Description
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The Fish Habitat Restoration (FHR) – Instream Techniques course will provide skills and knowledge to successfully conduct and manage an instream restoration project specific to low-gradient stream environments. This course is intended to complement these other Natural Resources Training Group (NRTG) course offerings:
Fish Habitat Restoration – Field Techniques
Streambank Restoration Techniques
Fish Habitat Assessment – Level 1
Prescription Development
Ichthyology
In this course, you will learn many techniques that can be applied globally. However, the techniques you ultimately use will depend on the species you are targeting and your site-specific conditions. We believe that if you have the right “tools” and know how, where, and when to use them, you will be successful.
This course is divided into five modules.
Module 1: Introduction
Module 2: Stream Hydraulics
Module 3: Application of Stream Hydraulics
Module 4: Other Restoration Techniques
Module 5: Measures of Success
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Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to
This course includes:
Who enrolls in this course?
Course participants may include technicians, biologists and other professionals required to conduct, design and manage fish habitat restoration projects.
Prerequisites:
There are no formal prerequisites. Previous experience with fish habitat assessment or completion of NRTG’s Fish Habitat Assessment – Level One course would be an asset.