The Benefits of, and the Threats to, the Wetland Systems in the Upper Valley (In-person)
Spring (14 hrs or more) | Available (Membership Required)
The course begins with the ecological foundations of a wetland, introduced in the context of the services it provides society from flooding mitigation, water cleansing, biodiversity, as well as recreation and educational benefits. On the larger watershed-scale, the course will build an understanding of how projected, regulatory approaches and land-use change, in the context of a changing climate, create potential stressors to the health of wetland systems in the Upper Valley. The in-class sessions will combine lecture with class discussions, combined with two field-site visits.
This course will combine lecture with class discussions. Some sessions will take place in the classroom while others will be field trips.
Schedule:
4/15/26: Classroom
4/22/26: Classroom
4/29/26: field trip
5/6/26: Classroom
5/13/26: Classroom
5/20/26: Classroom
5/27/26: Classroom
6/3/26: field trip
(Schedule may change; review Study Leader's course materials once registered.)
This is an eight-session course (16 hours total).
Michael Simpson
Michael Simpson is a New Hampshire certified wetlands scientist. He has been a senior environmental scientist for two environmental consulting firms and worked for two state governments. He is a Professor Emeritus at Antioch University, where he has taught courses in watershed management, wetlands ecology, and climate change adaptation. His NOAA and USEPA funded research has been on the potential impacts to wetlands from land use change in the context of changing climate.