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Implementing an Ecological Approach for Reviewing Compensatory Stream Mitigation Projects by the National Association of Wetland Managers, and the University of Georgia – Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems |
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NAWM Implementing an Ecological Approach for Reviewing Compensatory Stream Mitigation Projects Online Training Series
The National Association of Wetland Managers and the University of Georgia – Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems are pleased to present this compensatory stream mitigation review Online training series; funded through a cooperative agreement with U.S. EPA Region 4. This training series consists of 3 Modules which have been developed as a companion to an EPA document titled “An Ecological Approach for Reviewing CWA Section 404 Compensatory Mitigation Projects in EPA Region 4” that has broad applicability and has utility for reviewing proposed stream mitigation projects in a variety of ecotones. The online training modules are available on-demand to assist in training new staff and to provide a refresher for more experienced water quality and aquatic resource managers.
Target Audience:
The target audience for these training modules is aquatic resources staff whose duties include the review and comment on stream mitigation proposals; other interested parties may include water quality/resource professionals at state agencies, local municipalities, non-governmental organizations, and private consulting companies.
List of Compensatory Stream Mitigation Review Training Modules:
"Implementing an Ecological Approach for Reviewing Compensatory Stream Mitigation Projects"
Module 1: Compensatory Stream Mitigation Review
Module 2: Reviewing Hydrology & Geomorphology
Module 3: Reviewing Stream Designs
Optional Module Quiz and Certificate of Completion for Use in Applying for Continuing Education Credits (CEUs)
Each online module in the Implementing an Ecological Approach for Reviewing Compensatory Stream Mitigation Projects Training Series is accompanied by an optional knowledge assessment quiz available through ClassMarker. The quiz assesses understanding of the key take-away points of the training module.
To receive a Certificate of Completion for the selected online module, participants must certify that they viewed the online training and complete the quiz with a minimum score of eighty percent (80%) for the knowledge-based questions. Participants scoring less than eighty percent of the knowledge-based questions correctly will be provided one additional opportunity to pass the quiz (total of two attempts).
NAWM Members - as a benefit of membership, you will have the opportunity to download a free Certificate of Completion for each module quiz that you pass. Log In to the membership portal to access the learning modules and quizzes.
Non-Members - you have free access to view the training modules. There is a $25.00 USD fee per module to take the online quiz towards achieving a Certificate of Completion. Secure payment is made through PayPal, either with a PayPal account or with the guest option, using a credit card. If you are not a NAWM member and are interested in taking a module quiz to earn a certificate, please contact Laura Burchill at the NAWM office at (207) 892-3399 or via email at laura@nawm.org.
"Implementing an Ecological Approach for Reviewing Compensatory Stream Mitigation Projects"
Module 1: Compensatory Stream Mitigation Review
MODULE DESCRIPTION
This training module will address how to effectively evaluate stream project proposal for sustainable ecological potential; account for sediment transport processes, channel evolution, stressors & constraints; provide an introduction to stream restoration approaches beyond Natural Channel Design
MODULE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By taking part in this online training, participants should be able to:
1. Get an introduction to a new compensatory stream mitigation document.
2. Develop an understanding of the differences between equilibrium designs and process-based restoration.
3. Become familiar with risk assessment tools for planning. And-
4. Recognize the significance of stream channel evolution.
TRAINERS
- Dr. Holly Yaryan Hall, Senior Engineer and RDE Labs Director, Robinson Design Engineers
- Dr. Brian Bledsoe, Director, Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems, University of Georgia
Module 1: Part 1: Moderator: Jeff Lapp, National Association of Wetland Managers Module 1: Part 2: Moderator: Jeff Lapp, National Association of Wetland Managers
Trainer: Holly Yaryan Hall, PhD, PE, Robinson Design Engineers
Trainer: Brian Bledsoe, PhD, PE, University of Georgia
To Take the Quiz and Receive a Certificate of Completion for this Module
If you are a current NAWM Member, Log In here. If you are not an NAWM Member, there is a $25.00 USD fee per module quiz. To proceed with payment and access the module quiz, select the Module 1 Quiz button to transfer to the ClassMarker system. Upon successful completion of the module quiz, you will be eligible for a Certificate of Completion for 1.5 hours of training.
Module 2: Reviewing Hydrology & Geomorphology
MODULE DESCRIPTION
This training covers hydrologic and geomorphologic conditions influencing stream restoration design and long-term success. The role reference reach determination plays in project success criteria and determining variability of project analysis as determined by stream type.
MODULE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By taking part in this online training, participants should be able to:
1. Understand the concepts of flow and floodplain inundation regimes.
2. Recognize the importance of all flows in shaping channel form.
3. Understand basic geomorphologic principles of sediment transport.
4. Improved familiarity with appropriate use of reference and analog reaches.
5. Recognize how design tools and necessary depth of design analysis vary among stream types.
TRAINERS
- Dr. Holly Yaryan Hall, Senior Engineer and RDE Labs Director, Robinson Design Engineers
- Dr. Brian Bledsoe, Director, Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems, University of Georgia
Module 2: Part 1: Moderator: Jeff Lapp, National Association of Wetland Managers Trainer: Holly Yaryan Hall, PhD, PE Robinson Design Engineers
Module 2: Part 2: Moderator: Jeff Lapp, National Association of Wetland Managers Trainer: Brian Bledsoe, PhD, PE, University of Georgia
To Take the Quiz and Receive a Certificate of Completion for this ModuleIf you are a current NAWM Member, Log In here. If you are not an NAWM Member, there is a $25.00 USD fee per module quiz. To proceed with payment and access the module quiz, select the Module 2 Quiz button to transfer to the ClassMarker system. Upon successful completion of the module quiz, you will be eligible for a Certificate of Completion for 1.5 hours of training.
Module 3: Reviewing Stream Designs
MODULE DESCRIPTION
This training will introduce novel approaches to stream design, integration of restoration strategies, the use of beaver or beaver analogs as a restorative technique, and project monitoring and management.
MODULE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By taking part in this online training, participants should be able to:
1. Be introduced to a variety of innovative stream restoration strategies.
2. Understand how an ecological approach to stream mitigation may include beaver.
3. How design strategies can be integrated.
4. Resources for monitoring and adaptive management
TRAINERS
- Dr. Holly Yaryan Hall, Senior Engineer and RDE Labs Director, Robinson Design Engineers
- Dr. Brian Bledsoe, Director, Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems, University of Georgia
Module 3: Part 1: Moderator: Jeff Lapp, National Association of Wetland Managers Trainer: Holly Yaryan Hall, PhD, PE Robinson Design Engineers Module 3: Part 2: Moderator: Jeff Lapp, National Association of Wetland Managers; Trainer: Brian Bledsoe, PhD, PE, University of Georgia
To Take the Quiz and Receive a Certificate of Completion for this Module
If you are a current NAWM Member, Log In here. If you are not an NAWM Member, there is a $25.00 USD fee per module quiz. To proceed with payment and access the module quiz, select the Module 3 Quiz button to transfer to the ClassMarker system. Upon successful completion of the module quiz, you will be eligible for a Certificate of Completion for 1 hour of training.
You will need to develop username and password in ClassMarker for each online quiz. Once you click on the quiz link, you will be prompted again to provide your name and email address. This will be used to process your certificate. Participants who both view the module presentation and successfully complete the module quiz are eligible for an NAWM Certificate of Completion for 1.5 hours of training for each module.
To receive your certificate, you must BOTH:
1. Certify that you completed viewing the Implementing an Ecological Approach for Reviewing Compensatory Stream Mitigation Projects online training module video presentation. Answering “no” will result in no certificate being issued.
2. Complete all knowledge quiz questions with the required minimum of eighty percent (80%) of the questions answered correctly. You will have two attempts to take the quiz for the module. If at the end of your second attempt you have not been able to achieve a minimum score of eighty percent, you will not be eligible to receive a certificate.
You will be prompted to download your Certificate of Completion from ClassMarker after you complete the quiz. Once you download your certificate, you can then submit the certificate to the accrediting organization of your choice to potentially receive continuing education units/credits.
If you did not answer at least 80% of the quiz questions correct on your first attempt, you can re-take the test one more time (total of two attempts). Return to the NAWM module page and START the test again (vs Resume).
You must use the same email, username and password for the second quiz attempt for this same module. ClassMarker will recognize your email for the specific training module and will not charge you for the second attempt. If you do not achieve at least 80% of the quiz questions correct on your second attempt, you will not be eligible to receive a Certificate of Completion.
We encourage you to go to the NAWM.org website and become a member so that you can receive Certificates of Completion (trainings) and Certificates of Participation (live webinars) at no charge for the next 12 months.
If you have any questions, please contact Laura Burchill at laura@nawm.org or contact the NAWM office at (207) 892-3399.
The National Association of Wetland Managers (NAWM) and Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota – Geospatial Services (SMUMN GSS) developed this online training series focused on a variety of water quality and aquatic resource management issues identified by tribal members and staff as those areas which will provide long-term benefits to tribal personnel. The online training modules have been developed to augment in-person training workshops and are available on-demand to assist in training new tribal staff and to provide a refresher for more experienced tribal water quality and aquatic resource managers.
Target Audience:
The target audience for these training modules is tribal water quality and aquatic resources staff, including wetland and aquatic resource field staff, tribal water quality and aquatic resource managers, and Tribal Nation members; other interested parties may include water quality/resource professionals at state agencies, local municipalities, non-governmental organizations, and private consulting companies.
List of Tribal Clean Water Act Training Modules:
Module 1: Introduction to the Federal Process for Identifying Wetlands
Module 2: Data Management
Module 3: Treatment as a State (TAS)
Module 4: Thinking Geospatially
Module 5: Introduction to Tribal Water Quality Standards
Optional Module Quiz and Certificate of Completion for Use in Applying for Continuing Education Credits (CEUs)
Each online module in the Tribal Clean Water Act Training Series is accompanied by an optional knowledge assessment quiz available through ClassMarker. The quiz assesses understanding of the key take-away points of the training module.
To receive a Certificate of Completion for the selected online module, participants must certify that they viewed the online training and complete the quiz with a minimum score of eighty percent (80%) for the knowledge-based questions. Participants scoring less than eighty percent of the knowledge-based questions correctly will be provided one additional opportunity to pass the quiz (total of two attempts).
Module 1: Introduction to the Federal Process for Identifying Wetlands
MODULE DESCRIPTION
This training module is an introduction to the federal process for identifying wetlands and wetland determination methodologies. An overview of each of the three parameters used to identify a wetland (hydrophytic vegetation, hydric soils, and wetland hydrology) and criteria will be provided.
MODULE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By taking part in this online training, participants should be able to:
- Understand the basics of the Corps 1987 Manual for identifying wetlands.
- Become familiar with the three-parameter approach to wetlands identification.
- Understand the routine method for sampling wetlands manual parameters.
- Gain a knowledge of the regionalization of the manual, plant frequency of occurrence, hydric soil indicators and supporting documentation. And-
- Be prepared for a weeklong manual field training course.
TRAINER
- Jeff Lapp, National Association of Wetland Managers [PDF Presentation]
Part 1: Introduction: Project Manager: Portia Osborne, Project Manager, National Association of Wetland Managers
Project Trainer: Jeff Lapp, National Assocation of Wetland Managers
Part 2: Project Trainer: Jeff Lapp, National Association of Wetland Managers
Part 3: Project Trainer: Jeff Lapp, National Association of Wetland Manager
To Take the Quiz and Receive a Certificate of Completion for this ModuleTo access the module quiz, select the Module 1 Quiz button to transfer to the ClassMarker system. Upon successful completion of the module quiz, you will be eligible for a Certificate of Completion for 1.5 hours of training.
MODULE DESCRIPTION
This training covers basic principles for effective data management and introduces two systems used by the EPA for submitting and sharing water-related data and information: WQX and ATTAINS.
MODULE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By taking part in this online training, participants should be able to:
1. Practice some basic principles for effective data management
2. Give a short definition/explanation of metadata.
3. Understand what WQX and ATTAINS are and can do for your program.
4. Explain, generally, what a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) is.
5. Understand where/how data assessment fits into the data life cycle.
TRAINER
- Kathy Allen, SMUMN GSS Natural Resource Analyst [PDF Presentation]
Part 1: Introduction: Project Manager: Portia Osborne, Project Manager, National Association of Wetland Managers
Project Trainer: Kathy Allen, Saint Mary's University of MN - GeoSpatial Services
Part 2: Project Trainer: Kathy Allen, Saint Mary's University of MN - GeoSpatial Services
Part 3: Project Trainer: Kathy Allen, Saint Mary's University of MN - GeoSpatial Services
To Take the Quiz and Receive a Certificate of Completion for this ModuleTo access the module quiz, select the Module 2 Quiz button to transfer to the ClassMarker system. Upon successful completion of the module quiz, you will be eligible for a Certificate of Completion for 1.5 hours of training.
Module 3: Treatment as a State (TAS)
MODULE DESCRIPTION
This training will provide an overview of Treatment as a State (TAS), including the process of obtaining TAS approval from EPA and a review of the regulatory programs and grant programs under which Tribes may apply for TAS.
MODULE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By taking part in this online training, participants should be able to:
1. Understand the cooperative federalism approach that underlies the CWA.
2. Know which CWA programs can be administered by Tribes with TAS.
3. Become familiar with basic requirements for getting TAS.
4. Understand additional requirements to getting TAS for specific programs.
5. Be able to discuss considerations for when your Tribe is deciding whether to seek TAS.
TRAINER
- Donna Downing, National Association of Wetland Managers [PDF Presentation]
Part 1: Introduction: Project Manager: Portia Osborne, Project Manager, National Association of Wetland Managers Part 2: Project Trainer: Donna Downing, National Association of Wetland Managers
Project Trainer: Donna Downing, National Association of Wetland Managers
To Take the Quiz and Receive a Certificate of Completion for this Module
To access the module quiz, select the Module 3 Quiz button to transfer to the ClassMarker system. Upon successful completion of the module quiz, you will be eligible for a Certificate of Completion for 1 hour of training.
Module 4: Thinking Geospatially
MODULE DESCRIPTION
This training will introduce geospatial tools and techniques as they relate to clean water management on the landscape. Benefits and examples of using available geospatial tools will be introduced.
MODULE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By taking part in this online training, participants should be able to:
1. Define "geospatial".
2. Understand the potential benefits of "thinking geospatially".
3. Gain Confidence in taking action to explore a question with geospatial components.
TRAINER
- Elise Rosengren, St. Mary's University of Minnesota [PDF Presentation]
Part 1: Introduction: Project Manager: Portia Osborne, National Association of Wetland Managers Part 2: Project Trainer: Elise Rosengren, St. Mary's University of Minnesota Part 3: Project Trainer: Elise Rosengren, St. Mary's University of Minnesota
Project Trainer: Elise Rosengren, St. Mary's University of Minnesota
To Take the Quiz and Receive a Certificate of Completion for this Module
To access the module quiz, select the Module 4 Quiz button to transfer to the ClassMarker system. Upon successful completion of the module quiz, you will be eligible for a Certificate of Completion for 1 hour of training.
Module 5: Introduction to Tribal Water Quality Standards
MODULE DESCRIPTION
This training will introduce water quality standards generally and provide an overview of how Tribes can develop standards and why they might wish to do so.
MODULE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By taking part in this online training, participants should be able to:
1. Understand how water quality standards fit into the broader CWA statutory scheme.
2. Know the different parts of a water quality standards, and what roles Tribes, federal agencies, and states may play in play in developing those standards.
3. Become familiar with the process for a Tribe to receive “treatment in a manner similar to a state” (TAS) for water quality standards.
4. Be able to discuss considerations for receiving TAS for water quality standards developed under the CWA, as opposed to developing and implementing standards under tribal law.
5. Understand how water quality standards for wetlands might look different than for other types of resources.
TRAINER
- Donna Downing, National Association of Wetland Managers [PDF Presentation]
Part 1: Introduction: Project Manager: Portia Osborne, National Association of Wetland Managers Part 2: Project Trainer: Donna Downing, National Association of Wetland Managers
Project Trainer: Donna Downing, National Association of Wetland Managers
To Take the Quiz and Receive a Certificate of Completion for this Module
To access the module quiz, select the Module 5 Quiz button to transfer to the ClassMarker system. Upon successful completion of the module quiz, you will be eligible for a Certificate of Completion for 1 hour of training.
You will need to develop username and password in ClassMarker for each online quiz. Once you click on the quiz link, you will be prompted again to provide your name and email address. This will be used to process your certificate.
Participants who both view the module presentation and successfully complete the module quiz are eligible for an NAWM Certificate of Completion.
To receive your certificate, you must BOTH:
1. Certify that you completed viewing the Tribal Wetland Programs training module video presentation. Answering “no” will result in no certificate being issued.
2. Complete all knowledge quiz questions with the required minimum of eighty percent (80%) of the questions answered correctly. You will be provided two attempts to take the quiz for the module. If at the end of your second attempt you have not been able to achieve a minimum score of eighty percent, you will not be eligible to receive a certificate.
You will be prompted to download your Certificate of Completion from ClassMarker after you complete the quiz. Once you download your certificate, you can then submit the certificate to the accrediting organization of your choice to potentially receive continuing education units/credits.
If you did not answer at least 80% of the quiz questions correct on your first attempt, you can re-take the test one more time (total of two attempts). Return to the NAWM module page and START the test again (vs Resume).
You must use the same email, username and password for the second quiz attempt for this same module. ClassMarker will recognize your email for the specific training module and will not charge you for the second attempt. If you do not achieve at least 80% of the quiz questions correct on your second attempt, you will not be eligible to receive a Certificate of Completion.
If you have any questions, please contact Laura Burchill at laura@nawm.org or contact the NAWM office at (207) 892-3399.
Please note for Non-members: NAWM's Hydric Soils Training Series is currently offline for system maintenance. We expect to have this training series available in January 2025. Become a NAWM Member to view this and other trainings.
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