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Erosion Control

Assessing Wetland Functions and Health: HGM and Other Approaches

3 Days - $500

 

We will visit several wetlands and assess their hydrologic, water quality, and biological functions using standardized methods such as Oregon's new ORWAP protocol, California's CRAM, and Washington State's HGM and Rating Systems. Learn how to recognize and avoid common mistakes and unscientific assumptions when submitting or reviewing permit applications, mitigation proposals, and monitoring plans. While learning the mechanics of the methods, you will also gain a deeper understanding of the processes that determine wetland functions and ecosystem services at multiple scales. That will help you design better mitigation projects and monitoring. We will also cover wetland classifications used in British Columbia and other parts of the Pacific Northwest. This course is important for resource agencies, land trusts, consultants, and others needing to understand and apply best available science to assess functions or health of natural, constructed, or restored wetlands. Lecture notes are provided.

Instructor: Adamus.

Portland, Oregon May 13-15, 2009

An Agenda provided here for the Assessing Wetlands Functions and Health course is from a previous course.  While drastic changes are not anticipated, due to the changing nature of what the instructors feel is critical to teach, please be aware that the topics covered in the agenda may not be exactly what will be covered in a future course.

Assessing Wetland Functions and Health Agenda

 

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