Wetland Delineation Training (Texas)

Texas Wetland Delineation Training — September 21–24, 2026 | Houston Area

If wetland delineation is part of your job, you need more than a certificate. You need to be able to walk onto a site, recognize the indicators, make sound field decisions, and document your findings in a way that can stand up to professional review.

That is the focus of the Swamp School’s Foundational Wetland Delineation™ (FWD™) training coming to the Houston, Texas area September 21–24, 2026.

This four-day, field-focused program is designed for environmental scientists, engineers, consultants, land managers, recent graduates, and other professionals who need practical experience applying federal wetland delineation methods.

Participants will work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual (1987) and applicable Regional Supplements while learning how to:

• Identify and document hydrophytic vegetation

• Recognize hydric soil indicators

• Evaluate wetland hydrology

• Map plant communities and collect defensible field data

• Address atypical and challenging site conditions

• Mark wetland boundaries in the field

• Prepare clear, professional, review-ready documentation

• Use onsite and offsite information to support wetland determinations

The goal is not simply to teach terminology. It is to help you develop the practical judgment needed to make more confident, consistent, and defensible wetland calls.

Wetland delineation decisions can affect permitting, project schedules, land-use decisions, engineering designs, and client outcomes. Small mistakes in the field can become expensive problems later.

FWD™ is built around real-world field application, combining classroom instruction with hands-on training so participants can connect the methods in the manuals with the conditions they actually encounter on a site.

Participants receive:

• 36 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

• PlantList Pro

• A Swamp Field Kit

• Classroom and field instruction

• A shareable verification badge

• A 12-month personal access license to course materials

The included Swamp Field Kit contains practical resources such as a plant densitometer, field notebook, soil guides, data sheets, carrying case, and additional field tools.

The program has also been approved for continuing education credit by the Society of Wetland Scientists Professional Certification Program (SWSPCP) and the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER).

This training is particularly valuable for:

• Environmental consultants

• Wetland scientists

• Environmental scientists

• Engineers

• Facility and land managers

• Natural resource professionals

• Recent graduates entering environmental consulting

• Professionals whose projects depend on accurate wetland boundaries

Whether you are new to wetland delineation or need stronger field skills to support your current work, this course provides a structured technical foundation you can continue building on throughout your career.

Foundational Wetland Delineation™ is also the starting point in the Swamp School’s Aquatic Delineation Training & Certification Pathway, which can lead to the Certified Wetland Delineator (CWD™) credential and ultimately the advanced Federal Aquatic Delineator Professional (FADP™) credential.

Dates: September 21–24, 2026
Location: Houston, Texas area
Format: In-person classroom and field training
Continuing Education: 36 PDHs

If your work involves wetlands, environmental permitting, development, infrastructure, energy projects, land management, or regulatory compliance, this is an opportunity to strengthen one of the most important field skills in environmental practice.

Learn more and register:
https://swampschool.org/product/wetland-delineation-training-2/

Space in field-based classes is limited. Reserve your place for the September Texas session today.

Swamp School training and credentials verify completion of training and assessment in delineation methods. They do not confer regulatory authority and do not replace agency review or acceptance of delineations or determinations.