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• Using the Marine Shoreline Design Guidelines for Marine Shoreline Stabilization

  • When
    Wednesday, June 19, 2019
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    9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Padilla Bay Reserve, Mt. Vernon
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  In this one-day class, you will gain familiarity with the contents and use of the Marine Shoreline Design Guidelines (MSDG). These guidelines address the design of alternative options for shoreline protection. The course will emphasize how to conduct a site assessment and alternatives analysis, along with a high-level overview of the permitting issues associated with these types of projects. Examples will be explored for different techniques to address shoreline protection. You will learn how to use a checklist approach to analyze alternative shoreline protection options. While not required, it would benefit you to have a familiarity with the basic understanding of shoreline processes as taught in the Coastal Training Program course "Puget Sound Coastal Process, Shoreline Modifications, and Beach Restoration." (6.5 CM Credits/CEP Points)

  
  

  Lunch is provided.

  
  

  Instructors: Corey Morss is an Environmental Engineer working for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Habitat Program. Corey provides technical assistance to WDFW Habitat Biologists statewide, as well as designing and constructing restoration projects in marine and freshwater environments. Corey has developed and delivered trainings on water crossings, marine shoreline protection (MSDG), fluvial geomorphology, reading engineering plans, and fish friendly construction considerations. Corey is passionate about the outdoors and spends most of his spare time hiking, camping, backpacking, hunting, fishing, boating or dreaming about those things.

  
  

  Nicole Faghin is a Coastal Management Specialist at Washington Sea Grant. She is a trained land use and environmental planner and lawyer specializing in waterfront planning issues. Nicole is a frequent lecturer for the Coastal Training Program and on the CTP Advisory Group. She has also taught courses at the UW Seattle Urban Planning Program, UW Tacoma Urban Studies Program, and has been a guest lecturer at the UW School of Marine and Environmental Affairs.

  
  

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• Riparian and Wetland Plant Identification in Central and Eastern WA

  • When
    Tuesday, July 09, 2019
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    9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Wenatchee River Institute, Leavenworth
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  This is a one day class aimed at teaching field identification skills for wetland and riparian plant species in Central and Eastern Washington. You will learn how to identify 30 trees and shrubs most common to wetlands and riparian areas. Field study will cover terminology, field characteristics that distinguish similar species, Wetland Indicator Status, habitat preferences, and information about using these species in restoration projects. You will also build a plant press and take home pressed samples of the species covered during the training.​ This is a beginner level course and emphasis will be placed on teaching field identification characteristics; students are NOT expected to be proficient in plant taxonomy or wetland ecology. (6.5 AICP CM credits/ CEP Points)

   

  Please bring one of the recommended texts:
  1.  A Field Guide to the Common Wetland Plants of Western Washington and Northwestern Oregon by Sarah Spear Cooke
  2.  Wetland Plants of Oregon and Washington by Jennifer Guard
  3.  Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast by Pojar and MacKinnon
  4.  Plants of Southern Interior BA and the Inland Northwest by Parish, Coupe, Lloyd  

   

  Lunch is provided.

   

  Instructor: Jennifer Hadersberger has over 20 years of experience working in Natural Resources Management. Jennifer worked as a wetland consultant for 6 years performing wetland delineations, wetland mitigation site monitoring, and preparing permit applications and mitigation plans. Jennifer also has 14 years of experience working for government agencies including City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services, Oregon Department of State Lands, and Chelan County Natural Resources Department. In the public sector, Jennifer has specialized in project management, grant writing, permitting, and project development for stream and wetland restoration projects. Since 2000, Jennifer has also been teaching botany and biology classes part time for various Community Colleges and through the Portland State Environmental Professional Program. Jennifer is a Professional Wetland Scientist with a MS in Botany from Oregon State University. 

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