This course is eligible for continuing education credits toward the Society of Wetland Scientists’ Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) Certificate Program.
How important is learning hydrology? Who ever heard of a dry wetland!
By understanding the hydrology, you will understand the distribution and circulation of water in a wetland. If you are planning to delineate, manage, or construct a wetland, you will need to be able to identify and calculate the movement of water through the wetland.
This introductory one-day course combines both classroom instruction as well as hands-on field visitation to provide you with a basic understanding of how wetlands are created and sustained. In the morning, you will review the connection between soil, water, and vegetation which creates a wetland. After lunch, gain practical experience using a soil auger to investigate hydrologic evidence for wetland delineation, water table depth and evaluation, and Hydrogeomorphic Models (HGM’s) identification.
Featured Topics
- Saturated Conditions
- Geochemical Nature of Wetlands
- Wetlands Soils and Vegetation
- Wetland Aeration Zone
- Texture of Muck Soils
- Surface Runoff Accumulation
- Ponded and perched wetlands
- Ground Water Discharge
- Unconfined ground water discharge
- Confined (Artesian) ground water discharge
- Hydrogeomorphic Models (HGM’s)
- Field evidence for HGM type diagnosis
Instructor, Dr. Claude Epstein, is a Professor of Environmental Studies at Richard Stockton College in New Jersey. He has vast experience as a Hydrogeological Consultant, with research interests in Wetlands Hydrology, Land Use and Floodplain Morphology and Coastal Plain Hydrology. |
