EPP662B - Wetland Mitigation Part 2

Course Description

Wetland Mitigation Part 2 is a three-day course for weltland and natural resource professionals who have already completed Wetland Mitigation Part 1 (site assessment, design and planning). As with Part 1, the course will focus on the "design-build" approach to construct and maintain mitigation wetlands and other wetland restoration projects. The course will "breakdown" mitigation costs to better understand the variables that need to be accounted for in construction bidding/solicitations. Some of those variables include construction equipment, use of erosion control measures, grading contingencies, nursery stock and seed procurement, and planting installation. Pre-construction planning and construction supervision will be presented, along with numerous project examples to give insight to common pitfalls encountered in the construction phase. Examples of post-construction as-built reports and corrective grading prescriptions are provided with field site discussions about mitigation successes, failures and need for flexibility during the construction phase. Mitigation maintenance is another component of the curriculum that is integrated into the field discussions. 'field visits will include examination of several completed mitigation projects, plus practical exercises to assess existing conditions and trends and to develop an adaptive management plan. While class discussions will include mitigation monitoring, this topic is a very minor component (watch for another PSU course offering about monitoring in 2014). As with Part 1, the course is intended to apply to multiple jurisdictions; thus, the curriculum will not by exclusive to Oregon.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• River Restoration : Electives