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Intermittent and Perennial Stream Identification for Regulatory Applications

A Training Course for Environmental and
Engineering Consultants, Foresters,
and Landscape Architects
being conducted by NC State University faculty
from the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources

October 7-10 , 2008
Raleigh & New Bern, NC

About the Workshop

This training course will equip natural resource professionals with the knowledge and field skills necessary to identify intermittent and perennial stream origins for correct application of various regulatory programs that affect headwaters streams. Topics include: (1) stream networks, stream maps, and hydrologic functions of streams and riparian zones, (2) applications of stream ecology in stream identification, (3) the NC Division of Water Quality stream identification methodologies, (4) USACE jurisdictional stream identification and applications of the Rapanos/Carabell Guidance, (5) NC riparian buffer rules, and (6) stream identification methods approved by VA DCR Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance for determinations of water bodies with perennial flow. Extensive field training will focus on streams in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions of North Carolina. A rigorous written exam will be administered and a certificate of training will be issued by the NCSU Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources for all participants who successfully pass the exam. The course is very similar to the certification course provided for state agency regulatory personnel and is endorsed by the NC Division of Water Quality, Wetlands and Stormwater Branch.

This course will be valuable to environmental and forestry consultants, engineering consultants, landscape architects, and regulatory professionals whose work involves stream assessments for riparian zone rules, 404/401 regulations, and other stream regulatory programs in North Carolina and the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, Resource Protection Area program in Virginia. Though the field trips are specific to North Carolina conditions, this course will also be useful for professionals whose work is focused in other nearby states where headwaters streams are quite similar to those in NC.

About the Instructors

Dr. James D. Gregory is a Professor of Forestry at NC State University and Principal of Watershed Hydrology Consultants LLC. He has 32 years experience in teaching and research in watershed and wetlands hydrology. A co-chairman of the NC Stream Technical Advisory Committee with John Dorney, Dr. Gregory has assisted in the development of the stream definitions, riparian buffer rules, and the methods for classifying and identifying stream origins in NC and has conducted several perennial stream identification classes in Virginia.
John Dorney has for 15 years served as the Supervisor of the Planning and Programs section of the Wetlands and Stormwater Branch in NCDWQ where he has staff responsibility for managing the NC riparian buffer rules program and all the stream classification and identification issues related to those rules. As co-chairman of the NC Stream Technical Advisory Committee established in 1998, John has led the efforts by NCDWQ to develop consistent, science-based methods to define and identify stream origins for buffer rule applications.
Other Instructors: This course is a collaborative effort between NC State University and the NC Division of Water Quality. Principal instructors from those two organizations, Dr. James Gregory and John Dorney will be assisted by professionals from NCDWQ and other agencies who have much experience in the stream and riparian buffer programs. Return to top of page.

Tentative Agenda and Schedules
(Subject to change, revised 9/3/2007)

Tuesday: Hampton Inn Raleigh-Cary (RBC Center), Raleigh, NC
7:30 am – Registration
8:00 am - 12:00 pm Classroom Session
· NC riparian buffer rule development and administration
· Stream networks, stream maps, and hydrologic functions of streams
· Stream biology - Role of aquatic animals in stream identification
· Role of freshwater algae in stream identification
12:00 - 1:00 pm - Lunch (included in registration fee)
1:00 – 3:30 pm - Classroom Session
· NCDWQ intermittent and perennial stream identification methodology
· US Army Corps of Engineers methods for determination of relatively permanent waters and stream quality evaluation
· Implementing the Carabell/Rapanos guidance in North Carolina: recent work by the NC Division of Water Quality
3:30 - 5:00 pm - Field trip. Piedmont rural streams (van transportation provided)
7:00 pm – Procedures for field identification of macrobenthos and algae

Wednesday: Hampton Inn Raleigh-Cary (RBC Center), Raleigh, NC
8:00 – 12:00 am - Classroom Session
· Types of first order streams: effects of physiography and land use
· Overview of NC riparian buffer rules
· Urban stream issues
· Stormwater management and riparian buffer protection rules
· Intermittent and perennial stream mapping update
12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch (included in registration fee)
1:00 - 5:00 pm - Field Trip: Field Identification of Piedmont rural streams (van transportation provided)

Thursday: Hampton Inn Raleigh-Cary (RBC Center), Raleigh, NC
7:30 am – 3:30 pm - Field trip: Identification of Piedmont rural and urban streams
3:30 pm Travel to New Bern, NC (van transportation provided)
8:00 pm Classroom session: Comfort Suites Riverfront Park, New Bern, NC
· Question and answer session
· Exam review

Friday: Hampton Inn, New Bern, NC
8:00 – 9:00 am Written exam
9:00 am – 3:30 pm Field trip: Coastal Plain rural streams, modified streams, and ditches. (van transportation provided)
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Location, Travel and Lodging

Lodging is not included in the registration fee, and you must make your own reservations. The workshop will be held at the Hampton Inn Raleigh-Cary (RBC Center) in Raleigh, NC and the Hampton Inn in New Bern, NC. For the final night of the course, a block of rooms is reserved at the Hampton Inn in New Bern, NC. For travel from Raleigh to New Bern, you will have the option of vanpooling to and from New Bern. Please note on the registration form if you are interested in riding in the vanpool.

Workshop Accreditation

This workshop will provide be accredited for Category 1 Continuing Forestry Education Credits from the Society of American Foresters and engineering PDH credits from the NCBEES for engineers/surveyors. We will also pursue continuing education credits for landscape architects and appraisers if requested (indicate on registration form). Wetland scientists may self-report.

Registration Information

Pre-registration is required by September 23, 2008. To be added to the course waiting list, click here or send email to forestry_outreach@ncsu.edu. The registration fee is $695 and includes course materials, lunches, refreshment breaks, and transportation to the field sites.Enrollment in the workshop is limited to the first 35 registrants - early registration is strongly encouraged. NOTE: You will receive your registration confirmation by E-mail or fax - please be sure to enter this information on your registration form. A PDF version of the workshop information with registration form will be posted here in the near future. On line registration will be available using Visa and Mastercard.

Cancellation Policy

If cancellations are made before the registration deadline, the registrant will receive a full refund less a $50 service charge. Refunds will not be given for cancellations after the registration deadline - in this case it is recommended you send a substitute. Return to top of page.