2008 Shortcourses:
Creation and Restoration of Wetlands, COLUMBUS
ADVANTAGES OF THESE COURSES OVER ANY OTHERS IN THE MARKET
- Course fees include textbook as well as course material binders.
- All courses are taught by definitive experts in the fields.
- Courses at The Ohio State University are taught at the Olentangy River Wetland Research Park,the most comprehensive river and wetland restoration facility in the world, with modern meeting and research facilities and 30-acres of wetland/riverine systems, all on a major college campus.
- All courses can be used towards continuing education credits.
- 10% Discount in Course Fee if you sign up on or before Friday June 13, 2008 for Columbus courses.
Instructors: William J. Mitsch and Roy R. "Robin" Lewis
Location of Course: Olentangy River Wetland Research Park, The Ohio State University, Columbus
Description: This course introduces the basics of wetland creation and restoration for mitigation of lost wetlands or wildlife habitat creation, i.e., the so-called "mitigation wetlands." Course will emphasize proper landscape approaches and working with site hydrology. Case studies from central Ohio and several other locations will be used to illustrate principles. Course topics include: the mitigation process for Section 404; getting the hydrology right; wetland basin construction&emdash;what to watch for; selecting wetland plants and planting techniques; self-design vs. designer wetlands; monitoring created and restored wetlands; soil development; hydric soil vs. non-hydric soil. Textbook Ecological Engineering and Ecosystem Restoration (Mitsch and Jørgensen, 2004, John Wiley & Sons) is included in price of course.
Course Fee: $1,150.00 (includes course material and textbook)
Register by June 13, 2008 and deduct 10% from the course price.
Continuing Education Credits: 2
Description: Introduction to techniques of estimating the boundaries of wetlands. Course is of sufficient depth to count for almost any delineation certification program developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Emphasis on criteria for soils, vegetation, and hydrology. Field testing and final home examination. Certificates are issued to those who complete the course successfully including take-home examination. Course follows most recent guidelines developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Field trips are included on most days to local wetland sites to test delineation technique development. Textbook Wetland Indicators: A Guide to Wetland Delineation, Classification, and Mapping (Tiner, 1999, Lewis Publishers) and Field Guide to Nontidal Wetland Identification (Tiner, 1988, IWEER) included in course materials.
Course Fee: $1,350.00 (includes course material, textbook, and plant identification book)
Register by June 13, 2008 for a 10% discount from the course price.
Continuing Education Credits: 3.3
Mark D. DeBrock
Mr. DeBrock has been a Biologist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Ohio since 1990 and is an experienced wetland delineator. He has formal training in subjects such as wetland delineation, habitat evaluation, stream ecology, erosion control, public information, and resource planning. During 1978-80, Mr. DeBrock worked as a Biological Technician for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois and for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Michigan. Duties included collection of field data, sampling fish, and laboratory analysis of water samples. He is a member of Society of Wetland Scientists andThe Wildlife Society.
Frank E. Gibbs
Mr. Gibbs has been a soil scientist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Ohio since 1986 and also serves as an instructor for their interagency wetland delineation courses. Within the last decade, Mr. Gibbs has performed more than 1,000 wetland determinations and delineations for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including projects related to the Toledo Express Airport Expansion, Bass Haven Lake Erie condominiums, and Blue Heron Lagoon Marina on Lake Erie. He is a Certified Professional Soil Scientist and a Certified Interagency Wetland Delineator, and has served as President Elect, President, and Past President of the Association of Ohio Pedologists.
Roy R. "Robin" Lewis, III
Mr. Lewis is founder and President of Lewis Environmental Services, Inc., Tampa, Florida. He received his B.S. in Biology from the University of Florida and his Master's degree from the University of South Florida. He taught at Hillsborough Community College. His expertise includes the ecology, restoration, and creation of fresh and salt water wetlands. He has designed more than 200 completed wetland restoration or creation projects in Florida, California, Mississippi, South Carolina, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Barbados, Hong Kong, and Nigeria. He currently has projects under design in Cuba, Vietnam, and Thailand. Mr. Lewis is a Certified Senior Ecologist with the Ecological Society of America, a Certified Professional Wetland Scientist with the Society of Wetland Scientists, and was a member of the NRC's Committee on the Role of Technology in Marine Habitat Protection. He has published more than 75 papers on wetland and aquatic system restoration and creation.
William J. Mitsch
Dr. Mitsch is Distinguished Professor of Natural Resources, Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering and Director of the Olentangy River Wetland Research Park at The Ohio State University. He received his Ph.D. in systems ecology at University of Florida. His research and graduate teaching have focused on wetland and aquatic ecology, biogeochemistry, wetland creation and restoration, ecological engineering, and ecosystem modelling. Dr. Mitsch has published over 250 papers on ecological matters and has edited or written 12 books. He has just completed the fourth edition of the widely used textbook Wetlands (Mitsch and Gosselink, 2007). Dr. Mitsch is past President of the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS), and is a Certified Senior Ecologist with the Ecological Society of America, and a Certified Wetland Scientist with the SWS. He served on the NAS Panel on Wetland Characterization in 1993-95 and the NAS panel on Mitigating Wetland Loss in 2000-2001. He has been a frequent advisor to the Federal government on wetland policies and has provided testimony to Congress on such matters several times. He was awarded the 2004 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. He also received the Theodore M. Sperry Award in 2005 for a career in ecosystem restoration and the Lifetime Achievement Award from SWS in 2007.
Ralph W. Tiner
Ralph W. Tiner is a nationally recognized expert in wetland delineation, which he has taught since the early 1980s. As a member of the Federal Interagency Committee on Wetland Delineation, he was compiler and principal author of the federal interagency wetland delineation manual published in 1989. He is Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts and the author of several books, including two text books, two field guides to wetland plants and three field guides to wetland delineation, including Field Guide to Nontidal Wetland Identification&emdash;the first field guide of its kind, combining wetland plant identification, hydric soils recognition, and wetland identification/delineation. Mr. Tiner has written over 150 publications on topics ranging from the ecotone concept of wetlands to the current status of wetlands in several states and the entire country.
Columbus Course Lodging:
-Rooms are reserved at the Marriott Fairfield Inn & Suites, 3031 Olentangy River Rd., Columbus, OH 43202.
-Reserve rooms prior to June 13, 2008 to guarantee availability.
-Mention "WDAO" for the Creation and Restoration course and "WDBO" for the Delineation course to ensure discounted room rate of $89.00/night (+tax). Phone:1-800-701-4485
OR
-Download a PDF of registration form here.
Once you have completed the form, send a copy of the form along with payment to the address below:
Monica Noon or Amanda Guenther, Assistant to the Director
Olentangy River Wetland Research Park
The Ohio State University
352 W. Dodridge Street
Columbus, OH 43202
Phone: (614) 247-7984 or (614) 292-9774
Fax: (614) 292-9773
E-mail: noon.5@osu.edu or guenther.28@osu.edu