Courses

Wetland Courses

The Midwest Biodiversity Institute offers a wide range of wetland training courses aimed at providing environmental professionals with the knowledge and skills they need to perform accurate wetland delineations, wetland evaluations and bioassessments, as well as be confident in their wetland flora and fauna identifications. All of our wetland courses are certified by the Society of Wetland Scientists.

Ohio Qualified Data Collector Training

MBI offers classes for those seeking to become Qualified Data Collectors (QDCs) under the Ohio Credible Data Program.

*Please Note: Ohio EPA adopted revised credible data rules effective March 1, 2021. As a result, there is no longer a stand-alone Level 3 QDC Certification for QHEI. In addition, the rules added Level 3 specialties for Salamanders and Headwater Habitat Evaluation Index (HHEI). We anticipate that new training requirements will be forthcoming from EPA, and MBI hopes to offer training that meets these requirements at that time. Until then, we are not offering our Primary Headwater Habitat Training (PHWH). However, we will continue to offer Level 3 training for Fish/Habitat (QHEI) and Macroinvertebrate/Habitat (QHEI) specialties. We will also continue to offer Level 2 QHEI training and testing as we have in the past.

Primary Headwater Habitat (PHWH) Training

Primary Headwater Habitat (PHWH) training covers the protocols developed by Ohio EPA to assess the quality of small, primary headwater streams. Due to their size these streams are not suitable to be assessed using the biological and habitat assessments for larger streams and rivers.