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Donation InformationPrinciples of Wetland Design: Live In-Person Field Workshop
Experience an immersive, hands-on course tailored for wetland mitigation banking professionals at The Swamp School in Apex, NC.
This comprehensive program covers critical aspects of wetland ecosystem design, including shoreline stabilization, wildlife habitat development, water budgeting, system sizing, and wetland assessment. You’ll also dive into planting schedules, monitoring protocols, and wetland forensics, all essential for successful mitigation projects. The course culminates in a personalized wetland design project, guided by expert instructors, to ensure you leave with practical knowledge to apply directly to your mitigation banking efforts.
October 14-17, 2024Advanced Techniques for Wetland Mitigation Banking – Maximizing Environmental and Financial Outcomes
Join us on October 24, 2024, at 1 PM ET for a one-hour webinar, “Advanced Techniques for Wetland Mitigation Banking – Maximizing Environmental and Financial Outcomes.” This session is designed for environmental professionals looking to optimize their mitigation banking projects. Learn advanced site selection techniques, innovative design strategies, and best practices for maximizing financial returns while ensuring ecological integrity. Can’t make it live? Register to receive the full recording and all accompanying resources. Secure your spot today!
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Learn how to create a beautiful and functional wetland in your own backyard with our online course. Discover the benefits of backyard wetlands, from enhancing biodiversity to improving water quality, while transforming your garden into a serene natural habitat. Perfect for gardening enthusiasts and nature lovers alike, this course provides step-by-step guidance on designing, building, and maintaining a small-scale wetland that fits perfectly in any residential setting.
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Advanced Techniques for Wetland Mitigation Banking – Maximizing Environmental and Financial Outcomes$199.00
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Mastering Macroinvertebrates: A Professional Workshop for Clean Water Act Jurisdictional Determinations$1,299.00
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Principles of Wetland Design | Live Workshop [2024]$1,999.00
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Phase I ESA Masterclass: Essential Training for Environmental Professionals$1,099.00
What Students Say
“This course was informative and surprisingly hands-on given that it is an online course. As a new wetland scientist, I found that this course was IMMENSELY helpful and improved my confidence in my own delineation skills.”
Truly, the friendliest, most helpful customer service person I’ve experienced in a long time. Very knowledgeable about how the website functions.
Prompt response & very helpful! Thanks again.
“I really appreciated the flexibility of this course, especially the assignment format. The regional overview lectures were interesting, and I definitely have a a better understanding of the different hydric soil indicators and their applicability.”
Thanks for the help!!
My matter was dealt with in a professional and expedited manner. Thank you to all members of the firm that were involved. I look forward to participating in other events sponsored and hosted by this group. Thank you.
The staff was very helpful from the minute I called and until I received the required paperwork. I especially appreciated the follow-up call to ensure I had everything I needed in a timely manner. Good job!!
“I thought the overall organization of the program was great and provided the correct flow of topic materials to get us ready to head out in the field.”
Best group of people ever!
“This was a great course! I learned so many tips for the field. Worth every penny! Thank you.” Winter Wetland Trees Online Workshop
“All topics were presented well, in a manner that was easy to understand and follow. I appreciated the time extensions to complete assignments, as someone with a full-time job that can’t always get into the field to do the classwork when I want.”
“Thank you for putting together this class and deepening my knowledge of living shorelines! I have taken Swamp School webinars before, but never one of the classes and this was a great experience.”
“This class greatly advanced my knowledge of wetland delineation and the environmental laws and policies that govern it. I enjoyed this class and think that it was a great resource for the future.”
“I have really enjoyed the discussions between the members of the class. We are a niche field, so finding people outside of your company to talk candidly about sites, experiences, questions, and basically just nerd out, doesn’t come along often.”
“Overall, I found the class very helpful in providing more detail on the design aspects of living shorelines. I appreciated the background information on surveying as well, which helped me understand the cross-section surveys we did for our site.”
I am at home, and this coursework is a welcome focus away from all that’s going on with COVID-19.
“I was surprised by the amount and depth of material. I found this course to be equal to any of the graduate level courses that I have taken, with a workload to match.”
“I was very impressed by the inclusiveness of the classroom and appreciated having all materials, including my Regional Supplement on one platform. The video instructor was clear, knowledgeable, thorough and funny! My instructor was always available and gave great feedback.”
Received a response the same day, as well as an additional phone call the next morning to make sure I received what I needed. So friendly and helpful!
“The class is very well set up with the requirements, syllabus, expectations and the class materials. I had no trouble navigating the platform.”
“Swamp School’s Online Wetland Delineation Training was great and I would recommend it to anyone seeking the training in a remote area or during the off season. I liked the format of the classroom and lectures, and the lessons were clearly defined and broken into small, easy-to-follow components.”
Great educational options for learning about wetland science. Army Corps compliant, great staff and experience. So glad to find them!
I really like the class format and all of the material in it. It has been a lot of fun and it was great to get out of the office to go hunt down some plants.
“I am completely new to wetland delineation, so this class had a wealth of information. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to turn my career in a new direction and for caring about wetlands and teaching people how to protect them!”
I wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed the on-line refresher. I took the original wetland course at the Swamp School in Raleigh years ago, taught by you and it was fantastic. Very useful and I have referred many people over the years to the Swamp School. Thanks a bunch!
“The Swamp School’s Certified Wetland Hydrologist course has a much higher degree of rigor and depth than another company’s course I attended years ago. I learned a few misconceptions I had on certain hydrologic indicators and shared them with my team.”
“I found the videos to be very helpful along with the Regional Supplement. The discussions were interesting and I like the fact that the site is mobile phone friendly.”
“When I signed up, I was looking for a class that would get me outside digging soil pits on my own with feedback from someone to tell me if I was right or wrong in my identification, and that is exactly what this class provided.”
“Thank you for putting together an online class accommodating to people who have busy schedules and would not be able to travel and do an actual classroom/field class with set dates and times.”
Truly, the friendliest, most helpful customer service person I’ve experienced in a long time. Very knowledgeable about how the website functions.
Enjoyed it. Thanks for the extra permitting portion of the class.
WDT CR Nashville, TN
The instructor was great and made the class interesting and fun. He asked us what else we’d like to learn and focus on when we had a rain day and made it very educational.
WDT CR Nashville, TN
The Basic Botany for Wetland Assessment 104 Training was a solid, online training course for biologists, natural resources managers, ecologists, or other field experts. The course helped improved my botany vocabulary, plant identification, and assessment knowledge. The instructor was helpful and easy to contact. The work assignments were long and in-depth. The course was overall great.
“Thank you – your ethics, dedication and creativity shine through in all that you do.”
“All of my questions were answered beyond my expectations and in a very friendly manner. Thanks for being so helpful and prompt.”
We Provide Hands-on Training for Wetland Professionals
Founded by Marc Seelinger, The Swamp School teaches scientific processes to recent graduates and wetland professionals who need hands-on training and instruction on the technical and regulatory aspects of wetland rules to perform their job. Our instructors bring years of real-word experience in the field and technical know-how into the classroom, providing students with marketable job skills and a well-rounded education.
Many people looking to enter wetland careers choose The Swamp School to enhance their résumés with desirable credentials and demonstrated hands-on skills. Not only does The Swamp School save employers significant time and costs associated with training, it creates a pool of qualified candidates who are ready to hit the ground running from the day they are hired.
For continuing professional education, many of our clients include government enterprises, engineering firms, energy companies, regulatory organizations, educational institutions, recent graduates, and real estate agencies.