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| #e.23637 | Wednesday 8:00AM to 12:00PM
August 7,
2013 | CM | 3.00 |
Urban Pond ManagementRookery Bay NERRNaples, FL Stormwater systems consist of urban ponds, street gutters, swales, pipes, and sometimes preserve areas. They are designed to prevent flooding, improve water quality, recharge groundwater and protect and /or create wildlife habitat.
Urban ponds are part of stormwater systems and are a central focus of many housing developments. But many of these ponds repeatedly suffer from eutrophication, when they become saturated with algae and rooted aquatic plants. Fish kills due to low dissolved oxygen soon follow. Poor water quality and improper maintenance are commonly the cause of this problem. The pond may receive runoff from gardens containing a variety of fertilizers, and/or pesticides. Runoff may also contain oil washed from streets, antifreeze, paint and other household chemicals that make their way from home to the pond. Often times this problem is addressed with the use of harmful chemicals, like copper, that will eventually end up in local waterways, harming the natural ecosystem.
The Urban Pond Management training was designed to provide professionals with knowledge, skills and tools to correctly design, install and maintain a successful urban pond as part of a storm water system. The program includes the description of the laws and regulations in reference to stormwater systems, and the careful consideration of plant selection and maintenance of urban ponds.
More Instructors: Chad Washburn Chad Washburn is the Director of Conservation and Education at The Naples Botanical Gardens, and current President of the Naples Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana, and completed his Masters Degree in Applied Ecology from the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University in 2002. His graduate research resulted in the co-authorship of a book chapter entitled Latitudinal trends in organic carbon accumulation in temperate freshwater peatlands. Chad has been an active member of the environmental community for over 16 years. Before joining the Naples Botanical Garden, he oversaw projects restoring and creating native habitats across Northern Indiana. His combination of botanical and horticultural experiences ranges from the temperate species of the Midwestern United States to the diversity of the sub-tropics of Central America. Chad has worked with the Belize Botanic Gardens and most recently spoke there at the Caribbean Botanic Gardens for Conservation Conference, addressing the importance of Botanical Gardens’ role in plant conservation and restoration. He has experience teaching a broad range of environmental subjects to a wide range of audiences, and regularly speaks to local professional groups and homeowners about the use of native Florida plants in restoration projects and sustainable landscapes. Steve Preston Steve Preston is a licensed geologist with a B.S. in geology from Indiana University. He has worked as a hydrogeologist performing groundwater contamination assessments at industrial sites along the southeast coast and served as chemical quality control officer at the Nyanza Chemical Superfund site. He was a hydrologist for the U.S. Geological Survey during their National Urban Runoff and Houston Urban Runoff Programs (NURP and HURP), and later for consultants in other studies of urban stormwater runoff quality. He has been involved in several water quality monitoring programs while working at his current position in Land Development Services, Stormwater Pollution Prevention and currently manages Collier County’s NPDES MS4 Phase 2 Stormwater program. (0 Ratings)
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