2024 Erosion and Sediment Control Field Days
Erosion & Sediment Control Field Days
Fun in the Sun! Credits! Networking!
Tuesday, September 17th – Rhode Island
Wednesday, September 18th – Connecticut
Thursday, September 19th – Massachusetts
Sediment is the world’s #1 pollutant.
Soil moved by erosion can be harmful to our drinking water resources, fish and wildlife, and it can impact our quality of life. Erosion Control has changed dramatically over the years and new technologies are constantly in development. Use this workshop to help you stay current on useful practices and make valuable connections.
“A little bit of dirt never hurt anybody…” but a little bit from one jobsite multiplied by the hundreds of jobsites in a watershed can add up quickly. Soil erosion has the potential to affect how much treatment wastewater must receive. We all need to know our options for both controlling sediment and for designing and installing more effective long-term erosion control solutions.
These field days are a unique collaborative effort between the private and public sectors to share information and promote a better understanding of the latest tools available to all who are entrusted with protecting our precious soil and water resources.
2o24 DATES AND LOCATIONS
Tuesday September 17th:
Westerly Education Center (23 Friendship St) and Cimalore Field (99 Wilson St), WESTERLY, RI 02891
Wednesday September 18th:
Tolland County Agricultural Center | 24 Hyde Avenue (Route 30)
VERNON, CT 06066
Thursday September 19th:
Brigham Hill Community Barn | 37 Wheeler Road
NORTH GRAFTON, MA 01536
SNEC Erosion and Sediment Control Field Days combine presentations and hands-on demonstrations. These days are training for professionals working in soils, erosion control, water quality, public works, engineering, roads, planning, resource protection, and consulting. Our goal is to provide information that is immediately useful to all who attend – you are encouraged to bring your site plans and questions!
Boxed lunch will be provided for the Field Days.
Field Days are hosted by SWCS SNEC, in partnership with EJ Prescott.
Certificate of Attendance will be provided to document six (6) hours of educational contact.
Credit for 6 Professional Development Hours pre-approved by by EnviroCert International.
(photos from September 2023 at WEC, courtesy of Andrew Gorman)
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Tuesday September 17th: WESTERLY, RI 02891
Westerly Education Center, Room 201
23 Friendship Street
Westerly, RI 02891
AGENDA
The morning session will be held at Westerly Education Center.
8:00 a.m. – Registration, Check-In and Coffee
8:30 a.m. – Welcome and Opening Remarks | Andrew Gorman, (SWCS Southern New England Chapter RI Representative / Beals & Thomas)
8:45 a.m. – TBA
10:15 a.m. – Break and Networking
10:30 a.m. – TBA
12:00 p.m. – Boxed Lunch and Travel to Cimalore Sports Complex
12:45 p.m. – Rotation through Field Stations (scroll down for information)
3:45 p.m. – Closing Remarks
Wednesday September 18th: VERNON, CT 06066
Tolland County Agricultural Center
24 Hyde Avenue (Rt. 30)
Vernon, CT 06066
AGENDA
8:00 a.m. – Registration, Check-in and Coffee
8:30 a.m. – Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:45 a.m. – TBA
10:15 a.m. – Break and Networking
11:00 a.m. – TBA
12:00 p.m. – Boxed Lunch
12:45 p.m. – Rotation through Field Stations (scroll down for information)
3:45 p.m. – Closing Remarks
Thursday September 19th: NORTH GRAFTON, MA 01536
Brigham Hill Community Barn
37 Wheeler Road
North Grafton, MA 01536
AGENDA
8:00 a.m. – Registration, Check-in and Coffee
8:30 a.m. – Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:45 a.m. – TBA
10:15 a.m. – Break and Networking
11:00 a.m. – TBA
12:00 p.m. – Boxed Lunch
12:45 p.m. – Rotation through Field Stations (scroll down for information)
3:45 p.m. – Closing Remarks
2o24 Registration Rates
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SWCS Member: $40
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General Admission: $75
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Register 3, Get 1 Free: 24% discount
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SWCS/SNEC Student Chapter Member: FREE *
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Student General Admission: $20 **
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Blue Light Special: $155
*Registration is required.*
**Students must be currently enrolled full-time at an accredited high school, college, or university
Blue Light Special!
JOIN the Soil & Water Conservation Society NOW
at the $115 Conservationist level and BENEFIT IMMEDIATELY
by registering at the $40 MEMBER RATE!
Simply select the Blue Light Special ticket – we’ll handle the paperwork.
This offer is for 1st-time SWCS members only.
Click HERE to purchase tickets for 9/17 RI E&SC Field Day
Click HERE to purchase tickets for 9/18 CT E&SC Field Day
Click HERE purchase tickets for 9/19 MA E&SC Field Day
NOTES:
- Pre-Registration Required – online by credit card only.
- This is a RAIN or SHINE event.
- No refunds. Registration may be transferred at no cost between attendees in the same ticket category and (if capacity allows) from one session to another.
- Morning coffee and a box lunch will be provided.
SWCS Southern New England Chapter is dedicated to supporting upcoming conservationists. Thanks to the support of our 2024 Sponsors, we’re pleased to offer FREE attendance to student members in good standing, and a discounted rate for other full-time students currently enrolled full-time at an accredited high school, college, or university.
Field Stations
September 17th in Westerly, RI:
TBA
September 18th in Vernon, CT:
TBA
September 19th in North Grafton, MA:
TBA
Field Stations organized by product distributor Everett J. Prescott, Inc.
Resources
SWCS Southern New England Chapter’s former Rhode Island representative Jeffrey Peterson (CPSS, PWS, CPESC) has provided these useful links:
- USDA Soil Texturing Field Flow Chart (laminated soil texture-by-feel flow chart):
https://www.forestry-suppliers.com/p/77352/20741/usda-soil-texturing-field-flow-chart - Estimating Soil Texture By Feel (Kansas State University):
https://bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/MF2852.pdf - Eye on Agriculture Today: Soil Texture By Feel (video):
https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=Soil+Texture+by+feel+flow+videos&mid=5A25DE182E790C2192405A25DE182E790C219240) - Soil Drainage Catenas of Rhode Island (USDA):
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-12/Soil_Catenas_Rhode_Island_2012.pdf - Soil Catenas of Connecticut (USDA):
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/SOIL_CATENAS-September_2022_0.pdf - Rhode Island Method for Determining Hydrologic Soil Group by Site Specific Soil Mapping (URI/NRCS/RI NEMO):
https://web.uri.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/HSGMethodsFinalDraft_URI.2016.pdf
- RI Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials publications: https://web.uri.edu/nemo/publications/
