Vegetation Identification South

Registration Eligibility

Open to the Public

Start Date

09/10/2015

End Date

09/11/2015

Description

Plants are the most obvious clues to wetland boundaries. This two-day field course will teach you how to draw a wetland line by identifying a variety of upland and wetland plant species. This is a field-based course, so please dress accordingly for the outdoors.

DAY ONE: Visit Central Pine Barrens Communities
Review the following types of plants found within this ecosystem, including:
Oak/Pine
Oak Dominated
Red Maple and Pitch Pine Lowlands
Cranberry bogs
Impoundments
Cedar Swamp

DAY TWO: Visit Ocean County Pine Barren Sites
Review the following types of plants found within this ecosystem, including:
Cedar Savanna
Pine Barrens Lake Edge
Pitch Pine Lowland
Maple Cripple
Cedar Swamp

Location

Millville, NJ

Distance Learning

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Horticulture / Plants

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

12.0

Learning Outcomes

Through field exploration, learn about how to delineate wetland boundaries by the plant life found there.
Discuss some of the plants that can be used to delineate wetlands in southern New Jersey.
Be able to identify the differences between very similar species of plants found in this geographic area.

Instructors

Ted Gordon and Joseph Arsenault

Course Codes

eh0201ca16

Provider

Rutgers University Office of Continuing Professional Education

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