After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Restoration/Mitigation site selection
• Regulatory Considerations
• Restoration / Mitigation Planning Considerations
• Site Conditions and Research Needs
• Requirements for Planting Plans
• Monitoring Methodologies
• Maintenance Methods
• Long-term Protection Considerations

About our Instructors:

Larry Lodwick has 37 years of professional experience in a broad range of fields involving natural resource assessment and management, environmental and wetland regulations, natural resource impact assessment, mitigation plan development, and monitoring.  He has worked as a natural resources management biologist for the Texas State Parks system developing and implementing plans for the restoration and preservation of park resources; as the Section 401 coordinator and wetlands specialist for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation; and has 18 years as a senior biologist/ecologist for consulting firms with projects in California, Oregon, and Washington state.  He has conducted approximately 400 wetland delineation and prepared numerous natural resource restoration and mitigation plans for a wide diversity of environments and for plant and animal species restoration plans. Larry holds a Masters of Science degree from Baylor University in biology. 

Gail Terzi is a Senior Scientist and the Compensatory Mitigation Program Manager for the Regulatory Branch of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District. She has worked for the Corps for over 18 years. Her duties as a Senior Scientist include team lead for 10 Regulatory Project Managers, technical review and writing, assessment of project impacts for work in wetlands, streams and other water bodies, compensatory mitigation review, field investigations, and training on all aspects of mitigation and the Corps’ regulatory program. Ms. Terzi’s special assignments for the district include co-chair of the Mitigation Banking Review Team, wetland functional assessments, watershed analyses, and the District lead for aquatic resource compensatory mitigation. Her current duties include implementation of and training on the new Corps/EPA federal rule on compensatory mitigation, effective June 9, 2008.

Joan Cabreza obtained an MS degree in Marine Biology from the University of Hawaii, East-West Center in 1967, and then spent 16 years teaching and conducting biological research in Central America and Asia. She moved to Washington in 1979, and after several years in environmental consulting, spent 23 years at EPA as an Environmental Scientist in a variety of staff and management positions, until retiring in March, 2008. For the last eight years at EPA, she represented EPA on the Washington wetland Mitigation Bank Review Team, and also served as EPA Regional Invasive Species Coordinator. She has been a member of the WA Invasive species Council, and the Western Regional Panel, and spent 5 years as co-chair of the WA Aquatic Nuisance Species Committee, and she has authored a number of articles on invasive species. Currently she writes an international newsletter on invasive species for the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.

Intended Audience: Biologists, landscape architects, planners, and environmental engineers.  The course will be designed for those with limited to moderate amounts of experience in natural area management, natural resource management or in environmental permitting.

Prerequisites: A basic understanding of natural resource management.

Education Level: Introductory/Intermediate

Course Materials: Each attendee will receive a binder containing a syllabus with the course topics, descriptions, and considerations for undertaking restoration/mitigation topics.  The syllabus will include an extensive reference list of materials covering aspects of environmental restoration.  This syllabus will be distributed at the beginning of the class.

Continuing Education Units: 2.0

What to Bring: Pen or pencil, coffee mug, and a water bottle (to reduce waste). Please wear comfortable clothes appropriate for the prevailing weather, and bring boots and waterproofs for the field trip. Lunch will be on your own. There are numerous restaurants within walking distance. Drinks and snacks will be provided each day.

Registration: $695 (*$595 reduced tuition is available for Native American tribes; government employees; nonprofits; students; and NAEP, NEBC, NWAEP members). You may register via the link below or by calling the Northwest Environmental Training Center at 206-762-1976.

Cancellation Policy: Registration fees are fully refundable up to 30 days prior to the event and 50 percent refundable (or 100% credit) thereafter up to 3 business days prior to the event. No refunds are issued for cancellations occurring less than 3 business days before the start day. Course registration fees and cancellation policy are subject to change without notice.

Disability Accommodations: To request disability accommodations, please contact us at info@nwetc.org or (206) 762-1976 at least 30 days prior to the event.