Practical Wetland Plant ID - June 2025

Day 1: June 5th, 9-3:30, 6 hour class time, 30 min lunch

Day 2: June 6th, 9-4:30, 7 hour field time, 30 min lunch

*Rain Date: June 9th, 2024 (Mon.) In the event of adverse weather, the rain date of June 9th will be used to make up for the practicum portion of the class. Please block off Monday, June 9th in your calendar in case rescheduling is necessary.

Lecture: Lakeside Hall at Environmental Learning Center, Clackamas Community College, Oregon City Campus, 19600 Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, OR 97045

Field Practicum: Three Creeks Natural Area adjacent to Clackamas Community College, Harmony Campus

Clackamas Community College, 1.3 CEU (13 PDH), Certificate of Completion will be provided.

2-Day lecture/field experience

This intermediate level workshop is designed to equip wetland practitioners with the plant ID skills needed to successfully work in and around wetlands in the Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coastal region in western Oregon and Washington. Through the use of simplified vegetative keys and by learning the key identifying features, students will have confidence to identify the most important plant species in the wetland delineation process. Plant terminology necessary for proper use of identification keys will be covered. The course includes both lecture and field practicum.

Lunch is provided.

Phil Quarteman PWS (Emeritus)

Phil Quarterman has over 40 years of experience as a wetland scientist, working in local and state government and from 1995-2020 consulting with WHPacific, Inc. Since then he has continued to be active in part time consulting for Winterbrook Planning and volunteering with The Wetland Conservancy. He has worked on many types of projects delineating and assessing wetlands, obtaining state and federal permits, and crafting and implementing wetland mitigation plans. His fieldwork has taken him to diverse wetland types from alkaline wetlands in arid areas of Oregon and Nevada, to Oregon estuaries, to the tundra and boreal forests of Alaska. He has been teaching Society of Wetland Scientists certified classes on wetland delineation for the past ten years in locations in Oregon, Washington and Alaska.

Lecture + Field Practicum –

Standard $400, Student/AmeriCorps $200

Reduced Pricing: Thanks to sponsorship support, we have a limited amount of funds available that can reduce the cost of your registration by 30% for those eligible. These dollars are for those with limited resources. If you are interested in applying, please select the "Apply for Reduced Pricing" ticket and we will follow up with you.

Upon completion of this workshop, students should be able to:

• Accurately identify the most common wetland and riparian plant species in Western Oregon and Washington.
• Identify selected plant families and genera that commonly occur in wetlands in this region.
• Properly use vegetative keys and basic botanical terminology to identify plants to the family and genus level.

Major Topics:

• Obligate, Facultative Wetland, Facultative and Facultative Upland plants in the Western Mountains, Valleys and Coast Region.
• Descriptive Botanical Terminology
• Basic Taxonomy of Wetland Plants
• Key Identifying Features
• Use of Vegetative Keys
• Using the regional wetland plant list
• Field Identification

Cancellations are allowed up to 1-day prior to the start of class, however, refund amounts vary based on when you notify us of your cancellation.

• >30 days prior to event: Full refund, excluding Eventbrite fees

• 15-30 days prior to event: 75% refund

• 1-14 days prior to event: 50% refund

Please contact [email protected] if the cancellation is due to being COVID positive. In this case, we will happily provide a full refund, excluding Eventbrite fees.

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