Wetlands Scientist, Certified

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<p>Wetlands Scientists use special knowledge of hydric soils, hydrophytic vegetation, and wetland hydrology to delineate wetland boundaries and prepare wetlands maps, classify wetlands, prepare wetland function value assessments, design and implement wetland mitigation, monitor wetland functions and values, and prepare associated reports.</p> <p><strong>Legislation:</strong>&nbsp;NH RSA 310-A:75-96; Administrative Rules Chapter Soil 100-500</p> <p><strong>Certification Requirements:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Must have satisfactory evidence of good professional character</li> <li>Successfully pass an examination which includes references to wetland characteristics in New England</li> <li>Meet one of the following educational requirements:</li> <ul> <li>Be a graduate of an accredited college curriculum with a baccalaureate or an Associate's degree, including successful completion of a minimum of 24 semester hours in any of the following environmental sciences: botany, soil science, hydrology, wetland science, biology, forestry, wildlife, ecology, water resources, plant science, agronomy, geology, or earth science, and have one or more years experience in the practice of wetland science; or</li> <li>Have a minimum of 12 combined credit or non-credit semester hours in any of the environmental sciences listed above, and have three or more years experience in the practice of wetland science</li> </ul> <li>Have experience in the field of wetland science, gained through one of the following:</li> <ul> <li>Teaching wetland science courses or performing research in wetland science at an accredited college, university, or institution offering an approved wetland science or wetland ecology curriculum; or</li> <li>Actual field experience gained in an acceptable apprenticeship program; or</li> <li>Actual field mapping experience, defined as the delineation of wetland boundaries and the preparation of wetland maps in accordance with standards for the identification of wetlands adopte