual and its Regional Supplements to identify and delineate wetlands for USDA Farm Bill program purposes.
Similar to last year, the St. Paul District of the Corps, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, will provide one-day training workshops that are open to the public at no cost on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited. Advance registration via e-mail is required. The workshops will be approximately 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Locations and dates are: - April 1, 2010 in Superior, Wisconsin, at the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College - April 2, 2010 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, at the Holiday Inn
The 2010 Shallow Lake Forum will be held April 5, 2010 at the Oak Ridge Conference Center in Chaska, Minnesota. The focus of this year’s forum is Restoration Planning and Case Studies.
STORMWATER U EDUCATION PROGRAM - SUMMER TURF MAINTENANCE
Workshop Dates: - April 7 - Chanhassen Library - April 20 - North St. Paul Community Center - April 21 - University of MN Extension Regional Office in Farmington, MN
Professional who maintain turfgrass, including public works nad parks department staff, should attend. Golf course and athletic field maintenance is not covered. Master Gardeners would also find this applicable.
Cost: $25 Workshop Length: 5.5 hours Presenters: Fortin Consulting and the University of Minnesota
Funding provided by Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, Fortin Consulting, Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District, Vermillion River Watershed and Carver County.
STORMWATER U - ILLICIT DISCHARGE MANAGEMENT (IDDE)
This 2-hour workshop will cover topics on illicit discharge relevant to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency NPDES Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Permit. The workshop will provide a basic overview of IDDE, how to approach a suspected illicit discharge and how to respond to suspected discharges. Attendees will qualify for 2 PDHs.
The workshop is intended for municipal staff who are responsible for NPDES MS4 Permit IDDE compliance. Municipal maintenance staff who are routinely in the field will also benefit from this training.
Date: Thursday, April 29, 2010 Where: Chanhassen Recreation Center, 2310 Coulter Blvd., Chanhassen, MN When: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
For more information, go to www.erosion.umn.edu or call 612-625-9733 or 800-646-2282.
WETLAND DELINEATION TRAINING - ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY
Where: St. Cloud State University, Headley Hall, Room 115, St. Cloud, MN.
When:07/26/2010-07/30/2010 (8AM-5PM)
Prerequisites: None.
Students taking this course will receive 2 college credits and a certificate of completion. Registration: If you are not currently registered at SCSU you will need to register as a Non-Degree (special) Student http://www5.stcloudstate.edu/registrar/courseschedule/Search.aspx. Cost:
Fee: There are two different costs for those courses due to one is set up as a graduate course and the other undergraduate.
ETS 414 – Tuition $185.55/credit x2 = $371.10 + 91.62 fees for 3 credits. Total $462.72 ETS 514 – Tuition $289.00/credit x 2 = $578.00 + 91.62 fees for 3 credits = Total $669.62
Course description: This course satisfies the requirements for basic delineation training as specified by the Corps of Engineers and certification programs in many states. Basic Wetland Delineation is a 40-hour training course that focuses on procedures used to delineate wetland boundaries using the 1987 United States Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual and Regional Supplements as applied to the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act regulations. The main objective of this training is to provide participants with a comprehensive and hands-on introduction to delineation of jurisdictional wetlands in Minnesota as well as WCA Chapter 8420 exemptions, sequencing, replacement and banking. Field training of proper procedures to identify wetland vegetation, hydric soils, wetland hydrology indicators, atypical situations and problem areas will be covered.
This course will consist of lecture and field exercises, emphasizing a hands-on approach. Participants will work in small groups to learn how to delineate jurisdictional wetlands in the field. After successful completion of this course, participants will receive two college credits and certification that documents 40-hours of training in the use of the 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual.
Class format: This course provides participants with a comprehensive lecture and field-based introduction to delineation of jurisdictional wetlands in Minnesota using the United States Army Corps of Engineers 1987 Wetland Delineations Manual, regional supplements and the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act.
HAMLINE'S CENTER FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (CGEE) - Continuing Studies
CGEE offers a number of courses that are environmentally based. This includes seminars such as "Identifying Minnesota's Trees & Shrubs: Tricks, Tips & Techniques", "Civic Action & Legislating for Environmental Solutions","MN Forest Ecology", "Geology of the Twin Cities" and "Spring Flora" among others. For more course descriptions and registration information, visit www.cgee.hamline.edu. For information about this and other CGEE courses, email Brenda Erickson at berickson08@hamlineedu.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY - STREAM RESTORATION PROGRAM
NC State University offers a variety of erosion control, infiltration and stream restoration educational opportunities. These include a series of professional development workshops on a series of stream restoration, invasive species control, stream assessment, modeling, aquatic taxonomy, rain garden certification, stormwater monitoring and many others. Although on the east coast, a number of these courses sound very interesting. Most are limited to about 32 students and include hands-on time with instructors. Courses are in the Asheville and Raleigh, North Carolina areas, with a few others scattered around in Illinois and others.
