Florida Statewide Wetland Delineation Training (62-340 FAC)
This course is a follow-up to our Wetland Delineation and Management Training Class and addresses the protocols used by Water Management Districts, Department of Environmental Protection, and Counties in Florida, specificall.
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Training Details
- Introduction to the Statewide method
- Wetland delineation history
- Definitions of strata
- Stratum measurement procedures
- Selecting appropriate stratum
- Protocol for combining strata or shifting strata
- 'a' and 'b' vegetation testing
- Hydrology indicators
- Field determination of saturation
- Capillary fringe
- Relationship between saturation & capillary fringe
- Saturation and Inundation wetland hydrology requirements
- 'Aufwuchs' definition
- Aquatic fauna
- Morphologic adaptations
- Field examples of soil profiling
- Overview of soil taxonomy
- Application of 'c1' test
- Application of 'c2' test
- Identifying the seven prima facie soil great groups
- Introduction to hydric soils
- Field identification of hydric soils
- Proper usage of the Munsell chart
- Interpreting a soil survey
- Field examples of hydric sandy soils
- Field examples of histosols
- Field examples of hydric mineral soils
- Oxidized root channels
- Use of 2' 2' dipyridil
- Soil hydrogeochemistry processes
- Oxidation / reduction processes
- Soil colors
- How to dig a soil pit
- How to test for saturation
- Wetland exemptions
- Field exercises (8 hours)
- Review
- Question and answer period
Skills & Knowledges
By the completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Be able to select the appropriate stratum
- Determine if a site passes the vegetation requirements of the 'a' and 'b' tests
- Determine if a site satisfies the hydric soils criteria
- Determine if a site satisfies the hydrology criteria
- Apply the 'a', 'b', 'c', and 'd' tests
- Determine what is a pine flatwood is and when it is not a wetland
- Determine what sites have depressional or frequently flooded map units for the 'c' test
- Determine what sites have taxonomic great groups that pass the 'c' test
- Determine if a site is not a wetland even if it passes the 'a', 'b', 'c', or 'd' tests
Topics
- 1 Day: Classroom lecture and group discussion
- 1 Day: Field exercises to determine jurisdiction and wetland boundaries of selected reference wetlands
Prerequisites
The prerequisite for this course is one of the following:
- Completion of our Wetland Delineation and Management Training Class or an equivalent, or
- Competency in the topics of our Wetland Delineation and Management Training Class
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