The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) Region One will hold its annual conference and exhibition 25-28 February 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. The event, Environmental Connection, provides an enormous opportunity to take part in professional development courses, discover new technologies, network, and share insight into erosion and sediment control problems and solutions.
The 2014 edition will feature numerous high-level training courses. The full-day courses (February 25) are worth 7 PDHs (0.7 CEUs):
- Slope Stability Analysis and Reinforcement Principles -instructed by Stanley Miller, PE, CPESC
- Developing Healthy Soils and Sustainable Vegetation to Control Erosion and Improve Water Quality – instructed by Brent Hallock, CPESC, CPSS
- Effective Best of the BMPs – instructed by John McCullah, CPESC
- Using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE 2) to Predict Water Erosion and Sediment Deposition Rates On Construction Sites – instructed by David Lightle, CPESC
- Innovative Designs for Erosion, Sediment, and Turbidity Control for Linear Construction Projects – instructed by Jan Patterson, PE, CPESC
- Natural Stream Channel Design – Applications and Limitations for Urban and Rural Watersheds – instructed by Ted Gray
- Bio-Remediation and Soft Armor for High Velocity Urban Channels – instructed by Jerry Sanders, CPESC
- Low Impact Development – Solutions for Real Problems- instructed by Steven Trinkaus, PE, CPESC, CPSWQ
- Designing Post Construction BMPs …from the Cradle to the Grave – instructed by Ted Sherrod, PE, CPESC, CPSWQ
- Can you “SURVIVE” construction site environmental compliance? – instructed by Jennifer Hilderbrand, CPESC, CPSWQ
Learn more at the Environmental Connection 2014 training course page.
REMINDER: IECA PHOTO CONTEST
IECA’s Annual Photo Contest is an opportunity to gain visibility and share your work. Entries will be displayed on the website. Initial voting will be held on IECA’s Facebook page.
Finalists will be showcased at Environmental Connection, 25-28 February 2014 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center (Nashville, Tennessee).
Download the Photo Contest entry form here (PDF)
The IECA Photo Contest is sponsored by Land and Water Magazine.
