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Thursday, Oct. 24th 10:00 - 11:30 AM Fireproofing Your Landscape With Compostby Craig Kolodge Seminar Price: $60 CEUs: APLD, IA, NALP, PGMS, QWEL Room: TBD In this course, you will learn:  Craig KolodgeWest Coast Regional Manager of Business and Field DevelopmentFiltrexx InternationalDr. Craig Kolodge is the West Coast Regional Manager of Business and Field Development for Filtrexx International, a pioneer in the use of locally recycled organics for creating environmentally sustainable solutions with a special focus on erosion and sediment control and Low Impact Development, including the stabilization and restoration of shorelines. Dr. Kolodge has been instrumental in working with state and local officials to position Filtrexx compost filter socks as a preferred best-management practice for post-fire storm water run-off management such as the Camp Fire in Paradise, CA, where the Filtrexx SiltSoxx are being widely deployed throughout the burn area. Dr. Kolodge is the former academic advisor, field plant pathologist and director for the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) and the Agriculture & Natural Resources Research and Extension Center in Santa Clara county. As superintendent of the UC Bay Area Research and Extension Center (BAREC), Dr. Kolodge was instrumental in developing the City of San Jose's green waste utilization program focused on repurposing recycled organics to deliver ecosystem benefits. Dr. Kolodge currently serves on the Board of Directors for California's Association of Compost Producers (ACP) and is a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) and a Trainer of Record (ToR) for California's Storm Water Industrial General Permit. He resides in San Diego county where he travels throughout the Western U.S. demonstrating and teaching the practical application of compost-based Sustainable Management Practices (SMP's) for storm water management and land conservation/restoration. Previous TLE Presentations2018 - Erosion Control Landscapes – Installation, Inspections & MaintenanceQ & A Panel and/or demonstration: Watershed approach and installing and maintaining compost blankets & socks. 2018 - Sustainable/Green Cities – Installing and Maintaining "Green Infrastructure Landscapes"The "Watershed Approach", the composted ingredients: blankets & socks, manufactured soils and maintaining green infrastructure landscapes. 2017 - A Landscape Contractor's Guide to Watershed ManagementThe use of compost-based solutions for landscaping is not new. The value and importance of recycled organics, especially compost, has increased over the past decade due to a renewed focus on sustainability, recycling and socially responsible behaviors. Sustainable Best Management Practices (SBMP's) are described as management practices utilizing natural, biologically-based organic materials that are locally sourced and processed, carbon neutral, easily recycled for future use, produced with minimal energy and have a low life cycle cost. The purpose of this course is to educate landscape professionals on new applications that deploy composted organics in practical and creative ways to deliver ecosystem services that include but are not limited to improved water quality and conservation, increased wildlife habitat, reduced heat island effect, storm water volume management, lowered costs for erosion control and increased carbon sequestration. Landscapers, by mimicking nature and working closer with natural cycles, can save money and differentiate themselves from their competition. More . . .See the flyer describing the case study profile on the use of Filtrexx International's filter socks for addressing post-fire landscape remediation and watershed protection in wildland burn areas. The California Office of Emergency Services at the Camp Fire in Paradise, CA deploys these products. 
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