President’s Message Greetings and salutations Great Lakes Chapter members, I hope everyone had a good winter season and spring is offering a bit of relief! The 2023 IECA Annual Conference & Expo co-located with the Geosynthetics Conference with Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) on February 5 – 8, 2023 at the Kansas City Convention Center. It was great to see …

How did September sneak up on us already!!? It seems to happen quicker every year, but this time of the year is truly amazing in our region of the world. The fall foliage and brisk temperatures are going to be welcomed by many after drought conditions followed by heavy rains sweeping through much of the region this summer. It was …

President’s Message Hello Great Lakes IECA Chapter Members! I hope this email finds you well, despite the many stressors we as a community are facing. Social injustices, public unrest, a global pandemic, new work practices and locations (I write this in the inherited Dale Earnhardt themed basement of my home), and travel restrictions are a few of the issues that …

The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) is pleased to announce Matt Welch, CPESC, CESSWI, technical and business development manager at Profile Products, has been elected the 2020-2022 board president for the IECA Great Lakes Chapter. He officially began his term on January 1, 2020. “Matt’s experience, passion and ambition made him an excellent candidate for president, and we are excited …

Greetings! You are invited to participate in a research study being conducted by investigators from The University of Iowa. The purpose of the study is to determine the state of perceptions and action of managers tasked with local and statewide decision-making related to road salt and freshwater salinization. This study is comprised of a series of in-depth interviews. If selected …

Greetings and salutations Great Lakes Chapter members! I hope the Summer has been eventful and enjoyable for everyone so far. We are excited to announce the release of our redesigned site www.greatlakesieca.org. We hope that you find this site easier to navigate. We are striving to make this a great resource on a State by State level for the resources that …

Greetings Great Lakes Chapter of IECA Friends and Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the launch of the new Great Lakes Chapter website www.greatlakesieca.org, designed with a fresh new look and user-friendly navigation, updated with the latest industry information. Our website builds on our organizational mission, “To foster natural heritage resilience through education and training in erosion and sediment control, stormwater management, and …