The Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program announces a 40-hour training on wetlands delineation to be held near Moss Landing, California October 25-29. Much has changed with the field of wetland delineation in recent times, including new Supreme Court rulings and ACOE adoption of new, regional manuals and criteria for delineating wetlands. Well known wetlands experts Drs. Lyndon Lee, Peggy Fiedler, and Derek Booth will teach the class. They will be joined by soils expert Dr. Andrew Harley and ecological restoration expert Dr. Grey Hayes. While most wetlands delineation courses feature a single teacher with more narrow expertise, this is a rare opportunity to explore each of the three wetlands delineation parameters (soils, hydrology, and vegetation) in depth with well respected experts trained specifically in each area.

Individuals from the private sector, all federal, state, regional, county and municipal agencies, universities and private non-profit organizations are encouraged to attend and are being accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. Total course enrollment is limited to 45 individuals (of which 18 spaces currently remain available). Tuition for the course is $1400. In addition to tuition, all participants will be expected to pay for their travel and per diem expenses. Further details concerning tuition, lodging, and course logistics are explained in the course flier, available for download from the website:

http://www.elkhornsloughctp.org/training/show_train_detail.php?TRAIN_ID=JuAZB6V

The chief objective of the training will be to provide participants with a comprehensive, lecture and field-based introduction to delineation of Waters of the United States, including wetlands. The technical foundations for the course will be the 1987 "Corps Of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual," the “Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Arid West Region,” and the “Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Region.”

A more complete course description can be found here:

http://www.elkhornsloughctp.org/training/show_train_detail.php?TRAIN_ID=JuAZB6V#description