Date

Lecture

References

Outline and Readings

Field Trips

 

 

 

 

 

June 22, Monday

1. Introduction, Wetland definitions

 Definitions: Pages 33-34, Mitsch and Gosselink

  Read Ch. 1, 2, 8

 

 

2. Classification systems

  Cowardin system

  Outline, Classification

 

June 24, Wednesday

1. World wetlands

 

  Read Ch. 3

 

 

2. World wetlands

 

  Outline

 

June 26, Friday

1. Bogs

 

  Outline

 

 

2. Introduction to field trips

 

 

 

June 27, Saturday

 

High Tide 8:52 AM 9.2'

Low Tide 3:12 PM -0.4'

 

Skagit Marsh, coastal wetland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 29, Monday

1. North American coastal systems

 

  Outline

 

 

2. North American inland systems

 

  Outline

 

July 1, Wednesday

1. Hydrology: water budgets

 

  Read Ch. 4

Outline

 

 

2. Hydrology: biological effects

 

  Outline

 

July 3, Friday

Holiday

 

 

 

July 4, Saturday

 

 

 

Holiday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 6, Monday

1. Wetland soils: physical properties

 

  Read Ch 5

Outline

 

 

 2. Wetland soils: chemical properties

 

 

 

July 8, Wednesday

1.  Salinity stress: plant adaptations

 

  Read Ch 6

Outline

 

 

2. Waterlogging stress: plant adaptations

 

  Outline

 

July 10, Friday

 1. Flooding: root responses

 

  Outline

 

 

2. Flooding: shoot responses

 

  Outline

 

July 11, Saturday

 

 

 

Freshwater wetlands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 13, Monday

1. Wetland functions

 

  Read Ch 9, 11

Outline

 

 

2. Wetland loss of functions and regulatory remedies

 

  Outline

 

July  15, Wednesday

1.Hydrogeomorphic wetland functional evaluation (HGM)

 

  Outline

 

 

2. HGM part two

 

 

 

July 17, Friday

1. Designing for ecological functions

 

  Read Ch 12, 14

Outline

 

 

2. Tools available for restoration

 

  Outline

 

July 18, Saturday

 

 

 

 

Restored wetlands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 20, Monday

1. Creating and restoring wetlands

 

  Outline

 

 

2. Treatment wetlands

 

  Read Ch 13

Outline

 

July 22, Wednesday

1. Review

 

 

 

 

2. Exam