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November 12 through 16, 2001
Atlantic City, NJ
The Reilly Group is offering the most innovative wetland training
course in decades! We are constantly asked about quality wetland
delineation training, and feel proud to be able to offer this unique wetland
delineation course. Our training is different from all the rest for a
number of reasons:
- This course will be the same one taught to the regulators
themselves. The local, state and federal regulators tasked with reviewing your
wetland delineations take a course similar to our course. Learn
wetland delineation with the regulatory framework necessary to satisfy your
client's compliance during permitting.
- The course will dedicate an entire day each for plant and soil identification.
Unlike most other courses,
this training course does not make any assumptions about your
knowledge of wetland plants or ability to correctly identify hydric
soils. The instructors will include a certified soil scientist, a
registered forester, and
botanists who will be able to teach you to recognize hydric soils and
wetland plants. Additionally, you will be taught how to use
the reference materials to identify wetland plants and hydric soils wherever
you may be delineating a wetland.
- A low student-trainer ratio ensures quality training.
The course will be team taught by at least three instructors. The class size
is strictly regulated (register early to avoid disappointment).
Field work and plant identification training will be arranged so that each
trainer will guide a small number of students during the training exercises.
- Students will actually complete a wetland delineation
during their training. Unlike other courses, students will visit
field sites with increasing difficulty as the week progresses. On
Thursday of the course teams of students will delineate a wetland, submit
their findings, and be critiqued on their submission.
- Students who successfully complete this training will be
listed on The Reilly Group web site along with contact information. Those
students who successfully complete this course and pass the exam will be
listed on a special page in this web site along with contact
information. Customers interested in pre-qualifying firms with
trained wetland delineators, will now be able to pick
from a list of trained wetland delineators at The Reilly Group web site, and contact you directly.
What other training course keeps on giving by providing the public with a
listing of trained and competent wetland delineators?
The Training
This course is designed for the professional who seeks
training in wetland delineation with a regulatory focus.
The four and a
half-day course will offer students the proper technical
training needed when using the 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual. Hydrology, plant and soils identification, field
sampling techniques and exercises will be covered both in the classroom
and in the field. Students who successfully complete this program will be
awarded a "certificate of training" and be listed on this web site as
trained in wetland delineation.
Monday and Tuesday
The class will be split in small groups to provide more hands-on training
opportunities in both plant and soil
identification. Monday and Tuesday will focus on how to ID plants using botanical
manuals and and how to recognize hydric soils using both
the 1987 Corps of Engineers Manual and The National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils
indicators.
Wednesday and Thursday
The instructors and students will focus on applying the technical applications
in the field and performing actual
wetland delineations of increasing difficulty. Groups of trainees will team up to perform and
justify their wetland delineation.
Friday
There will be an for
review prior to an examination. As the exam is being graded, the class will
hear a lecture on wetland functions and values and then receive
their certificate of completion.
Materials
Students will receive a comprehensive set of materials
including:
- 1987 US Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual
- Class workbook with reference materials
- List of Hydric soils
- National List of Plant Species that Occur in Wetlands as
prepared by US F&WS
- A bibliography of books and materials to help you complete your reference library
- Certificate of Training - provided a passing grade is achieved
on the exam
- A listing on this web site as a trained wetland delineator
Registration Information
For more information about how to register for this course
please follow the link below.
Training
Registration
Hotel Accommodations
A block of rooms has been reserved at The Holiday Inn -
Boardwalk in Atlantic City. These rooms rates are available from Sunday
Evening through Thursday Evening (November 12 through 15 at a special rate). Reserve your rooms directly by calling (800)
548-3030. Be sure to mention The Reilly Group to get the special room
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