Vegetation Identification for Wetland Delineation - South

Date

Last Ran: May 8-9, 2008
8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Next class is to be determined

Description

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
 - Maple Cripple
 - Cedar Swamp


Instructors
Theodore “Ted” Gordon is an authority on the Pine Barren plants.  As the Director of the Pine Barren Inventories, a consulting firm, he conducts inventories, research, and designs management plans for rare species. 

Joseph Arsenault is considered a local authority on the flora of southern New Jersey and has taught many subjects of plant ecology, plant genetics and natural and altered vegetation of NJ, DE, and PA.

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

You may purchase these textbooks on your own or through our office with your registration.

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. 

Fees
Early Registration Fee
Multi-Person or Course Registration Fee
Registration Fee
Location
TBD
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