| Online Coastal Conservation Commission Training:
Making Decisions Based on Law and Science
If you missed MACC's day-long training session on the laws and science behind wetland permitting in Massachusetts coastal communities, here is your chance to participate online! This workshop was first offered during the winter of 2007-2008 in Stoneham and Barnstable. A total of three hours and nine minutes of PowerPoint presentations with accompanying audio is available for free download. Download times vary from presentation to presentation, with some loading in only a few seconds and others taking about five minutes. Total download time for all presentations is about 15 minutes for those with a broadband Internet connection (download times for dial-up connections are much longer). To view the presentations, click HERE. Online Coastal Training
Mass
GIS
Paul
Nutting's Geographic Information System Workshop: OLIVER - Online GIS Mapping
MassGIS has developed a relatively simple Internet based viewing program
called OLIVER, which displays hundreds of symbolized maps and allows
for single feature data queries. It is similar to other internet map
programs
but also has many more layers of geographic and environmental information
such as aerial photos, wetlands, protected open space, endangered species
habitats, rail lines, schools, trails, watersheds, etc. If you have a
GIS, OLIVER allows for download of data for use in your GIS. You can
also bookmark
maps you’ve created and send this bookmark to others and they will
see the same map. (limit 12) (1.0 Advanced Credit)
Soils
Identification
Pete Fletcher's Soil Science - Field Skills Workshop
Combination: lecture, slides, overhead transparencies, hands-on exercises, and field exercise. Topics: Soils of Massachusetts (brief overview); Geological Past and its Influence on Our Soils; Soil Texture – Percent Sand, Silt, and Clay; Soil Color; Describing a Soil Profile; Estimating Depth to Seasonal High Water Table. The afternoon field trip will have participants work in small groups and describe different soil test pits in the field. The pits will cover a broad range of soil features. Instructors will provide the field equipment needed for this exercise.
Pete Fletcher's Hydric Soil Workshop: Field Identification, Documentation and
Delineation
Combination: lecture, slides, overhead transparencies, hands-on exercises,
and field exercise. Topics: Upland Soils vs. Wetland Soils and Soil Features
Associated with Wetlands. Several sites will be visited that have varied
wetland and soil conditions. Participants will work in small groups and
delineate the hydric soil boundary using the State DEP Methodology. Field
equipment will be provided.
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Wetland
Delineation
Greg Hochmuth's Wetland Delineation for Beginners
This workshop is designed for Conservation Commissioners new to wetland delineation methodology. Participants will learn how to identify wetland resource areas using the DEP manual “Delineating Bordering Vegetated Wetlands under the MA Wetlands Protection Act”. Commissioner will gain a better understanding of how to identify a wetland resource area based on vegetation, soils and indicators of hydrology. DEP manual included. Attendees should bring a bag lunch. Coffee and refreshments will be served. Bring pencil/pen, tape measure and pocket calculator.
John Rockwell Workshops
Having delivered his “Basic Wetland Delineation Workshop” to hundreds of Conservation Commissioners and wetland aficionados in Marion, Massachusetts over the past several years, John Rockwell, Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program Wetland Specialist, will now split his one-day workshop in two full-day workshops. Participants in both workshops will become more familiar with the state methodology of wetland delineation through practice sessions, case studies and a field session; they’ll be introduced to plant identification and be shown how to use the DEP manual Delineating Bordering Vegetated Wetlands under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act. Lunch and the DEP manual are included each session. Bring pencil/pen and pocket calculator. Field work in afternoon. (Limit 15) (2.0 Advanced Credits.) Presented in cooperation with the Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program.
Basic Wetland Delineation: Soils will focus on hydric soils, indicators of wetland hydrology, and understanding the DEP BVW Delineation Field Data Form: Section II. Indicators of Hydrology.
Basic Wetland Delineation: Vegetation will focus on wetland vegetation and understanding the DEP BVW Delineation Field Data Form: Section I. Vegetation.
John plans to offer an Advanced Wetland Delineation Workshop during the 2007 Fall Semester. Visit the MACC website this summer for more information. Pre-requisites for the advanced workshop: either the two delineation workshops listed below or proof of the equivalent.
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