GLIN==> Week-long, advanced course on sedimentation in the Great Lakes basin August 16 to 20, 2010

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

Interpreting the Sedimentary Record: Theory and Field Methods
Dates: August 16-20, 2010
Location: Great Lakes Maritime Academy, Traverse City, MI

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE), and the Great Lakes
Commission (GLC) are pleased to present a week-long, advanced course on
sedimentation in the Great Lakes basin, entitled "Interpreting the
Sedimentary Record: Theory and Field Methods." 

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 and will include a mix of
classroom and field sessions. You will learn about the different types of
sediment and how to identify and interpret them in the field, sediment
dating and sampling methods, and the use of vegetation and other field tools
to glean information about managing sediment in your river system. 

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 $120 will cover all
breaks, beverage service, transportation to field sites, and lunches for the
week. Advance registration is required for the workshop. Space is limited -
so please register by Monday, August 2, 2010. 

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

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Michael H.Schneider
Program Specialist
Great Lakes Commission
Eisenhower Corporate Park
2805 South Industrial Hwy.
Suite # 100
Ann Arbor, MI  48104-6791
Phone: 734-971-9135 ex. 129
Fax: 734-971-9150