Description
Wetland Assessment is an applied, two-day, fully online course focusing on the step-by-step process of how to characterize, classify, and delineate wetlands in Canada and the northern United States.
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion, participants will be able to:
- Identify and classify wetlands in the field using keys
- Contrast and identify differences between wetland types
- Identify wetland indicator species
- Identify wetland species associations
- Recognize wetland soils
- Delineate wetland boundaries
- Document a wetland assessment
Prerequisites
Knowledge and experience with basic field skills such as map reading, compass, and GPS is recommended, along with some familiarity with plant identification methods.
Each NRTG course includes free, lifetime admission. Enrol once – come back anytime.
Who attends?
Recent graduates looking for hands-on training, field ecologists, biologists, or technicians.
How do I attend?
This course is available for individual registration via our website schedule page, or on contract to organizations/community groups. Are interested in a contract delivery of this course? If so, please contact us.
What do I bring or supply?
Own computer and a stable internet connection, writing supplies for taking notes are also recommended.
Instructor Profile
Maggie Pugh, M.Sc
Ecologist
Maggie Pugh is an Ecologist with more than 18 years specializing in ecosystem assessment. She completed graduate research in Canada’s northern wetlands and has worked as an ecologist in the private sector for more that 15 years. She is a seasoned field biologist with expertise in Species at Risk screenings and permitting, flora and fauna inventories, seasonal wildlife surveys, significant wildlife habitat assessment, rare species monitoring programs, wetland and vegetation community assessments, sediment/ erosion control and environmental monitoring. Maggie is an Ontario Wetland Evaluation System (OWES) evaluator, Butternut Health Assessor, and is certified in Ecological Land Classification (ELC).
