North Carolina Stream Assessment Method (NC SAM) and Training Course

September 15-18, 2026

Class Location:

Class taught at NCDOT's Century Center, Bldg A, 1000 Birch Ridge Dr., Raleigh, NC 27610

Registration Fee:
$880 for NCAEP members or $905 for non-NCAEP members

Taught by:
Danielle Mir, Greg Price, Jennifer Burdette, and Nikki Duprey

A team of instructors including Danielle Mir (NC Department of Transportation), Greg Price (Swamp School), Jennifer Burdette (Natural Resources Consultants), and Nikki Duprey (Sage Environmental) will conduct a 4-day course sponsored by the NC Association of Environmental Professionals (NC AEP) on the latest version (Version 2.1) of the North Carolina Stream Assessment Method (NC SAM) for determining the condition of streams and other non-wetland waterbodies (such as ditches) during the period of September 15-18, 2026, in and near Raleigh, NC. This lecture and field course will focus on the method, which is the standard method formally adopted by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, in their Public Notice dated April 21, 2015. The instructors were trained by former instructors who were part of a multi-agency team of state and federal agencies responsible for the development of the method over several years and who had previously taught this course using the same curriculum. The course will be taught at NCDOT’s Century Center, Building A, 1000 Birch Ridge Dr., Raleigh, NC 27610, (Technical Services Conference Room), with field sites in the Raleigh area. The fee for the course is $880 for members of the NCAEP and $905 for non-members and includes lecture and field instruction, a copy of the most current NC SAM User Manual, and field drinks/snacks, as well as lunches for two days.

Please visit https://ncaep.wildapricot.org/event-6744052 for more information and to register. Liability waivers must be signed upon your arrival to class.

Registration:  Class enrollment is set at a minimum of 23 registrants and a maximum of 30 registrants.  All checks will be held until we are certain that the minimum number of students is achieved for the class.  Registration fees must be received by NCAEP no later than September 1, 2026.  Please contact treasurer@ncaep.org if you need assistance with payments or have any changes to your registration.

A detailed class description can be found here: NCSAM September 2026