Are you a contractor working on Washington shorelines? Are you a WSDA licensed applicator looking for recertification credits? Are you just plain interested in coastal processes? Join Mid Sound and Shore Friendly King County (SFKC) at our FREE Shore Friendly Contractors Workshop!

Mid Sound and SFKC are pleased to welcome John Bornsworth, owner of Peninsula Environmental Group, and ISA Master Arborist, as our guest instructor. Taking place on November 13th at Camp Sealth on Vashon Island, this FREE workshop will provide shoreline contractors and professionals with the chance to learn more about shoreline geology and vegetation, tree care, invasive plant management, and permitting. The workshop will include an indoor presentation and an outdoor shoreline site visit. Lunch provided!

For professionals holding WSDA pesticide or Structural Pest Inspector licenses, 4 WSDA recert CEUs are available (with full attendance).

Agenda:

8:00am-9:00am – Check-in & Networking (Parson’s Lodge at Camp Sealth)

9:00am-9:15am – Welcome & Overview of the Shore Friendly Program

9:15am-9:45am – Shoreline Geology & Coastal Processes

9:45am-10:45am – Functions of Shoreline Vegetation

Break

11:00am-12:00pm – Shoreline Tree Care

Lunch (provided by SFKC)

12:45pm-1:45pm – Weed Control & Native Restoration

Break

2:30pm-3:00pm – Providing Recommendations: Site Findings, Consulting & Reporting

3:00pm-3:55pm – Site Visit (an opportunity to view vegetation and management recommendations in the field)

3:55pm-4:00pm – Wrap Up

This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement 66.123 – (25-23) DFW -Puget – Sound Act through the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency or the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use. In this case, the activities are site visits and workshops, paid for with RCO funding.