Friday, May 11, 2012

Rutgers Workshop on How to Identify Wetlands

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education
Phone: (732) 932-9271
Email: ocpe@njaes.rutgers.edu

Rutgers Offers Workshop on
Wetlands Identification

           On June 14, Rutgers University will be having a Wetlands Identifications Introduction workshop from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (check in time will be at 8:00 am) in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. This event requires registration, at: http://www.cpe.rutgers.edu/courses/current/eh0102cb.html.
           This one-day combination classroom and field course will teach the basics of wetland identification and introduce the practice of wetland delineation. It will also provide the essential background material needed for further study in the field of wetland delineation. A wetlands expert will review the skills you need to begin to identify freshwater wetlands and their boundaries.
          Featured Topics will consist of Wetland Definitions and Concepts, Wetland Hydrology Indicators, Wetland Vegetation, Hydrophytic Plant Indicators, Wetland Soils and Soil Colors. You will learn why the wetlands are important, how they differ, what indicator are used for wetland identification, and about the current regulations in New Jersey.

-- Vanessa Camargo

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