Online Training in Watershed Management

• Introduction/Overview
• Watershed Ecology
• Watershed Change
• Analysis and Planning
• Management Practices
• Community and Social Practices
• Water Law

Core Modules for Training Certificate

You can document your learning by meeting the requirements for Watershed Academy Web's Watershed Management Training Certificate. This certificate program recognizes trainees who complete the 15 core modules and pass their self-tests. The core modules are marked with an asterisk (*) in the topic sections below. See the Watershed Academy Certificate Program page for full details.

Watershed Ecology

This section shows that watersheds are natural systems that provide benefits to people and the environment when they are kept in good condition.

Modules

Resources & External Modules

Watershed Change

This section describes both natural and human-induced changes in watersheds and compares normal changes with changes of concern.

Modules

Analysis and Planning

This section addresses how watershed planning, monitoring and assessment are important components of problem solving.

Modules

• * Introduction to Watershed Planning | Printable Version (PDF)(46 pp, 2.5 MB)
• * Overview of Watershed Monitoring | Printable Version (PDF)(33 pp, 4.3 MB)
• Rapid Bioassessment Protocols | Printable Version (PDF)(34 pp, 2.1 MB)
• Watershed Ecological Risk Assessment | Printable Version (PDF)(34 pp, 2.0 MB)
• Watershed Modeling | Printable Version (PDF)(35 pp, 8.9 MB)
• Fundamentals of Rosgen Stream Classification System
• NEWNonpoint Source Basic Training
• NEWHazard Mitigation Planning and Water Resource Management

Resources & External Modules

Management Practices

This section shows how watershed management challenges such as urban runoff, cropland management, forestry and other issues are addressed by techniques that reduce environmental impacts.

Modules

Resources & External Modules

Community and Social Practices

This section covers the human element of watershed management.

Modules

Resources & External Modules

Water Law

This section covers relevant laws and regulations associated with watershed management.

Modules

• * Introduction to the Clean Water Act | Printable Version (PDF)(90 pp, 4.99 MB), Spanish Version(101 pp, 4.8 MB)
  • NEWClean Water Act Part 1: History of the Clean Water Act and an Introduction to Water Quality Standards | PDF Version
  • Part 2 coming soon!

  Certificate of Completion: How to receive the Watershed Academy Web Training Certificate

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