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WETLAND RIVER FUNC/ECOL
Control Number: 426
Course Number: 33WRF01A
Length:32
CEUs: 2.60 PDHs: 26.00 LUs: 0.00 PDUs: 0.00 CMs: 0.00 ACE: 0.00 CEHs: 0.00
Purpose:
In the development of the CE Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) projects and other important CE activities, NEPA-driven mitigation measures have required increasingly rigid, complex and watershed-level functional assessments of adverse unavoidable project impacts. Historically, structural (acre for acre) mitigation has been a surrogate for functional (maintain wildlife, habitat, flood flow restoration, water quality, etc) mitigation. This approach is no longer adequate due to the rapid evolution of ecological science and the design of functional assessment methods based upon watershed geomorphology, hydrology, vegetation, landforms and associated habitats. The hydrogeomorphic functional assessment method (HGM) is a Federal Interagency tool developed to address this critical field need. This workshop focuses on small and large riverine systems in eastern and western USA and additionally provides project managers with an introduction to the "new river ecology" knowledge. An understanding of this ecological approach is essential in meeting restoration, enhancement and mitigation objectives. A special section of the workshop will cover restoration alternatives identification and assessment of deeply incised channels and floodplains of selected river systems. Participants will meet and work in facilitated problem solving classroom and field sessions with noted experts in this field. Restoration concepts will be taught and they will be applied in on-site inspections and evaluations of actual restoration efforts.
Description:
Topics include: (1) Introduction to wetland river ecology, (2) HGM classification system, (3) HGM national and regional guidebooks, (4) Geomorphology of Mississippi River System, (5) River Ecology and HGM Assessment of Rivers in KY, TN, and MT, (6) Case studies restoration, (7) Lessons learned, (8) Mitigation Alternatives Identification/Assessment, (9) HGM and future WRDAs and other CE authorities (10) Calculating Habitat Units (11) Restoration Concepts and (12) Field-based practical evaluations of restoration efforts.
Prerequisites:
Nominees may be assigned from engineering, planning, natural resource management, regulatory, etc. to include program/project management functions within the Corps of Engineers. Occupational Series: Open to all including legal, real estate, navigation, etc. This workshop is designed to provide background introductory information. As 50% of the course is conducted in the field, students need to be of sufficent physical condition and health to wade in streams and rivers and climb over rocks and large woody debris. Students should have completed PROSPECT Course 192, Wetlands Ecology Basic, prior to attending this course.
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| Session | Location | Start Date | End Date | Seats Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missoula, MT | 7/27/2026 | 7/30/2026 | 3 |
| 2 | Missoula, MT | 8/24/2026 | 8/27/2026 | 0 |