This course is eligible for continuing education credits toward the Society of Wetland Scientists’ Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) Certificate Program.
You cannot delineate a wetland without experience identifying wetland plants. Plants are the most obvious clues to wetland boundaries. This two-day combination classroom and field course will teach you how to draw a wetland line by identifying a variety of upland and wetland plant species. This is a field-based course, so please dress accordingly for the outdoors.
Featured Topics
- Upland Deciduous and Mixed Forest
- Lake Edge
- Disturbed Upland
- Floodplain with Emergent Wetland to Upland Transition
- Upland and Wetland Forest
Jump-Start Your Career with a Rutgers Certificate!
Promote your education and experience in wetland plant identification and delineation -- earn the nationally recognized Rutgers Wetland Delineation Certificate today! The certificate program consists of 6 days of training: our 2-day Vegetation Identification course and our 4- day Methodology of Delineating Wetlands course. NOTE: We require that you complete Vegetation Identification prior to attending the 4-day Methodology of Delineating Wetlands class.
Instructors
 Timothy Dunne, B.S. is a biologist with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. He provides technical assistance to NRCS field offices, landowners, agencies and organizations on wildlife habitat enhancement and wetland restoration projects throughout New Jersey. His Wildlife Science education has enabled him to serve as a program leader for both the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) and the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) in the state for over 15 years. He currently serves as the NRCS NJ State Resource Conservationist.
 Christopher Miller, M.S. is a Plant Material Specialist with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. He provides technical assistance on plant use, selection, and establishment, wetland restoration, stabilization of critically eroding sites, and soil bioengineering applications for streambank restoration throughout New Jersey, and in eight (8) Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic states as well.
Required Textbooks
Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide [ISBN 0316604429] Lawrence Newcomb - $25
Grasses: An Identification Guide [ISBN 0395628814] Lauren Brown - $20
You may purchase these textbooks on your own or through our office with your registration.
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