Winter Plant Identification for Wetland Boundary Determination

Approved 13 CEHs for Wetland and Soil Scientists, 13 CEUs for Foresters, and 3.25 CEUS for Surveyors.
Also approved for 6 NHDES Subsurface Bureau credit hours

This 2-day workshop will focus on upland and wetland tree and shrub identification under winter conditions as part of the requirements for state and federal jurisdictional wetland boundary determination. You'll learn to key out woody plants to the species level using twigs and buds (no leaves), determine the plants wetland indicator status, and perform a plant dominance test for wetness as outlined in the Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Northcentral and Northeast Region (Version 2.0) Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, January 2012 

Regional Supplement Publication link: https://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/utils/getfile/collection/p266001coll1/id/7640. 

Required Book (provided): 

Winter Guide to Woody Plants of Forests, Thickets, Fields, and Wetlands: Northeastern United States. 2017. Institute for Wetland & Environmental Education & Research, Inc. Leverett, Massachusetts. 96 pp. 

Recommended: 

Students with smartphones may download the Picture This App prior to coming to class. Approx cost is $30.00/year.