20170307-Regulatory South Permits Consultant Workshop

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Palm Beach Gardens Permits Section will be hosting a 2-day public workshop on March 29 and 30, 2017 at the Jonathan Dickinson State Park.

The purpose of the workshop is to provide information to consultants to improve the submittal of regulatory permit applications and conducting wetland delineations. Day 1 will include classroom presentations on ways to improve and expedite the application submission process and review of the Corps’ Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Data Form Version 2 wetland delineation data sheets. Day 2 will include a demonstration of field delineation methodology and practice conducting delineations in a small group setting.

Day 1 (March 29, 2017) classroom: Maximum registration of 60 people
9am to 4:30pm with a 1-hour lunch break*
Day 2 (March 30, 2017) field: Maximum registration of 20 people **
8:30 am to 4:00pm with a 1/2-hour lunch break, please bring your lunch.

*We strongly encourage you to bring your own lunch, drinks, and snacks. Restaurant options are limited near the park.

** Please note if you are signed up for the field portion on Day 2, you must attend Day 1 for the classroom training. Attendance will be limited to one person per consulting firm/ agency if needed. If additional persons from a company wish to attend, there will be a waiting list in order of registration, allowing two people per company until registration is full.

LOCATION: The workshop will be held at Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Kimbell Education Center, 16450 SE Federal Highway, Hobe Sound, FL 33455

Directions to the site are as follows:
Directions from the South: Take Interstate 95 (I-95) to exit 87A for Indiantown Road East (FL-706E). Travel approximately 3.2 miles and turn left (north) onto Alternate A1A (FL-811). Continue for about 1.5 miles and turn left (north) onto U.S. Highway 1. Continue for 5 miles and turn left into Jonathan Dickinson State Park.

Directions from the North: Take I-95 South to SE Bridge Road, exit 96. Turn left onto SE Bridge Road and continue for about 6.5 miles. Turn right onto U.S. Highway 1 (south). Travel approximately 4.6 miles and turn right into Jonathan Dickinson State Park.

Once in the Park: Stop at the guard house and provide your name. Tell the Park Ranger that you are attending the U.S Army Corps Training and the park fee should be waived. Continue straight past the guard house, and make a right. Follow the road until the end, and make a left and the education center will be on your right. It takes approximately 15 minutes to drive from the entrance to the education center.

ITEMS REQUIRED FOR WORKSHOP:

Day 1 and Day 2:
• Lunch and drinks (no food or beverages will be provided)
• Paper and writing tool to take notes

Day 2: Please dress appropriately. This day will be almost entirely in the field. Wear sun screen, bring a hat, and wear wetland boots or other appropriate footwear. Also bring the following:
• Sharp shooter shovel
• Munsell Soil Color Book
• Soil Knife
• Clip board
• Spray bottle
• Tape Measures (2), one small (for measuring soil horizons) and one large (for measuring plot size up to 100 feet)
• Plant identification books
• Hand lens

REGISTRATION for the event is required. Please contact Jerilyn Ashworth by letter at the Palm Beach Gardens Permits Section, 4400 PGA Boulevard, Suite 500, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410; by telephone at 561-472-3508; or by electronic mail at Jerilyn.Ashworth@usace.army.mil. Please provide your name, company/agency/consulting firm name, email address, contact phone number, and if attending Day 2, your level of wetland experience. Once the list of registrants is developed, a separate detailed schedule will be provided to each participant. Registration will be open until close of business on March 24, 2017.

QUESTIONS regarding the event should be sent to Jerilyn Ashworth by electronic mail at Jerilyn.Ashworth@usace.army.mil or by telephone at 561-472-3508.