Meetings and Events

Calendar of Meetings for March 2001

Basin Meetings

SWAP Workshops
March 1 in Atlantic,  March 7 in Readlyn, March 8 in Ottumwa, IO March 7 in Readlyn, March 8 in Ottumwa, IO March 19-20, Peoria, Illinois
The purpose of these workshops is to train local leaders and provide them with tools to educate and motivate community members to get involved in the source water assessment and protection (SWAP) process.
Rachael Herpel at 1-800-858-4844

TMDL Science Issues Conference 2001 
March 4-7
St. Louis, Missouri
The WEF/ASIWPCA TMDL Science Issues Conference is your opportunity to hear from experts on the science of pollutant management using a watershed approach. The conference is intended to help identify and clarify what science tools and information are available or needed to assist state, tribal and local organizations in listing impaired waters, developing effective TMDL  plans, and implementing TMDLs.
Call (703) 684-2423
E-mail  sthomas@wef.org

Agriculture and the Environment: State and Federal Water Initiatives
March 5-7
Ames, Iowa
This conference will address Federal and State nonpoint source pollution policies that will potentially impact land management in agricultural watersheds. Topics will address both programs and current research for total maximum daily loads.
Contact: Richard Larson, Iowa State University, 2104 B Agronomy Hall, Ames, IA 50011 
Call: 515-294-8587, Fax: 515-294-1311
E-Mail: rwlarson@agron.iastate.edu

Livestock Waste Management Conference
Mar 6
Springfield, IL
Mark your calendars for the Livestock Waste Management Conference on March 6th, 2001. A bi-annual event, this year's conference is designed for livestock producers, crop and livestock consultants, builders, community planners, and students. 
Contact: Ted Funk, Extension Specialist, 1304 W. Pennsylvania, Urbana, IL 61801 
Call: 800-345-608, Fax: 217-244-0323
E-Mail: funkt@uiuc.edu

Agriculture and the Environment: Water Quality Issues for Iowa
Mar 6-7
Ames, IA Contact: Gerald Miller, ISU College of Agriculture 
Call: 515-294-4333

Water Quality and Watershed Technical Workshop
March 7-8
Redwood Area Community Center, 901 Cook Street, Redwood Falls, MN
The title is linked to the PDF application. 
Contact: Wade Gillingham (507) 537-7163
E-mail: wade.gillingham@pca.state.mn.us

EPA's proposed regulatory revisions for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)
March 12
MPCA's St. Paul and regional offices, regional offices in Rochester, Marshall, Willmar, Detroit Lakes, Brainerd and Duluth will be connected via video conference to the St. Paul office
The meeting will consist of a brief presentation by EPA officials on the proposed regulations followed by a question and answer session. Each speaker's time will be limited so that all interested parties have an opportunity to ask their questions. The meetings will not be a mechanism for submitting formal comments on the proposal.
Contact: Rachel Hopper at the Izaak Walton League's Midwest Office for further information and directions. 
Call: 651-649-1446 
E-mail: rhopper@iwla.org.

UMRCC 57th Annual Meeting
March 13-15
Bettendorf, IA
An extended river journey that envisions the components of a strategy for the management of the Upper Mississippi River ecosystem into the new millennium.

Tri-State Grazing Conference
Mar 14
Dubuque, IA Contact: Larry Tranel, ISU Extension 
Call: 319-583-6496

Protecting Water Resources Through Low Impact Development
March 14-15
Royal Cliff Conference Center, Eagan, MN
A two-day workshop featuring Neil Weinstein of the Low Impact Development Center 
Jay Riggs, CPESC, Urban Conservationist, Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District
4100 220th Street West, Suite 102, Farmington, MN 55024
651.480.7779, fax 651.480.7775
E-mail: jay.riggs@co.dakota.mn.us

Minnesota Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society's 2001 Annual Meeting
March 16, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Cabela's Retail Store in Owatonna, Minn.
Presentations will focus on the adoption of conservation practices and their associated challenges and risks.  Adoption strategies and incentives will also be addressed. Register by March 9. Registration fee is $25.  
Contact Lowell Busman 507-835-3620 
E-mail: busma001@umn.edu

Missouri Water Quality Coordinating Committee
March 20
James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center, Jefferson City, MO
Contact Darlene Schaben 
E-mail: nrschad@mail.dnr.state.mo.us

Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control workshop
March 20
Springfield, MO
Doug Gahn, NRCS/EPA liaison
International Erosion Control Association Great Rivers Chapter
(913) 551-7367; FAX: [913] 551-9367
E-mail: gahn.doug@epa.gov

Small Farms Conference
Mar 21-23
Springfield, Ill 
Contact: Diane Mayerfeld, ISU Extension Call: 515-294-1923

Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference
March 24
Quincy Holiday Inn Quincy, IL

The National Conference on e-Agriculture
March 25-27
Chicago, Illinois
IQPC is pleased to announce E-Agriculture - the premier agri-business conference of the year. This must attend event will provide companies with the concrete details and timely information needed to guide internet initiatives.
Contact: Maurice Miles, International Quality and Productivity Center, 208 S. Lasalle, Chicago, Il 60604 
Call: 312-980-3402, Fax: 312-977-1908
E-Mail: maurice.miles@iqpc.com

Confinement Site Manure Applicator Certification Training
Mar 30 
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Description: Continuing education for certified confinement site manure applicators. Required for certified applicators who wish to maintain certification by yearly training. Optional for certified applicators who choose to take examination. For certification requirement details
Contact: Heidi Carter, 712-542-5171
Email: heidic@iastate.edu

National/International Meetings

Riparian Habitat and Floodplains Conference
March 12-14
Sacramento, California, Radisson Hotel
Diana Craig, USDA Forest Service (707) 562-8930; E-mail: dcraig01@fs.fed.us or
Lyann Comrack, California Department Fish and Game; (858) 467-4208; E-mail: lcomrack@dfg.ca.gov

International Soil Erosion Symposium
March 12-14
Fort Worth, Texas
Phone: 616-429-0300; Fax: 616-429-3852
E-mail: mcknight@asae.org

Comprehensive Community Planning: A Watershed Approach
March 15 & 16
St. Charles Community College, St. Peters, MO
Contact: Renee Cook (NRCS), Glenn Boettcher (SWCD), or Paul Lenz (MDC) at (636) 922-2833 ext.3

Small Farms - A Renewed Opportunity
March 21-23
University of Illinois, Springfield, IL
Debi Kelly: (573) 882-1905; kellyd@umsystem.edu; or tparslow@facstaff.wisc.edu

Water Quality 7th Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference
March 25-29
Reno, Nevada
Will provide Federal and non-Federal scientists and managers from various disciplines the opportunity to discuss recent accomplishments and progress in research and on technical developments in the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of sedimentation. Scheduled are tours, exhibitions, and presentations of papers.

Alternative Water and Wastewater Technologies for Small Communities Conference
Mar 28
Omaha, Nebraska
Contact: M.J. Rose, The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
Call: 402-471-3193

National Hydric Soil Workshop
Mar 28-29
Atlantic City, NJ
Will address Hydric Soils and Wetland Delineation; Soils, Mitigation and Wetland Function; Hydric Soils and Wetland Hydrology; and Problem Soils. Contact: Ralph Spagnolo, EPA
Call: 215-814-5123
E-Mail: spagnolo.ralph@epa.gov