GLIN==> Webinar Announcement: "Forest Erosion Processes and Prediction" Date: December 6, 2011

Webinar Announcement: "Forest Erosion Processes and Prediction" 
Date: 	December 6, 2011
Time: 	3:00 to 5:00 pm EST (2:00 to 4:00 pm CST)
Presenter: 	William Elliot, Research Civil Engineer, Rocky
Mountain Research Station, 
			USDA Forest Service

Over the last three years, the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain
Research Station (RMRS) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers'
Chicago District have developed forest erosion prediction tools
that can be used by local stakeholders to better manage forested
watersheds with the goal of limiting erosion and sediment delivery
to rivers and streams and, subsequently, to the Great Lakes or
other reservoirs within the Great Lakes Basin. The project was
made possible by funding under the Great Lakes Tributary Modeling
Program, which is a joint initiative between the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers (Great Lakes Region) and the Great Lakes states. 

Dr. Bill Elliot, a research engineer with RMRS in Moscow, Idaho,
will host a technical webinar on December 6, 2011, to describe
forest soil erosion processes in the Great Lakes Basin and
introduce these tools that can be used to predict soil erosion in
forests at sub watershed and hillslope scales and estimate
sediment delivery from forest road segments. 

The webinar will be held from 3 - 5 pm, EST (2 - 4 pm CST) on
Tuesday, December 6, 2011. Individuals and organizations involved
in soil erosion and sediment control, water quality, forest
management, land use planning, or hydrology in forested areas, or
others interested in learning more about forest erosion, or to use
these predictive tools are invited to participate in this
technical webinar. This webinar is co-sponsored by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers' Chicago District, the USDA Forest Service,
Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS), and the Great Lakes
Commission.

The webinar is free, but you must pre-register by 5:00 pm EST
Friday, December 2, 2011. 
To register, please contact Michael Schneider at the Great Lakes
Commission via e-mail at michaels at glc.org. Once registered, you
will receive a confirmation email with log-in information and
additional worksheets to accompany the presentation.

The objective of the Great Lakes Tributary Modeling Program is to
develop tools for watershed planning that are readily usable by
stakeholders who make decisions about soil conservation and
non-point pollution prevention measures, and by other stakeholders
who might support these activities. By supporting state and local
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). 

Feel free to forward this meeting notice to others who may be
interested. We look forward to your participation on December 6th!

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The above meeting 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
Great Lakes Commission
2805 S. Industrial Hwy, Suite 100
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-6791
Ph: (734) 971-9135
Email: michaels at glc.org



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