Turfgrass Maintenance with Reduced Environmental Impacts, sponsored by Mississippi Watershed Management Organization with funding from the Clean Water Act, Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management Fund. FREE August 12, 2014. To register, to to http://www.mwmo.org/turfgrass.html
Brainerd Shoreline and Watershed Practices Tour, sponsored by Minnesota Erosion Control Association and Cass Soil and Water Conservation District and Crow Wing County Soil and Water District-August 12 from 8:00 to 4:30. To register, go to http://mnerosion.org/
Clean Water Summit. September 11, 8 AM- 5 PM, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chaska, MN. The 2014 Clean Water Summit will focus on both the costs and benefits of green infrastructure, including economic, social, and ecological factors.
Water Resources Conference. October 14-15 at the St. Paul RiverCentre. This conference presents innovative, practical, and applied water resource engineering solutions, management techniques and current research about Minnesota's water resources. At this year's Conference, there will be a special all-day session devoted to low impact development and stormwater.
University of Minnesota Stormwater Education Program: Stormwater U and Nonpoint source pollution Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO). For information on classes, workshops and other education events, visit the University of Minnesota's Stormwater Education website.
University of Minnesota Erosion and Stormwater Management Certification Program: For more information on stormwater training for contractors, engineers, municipal, and industrial site staff see the Program website and the current class schedule.
University of Minnesota Extension Stormwater Practices Maintenance and Certification-July 30, 31 in Blaine, Minnesota. To register, go to University of Minnesota Extension (Class is FULL)
When Chester Creek Floods. June 12, 2014 2:00 PM- 7:30 PM, University of Minnesota Duluth. Minnesota Sea Grant is hosting an open house so that the public can learn about the economics of flood impacts and green infrastructure strategies to help reduce those impacts.
Stormwater U-Innovations in BMPs; Tuesday, April 1,2014 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at Maplewood Community Center. $40.00. The workshop will be a series of short and informative presentations from local implements utilizing innovative designs, install techniques, maintenance strategies and stormwater best management practices, including soil amendments, iron enhanced sand filters, tree pits and trenches, stormwater harvesting, Hydro-excavation of buried utilities and more. Register on line at http://z.umn.edu/innovation