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Rice Lake Classroom/Field Event
Best Management Practices and Product Demonstrations
for Erosion Control and Stormwater Management

Thursday, September 26, 2024
8 am-4 pm

Morning Classroom Session:
8 am-1 pm
Northwood Technical College (formerly Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College)
1900 College Dr, Rice Lake, WI 54868

Afternoon Field Event:
1 pm-4 pm
American Excelsior Company ErosionLab
1695 19 ½ Street, Rice Lake, WI 54868

Certificates of Attendance will be emailed by October 10.

Event Details

This popular annual event has been hosted since 2005 in partnership with the American Excelsior Company ErosionLab, one of only a few erosion control testing laboratories in the U.S. This event allows attendees to learn from experienced professionals and view product testing under a variety of control measures set up as stations around the ErosionLab.

NASECA is excited to partner with MECA again for this year’s Rice Lake Event!

If you are a MECA Member, please email meca@mnerosion.org for a discount code

 

Agenda

Wednesday, September 25

9-Hole Golf Scramble: 1 pm (approx)
Wednesday Evening Reception: 6-8 pm

Thursday, September 26 (times are approximate)
Morning Classroom Sessions at Northwood Technical College
Breakfast and registration: 8-8:30 am
Classroom Sessions: 8:30 am-12:00 pm
Lunch: 12:00 pm-12:45 pm

Afternoon Field Event at American Excelsior Company ErosionLab: 1-4 pm

Classroom Sessions Include:

  • Low-Flow Water Channel & Dry Slope: Erosion Control Products
  • Proper Seeding Techniques
  • Creating a Plan to Choose the Right Product for the Job
  • Dewatering devices and additives

Demonstration Topics Include:

Low-Flow Water Channel & Dry Slope

  • Rock Bag
  • Curlex® Enforcer® TRM
  • Curlex® Sediment Log® 12″
  • StapleSetter
  • Curlex® blanket
  • Stenlog 12″
  • Erosion Eel
  • Jute mat
  • Silt Sock chip-filled & compost-filled
  • Flexamat®
  • Silt fence MinnDOT & WisDOT Approved
  • Siltron
  • Wirebacked fence
  • Type A & B Silt fence
  • Western Green High Performance TRM & anchoring system
  • StapleWasp
  • Premier Straw® Wattle
  • Gripple percussion anchors

Applied Polymer Systems

Proper Seeding Techniques

  • Broadleaf – Clover Radish
  • Native Seed Mix CP-2
  • Cool Season Grass
  • Cover Crop – Oats
  • Coconut and straw blankets

Know Your BMPs

Dewatering Devices and Additives

  • EDS sled
  • Various dewatering bag sizes and shapes
  • Siltation tank
  • Floc logs/tabs
  • Faircloth Skimmer®

Join Us for a Wednesday Evening Reception!

Wednesday, September 25     6-8 pm
Holiday Inn Express and Suites
824 Bear Paw Ave, Rice Lake, WI
Cost: $30

This popular event will give you a chance to catch up with old friends and make new ones. Join us for food, beverages, and fun!

You Asked FORE It!

Wednesday, September 25
Approximately 1:00 pm
Turtleback Golf Course
1985 18 1/2 Street, Rice Lake, WI 54868
Cost: $55

We’re excited to offer attendees the opportunity to play in a 2- or 4-team nine hole golf scramble. We’re working on getting prizes, but regardless, it will be a great time!

Golf Digest consistently awards Turtleback the prestigious 4 star rating. The four star rating is given to courses Golf Digest deems “OUTSTANDING. Plan your next vacation around it.”

Scramble Rules

Scramble (often called “Best Ball”) Details:
– Each player tees off
– The team chooses which tee shot they would like to play from
– Each player hits again and moves to the best shot
– This is repeated until the ball is in the bottom of the cup*
Teams are allowed to move the ball up to ONE CLUB LENGTH, no closer to the hole, without changing/improving the lie (example: moving the ball location from rough to fairway, or fringe to green)
To keep play moving, we are instituting a “2 Putt Max” rule. If the first putt, ON THE GREEN, is not made by anyone on the team, you may pick it up, count two putts toward the score, and keep moving!

Hotel Information

Holiday Inn Express and Suites
824 Bear Paw Ave, Rice Lake, WI
715-736-7444

Other accommodations nearby include:
Best Western Inn
2835 S Main St, Rice Lake, WI
715-234-7017

Continuing Education/Professional Development Hours

Attendees will receive 6 CE/PDH credits. The WI Dept of Safety and Professional Services has approved this program for Commercial Building Inspector (CBI), Dwelling Contractor Qualifier (DCQ), Journeyman Plumber (JP), Journeyman Plumber-Restricted Service (JPRS), Master Plumber (MP), Master Plumber-Restricted Service (MPRS), Soil Tester (ST), and UDC Construction Inspector (UCI). Course ID 17393.

Thank You to Our Event Host, Sponsors, Exhibitors and Demonstrators

Past Event Photos

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