Skagit Valley College

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 Course Title:   Wetlands in Managed Landscapes

 Title Abbreviation:   WETLANDS IN MANAGED LAND

 Department:    ENVC

 Course #:    220

 Credits:    4

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    4.5

 CIP:    030101

 EPC:    165

 REV:    2018


 Course Description  

General overview of wetland soils, hydrology, and ecology including wetland delineation. Application of basic landscape ecology theory and human impacts on wetlands.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: ENVC 101 and 122 or department chair approval. Field trips required.

Additional Course Details

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 33

Lab: 22

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0


Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory Required for ATA degree  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Other Institution Equivalencies Table
Institution Course # Remarks
N/A

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

  1. Understand basic wetland ecology, hydrology, and landscape interaction.
  2. Evaluate the ecological effects of various anthropogenic disturbances to aquatic and riparian systems and to view these on a landscape level.
  3. Conduct fieldwork and digital remote sensing interpretation for the wetland delineation process.
  4. Understand the historical development of wetland evaluation, conservation, and restoration driven by different societal cultural groups.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

0. Application and Integration

Definition: Applying information from one or more disciplines and/or field experiences in new contexts (Outcome 0.1); developing integrated approaches or responses to personal, academic, professional, and social issues (Outcomes 0.2-0.5).

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
0.3 Identify and evaluate the relationships among different perspectives within a field of study and among different fields of study.

2. Critical Thinking

Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
2.1 Identify and express concepts, terms, and facts related to a specific discipline.
2.3 Identify, interpret, and evaluate pertinent data and previous experience to reach conclusions.

3. Communication

Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
3.7 Adapt communication to diverse audiences and media.

4. Community & Cultural Diversity

Definition: Recognizing the value of human communities and cultures from multiple perspectives through a critical understanding of their similarities and differences.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
4.3 Understand the historically and socially constructed nature of—and the meanings attributed to—human differences.

5. Global & Local Awareness & Responsibility

Definition: Understanding the complexity and interdependence of, and stewardship responsibilities to, local and global communities and environments.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
5.2 Identify diverse communities and their shared/competing interests and develop strategies for prevention and resolution of conflict.

8. Mathematical Reasoning

Definition: Understanding and applying concepts of mathematics and logical reasoning in a variety of contexts, both academic and non-academic.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
8.3 Interpret information and reasoning expressed mathematically (for example in spreadsheets, diagrams, charts, formulas, etc.).

Course Contents

  1. Wetlands in watersheds. Geomorphologic settings.
  2. Wetland types and definitions. Wetland hydrology.
  3. Wetland soils. Wetland plants.
  4. Anthropogenic history of wetlands. Agency regulations of wetlands.
  5. Digital remote sensing interpretation.
  6. Wetland delineation procedures.