Training Overview:
Sediment is the world’s #1 pollutant. During storms, disturbed soils erode and wash into streams, rivers, lakes and wetlands, threatening drinking water, fish and wildlife, and recreational uses. This workshop teaches techniques for preventing and controlling erosion and supports a favorable quality of life in Vermont. Materials and practices for controlling sediment and designing and installing effective long-term erosion control solutions will be displayed and presented. These field days are a unique combined effort between the private and public sectors to share information and promote a better understanding of the latest erosion control tools and techniques. The goal is to provide information that is immediately useful to all who attend.
Location and Registration:
8:00-8:30am - Meet at Mount Norris Scout Reservation on north end of Lake Eden
Register with Peter Danforth from the Lamoille County Conservation District at lccddirector@gmail.com
or by phone at 802-888-9218, ext. 3004
$30 Registration Fee*
Checks written to the Lamoille County NRCD
Tentative Agenda:
8:00-8:30: Registration and Vendor Exhibits
Coffee and pastries provided for morning sessions
8:30-11:00: Indoor Presentations and Vendor Exhibits
- Regulatory Updates (Stormwater Construction, Shoreland, and Road)
- Best Management Practices
- Emerging Technology
11:00-12:30: Field Station Rotation
12:30-1:30: Buffet Lunch Provided
1:30-3:00: Field Stations
- Soil Amendments
- Jobsite Sediment Control
- Porous Pavement Systems
- Building Better Roadways
- Drainage Solutions
- Native Plants and Vegetative Solutions
Sponsors and Presenters
- Lamoille County Conservation District
- Winooski Conservation District
- VT Dept of Environ Conservation, Watershed Management Division
- Stormwater, Roads, Shoreland Permitting and Lake Wise Programs
- Everett J. Prescott, Inc.
- Bowman Supply
- Profile Products
- Trowel Trades Supply, Colchester, VT
- Tensar Corporation
- Northeast Chapter - International Erosion Control Association
Continuing Education Credits:
Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion for Six Contact Hours for Professional Development Hours (PDHs). These credits can be applied to recertification for the three year Vermont Natural Shoreland Erosion Control Certification, and can also be applied to EnviroCert recertification. Otherwise, it is up to the individual to contact their associations to determine if these credit hours can apply to their professional license or recertification.