Y’all!!! Check out this soil profile I came across today!! 😅😂🤣 Digging those hole was like digging into a vat of butter!

No real top O Layer 6” silty clay 10YR 5/1 6” silty clay Glayed1 5/5g 5.5” semi dry LOAM!! 10YR 2/1!!

In the US- would a 404 permit be needed for a prescribed burn through a small, narrow stream? The purpose of the burn is to clear out some cattails which grow densely from bank to bank.

It’s not really a discharge of dredged or fill material so I’m guessing no permit is needed, but figured I’d ask. Thanks!

This area is a delineated wetland with no current surface water. Could this moss line be an indicator for the highest water level when the basin was filled earlier in the year?

I'm thinking about buying this lot as a homestead but I'm curious if the higher the number the worse it is or if someone has pictures of a pfo7b and pfo4b I would love to see it

Looking at classifications and noticed that Scrub-Shrub and Forested have 1 - BL deciduous and 6 - Deciduous. What’s the difference?

Has anyone dug into version 9.0 yet? What stands out as a substantial change?

We recently talked to some developers but after the environmental study of the land came back a large portion is considered potential or actual wetlands. Since this is the case the developer passed on the site of slightly over 20 acres. Do wetlands have any value? Figured out best bet is just to do private sale of the land but obviously disclosure the finding. Picture below potential wetlands.

Any insight would be appreciated.

I currently a wetlands scientist in training. I am apprenticing in NH. I’ve primarily been learning how to delineate. I’m studying my vegetation, the army corps of engineers manual, hydric soils of NH, wetland function etc. Is there anything besides the obvious that popped up on the exam and surprised anyone? Just curious as to what else I should be prepared for. Thanks!

I’m new to doing wetland assessments/delineation and am looking for good hard copy references for the Eastern Mtn & Piedmont region (specifically WV) on soils and plants. I have what I could easily find on Amazon for wetlands in general.

Also, any equipment recommendations are welcome. I already have my Munsell, an auger, and the basics.

Hi! I’m a developer from Florida

I am on contract on piece of land and I found out it has a wetland.

I looked in historic aerial maps, seems that there wetland also extends to the adjacent property but they were able to develop it.

Is there a way for me to find out if there was a wetland on their property and they filled it?

Ball park in how much draining and feeling a wetland will be? It’s 2 acres

Thank you for the help 🙏

Hope someone here might give their opinion.

Back story: We are in the process of getting our wetland determination on an undeveloped 1 acre lot. (Located in a neighborhood that is essentially all developed.)

We have learned there is a decent chunk of land”wetland” on the edge of the property, that allegedly doesn’t extend much over the property line. The neighbors home is build about 15 feet on the other side of the line where the “wetlands” are. Using quotes because the land is not wet at all, although I understand that soil type, etc can designate something as wetland.

We had our hired consultant do their portion & submit WD to the county and are awaiting the county to verify their “determination.”

The neighbor drains their pool and all of their gutters directly into the area that is being classified as wetlands. Their pool pump is within feet of our property line & the “wetlands.” I’m guessing this has been the case for 20 years since the home & pool was build.

Our consultant is saying that the drainage from the neighbor isn’t impacting the wetland assessment, but from the outside have a hard time wrapping my head around how drainage for 20 years wouldn’t impact the soil, etc.

Does anyone have any thoughts on if recurring unnatural drainage into one spot could impact the soil type being classified as something that would be considered “wetland” soil? <<

For what it’s worth, we mistakenly cleared the land prior to our WD so there isn’t any remaining foliage to contribute to the determination. (Unfortunately the tree clearing division of the county said we could clear all of the invasive trees without a permit, which wasn’t entirely true 😩 they failed to mention we would need a WD to do any tree clearing, regardless of the tree type.)

Hello all,

I’m about to graduate college here soon and am looking into career possibilities. Wetland Delineation is one that’s jumped out at me as an environment I’d love to work within and care for. At this point I have a degree in environmental studies with a focus on earth science and chemistry, I can get a certification from the army corps of engineers in wetland delineation, and I have taken courses in both hydrology and GIS.

Outside of planning on getting that corps of engineers certification, what should I strive to do to become more hirable? How hirable would I be with just the degree and certification?

I’m looking at purchasing a piece of property but it includes wetlands. I had a brother in law that could only settle 1 acre out his 12 acre wetlands. I am looking at 18 acres in Long County GA and am wondering if this is a ratio thing. The 18 includes 1.5 that’s already buildable. Also the wetlands haven’t been determined by the city county or state. So how much of it could I actually settle? Legally? Logically/rationally?

Thank you!!

Please redirect me if this is the wrong place to post. R/GIS felt...not quite as relevant.

I'm approaching one year employment for an environmental consultant. My boss has already informed me casually that I'll be receiving a raise, but I want to make sure I'm being offered a fair amount. Obviously this depends on a lot of factors; I'm just curious what the average % increase should be expected. The main job duties I perform are wetland delineations, GIS analysis/cartography, and technical report writing.

I serve on a local conservation commission and always have this thought when hearing about a proposed project and the wetlands delineation: if two or more professional wetlands experts delineated a wetland independently, what would the margin of error be between them? For example, if I told a group of let's say 10 wetland scientists with equivalent background and experience to delineate a wetland, how close together would they be? Are we talking yards, feet, inches?

Looking to hire an experienced wetland scientist/specialist that’s familiar with the Alabama Gulf Coast and Baldwin County permitting processes.

Looking to hire an experienced wetland scientist/specialist that’s familiar with the Alabama Gulf Coast and Baldwin County permitting processes. All job inquires accepted. Benefits and salary provided via messaging.