This course will provide the participants with a thorough understanding of wetland soils, vegetation, and hydrology in conjunction with the procedures used in the 1987 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual. This course combines both classroom lectures and field exercises covering soil chemistry, soil taxonomy, hydric soil indicators, Munsell color charts, hydrophytic plant communities, wetland hydrology, use and interpretation of the 1987 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual, and field measurement techniques. The primary emphasis is on field identification of jurisdictional wetlands. Successful completion of the course will result in a certificate from the LSU Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute documenting 40 hours of training in the use of the 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual. This certificate does not constitute certification by the Corps of Engineers.
Participants are responsible for their own travel to Baton Rouge and per diem.
This workshop will not be held in 2001. This three-day course will provide the participants with more advanced instruction in soil taxonomy, soil morphology and genesis, and field indicators of hydric soils. It is recommended that the participant already have taken Wetland Delineation Training or equivalent. This is an advanced soils course and assumes the participant has a basic understanding of soils. Participants are responsible for their own travel to Baton Rouge and per diem.