Course Description and Credit Information

Course Description:

This course introduces landscape architects to the ecological, regulatory, and performance considerations used to evaluate wetland and stream compensatory mitigation. Participants review how mitigation sites are assessed over time, how functional lift is measured, and why hydrology, soils, vegetation, geomorphology, and watershed context must be evaluated together. The course emphasizes moving beyond simple acreage replacement toward a more integrated framework that measures whether mitigation projects are actually restoring or replacing ecological function.

Learning objectives

1. Explain the purpose of compensatory mitigation in wetland and stream permitting and restoration practice.

2. Identify the major ecological indicators used to evaluate wetland and stream mitigation success.

3. Describe why hydrology, soils, vegetation, and landscape context must be evaluated together.

4. Apply performance-based thinking to mitigation planning, monitoring, and adaptive management.



 General Course Information

Credits

1.0 CEU/CE/PDH/CH

HSW

Yes

Format

Pre-recorded webinar

Presenter

Industry Expert


US State, District, and Territory Approvals

LA CES Approved

Yes

States, Districts, and Territories: AK, AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY

Yes

North Carolina

Yes

Florida

Yes

New York
  ***Each licensee is responsible for determining if this course meets the state requirements

***

GA, MI, and MN
 **Explanation: There is no process to get courses pre-approved in your state, but there should be no issues getting this course approved.
  If not approved, we will exchange it for another course or provide a full refund.

Yes
**See explanation

 

Canada Provinces and Territories

British Columbia

Yes, per reciprocity with LA CES

Ontario

Yes, per reciprocity with LA CES

Alberta

Yes, per reciprocity with LA CES

Manitoba

Yes, per reciprocity with LA CES

 


Course curriculum

    1. Video

    1. Quiz

    1. Survey

About this course

  • $29.95
  • 3 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content