Workshop attendees (57) were given presentations on the purpose and methods of hydroseeding as an erosion and sediment control practice, and then viewed the hydroseeding demonstrations. Personnel from the Department of Public Works hydroseeded the sites using a seed mixture of bermuda grass and rye along with cellulose fiber mulch containing tackifier. While the sites were being seeded, attendees had the opportunity to question the equipment manufacturer and the project coordinators about the availability, use and effectiveness of the hydroseeders. Participants were given information on hydroseeder distributors and prices.

Subsequently, additional sites on St. Thomas and St. Croix were hydroseeded -- roadsides (Skyline Drive and Magens Bay Road) on St. Thomas and a drainage way (gut) and a portion of the Anguilla landfill on St. Croix. (It was the intention of the program to hydroseed sites on all three islands, but due to unforeseen difficulties with the site chosen on St. John, that area was not seeded.) The areas hydroseeded were first cleared of debris and weedy vegetation, and then seeded using a mixture of bermuda and rye grasses along with tackifier mixed with a cellulose mulch. Even though this project only utilized bermuda/rye grass seed mixtures; other species of grasses are also appropriate for hydroseeding use in the Virgin Islands.