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Workshops
CRAM: California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM) – What is it and how will it improve my life?
Cost: $55.00
Wetlands managers are constantly challenged to meet their information needs with regard to ambient (regional) and site-specific assessment of wetland condition. Rapid wetland assessment, with ongoing calibration through intensive monitoring at selected sites, is the most cost-effective way to meet this need. In response to this need, the USEPA funded a three-year statewide effort to develop the California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM), which was developed to provide information about the condition of a wetland and the stressors affecting that wetland. CRAM applies to all major wetland classes throughout California’s coastal watersheds and is intended as a tool for cost-effective ambient monitoring as well as site-specific/project evaluation. Since its official release in June 2006, State and Federal agencies are developing programs and policies for implementation of CRAM to a range of ambient and project monitoring.
This one-day workshop is intended to provide an introduction and overview to CRAM and its potential applications. The workshop will be conducted by members of the technical team that developed CRAM, and will include both classroom and field elements. The workshop will be useful to regulators, scientists, consultants, and land managers who have a need to evaluate wetland condition for any of their programs. Additional information and a copy of the CRAM users manual can be obtained at www.cramwetlands.org
This workshop will include a
half day session in a classroom and a half day session in the field. Students
should be prepared for field inspection of local wetlands.
Questions related to workshops should be directed to Bill Brostoff (William.N.Brostoff@spd02.usace.army.mil).