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Streambank Stabilization

A Free Field Day For Farmers and Other Landowners
March 17th, 2003
8AM to Noon
12230 Livingston-Cressey Rd

The Community Alliance with Family Farmers will host a free, outdoor workshop for farmers and other landowners to address the topic of streambank stabilization. Landowners are often left to deal with bank erosion on their own and find that it is a complex problem with expensive solutions. This field day will bring speakers with various expertise in bank stabilization to an informal presentation designed to assist landowners grappling with this problem.

Coffee and pastry will be served at 8AM. TOPICS & SPEAKERS:
KNOW YOUR RIVERBANK Peter Downs, Senior Geomorphologist, Stillwater Sciences
RIP-RAP- DO’S AND DON’TS Jennifer Faler, Natural Resources Conservation Service
PRODUCTS & METHODS FOR SOIL STABILIZATION Marsh Pitman, Soil Stabilization Products Company, Inc.
PERMITS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Karen Brown, Department of Water Resources

For more information, go to the CAFF website at www.caff.org or contact Gwen Huff at (209)345-4695or gwen@caff.org.

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