Wetland Health Evaluation Program (WHEP)

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This free training is not mandatory, but is recommended. Due to COVID-19, all training in 2021 is virtual using Zoom. If you register for the trainings, you will receive a link about a week before each training.
  •  Learn more about WHEP
  • Find out how we determine wetland health
  • Learn how to conduct the sampling
  • Learn tips and techniques for identification
  • Meet other volunteers on your team

The Introduction to WHEP and Field Methods Training session includes time outside, so please dress for the weather and wear appropriate field clothes. If you have waders, feel free to bring them.

The Macroinvertebrate and Vegetation Identification training sessions are held indoors in a classroom and a biology lab.

Register for training when you sign up to be a WHEP volunteer on the Dakota County volunteer website. 

2021:

Topic

When

Where
Introduction to the Wetland Health Evaluation Program & Field Methods

Tuesday, May 25, 2021, 7 p.m.

Virtual - register for the training to receive a link to join the training

 

 

 

 

Macroinvertebrate Identification Training

Tuesday, June 1, 2021, 7 p.m.

Virtual - register for the training to receive a link to join the training

Vegetation Identification Training

 

Tuesday, June 29, 2021, 7 p.m.


 

 

Virtual - register for the training to receive a link to join the training

DC Parks Team 1 and Team 2: Supplemental Vegetation Identification Training

to be determined