Corporate Training By Zack Academy - Wetlands: Science and Regulatory Management
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The objective of this 2-day Wetlands: Science and Regulatory Management course is to provide attendees with an overview of wetlands and wetlands management.
The course will touch on the regulatory basis for the protection of wetlands in the United States, including a discussion of recent and attempted changes to wetland regulation. In addition, there will be an overview of the methods used to delineate the boundaries of wetlands, as well as a summary of the various methods used to perform functional assessments. Special focus will be given to the strategies and approaches to developing Nationwide and Individual Permits under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 404 regulation. Additionally, there will be detailed discussions on the planning and execution of wetlands mitigation projects.
Who Should Take this Wetlands: Science and Regulatory Management Course?
This course is intended for environmental professionals involved in wetlands management such as:
- Consultants
- Regulators
- Lawyers
- Technical/scientific professionals
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Overview of wetlands
- What makes a wetlands?
- Why are wetlands important?
- Regulatory framework
- Federal 404 process
- State regulations
- Local and County regulations
- Association with other regulations – NEPA; ESA; NHPA
- Recent developments in regulations
- Wetlands delineation
- Overview of the three-parameter process
- Historical approaches to delineation USACOE Wetlands Delineation Manual and Regional
- Supplements Functional Assessments
- Wetlands Permitting Nationwide versus Individual Permits
- Strategic approaches to permitting
- Permit components Wetlands mitigation
- Approaches to mitigation Wetlands Construction – Restoration/Creation
- Initial Steps Planning and design – key elements
- Construction approaches
- Planting
- Use of ecological/habitat enhancements
- Monitoring
- Special Wetland Topics
- Conclusion
What's Included
- Free e-book
Scheduling Process
- Contact us and let us know how many employees need training.
- We will send a request for bid to our network of over 400 trainers.
- Sit back, relax, and within 24-48 hours you will have competitive pricing and a training date for this course.
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