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Healthy Yards for Clear Streams Workshop- preventing urban soil erosion
When:
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where:
Cole County Extension Center
2436 Tanner Bridge Road, Jefferson City MO map...
Description:
Healthy Yards for Clear Streams is an educational effort to help landowners and businesses be environmentally responsible with lawn and landscape practices. Homeowners use more chemicals per acre on lawns than farmers use on crops.
Some of these chemicals are finding their way to our streams and lakes. Tonight will feature three presenters:
? Urban Erosion and Sediment Pollution-by Allen Thompson, MU’s Biological Engineering/Hydrology
? Common Erosion Problems in Jefferson City and Their Remedies- City of Jefferson
? Instructions for cost effective approaches to remedy typical erosion problems- Tony Hoover, NRCS Cole County District Conservationist
Registration:
Send payment to Cole County Extension Center, Attn: MG course; 2436 Tanner Bridge Road; Jefferson City, MO 65101. Make check payable to Cole County Extension Center. Or stop by during office hours- 8 AM to 4:30 PM.
573/634-2824 more...