GLIN==> Workshop: Managing and Understanding Sediments in Your Watershed (Dec. 8-9)

Contact: Jim Selegean, 313-226-6791, James.P.Selegean at usace.army.mil

Managing and Understanding Sediments in Your Watershed 
Dates: December 8-9, 2009
Location: Marine Corps Naval Reserve Training Center, Buffalo, NY. 
This facility is ADA compliant.

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE), and the Great Lakes
Commission (GLC) are pleased to present a short course on erosion and
sedimentation, entitled "Managing and Understanding Sediments in Your
Watershed." The session will include a classroom and field component.

Sediment is a leading source of pollution to our waterways, impacting water
quality, aquatic habitat, recreational opportunities and aesthetic
conditions. This workshop is suitable for professionals responsible for
managing sediment in rivers and watersheds. You will learn about where
sediment comes from, the impact it has on aquatic resources, sources of
sediment, and methods and tools for assessing, monitoring, and managing
sediment in your river system. The afternoon field session on the second day
will include a visit to a local erosion site to allow you to view mitigation
projects and learn how to assess streams for erosion issues.

Please visit www.glc.org/tributary or contact Michael Schneider at the Great
Lakes Commission (734-971-9135 or michaels at glc.org) to obtain a registration
form and an agenda for the course. A registration fee of $35 will cover all
sessions, breaks, and two lunches. Due to enhanced security measures at the
Training Center, advance registration and a picture ID will be required to
gain access to the facility for the workshop. Space is limited - so please
register by Monday, November 30, 2009. 

This course is made possible by funding under the Great Lakes Tributary
Modeling Program, a joint initiative between the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Great Lakes Region) and the Great Lakes states. By supporting
state and local watershed planning measures that will reduce the loading of
sediments and pollutants to tributaries, this work is helping to reduce the
need for-and costs of-navigation dredging, while promoting actions to delist
Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOCs). 

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The above course announcement is being forwarded to you by the Great Lakes
Commission as part of the Great Lakes Tributary Modeling Program. The Great
Lakes Commission provides technical and administrative support to the Corps
of Engineers in the implementation of this important initiative, as directed
by Section 516(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996. The
Commission helps to facilitate the Corps' coordination with the Great Lakes
states and the Great Lakes Basin Program for Soil Erosion and Sediment
Control, a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant program for soil
conservation that is managed by the Commission.

For more information on this program, visit www.glc.org/tributary or
contact: 

Michael Schneider
Senior Program Specialist
Great Lakes Commission
2805 S. Industrial Hwy, Suite 100
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-6791
Ph: 734.971.9135
Email: michaels at glc.org
www.glc.org