New Members
Upcoming Events
Date and Time
Thursday Aug 30, 2018
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM CDT
Location
Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District
18681 Lake Drive East, Chanhassen, MN 55317
Fees/Admission
Free
Contact Information
Maya Swope, mswope@rpbcwd.org, 952-687-1348
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Description
Registration required: RSVP HERE
This 5-hour course will help you learn how to integrate science with practical winter maintenance while minimizing impacts on the environment through presentations and class exercises. The practices taught will help you save money, time, and the environment.
Training Topics: Application rates of materials, how to calibrate equipment, weather conditions, storing materials, new maintenance methods, de-icing and anti-icing, environmental effects….and more
Who should participate?
- State, city and county road maintenance staff
- Contractors
- Staff or volunteers who help manage snow and ice at a facility
- Property managers writing contracts, distributors of anti-icing/de-icing products
- Associations who hire contractors
Why Is it important? This class will help: Save you money, Keep our parking lots and sidewalks safe, Protect our water, Get you certified
Get certified!
An optional test is offered at the end of the workshop to earn a certification from the MPCA
Funding for these workshops is provided by MPCA through a grant from US EPA, Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management Fund, and Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District. The course and materials were originally developed for the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization by Fortin Consulting, Inc. Content was created and reviewed through extensive collaboration with local experts.
Registration Required: RSVP Here
