by Odessa Studos | Jul 20, 2020 | Archive, Featured
NEW Course – The ABCs of BMP Installation including Canadian Edition and BMP Manual Download is ready! This 0.5 CEU Video Course covers (14) standard, benchmark BMPs, from Soil Preparation/Soil Roughening, to Turf Reinforcement Mats, to Stabilized Construction...
by Odessa Studos | Jul 10, 2020 | Tip of the Week
Sadly the 2020 StormCon Conference in Seattle was cancelled because of the Covid19 pandemic. “Out of crisis comes opportunity” ………. subsequently dirttime.tv/ is producing two NEW Environmentally-Sensitive Stream “Restoration” Techniques Courses. Of the 2 new...
by Odessa Studos | Jun 15, 2020 | Archive, Featured
NEW Course – The ABCs of BMP Installation will be released this week. This 0.5 CEU Video Course covers (14) standard, benchmark BMPs, from Soil Preparation/Soil Roughening, to Turf Reinforcement Mats, to Stabilized Construction Entrance, to Sediment Barriers for...
by Odessa Studos | Apr 20, 2020 | Tip of the Week
“ This video clip was taken during the second phase of a Stream Bank Protection (and golf course) Project completed in November 2017. This project, and many more that have been designed and built since 2005, have featured and are examples of techniques exclusively...
by Odessa Studos | Apr 20, 2020 | Archive, Featured
The “Big Four” Erosion Control (raindrop) BMPs I often inform my students that an estimated 90% of the erosion in the world is caused by raindrop erosion. You know, the energy from a falling raindrop onto bare soil is like a bomb!! Or actually millions of little bombs...
by Odessa Studos | Apr 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
THIS FREE WEBINAR WAS HOSTED BY FILTREXX AND RECORDED LIVE ON THURSDAY APRIL 9, John has been using compost for over a decade and in this presentation, he shows the “actual, in the field” use of Compost Blankets (99%+ effective for erosion protection), Compost Socks...
by Odessa Studos | Apr 8, 2020 | Archive, Featured, Recent Projects
A Recent Posting of a 2006 Article: [pdf-embedder url="https://dirttime.tv/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Biotechnical-Soil-1.pdf" title="Biotechnical Soil"] Effective Compost and Bioengineering Techniques for Adverse Soil Conditions”, McCullah, J....
by John | Mar 27, 2020 | BMP
For two years dirttime.tv/ has been working on a 1.0 CEU On-Line Video Course based on the Curriculum and Hands-On experiences presented at Erosion Control BMP SUMMIT at Shasta College. There really is no real substitute for attending class at the world-renowned...
by Odessa Studos | Feb 13, 2020 | Tip of the Week
The practice of erosion and sediment control has evolved dramatically over the past decade. The Clean Water Act sections, including NPDES, now require sampling and reporting, accountability by certified professionals, and continuing education. The bottom line is Storm...
by Odessa Studos | Jan 23, 2020 | Archive, The Monthly Dirt
[pdf-embedder url="https://dirttime.tv/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/The-Monthly-Dirt-Jan-2020-1.pdf" title="The Monthly Dirt – Jan 2020"] Download pdf here: The Monthly Dirt – Jan 2020