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LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

CISEC (Certified Inspector of Sediment and Erosion Control)
Michigan Tech Transporation Institute (MTTI) and Michigan's Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) are partnering to bring Michigan its first nationally recognized, construction site erosion and sediment control training and certification program. Mark your calendars on April 7 & 8 ...
 
EROSION CONNECTION 2010 (EC10)
The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) hosts its annual international conference February 16-20 in Dallas - excellent papers, training sessions, short courses and a premier trade show for the erosion and sediment control industry. Set your calendars and budgets now to participate - whether to catch up, remain current or accelerate into coming technologies that lead to compliance and cleaner water.

STORMCON 2010
Focused on Surface Water Quality, StormCon is North America's outstanding educational opportunity for anyone who manages, constructs, designs or implements storm/surface waters programs. This conference and trade show runs August 1-5 in San Antonio.  Need training, knowledge or networking time with industry leaders - plan on attending!

LTAP [Local Technical Assistance Program] training workshops offer up-to-date, subject-specific workshops on a variety of topics pertinent to road construction, maintenance and management. If you are not receiving LTAP's notices of upcoming events, contact them via this link.

READS WORTHY OF YOUR TIME
Lakes water forecast: Tension High, and Michigan partly to blame, April 3, 2008 Detroit Free Press. DETAILS

"The Great Lakes Water Wars", Peter Annin [ISBN 1-55963-087-6]: Well-researched documentary/analogy of how, if possible, the Great Lakes watershed can be protected from mass water removals by other areas of the country and world that are now or soon will be water starved.

"Cadillac Desert", Marc Reisner [ISBN 978-0-14-017824-1]: Well-researched, candid, historical accounting of how poorly our nation has managed our water resources to date.

"Mid-Course Correction", Ray C. Anderson [ISBN 0-9645953-5-4]: How one major manufacturing company is making the transition to being environmentally green.

"An Inconvenient Truth", Al Gore [ISBN 10-59486-567-1]: Provides a critical analyses of global warming causes.

VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES OF NOTE
"Planet in Peril", CNN: DVD version available via Amazon.com Company

"Planet in Peril - Battle Lines", CNN: DVD version available via Amazon.com Company

"The 11th Hour", Appian Way/Greenhour/Tree Media Group: DVD version available via Amazon.com Company

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