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<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0" style="color: black;">The University of Washington Botanic Gardens is pleased to offer a 26 contact-hour course,
<u class="x_x_ContentPasted0">Foundations of Wetland Science</u> during the month of September 2023.<span class="x_x_contentpasted0 x_x_ContentPasted0">
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<span class="x_x_contentpasted0"><span class="x_x_ContentPasted0" style="color: black;">DESCRIPTION: This hybrid-delivery short course comprises three 2-hour live (synchronous) webinars, four 2-hour pre-recorded (asynchronous) webinars, two 6-hour in-person
field sessions, an</span></span><span class="x_x_ContentPasted0" style="color: black;">d live virtual office hours.<span class="x_x_contentpasted0 x_x_ContentPasted0"><span class="x_x_ContentPasted0" style="">
</span>This course explores wetlands in all their dimensions, including how they form and are identified, the critical ecosystem services they </span></span></p>
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<span class="x_x_contentpasted0"><span class="x_x_ContentPasted0" style="color: black;">provide, the rich biodiversity they harbor, their impact on global climate, and how they are regulated and protected.
<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0" style=""> </span>The course will connect what we know about wetlands from scientific perspectives to the ways in which wetlands matter for people.
<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0" style=""> </span></span></span><span class="x_x_ContentPasted0" style="color: black;">Whether you’re a consultant, naturalist, environmental planner, or restorationist, this course will expand your understandings and appreciation
of the World’s wetlands. </span> </p>
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<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0" style="color: black;">COST: $475 USD. Details and registration at<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0" style="">
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<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0" style="color: black;">QUESTIONS? Contact the instructor, Clay Antieau
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clay22@uw.edu</a>, 206-684-7413.</span><span style="color: black;"><br class="x_x_ContentPasted0" style="">
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