Wetland Construction Design

Date

Last Ran: December 4-6 2007
8:30am - 5:00pm

Next class to be determined

Description

The depth, duration and timing of water are the controlling factors in determining which plant communities will ultimately inhabit your constructed wetland. The single biggest mistake in botched wetland construction projects is failure to understand the source and quantity of water feeding your site. Learn the nine different ways to build a wetland, and more importantly, how to calculate the quantity of water going into your water budget for each type.

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The Most Useful or Relevant Aspects of the Course According to Attendees
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Check Out Related Courses of Interest

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Additional Course Information

Wetland Construction Techniques Covered:

How to calculate water budget inputs using TR-55 runoff curves, climate data for direct participation and groundwater flows.
The tricky task of predicting infiltration rates using field observations, test pits and soil texture.
Use of the Thornthwaite method for predicting evapotranspiration.
Field observations that help determine high-water points for ungauged streams.
Use of aerial photo interpretation in planning your project.
How plants adapt to wetland hydrologic conditions, so you can make more informed plant selection decisions

Course Participants Appreciate:

Instructor's practical, hands-on knowledge and his accounts of past experience
Water budget calculations
Creating a water budget with hydrographs
Wetland classification and construction
Planting tips
Constructed wetland modeling procedures

Find out why 100% of 2005 & 2006 attendees evaluated this course as good to excellent in terms of its usefulness for their jobs. As one participant wrote, "The course gave me a logical process to analyze constructed wetlands... I plan to start using it on a project tomorrow."

Instructor:

Gary Pierce, Owner and Principal Scientist of Froghome Environmental LLC, has over 25 years experience in wetland construction and instruction and a Ph.D. in Botany. Known for his animated teaching style and somewhat bent sense of humor (he concluded his first Rutgers course with a fully-clothed dive into a constructed wetland and has been seen in with hand puppets), Gary has taught the U.S. Army Corps Engineer's course in wetland construction and restoration for more than 20 years. Before founding Froghome Environmental, Gary was founder and Director of Pierce Cedar Creek Institute in Hastings, Michigan and in earlier careers founder and president of Southern Tier Consulting, which operates a wetland plant nursery, and associate professor at Niagara University.

Course Evaluation Results

Participants' Ratings of the Course (2005-2006):
(tally of responses received)

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Unsatisfactory
Please rate the overall content of the program	20	10	1	0
Rate the usefulness of the information for your career	20	11	0	0

Participant Responses to this question:
Would you Recommend this Program to an Associate?

Yes	29
No	1

Participants' Comments About the Course:

"One of the best courses I've taken in Continuing Education. A great value for those interested in practical knowledge of wetlands conservation. Great!!"

"The course gave me a logical process to analyze constructed wetlands, using the water budget and its inputs. I plan to start using it on a project tomorrow."

"Gary has a vast knowledge of the material and a lifetime of real-life experience that he relates to the course materials."

"The course has inspired me to read more literature and conduct more research into the topic on my own."

"Great. Very approachable and open, relaxed and informal presentation."

The Most Useful or Relevant Aspects of the Course According to Attendees:

- Explanation of TR55 and water balance spreadsheet
- How to create a hydrograph
- Q & A each day
- Discussing the relationships if hydrology, geology and morphology in site selection
- Wetland classification and types of construction
- Concepts of designing wetlands - how the thought process should work
- Case studies of both successful and unsuccessful mitigation projects
- The entire planning process - particularly plants
- Slides depicting real wetland construction projects
- The “methodology” for wetland design; the instructor’s insights and experience
- Water budget calculations
- Planting tips, water budget / hydrograph-how-to, hydrologic models
- Adaptation of TR55 is great for small watersheds
- The last day, where we actually fill out the hydrograph, also the detailed aspects of the models
- Background knowledge followed by example from data collection through computational methods
- Constructed wetland modeling procedures, including where to get data, assumptions to make, etc.
- Gary’s practical, hands-on knowledge and his accounts of past experience

How Participants Rated the Instructor

Participants' Ratings of the Instructor (2005-2006):
(tally of responses received)

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Unsatisfactory
Gary Pierce	21	9	1	0

Participants' Comments About the Instructor:

"A lively teacher who conveys information in an easy to understand fashion. One of the best teachers I’ve encountered in the Continuing Education Program."

"Extremely personable. Attentive and passionate about the subject."

"I would like to attend any course taught by Gary!"

"Gary kept the class interesting through knowledge and anecdotes – his passion for the subject came across loud and clear."

"Very animated, very knowledgeable, very willing to answer questions."

"Humorous and very knowledgeable. Provided excellent examples."

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