CIWMB/Caltrans Erosion Control Workshops: Fall 2006

Workshop Agenda: Improving Vegetation Establishment and Erosion Control With Compost-Based Specifications

The agenda for this series of workshops held in five cities is in the original workshop brochure, which also contains session descriptions, speaker bios, and registration information.

• Workshop Dates and Brochures
• Presentations

Workshop Dates and Brochures

Below are dates for each workshop and also links to brochures containing agendas specific to each city.

• Los Angeles: August 22, 2006 | Brochure
• San Diego: August 24, 2006 | Brochure
• Oakland: September 26, 2006 | Brochure
• Fresno: September 28, 2006 | Brochure
• Sacramento: October 11, 2006 | Brochure

Presentations

Several presentations were repeated at all the workshops but were adapted to reflect the needs of each of the regions in which they were presented.

• Los Angeles and San Diego Presentations
• Oakland and Fresno Presentations
• Sacramento Presentations

• What is Compost? Composting Biology and Core Principals (Adobe PDF, 2 MB)--Dr. David M. Crohn, UC Riverside Extension
• Research Update on Compost BMPs used for ES&P Control (Adobe PDF, 2.4 MB)--Dr. Britt Faucette, Filtrexx International
• Runoff Reduction, Water Quality Benefits With Compost-Amended Soil (Adobe PDF, 2 MB)--Mark Maurer, Washington State Department of Transportation
• New Caltrans Tools to Implement Compost-Based BMPs (Adobe PDF, 2.5 MB)--Ron Alexander, US Composting Council
• Using Compost To Improve Erosion Control & Highway Planting (Adobe PDF, 2.4 MB)--Greg Balzer, Caltrans
• Designing Compost into Highway Projects (Adobe PDF, 1.1 MB)--Steve Nawrath, Caltrans

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Oakland and Fresno

• What is Compost? Composting Biology and Core Principals (Adobe PDF 1.5 MB)--Dr. David M. Crohn, UC Riverside Extension
• Improving Vegetation Establishment and Erosion-Controls with Compost-Based Specifications: Texas DOT Experiences Using Compost on Roadside Applications (Adobe PDF, 5.8 MB)--Dr. Larry Beran, Industry-Led Strategies
• Research Update on Compost BMPs used for ES&P Control (Adobe PDF, 2.6 MB)--Dr. Britt Faucette, Filtrexx International
• New Caltrans Tools to Implement Compost- Based BMPs (Adobe PDF, 2.5 MB)--Ron Alexander, US Composting Council
• Using Compost To Improve Erosion Control & Highway Planting (Adobe PDF, 3 MB)--Greg Balzer, Caltrans
• Designing Compost into Highway Projects (Adobe PDF 1 MB)--Steve Nawrath, Caltrans

Sacramento

• What is Compost? Composting Biology and Core Principals (Adobe PDF 2 MB)--Dr. David M. Crohn, UC Riverside Extension
• WSDOT Experiences Using Compost on Roadside Applications (Adobe PDF, 2.2 MB)--Sandy Salisbury, Washington State Department of Transportation
• Research Update on Compost BMPs used for ES&P Control (Adobe PDF 2.6 MB)--Dan Noble, Association of Compost Producers
• Using Compost to Establish Sustainable Vegetation (Adobe PDF 497 KB)--Dr. Brent Hallock, California Polytechnic State University
• The US Composting Council’s Seal of Testing Assurance Program (Adobe PDF 2.5 MB)--Matt Cotton, US Composting Council
• Using Compost To Improve Erosion Control & Highway Planting (Adobe PDF 3.1 MB)--Greg Balzer, Caltrans
• Designing Compost into Highway Projects (Adobe PDF 2.6 MB)--Monica Finn, Caltrans, for Steve Nawrath, Caltrans

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Last updated: April 01, 2008