CALTRANS Demonstration Projects & Workshops

William Baker serves as project manager for this interagency agreement developed to conduct demonstration projects, and additional Caltrans workshops to be held throughout the State.  The project is a collaboration of the California Integrated Waste Management Board, the University of California, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the compost industry, and local governments.

This contract will design and initiate field demonstration projects, in addition to classroom workshops to educate Caltrans staff and introduce local government official to the new compost-based specifications adopted by Caltrans.  This interagency agreement should increase the use of organic materials by Caltrans and local government through education/outreach efforts related to compost quality, testing, certification, classification, specification, and application.  For the purposes of the project, compost includes compost and mulch.

Stockton Workshop 

  • Associated Event: “Delta Responsible Landscape Training”
  • Workshop: Presentations integrated into associated event
  • Venue: San Joaquin County Robert J. Cabral Agricultural Center
  • Partner: UC Cooperative Extension
  • Partner: San Joaquin County Public Works Department
  • Attendance: 35

Rancho Cucamonga Workshop 

  • Associated Event: “Turfgrass and Landscape Institute”
  • Workshop: Presentations integrated into associated event
  • Venue: Etiwanda Gardens
  • Partner: UC Cooperative Extension
  • Partner: Southern California Turfgrass Council
  • Attendance: 90

Sacramento Workshop 

  • Associated Event: “EcoLandscape Conference”
  • Workshop: Presentations integrated into associated event
  • Venue: Samuel C. Pannell Meadowview Community Center
  • Partner: EcoLandscape California
  • Attendance: 170

San Jose Workshop 

  • Workshop Title: “Compost Use for Municipalities”
  • Program Type: Developed specifically for project
  • Facility: Almaden Winery Community Center
  • Partner: City of San Jose Environmental Services
  • Attendance: 80

Rancho Cucamonga Workshop 

  • Workshop Title: “Compost and Compost Use”
  • Program Type: Developed specifically for project
  • Morning Venue: Goldy S. Lewis Community Center
  • Afternoon Venue: Inland Empire Utilities Agency Compost Facility Tour
  • Partner: Solid Waste Management Division , County of San Bernardino
  • Partner: Inland Empire Utilities Agency
  • Attendance: 55

San Diego Workshop 

  • Associated Event: BioCycle International Conference 2009
  • Workshop Title: “Expanding Organics Recycling through Expanding Market Development”
  • Venue: Town and Country Resort Conference Center
  • Partner: JG Press, Inc., City of San Diego
  • Attendance: 95

Riverside Workshop 

  • Workshop Title: “Understanding and Utilizing Composts”
  • Facility: University of California Extension Center, Riverside
  • Partner: University of California Extension, Riverside
  • Attendance: 42

San Juan Capistrano 

  • Workshop Title: “Meeting Your Waste Diversion Goals with Composts”
  • Facility: City Hall, San Juan Capistrano
  • Partner: City of San Juan Capistrano
  • Attendance: 81

Burbank Workshop 

  • Workshop Title: “Compost Use for Municipal Landscapes”
  • Facility: Burbank Buena Vista Library
  • Partner: City of Burbank
  • Attendance: 50

Long Beach Workshop 

  • Event:2009 Landscape Expo
  • Workshop Name: “Compost Workshop”
  • Venue: Long Beach Convention Center
  • Partner: Landscape Communications, Inc.
  • Attendance: 30

Riverside Workshop 

  • Workshop Name: “Presentation of Results from Compost Research Studies”
  • Morning Venue: UC Riverside Extension Center
  • Afternoon Venue: UC Riverside Agricultural Field Station
  • Partner: UC Riverside Extension
  • Partner: UC Riverside Agricultural Operations
  • Attendance: 72