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Course Catalog

Biology & Fisheries

Backpack Electrofishing: Principles and Practices
Boat Electrofishing: Principles and Practices
Boat-Backpack Electrofishing: Principles and Practices
Habitat Restoration Webinar Series: Planning and Implementing a Successful Restoration Plan
Habitat Site Restoration
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.
Pacific Salmonids: Ecology
(Course 1 of 2)
Pacific Salmonids: Spawning Habitat Restoration
(Course 2 of 2)
Upstream Fish Passage
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.