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| #e.21123 | Wednesday 9:00AM to 4:00PM
October 10,
2012 | CM | 6.00 |
Using the Credit-Debit Method for Estimating Mitigation Needs in Eastern WAWA State Department of Ecology/The Padilla Bay NERRSpokane, WA This one-day class will provide wetland regulators and consultants with a practical tool for calculating if mitigation projects will adequately replace the functions and values lost to altered wetlands.
The class is based on a new method developed by the Department of Ecology called "Calculating Credits and Debits for Compensatory Mitigation in Wetlands of Western Washington" (Ecology Publication #10-06-11). This method is designed to provide guidance for both regulators and applicants during two stages of the mitigation process: 1) estimating the functions and values lost when a wetland is altered, and 2) estimating the gain in functions and values that result from the mitigation.
The Credit Debit Method is based on the Washington State Wetland Rating System for Western Washington (Ecology publication #04-06-025). This workshop however does not provide training in the wetland rating system. Training in the wetland rating system is therefore a PRE-REQUISITE for this workshop.
You will receive a copy of the “Credit-Debit” manual. The morning session will be held inside. The afternoon session will be conducted in local wetlands, so dress appropriately.
Instructors: Tom Hruby Dr. Hruby is the senior ecologist for the Shorelands and Environmental Assistance Program at the Washington State Department of Ecology, specializing in aquatic and coastal ecosystems. Although currently working mostly within the state of Washington, he has pertinent experience in Europe, Asia, and North America. He has studied the impacts of sewage and toxic chemicals on coastal, freshwater, and wetland ecosystems, and he has developed models to assess the functions and values of wetlands. Since the early 90's, Tom Hruby has developed 17 different methods for analyzing the functions that wetlands perform. Dr. Hruby has over 25 papers published in peer reviewed scientific journals on environmental research and assessment methods.
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