USING THE CORPS MANUAL
REGIONAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS WETLAND DELINEATION MANUAL: NORTHCENTRAL AND NORTHEAST REGION (VERSION 2.0)
IDENTIFYING AND DOCUMENTING WETLANDS WITH HYDROPHYTIC VEGETATION INDICATORS, HYDRIC SOIL INDICATORS, AND WETLAND HYDROLOGY INDICATORS
Since the introduction of the regional supplement in 2012, the Corps Manual has been adopted, formally or informally, across the New England area as the standard wetland delineation procedure. This 3-day workshop will cover the identification and documentation of wetlands. Instructors will be James Gove and Dr. Susan Romano.
The first day is a detailed introduction to the guidance provided by the Corps Manual identifying hydrophytic vegetation indicators, hydric soil indicators, and wetland hydrology indicators. This will be an inside the classroom day with Mr. Gove detailing the hydric soil indicators (including the Field Indicators for Identifying Hydric Soils in New England, Version 4.0), and the wetland hydrology indicators. Dr. Romano will provide guidance for documenting the vegetation plots and what constitutes dominance of hydrophytic vegetation.
The second day will be both inside the classroom and in the field. Mr. Gove will focus on the hydrology and soil sections of the Wetland Determination Data Form and will conduct in the field transects to document the presence or absence of hydric soils and wetland hydrology.
The third day will be both inside the classroom and in the field. Dr. Romano will focus on the vegetation section of the Wetland Determination Data Form and will conduct in the field transects to document the presence or absence of a dominance of wetland vegetation.
On field days, the students need to bring field gear. Dress appropriately for field work. Given this is the Seacoast, poison ivy and ticks are common. Brind your field supplies, such as shovel, auger and color books. The field work will occur rain or shine unless a thunderstorm is present.
Jim Gove, CSS, CWS, CPSC, CPESC, M.S. in Plant Science, is president and senior soil and wetland scientist for Gove Environmental Services, Inc., in Exeter, NH. He has been working in the field of soil and wetland science for over 35 years and has authored, co-authored, and contributed to several soil science publications. He is currently president of the Society of Soil Scientists of Northern New England and a member of the New England Hydric Soils Technical Committee. His particular areas of expertise include wetland delineation procedures, wetland impact permitting, wetland mitigation and restoration, site specific soil surveys, hydric soil assessments, and soil profile analysis.
Dr. Romano is a Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) and Certified Forester (CF), and holds a Ph.D. in Plant Biology, M.S. in Botany, and a B.S. in Forest Resource Management. She is a retired professor of wetland and forest landscape ecology and has owned and operated 2 environmental consulting businesses. Dr. Romano serves as a board member for Bear-Paw Regional Greenways land trust, is a member of the Town of Northwood Conservation Commission, and is on the state and regional boards for the Society of American Foresters. She enjoys hiking, singing jazz, and traveling in her spare time.
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