Iowa DNR S.W.I.M Workshop
Mon, Jul 11
|Coon Rapids
The Stream and Watershed Integrated Management (SWIM) workshop is designed to train individuals who work with stream/watershed principles and practices. Whiterock Conservancy is the host for the Iowa DNR S.W.I.M workshop, go to the DNR webpage to learn more and register for this event.
Time & Location
Jul 11, 2022, 9:30 AM – Jul 13, 2022, 3:00 PM
Coon Rapids, 1436 IA-141, Coon Rapids, IA 50058, USA
About the Event
The Stream and Watershed Integrated Management (SWIM) workshop is designed to train individuals who work with stream/watershed principles and practices. It includes presentations by watershed and stream management professionals from Iowa State University, Iowa DNR, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship - Division of Soil Conservation, and the USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Classroom instruction in stream and watershed management is augmented with field trips and exercises where participants develop project plans for management of a local site. A Certificate of Participation for continuing education purposes is provided to participants for satisfactory completion of 24 hours of training.
Workshop Goals:
-provide the scientific basis for understanding streams, stream corridors, and watershed functions;
-identify Best Management Practices for streams, stream corridors, and watersheds; and
-provide access to the tools of assessment of these functions where feasible.