Swamp Stomp
Volume 14, Issue 21
Swamp School Updates
Happy day after Memorial Day! I hope that you had an enjoyable weekend.
I wanted to let you know about a few changes to the Swamp School. We are in the process of a website makeover and it is pretty cool! We just launched our new webstore (SwampMart.com). It is a major improvement to our old one. Some of the features include the ability to log in and create an account. From there you can retrieve invoices, place orders, update contact info, etc.
We have also expanded the class and product descriptions. For example, our 100+ wetland plants book now has sample pages that you can view online. To make registering for classes easier, we have embedded the student registration information into the class purchase. It is truly a one stop shopping experience.
There are also a couple of other pretty cool features that we could use you help with. We now have a customer comments section for each class. If you have participated in one of our previous classes, we would greatly appreciate it if you could provide a few comments on it for future students. Just create an account and click the class location you attended. There is a link on each class for comments.
As a special thank you for creating an account with our new store, we will send you a free hydric soil field guide. Just sign in at SwampMart.com and we will send you the guide. No strings or obligations.
We also have launched a major upgrade to our online virtual training classes. The new URL is wet-land.net. If you are already enrolled in our old one, don’t worry that will stay up for as long as we need to keep you enrolled.
We have one more shameless promotion we need to let you know about. In addition to our full summer schedule, we are launching a new certificate series for wetland scientists. The first class we are offering is our Certified Wetland Botanist program. This is a 12-week program that will teach you the common wetland plants you need to know for delineations, challenge you with the preparation of a virtual herbarium, and test your knowledge on plant identification. Upon successful conclusion of the program you will be a certified wetland botanist.
I wanted to let you know about a few changes to the Swamp School. We are in the process of a website makeover and it is pretty cool! We just launched our new webstore (SwampMart.com). It is a major improvement to our old one. Some of the features include the ability to log in and create an account. From there you can retrieve invoices, place orders, update contact info, etc.
We have also expanded the class and product descriptions. For example, our 100+ wetland plants book now has sample pages that you can view online. To make registering for classes easier, we have embedded the student registration information into the class purchase. It is truly a one stop shopping experience.
There are also a couple of other pretty cool features that we could use you help with. We now have a customer comments section for each class. If you have participated in one of our previous classes, we would greatly appreciate it if you could provide a few comments on it for future students. Just create an account and click the class location you attended. There is a link on each class for comments.
As a special thank you for creating an account with our new store, we will send you a free hydric soil field guide. Just sign in at SwampMart.com and we will send you the guide. No strings or obligations.
We also have launched a major upgrade to our online virtual training classes. The new URL is wet-land.net. If you are already enrolled in our old one, don’t worry that will stay up for as long as we need to keep you enrolled.
We have one more shameless promotion we need to let you know about. In addition to our full summer schedule, we are launching a new certificate series for wetland scientists. The first class we are offering is our Certified Wetland Botanist program. This is a 12-week program that will teach you the common wetland plants you need to know for delineations, challenge you with the preparation of a virtual herbarium, and test your knowledge on plant identification. Upon successful conclusion of the program you will be a certified wetland botanist.
This is the first in the series of a new certified wetland delineator program the Swamp School will be offering in the very near future. As you might guess, we will be offering a certified wetland hydrologist and certified wetland soil scientist as future programs. The three certifications along with a wetland delineation techniques certification will culminate in the certified wetland delineator designation. Oh, did I mention, this is all online! There will be a field test that you will need to attend for the delineator program, but the rest is online.
Thanks and have a great week!
Marc
Thanks and have a great week!
Marc
A Farmer Speaks Out
The farm community has been one of the more vocal opponents to the new EPA Waters of the US rules. A North Dakota farmer was recently interviewed and pretty much sums up their concerns.
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