Training Modules Master List
Our modules are grouped into 6 watershed training themes, below. Modules take 15 minutes to 2 hours each to complete. The fifteen with asterisks (*) are the core modules for our certificate program.
Introductory/Overview Modules |
Watershed Ecology Modules |
Watershed Change Modules
Analysis and Planning Modules |
Management Practices Modules |
Community/Social Context Modules
Introductory/Overview Modules
These modules introduce the principles of the watershed approach and the value of working at a watershed level.*Principles of watershed management
Sustaining healthy aquatic ecosystems
*Ecosystem services: benefits to human societies
Why watersheds?
Ohio's virtual watershed tour
Watershed Ecology Modules
These modules show that watersheds are natural systems that provide substantial benefits to people and the environment when they are kept in good condition.*Introduction to watershed ecology
*Protecting instream flows: how much water does a river need?
*Stream corridor structure
Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: maintaining natural life support processes
Birds: bellwethers of watershed health
Wetland functions and values
Understanding lake ecology
The role of nearshore ecosystems as fish and shellfish nurseries
Watershed Change Modules
These modules describe both natural and human-induced changes in watersheds, and compare normal changes with changes of concern.*Agents of watershed change
*Nonpoint source pollution with Nitrogen and Phosphorus
Invasive non-native species
Human alteration of the global Nitrogen cycle
Biotic invasions: causes, epidemiology, global consequences and control
Nutrient pollution of coastal rivers, bays, and seas
Effects of aquaculture on world fish supplies
Analysis and Planning Modules
These modules address how watershed planning, monitoring and assessment are important first steps toward solving problems.*Introduction to the watershed planning process
*Overview of watershed monitoring
Rapid bioassessment protocols
Watershed ecological risk assessment
Training in use of the national hydrography GIS dataset (NHD)
Watershed modeling
Management Practices Modules
These modules show how watershed management challenges such as urban runoff, cropland management, forestry and other issues are addressed by techniques that reduce environmental impacts.*Eight tools of watershed protection in developing areas
*Agricultural management practices for water quality protection
*Forestry best management practices in watersheds
Stream corridor restoration tools
Restoration: what's right/wrong with this picture?
Introduction to EPA's drinking water source protection programs
Source water protection: Best Management Practices and other measures for protecting drinking water supplies
Controlling underground injection of wastewater (PDF, 2.1MB, 65 pages)
Advanced drinking water technology workshop
Managing transient non-community drinking water systems
Applying ecological principles to management of the U.S. National Forests
Ecological principles for managing land use
Community/Social Context Modules
These modules cover social issues, communications, relevant laws and regulations. They concentrate on the human element of watershed management.*Getting in step: a guide to effective outreach in your watershed
*Top ten watershed lessons learned
*Introduction to the Clean Water Act
Introduction to the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996
Water in a changing world
Statewide watershed management executive overview
Economics of sustainability
Monitoring consortiums
Introduction to public water systems (PDF, 2.8MB, 125 pages)
Grade K through 12 watershed learning links
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