Last Held: May 31 & June 1, 2012
8:30am- 5:00pm (Check-in time on Day 1: 8:00am)

Our Vegetation Identification for Wetland Delineation - South course will be held on September 20-21, 2012.

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 combination classroom and field course will teach you how to quickly and confidently identify plant species that are important in determining if an area meets the hydrophytic vegetation criterion for wetland delineation, focusing on ID characteristics. Learn basic plant ID groups, basic plant morphology and some basic botanical terminology.

This is a field-based course, so please dress accordingly for the outdoors.

Featured Topics
-Introduction to Plant Identification and Wetland Plant Indicator Statuses
-Use of keys in the field
-Plant Names, Plant Groups, General Plant Morphology
-Basic Botanical Terminology
-Woody Plant Morphology
-Grass Morphology
-Sedge/Rush Morphology

Learn About
-Meadows
-Restoration Areas
-Emergent Wetlands
-Riparian Forest
-Shrubs
-Field Edges
-Mature Forest
-Upload-Wetland transition

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The May 31-June 1, 2012 offering of this course was approvied for the following recertification credits. We will reapply for similar credits the next time the course is held, but we cannot guarantee credit approval for future offerings.

Certified Public Works Managers - 5 Technical, 5 Management

Landscape Architects (NJ) - 15 Hours

Landscape Architects (NYS) - 4 hr CL; 10 hr EA

Land Surveyors (NYS) - 12 hours

Professional Engineers (NYS) - 12 hours

Professional Engineers (NJ) - 12 Continuing Professional Competency Credits

Society of Wetland Scientists - Credits will be prorated based on 15 hours of instruction being equivalent to 1 semester hour. For example, a 36 wetland delineation course will equal 2.4 equivalent semester hours. (Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) Certificate Program.)

-ATTENTION HEALTH OFFICERS AND REGISTERED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS:
Participants who complete this education program will be awarded 8.25 NJ Public Health Continuing Education Contact Hours (CEs).

Required Textbooks

Required Textbooks
Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide [ISBN 0316604429] Lawrence Newcomb - $25

Recommended Textbooks
- The Shrub Identification Book [ISBN 0688050409] George W. Symonds - $30
- The Tree Identification Book [ISBN 0688050395] George W. Symonds - $30

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

William Olson

Botany Specialist, William Olson, has extensive experience in environmental sciences with an emphasis on invasive species, wetland delineation, wetland evaluation, wetland mitigation, natural resource evaluations, environmental impact analysis, botanical and ecological research and threatened and endangered species. He specializes in field botany with an emphasis on identification, cataloging, monitoring and management of native flora. His additional experience includes the identification of difficult plant groups and rare plant and animal inventories.

Bill is a member of the Philadelphia Botanical Club, The New Jersey Native Plant Society, New England Botanical Club, the National Audubon Society and the Nature Conservancy among many other professional and national associations. His dedication to ecology and science is complemented by his commitment to science education and sharing his experience and knowledge with others.

Linda Rohleder

Linda Rohleder has been a botanist in New Jersey for more than a decade. She is a current PhD candidate in Ecology at Rutgers University, focusing on forest understory communities and has taught general biology courses at the University for three years. Linda has conducted extensive inventories and mapping across central and northern New Jersey as well as the Washington DC metropolitan area. She worked for three years with the Monmouth County Park system on several natural resource inventory, mapping and monitoring projects. She is currently active in the Central Jersey Invasive Species Strike team, leading the efforts in Monmouth County. Linda draws on her years of experience identifying plants in the field, as well as intimate knowledge of the native plants she grows in her own yard, to share identification tips not often found in field guides.

Location

Day 1: Washington Township, NJ
Day 2: Basking Ridge, NJ

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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. Participants must also complete the take-home exam with a score of 70% or better in order to earn the certificate. NOTE: We require that you complete Vegetation Identification prior to attending the 4-day Methodology of Delineating Wetlands class.