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COURSE INFO PROVIDER: Rutgers University, Office of Continuing Professional Education
COURSE TITLE: Vegetation Identification for Wetland Delineation (North, South)

INSTRUCTORS Ralph Tiner

COURSE DESCRIPTION Vegetation Identification for Wetland Delineation
Learn how to identify wetland plants and distinguish between upland and wetland plant species Ã�ï¿½Ã�Â¢Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½ an essential step in the wetland delineation process.

Wetland plants, also known as hydrophytes or hydrophytic vegetation, have adaptations that enable them to grow and reproduce with their roots in water or saturated soil for at least part of the year. In contrast, plants that cannot survive in saturated conditions are commonly referred to as upland plants.

Along with hydric soils and hydrology, the presence of wetland plants is one of the primary factors involved in the identification of wetland areas and the delineation of wetland boundaries. Therefore, the ability to identify wetland plants and distinguish between upland and wetland plant species is an essential step in the wetland delineation process.

Through instructor-led online lectures and virtual tours of various wetland sites, you will learn how to identify plant species frequently encountered by wetland delineators. By the end of the course, you will be able to quickly and confidently identify the wetland plant species that are important in determining if an area meets the hydrophytic vegetation criterion for wetland delineation.

Course Duration: 15.0
Credit Points: 1.0

SYLLABUS/TOPICAL OUTLINE Agenda 8:00 am - 8:30 am: Introductions, Overview of Course and References 8:30 am Ã�ï¿½Ã�Â¢Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½ 9:30 am: Review of diagnostic plant characteristics 9:30 am - 10:15 am: Introduction to the use of the Field Guide to Nontidal Wetland Identification 10:15 am Ã�ï¿½Ã�Â¢Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½ 11:00 am: Introduction to the use of Newcomb's Wildflower Guide 11:00 am Ã�ï¿½Ã�Â¢Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½ 12:00 pm: Overview of Freshwater Marshes and Wet Meadows and identification of their characteristic species 12:00 pm Ã�ï¿½Ã�Â¢Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½ 12: 45 pm: Break for Lunch 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm: Continue to identify marsh and meadow plants 2:00 pm Ã�ï¿½Ã�Â¢Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½ 2:10 pm: Break 2:15 pm Ã�ï¿½Ã�Â¢Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½ 3:30 pm: Overview of Freshwater Shrub Swamps and identification of their Day 2 Ã�ï¿½Ã�Â¢Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½ May 2, 2025 8:00 am Ã�ï¿½Ã�Â¢Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½ 8:30 am: Review of Day 1 plants 8:30 am Ã�ï¿½Ã�Â¢Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½ 9:45 am: Overview of Bogs and identification of their characteristic species 9:45 am Ã�ï¿½Ã�Â¢Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½ 10:00 am: Break 10:00 am Ã�ï¿½Ã�Â¢Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½ 11:30 am: Overview of Floodplain Wetlands and identification of their characteristic species 11:30 am Ã�ï¿½Ã�Â¢Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½ 12:00 pm: Lunch 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Overview of Wooded Swamps and identification of their characteristic species 1:30 pm Ã�ï¿½Ã�Â¢Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½ 3:30 pm: Continued identification of wooded swamp species

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Suzanne Hills
102 Ryders Lane, NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08901
suzanne.hills@rutgers.edu
P: 8489327234
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