April 2011 IECA E-Update

IECA Says Goodbye to Patrick O'Shea

Pat O'Shea and Grandson at EC11 this past February

Always friendly and always smiling, Patrick O'Shea passed away on April 3, 2011. Funeral services are being held today - Tuesday, April 12 in Concord, MI. Patrick was vice president of Natural Environmental Reclamation Concepts, Inc. in Hanover, MI, an IECA and Great Lakes Chapter member since 1984 and a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control. He was a regular at the IECA annual conference, where numerous friends and colleagues looked forward to seeing him each year. This year was particularly special, as Patrick's grandson attended his first conference, where he was the underdog winner of the ever-popular HydRodeo. Patrick's daughter, Denise O'Shea, also an IECA member, can be reached at PO Box 2, 229 W. Allen St., Hanover, MI 49241.

ShoreMax® Soft Revetment Scour Protection Mat Supercharges Green Alternatives to Hard Armor

In recent large-scale channel testing by the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials' National Transportation Product Evaluation Program (AASHTO-NTPEP), North American Green's new ShoreMax® Soft Revetment Scour Protection Mat pushed turf reinforcement mat performance to a new level. More >>

PROFILE Recognizes Outstanding Distributors

PROFILE Products LLC recognizes its key distribution partners for engineered and specified erosion control products each year. "Our distributors are integral in the development of specifications and proper installation of our engineered solutions," said Marc S. Theisen, vice president of erosion control solutions for PROFILE Products. "These PROFILE Partners were vital to the successes we enjoyed in 2010, and we were delighted to recognize their hard work." More >>

South Florida Water Management District Holds Competitive Erosion Technologies Testing

One of the technologies being reviewed is a product called Flexamat that consists of concrete shapes, locked together with a high strength, polypropylene geogrid. Invented by Mr. Jim Motz, a farmer and entrepreneur, the product was developed to be a cost-effective solution for unprotected soil that allows native plants or turf to grow through the opened end geogrid. More >>

Flocculants Assist in Meeting EPA Guidelines

Innovative Turf Solutions is proud to carry a new line of products called Floccin™. Floccin™ products coagulate, break emulsified oils in water, change the pH, encapsulate metals and flocculate to separate solids from site discharge. More >>

PBSJ Corporation Renamed Atkins

The PBSJ Corporation and its PBS&J subsidiary company has been renamed Atkins. PBSJ operates as a national business of Atkins in North America following its acquisition in October 2010. Atkins is the world's 11th largest design firm. More >>

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