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Wetland Training
Updated
09/09/2008
The National Wetland Team develops training modules,
provides technical leadership, and instructs training
courses in a variety of wetland related issues through the
NRCS National Employee Development Center (NEDC) http://www.nedc.nrcs.usda.gov
and other units of government. These courses are intended
for government audiences; however, enrollment is based upon
the criteria of the government unit offering the training.
Inquires as to current course locations and dates, and
enrollment information should be directed to those agencies
identified in the links.
On-Line Training Modules:
See additional courses available at the
NRCS National Employee
Development Center
Course Description: This is a basic course in wetland
restoration and enhancement where participants learn to assess wetland
functions, develop restoration and enhancement plans, and implement
plans on degraded wetlands. The course emphasizes wetland ecology,
wildlife needs, enhancement of wetland functions, design and
implementation, and monitoring considerations. The course is presented
in two phases. Phase I consists of a self-paced workbook to be completed
prior to attending the field portion of the class. The workbook contains
readings and exercises on wetland ecology and wildlife principles
applicable to different wetland types. Phase II provides an on-site
training. Depending upon enrollment the course location will be selected
to emphasize the following wetland types: bottomland hardwoods, prairie
potholes, Carolina bays and flats, northwest freshwater wetlands, and
others.
Enrollment Contact:
Jerry Williams, NRCS
National Employee Development Center; 817-509-3259
Course Description: NRCS has assumed responsibility for the long-term
management of over 1.1 million acres under Wetland Reserve Program (WRP)
easements. The management goal on these lands is for wildlife benefit,
primarily migratory birds (Neotropical migratory birds, waterfowl, and
shorebirds), and threatened and endangered species. This course will
provide wetland restorationists with information and skills on advanced
restoration and enhancement techniques needed to restore high quality
wetlands to meet WRP policy. Topics will vary in these sessions by
geographic region but will include identification of compatible use
practices beneficial to wildlife in grassland and forest settings,
identification of contaminants, wetland management, monitoring, and
more.
Enrollment Contact:
Jerry Williams, NRCS
National Employee Development Center; 817-509-3259
http://training.fws.gov (Course
number ECS3107)
Course Description: This interagency course is designed to
improve the ability of field staff to identify wetland plants using
botanical manuals and floras. The class consists of several one-day
sessions on the following groups: woody plants, including winter
condition; herbaceous dicots; and grasses, sedges and rushes, and other
monocots. Lectures discuss morphology, terminology and identification.
Plants representative of that day's topic(s) are collected daily in the
field and keyed-out in the classroom, in both directed and individual
keying exercises.
Enrollment Contact: NRCS only –
Carolyn Williams or
Norman Melvin,
NRCS Wetland Team,
Central NTSC,
817-509-3281 or 817-509-3572
All others –
Gary Schetrompf, USFWS National
Conservation Training Center, 304-876-7255
http://training.fws.gov (Course
number ECS3130)
Course Description: This interagency course is designed to
improve the ability of field staff to identify specific groups of
wetland plants using botanical manuals and other flora. Lectures discuss
morphology, terminology and identification. Participants collect
representative plants in the field and, back in the classroom, log them
in using directed and individual keying exercises. The course is taught
by instructors from the Fish and Wildlife Service, Environmental
Protection Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Corps
of Engineers.
Enrollment Contact: NRCS only –
Carolyn Williams or
Norman Melvin,
NRCS Wetland Team,
Central NTSC,
817-509-3281 or 817-509-3572
All others –
Gary Schetrompf,
USFWS National Conservation Training Center, 304-876-7255
http://www.nedc.nrcs.usda.gov/catalog/hydrotools.html
Course Description: This course provides multi-agency
participants with training needed to correctly select, from seven
available hydrology tools, the best tool to fit site conditions; to use
the tools; and to review results of agency work and work by consultants.
Tools covered include onsite field indicators, remote sensing,
observation wells, streamflow and lake gage analysis, runoff volumes,
scope and effect, and
DRAINMOD. These tools can also be used to plan and evaluate wetland
hydrology restoration.
Enrollment Contact:
Janie L.Wade, NRCS National
Employee Development Center, 817-509-3258, VoiceCom: 9043-3258
NRCS Employee Enrollment: Go to
I*CAMS to request enrollment in Hydrology Tools for Wetland
Restoration and Determination (000025). Once you complete your activity
in I*CAMS use your browser, back
button to return to this page.
http://www.nedc.nrcs.usda.gov/catalog/.html (Course number (000022)
Course Description: This course enables non-soil scientists to
perform hydric soil determinations and field delineations, using
standard techniques of soil science. It also enables participants to
complete technically accurate documentation. Soil scientists with less
than two years experience mat also attend. Covered in the training are
the use of the hydric soil definition and criteria, the use of the
hydric soil field indicators, landscape, vegetation and soil
relationships, the use of soil classification, and the use of soil
surveys for hydric soil identification. | |
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