CRAM training

The first step in getting started with CRAM is signing up for a CRAM training. Classes will be held periodically in 2008, and will cover the CRAM method, use of software and/or paper forms for fieldwork, and use of the CRAM website for results uploading and display.

Training Update

We are pleased to announce three training courses to be held this spring and early summer. There will be two "practitioner" level courses on April 15-17 and June 10-12 and one introductory class on May 22.

These are being offered through the UC Davis Extension program, Land Use and Natural Resources. The website for Land Use and Natural Resources is: http://extension.ucdavis.edu/. To obtain a list of courses offered, search for courses using the keyword “CRAM”.

The training classes will be one-day introductory classes administered by UC Davis extension and are intended to provide a general overview to CRAM. These classes will provide a basic overview to CRAM and will not be sufficient training to conduct a CRAM assessment. Each course will consist of a classroom session, followed by a CRAM assessment in the field for one wetland type. The intended audience for these classes is state and federal agency staff who may need to review permit or grant applications that include CRAM assessments.

In addition to the introductory agency short courses, the “practitioner-level” course is intended for agency staff, consultants, students, and academicians who plan to run CRAM assessments on a regular basis. This class will be 3-days long and will consist mostly of field exercises with a data-entry element to facilitate use of eCRAM (CRAM information technology module).

We hope to be holding classes in northern, central, and southern California in order to better serve staff and consultants and others located across the state. We encourage you to regularly consult the CRAM website, www.cramwetlands.org, for updates on CRAM and training.

Please contact Paul Jones if you have any questions or comments about CRAM training at 415-972-3470 or jones.paul@epa.gov