Corporate Training By Zack Academy - Habitat Site Restoration

Why Should You Take This 2-Day Habitat Site Restoration Course?

This 2-Day Habitat Site Restoration course provides participants first with a broad overview of Site Restoration/Mitigation, and then expands to an examination of specific steps used for innovative restoration and mitigation planning and implementation, applicable to western North America.

Restoration/mitigation programs should address all aspects of a site’s ecosystem, rather than simply enhancing a particular species or group of species. With this in mind, course material is designed to introduce a complete approach. Topics covered include restoration/mitigation planning; research needs; regulatory and permit coordination; early considerations of unanticipated effects, bioengineering, best management practices (BMPs), cost estimation, maintenance of the mitigation, provisions to be taken during all phase of the implementation to ensure success, and how to quantify success in terms of area and ecological function.

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Determine Regulatory Considerations for the planned restoration
• Understand Restoration / Mitigation Planning needs
• Determine suitable Site Conditions and Research Needs
• Understand Needs for Planting Plans
• Determine the Best Monitoring Methodologies
• Anticipate Maintenance Issues

Who Should Attend This Habitat Site Restoration Course?

• Biologists
• Landscape architects
• Planners
• Environmental engineers

The Following Topics Will Be Covered:

•   Realistic Restoration/Mitigation Goals
•   Background Research into Historic and Expected Site Conditions
•   Regulatory and Planning Issues to Address
•   Considerations of unanticipated effects (erosion, mosquito populations in created wetlands, drought/flooding, outside influences)
•   Soil/Water Needs of Selected Vegetation
•   Restoration/Mitigation Planning
•   Responsibility of Participating Parties
•   Pre-Restoration/Mitigation Implementation – Measures and Considerations
•   Best Management Practices
•   Estimations of Costs
•   Implementation Monitoring
•   Restoration/Mitigation Materials and Methods Selection
•   Maintenance Methods, Anticipated and Unanticipated
•   Development of Practical Monitoring Requirements
•   Monitoring Techniques
•   Performance Standards – What Can Be Realistically Expected.
•   Protecting Your Investment: Measures for Long-Term
•   Success of the Restoration/Mitigation Project