Registration Eligibility
Landscape professionals including contractors, designers, architects, arborists, and growers.
Start Date
02/03/2021
End Date
02/03/2022
Description
Most ponds are collection points for sediment and nutrients leading to conditions that increasingly support nuisance aquatic plant and/or algae growth. Decomposing yard waste, fertilizers, erosion, and animal waste (goose droppings) accelerate the degradation of water bodies. There are hundreds of species of algae and new aquatic invaders to be aware of. Proactive and reactive approaches to their control will be reviewed. The causes of unwanted vegetative growth as well as the pros and cons of logical options to prevent or control it's growth will be reviewed in non-scientific terms.
Distance Learning
Yes
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Design-Build
Water / Stormwater Management
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
1.0
Learning Outcomes
1. Understand the difference between management of 'symptoms' and 'causes'
2. Understand how management options can be conflicting or synergistic.
3. Understand where and how things can go wrong.
Instructors
Keith Gray, Integrated Lakes Management, Inc.
Course Codes
Illinois Landscape Contractors Association
Provider
Illinois Landscape Contractors Association