Course Catalog

This 2-day course provides participants first with a broad overview of Site Restoration/Mitigation, and then expands to an examination of specific steps used for innovative restoration and mitigation planning and implementation, applicable to western North America.

(Course 1 of 2)

(Course 2 of 2)

Emphasis will be placed on fish behavior and its role in site selection and other fishway features. In addition, this course will cover the need for fishways, the obstacles posing an impediment to their construction, and the different types of "exclusion barriers" (barriers designed for management purposes) that are currently being used. Different types of fish ladders, lifts, and locks will be described with discussion of features and design criteria. Participants will benefit from a fishway design exercise, paired with a discussion of common operation and maintenance challenges.

Instruction Course on Sampling for Trace Metals using the “Clean Hands/Dirty Hands” Method

This two-day course includes an overview of key chemistry concepts associated with environmental contamination and provides a foundation for understanding contaminant fate and transport.

Using Conflict Resolution Skills to get to Collaborative Problem-Solving

Creating and delivering prepared and unprepared material that informs and convinces using proven techniques used by professional speakers

Building Consensus Among Diverse Groups to Create Actionable Results

Communicating and Presenting Scientific Information That Engages a Wide Variety of Audiences

Learn how to effectively communicate environmental risk-related issues to a broad range of audiences.

Learn how to effectively communicate environmental risk-related issues to a broad range of audiences.

Advanced communication skills for prepared and impromptu speaking and presentations

Industrial and Construction Stormwater Management including Metals Sampling by EPA Method 1669

Preparing, Reviewing, Challenging, and Defending Documents Prepared Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

This three day training course offers you an opportunity to get a solid grasp on the importance of managing these conflicts and getting the parties to a point where they can resolve or at least minimize these conflicts for the benefit of this world and all of us.

A fast-paced 2-day training course that answers the question, “Is this thing any good?”

This course provides an overview of California's stormwater regulations, including the General Industrial Stormwater Permit, the General Construction Stormwater Permit, Phase I and II municipal permitting, and programs addressing non-point source pollution.

Understanding the Risks and Rewards

Understanding the Approach and Strategy in Performing ERA's

This training course presents principles and practical skills for conducting subsurface Environmental Assessments, with a focus on soil and groundwater contamination (and separate phase contaminants, if suspected or present).

Online self-paced recertification for CESCL. Valid for Washington and Oregon. Complete within 6 months of card expiration.

A 2-day certification course providing a 3-year Construction Stormwater Certification valid in Washington (CESCL) and Oregon (1200C). Combines classroom instruction with hands-on field exercises.

CESCL Recertification Live Class

The basics of what AI is and how it works.

A more in-depth course about AI prompting.

Learn to use more of the power of Excel to manage, analyze, and visualize your data (Parts 1 and 2)

Become an educated consumer of lab data. This course provides environmental professionals with an understanding of generating defensible environmental analytical data from the planning stage, through the field and laboratory phase, to final reporting. The course covers proper project planning considerations (What is a “representative” sample?), choosing the right analytical methods, and hands-on sampling exercises collecting water and soil samples. Students will also learn methods and how to operate some common field screening instruments.

Improving Environmental Data Usability through Systematic Project Planning and Data Analysis

Doing it Quickly, Appropriately, Proficiently, and Professionally

HAZWOPER 8 Hour Refresher - Municipal & Public Works Applications