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ACSEC E-Newsletter |
Winter 2018 |
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Resources
Create Your Own Carolina Yard!
Build Your Own Rain Garden!
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Residential Rainwater Harvesting Manual |
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Coastal Friendly Living Guide and Links to other SC Sea Grant Publications |
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This booklet explores tidal creek ecosystems and the various threats to the valuable services they provide
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Guide for Community Associations
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Home and Garden Information Center
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Certified Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control Inspector |
Free for Teachers:
Watershed Lessons and Interactive Whiteboard Activities SC Green Steps Program
Disposing of Household Waste
Berkeley County Charleston County Dorchester County Interactive Maps SC NEMO LID Atlas |
Training Opportunities
Volunteer Opportunities
Litter Sweeps
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KAB Affiliates |
Storm Drain Marking
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Mark Storm Drains In Your Neighborhood and Promote Awareness that Storm Drains and Ditches Connect to SC's Waterways Email |
Oyster Reef Restoration and Water Quality Monitoring
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SCORE Program |
Volunteer
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Top Pics: Storm Drain Mural Project
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This February and March, students and teachers at Orange Grove Charter Middle School and Philip Simmons Middle School painted storm drain murals to let others on their campus know that storm drains lead to local waterways.
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Special Announcement! New Certification Program:
Master Rain Gardener
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Clemson Extension is pleased to announce "
Master Rain Gardener,
" a new
online and field-based certification program
focused on rain garden and rainwater harvesting system design and installation.
As part of the Master Rain Gardener program, participants will learn about:
- rain garden site assessment,
- soil analysis,
- design standards and elements,
- plant selection,
- maintenance, and more.
Participants will also spend time learning about rainwater harvesting system sizing, component considerations, water use and safety measures.
The Master Rain Gardener program is a hybrid, multi-week curriculum allowing self-paced online learning, hands-on field experience, and a two-track option to meet the needs of diverse audiences. The Master Rain Gardener Spring 2018 class starts March 19th with a field day on April 26th in the Charleston area.
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Register Today!
Master Pond Manager and BMP Inspector Course
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The purpose of the
Post-Construction BMP Inspector program is to train professionals in methods and strategies for conducting routine and thorough inspections of stormwater management practices. This hybrid course offers five weeks of online coursework that cover pond design and inspection, dry detention basins, stormwater wetlands, bioretention design and inspection, vegtated buffers, swales, rainwater harvesting, green roofs and more. As part of the course, a one-day field session will provide hands-on learning opportunities & take place on June 26 in Greenville, SC. To learn more and to register click
HERE.
The next offering of the Master Pond Manager course will begin March 21, 2018. This Clemson Extension-sponsored program provides management strategies to stormwater and recreational pond owners and managers through an online classroom and hands-on field training. Participants can complete the full Master Pond Manager recognition training, or complete a Letter of Completion in Recreational or Stormwater Pond Management. Participants in the full Master Pond Manager course will receive three Category 5 pesticide CEC hours.
- Recreational Pond Design and Construction
- Stormwater Pond Design, Inspection and Maintenance
- Limnology and Water Quality
- Integrated Aquatic Plant Management
- Best Management Practices for Stormwater Ponds
- Fish Management
The spring 2018 course will host field days in the Charleston area.
Registration ends March 14!
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Midlands Stormwater Pond Conference
March 13, 2018
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2018 Midlands Stormwater Pond Management Conference
This one-day event will provide a forum to give the latest information, resources, and tools on stormwater pond management. Conference format is divided into two specialized tracks and designed for the pond owner or professional managers' needs.
When: Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Where: Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC
Cost: $40 Participant, $100 Exhibitor
To learn more & register click
HERE
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Healthy Pond Series
Save the Date: June 13, 2018
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Pond problems? Join us at our next workshop in a new series for pond owners, HOA groups and residents grappling with stormwater pond management decisions. As part of our Healthy Pond Series, maintenance topics will be highlighted at events throughout the year; programs will provide guidance from experts as well as an opportunity for pond owner networking and community idea sharing.
This fourth workshop, to be held on June 13, 2018, will be one in a series on shoreline erosion and management topics. Registration will open soon. For more information or to be added to the Healthy Pond Series listserv, please email
Guinn Wallover.
This series is offered in partnership between the Ashley Cooper Stormwater Education Consortium, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Clemson Extension Service, and the ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve Coastal Training Program.
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Certificate in Native Plant Studies
Two Class Offerings in the Lowcountry this Spring
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Certificate in Native Plant Studies:
The South Carolina Botanical Garden, in partnership with the South Carolina Native Plant Society, offers the Certificate in Native Plant Studies program. Through hands-on field-based classes, students learn about native plants and their vast diversity, plant communities and the habitats that define South Carolina.
*The certificate program is comprised of 88 hours of coursework (7 core classes @ $80 each plus 32 hours electives). Students are not required to pursue a Certificate in order to enroll. Please note that Basic Botany is a prerequisite for all other courses. Contact Sue Watts,
watts9@clemson.edu, for more details.
This spring, two Native Plant Certification Course offerings will take place in the Lowcountry!
SC Native Plant Certificate Core Class: Sustainable Landscaping
Date: March 23, 2018
Description:
This course will discuss key landscape features for consideration that work to incorporate native plants, manage water and provide habitat for wildlife. Participants will take a holistic approach to site planning and consider the needs of the resident, balanced with an approach that is sensitive to local ecology and the environment.
Location: Clemson Coastal Research & Education Center, Charleston, SC
Learn more & Register:
HERE
SC Native Plant Certificate Elective: Native Plants for Birds of the Beidler Forest
Date: April 19, 2018
Description: This course is led by Audubon South Carolina. Native plants are immensely important to a diversity of wildlife, especially our native birds. The Francis Beidler Forest features 1,800 acres of virgin. Identification of the dominant plant species in this ecosystem will be discussed. Audubon South Carolina is also working to restore native ecosystems, and attendees will have the opportunity to explore two demonstration sites as part of this course - a longleaf pine savannah and native warm-season grassland.
Learn more & register
HERE
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SC Native Plant Society Native Plant Sale
March 17, 2018
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Native Plants = Healthy Habitats
Interested in sprucing up your garden this spring; this is the event for you! Colorful perennials, shrubs, trees, grasses, ferns and edibles for sale! Visit
www.scnps.org for plant list and pricing. All welcome!
Date: Saturday, March 17th
Location: Parking lot of Charles Towne Landing
(1500 Old Towne Landing Rd, Charleston, SC)
Time: 9am to Noon (members can shop at 8:30am)
Admission to the sale is FREE!
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Save-The-Date
Floating Wetland Workshop
April 5, 2018
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As part of this new workshop, participants will learn to construct their own floating wetland. Floating wetlands are a pond management strategy with many benefits that can help improve water quality and create habitat for beneficial wildlife.
This half-day workshop will take place in the Charleston area. Registration will open soon. To be notified when registration is available, please email
Guinn Wallover
or
Kim Morganello
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Plants for the Earth
April 21, 2018
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Clemson Extension and the Tri-County Master Gardeners are celebrating Earth Day with a "Plants for the Earth" plant sale and garden lectures program. The event will take place at the Clemson Coastal Research & Education Center "Clemson farm" in West Ashley. The plant sale area will open at 10am with locally propagated plants grown by Master Gardeners and commercially produced plant material for sale. Beginning at 11am, join Horticulture Extension Agents and Master Gardeners for three garden lectures that will help you grow a greener garden! Space is limited in the lecture area, but the plant sale is open to the public free of charge. Learn more & register for lectures
HERE
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IVY Rain Barrel Sale
June 1 & June 2, 2018
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The annual Ashley Cooper Stormwater Education Consortium IVY rain barrel sale is going on now! The 2018 pickup information is as follows: Friday June 1, 2018, 4-6pm at Gahagan Park in Summerville. Saturday June 2, 2018, 9-11:30am at the Charleston County Government Building in North Charleston.
Ivy rain barrels are discounted nearly 50% as part of this unique offering. Learn more about the IVY rain barrel and purchase yours today at https://www.rainwatersolutions.com/products/acsec-ivy
Special thanks to the Town of Summerville & Charleston County Government for providing pickup locations.
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Thank you! for reading this edition of the Ripple Effect, the Ashley Cooper Stormwater Education Consortium (ACSEC) E-newsletter. Like ripples on the water, we hope you will pass on your knowledge, and this newsletter, to others.
Thank You!
for protecting SC's water resources!
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Storm Drains and Ditches Lead to SC Waterways
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THE ACSEC MISSON
The ACSEC is a regional partnership between counties, municipalities, universities, state and local agencies, non-profits and other organizations in the Tri-County region.
The ACSEC mission: Improve water quality within the Ashley and Cooper River basins by providing educational opportunities on stormwater impacts and our community roles in supporting healthy, fishable, and swimmable waterways.
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For Protecting South Carolina's Waterways |
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Water Resources Extension Agent
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Clemson University
Cooperative
Extension Service offers its programs to people of all ages,
regardless
of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital or family status and is an equal opportunity employer.
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