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. If you are planning to achieve the Wetland Delineation Certificate, we require that you complete this course prior to attending the Methodology of Delineating Wetlands courses.
Plants are the most obvious clues to wetland boundaries. This two-day 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.
Day 1 - Visit Central Pine Barrens Communities
- Oak/Pine
- Oak Dominated
- Red Maple and Pitch Pine Lowlands
- Cranberry bogs
- Impoundments
- Cedar Swamp
Day 2 - Visit Ocean County Pine Barren Sites
- Cedar Savanna
- Pine Barrens Lake Edge
- Pitch Pine Lowland
Required Textbooks
- A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-Central North America
(Peterson Field Guides) [ISBN 0395911729] Margaret McKenny, Roger Tory Peterson - $25
- The Shrub Identification Book [ISBN 0688050409] George W. Symonds - $30
Instructors
Theodore “Ted” Gordon is an authority on the Pine Barren plants in southern New Jersey. As Director of Pine Barren Inventories, he conducts rare species inventory, research, and design management plans. Ted is past president of the Philadelphia Botanical Club, and has been instructing Vegetation Identification courses for Rutgers University for over 16 years.
Joseph “Joe” Arsenault (Arsenault Environmental Consulting) is considered a local authority on the flora of southern New Jersey. A knowledgeable botanist, Joe uses his plant awareness to delineate wetlands throughout the state, involving himself daily with field data collection and regulatory interpretation. He has taught many subjects of plant ecology, plant genetics and natural and altered vegetation of NJ, DE, and PA His ecological education has provided him with a botanical curiosity of flora, and an interest in human influence on plant communities.
You may purchase these textbooks on your own or through our office with your registration.
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