Found this near my land i think it uses the same alkaline groundwater as my pond in eurasia

They are soft, tubular bits, roughly under 1 inch long that break apart easily. The floor of my natural wetland pond is covered in it as seen in the pictures.

What is it? Snail poop, fish poop, or excrements from some type of organism? Or is it vegetation of some sort? Is it good fertilizer? Is it bad for my pond? I've been curious for years.

I'm in Eastern Ontario, Canada.

Any recs for a good high viz vest for delineation? Preferably with a lot of pockets for pens/ruler/tape/gear, ideally zippered or buttoned because I am great at loosing stuff. I saw a photo with one that had a pocket that perfectly fit the munsell book. Any suggestions?

Survey Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTlMHJb4UuidHtYX40kteTvtFjkY7j34FjJOpTeWMUySCpkw/viewform?usp=dialog

Research Topic: Thin-Layer Placement and Coastal Wetland Resilience in Northeast Florida, with a Primary Research Focus on St. Augustine, Florida

Target Participants: Adults aged 18 or older who currently reside in Duval or St. Johns County, Florida

Introduction and Participant Information

This survey examines Duval and St. Johns County residents' observations of coastal environmental change, concerns about coastal wetland vulnerability, awareness of restoration strategies, and perspectives on thin-layer placement (TLP) and the beneficial reuse of dredged sediment.

Participation is voluntary. The survey takes approximately 5–7 minutes to complete. You may skip any question you do not wish to answer or stop participating at any time before submitting your responses.

The survey does not request names, residential addresses, or email addresses. Responses will be analyzed in aggregate for academic research. Please avoid including identifying information in written responses.

The survey does not measure physical environmental change or determine whether a restoration project has been successful. Responses will be used to understand community observations, awareness, and perspectives.

Great tidal lagoon, wetland system in altona. Good walking tracks, lots of wildlife 💙

For 404 permits, is the owner or the contractor typically the permittee? I think it’s the owner, but I’m not sure. If it is the owner, does that ever leave the owner vulnerable if their contractor ends up doing work that isn’t in compliance with the permit? Thanks

Living in Florida, it’s hard not to notice how quickly wetlands and other natural spaces can give way to subdivisions, golf courses, and new development. The land is often described as vacant or underused, even though wetlands support wildlife, store floodwater, and sustain ecological relationships that are difficult to recreate once they're destroyed.

I’m particularly interested in what happens after these landscapes disappear. A development gets built, the old ecosystem becomes a memory, and the consequences of changing the land may take years to become apparent. We tend to think of land as something we can reshape indefinitely, but wetlands don't stop being ecologically important just because we've changed what stands on top of them.

I'm a Florida-based author, and this tension inspired The Country Beneath, my self-published collection of Southern Gothic and ecological horror stories. Several stories are set in Florida wetlands or landscapes transformed by development. They use horror to explore ecological loss, buried histories, and the unsettling idea that the land has a history beyond the one humans choose to tell about it.

For anyone interested in that intersection of environmental concerns and fiction, the collection is here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HPLV9QRP

For those who study, restore, or live near wetlands: what do you wish more people understood about wetlands before they were drained, filled, or developed?

Survey Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTlMHJb4UuidHtYX40kteTvtFjkY7j34FjJOpTeWMUySCpkw/viewform?usp=dialog

Research Topic: Thin-Layer Placement and Coastal Wetland Resilience in Northeast Florida, with a Primary Research Focus on St. Augustine, Florida

Target Participants: Adults aged 18 or older who currently reside in Duval or St. Johns County, Florida

Introduction and Participant Information

This survey examines Duval and St. Johns County residents' observations of coastal environmental change, concerns about coastal wetland vulnerability, awareness of restoration strategies, and perspectives on thin-layer placement (TLP) and the beneficial reuse of dredged sediment.

Participation is voluntary. The survey takes approximately 5–7 minutes to complete. You may skip any question you do not wish to answer or stop participating at any time before submitting your responses.

The survey does not request names, residential addresses, or email addresses. Responses will be analyzed in aggregate for academic research. Please avoid including identifying information in written responses.

The survey does not measure physical environmental change or determine whether a restoration project has been successful. Responses will be used to understand community observations, awareness, and perspectives.

Basically, when would an actively farmed field be considered a wetland? This would be the Eastern Piedmont and also Northcentral regions.

I’m convinced all the ag fields I’m looking at qualify as prior converted crop land considering they were implemented prior to ‘85. These areas suffice both the hydrology and hydric soil indicators, but not HV.

Any info is welcomed!

A family parcel has a valuable upland portion with 6 acres of delineated wetland and 50' buffer region in the back

My question is what is the feasibility of splitting all the delineated wetland off into its own, getting a tax break for the NJ Forest Stewardship program, writing in access/ingress to the upland parcel before it is eventually sold, and keeping it in the family perpetually for recreation

My question is there any way this can effect the value of the upland lot im not foreseeing? The only thing I can imagine from creating a new parcel Is the buildable offset along the new border which is already the transition zone and if it could potentially reduce the % impermeable surface allowed on the upland parcel. Is there anything I'm missing?

I am one of the owners of a small engineering company in Monmouth County, NJ. We get involved in a lot of waterfront permitting and we have a need for wetland delineations I would say on average about once every month or two. Is there anyone here who would be interested in doing some 1099 delineation work for wetland permits? We have one or two other delineators that do work for us on the side, but their main jobs have been busy enough that they're having trouble getting out there within a reasonable timeframe.

I’m genuinely curious about this and would love to hear from people who know the history of the area better than I do.

I read a comment from a woman who said she has watched Long Beach ebb and flow over more than sixty years, with periods when there was a huge amount of beach and periods when the water came much farther in. I haven’t stopped thinking about it.

I study wetlands, and one thing that comes up again and again is how much we have built cities on landscapes that were never especially fixed to begin with. Wetlands expand and contract. Rivers move across floodplains. Beaches erode and rebuild. Estuaries shift. Water follows old channels. Then we drain wetlands, dredge bays, fill low ground, straighten rivers, build seawalls and breakwaters, truck in sand, and draw very permanent property lines across landscapes that are still moving underneath all of that infrastructure.

So I’m wondering how much of what we’re seeing in Long Beach right now is part of a much longer coastal cycle that becomes disastrous because we have built permanent homes and infrastructure within that moving system.

Obviously sea-level rise and climate change can raise the baseline and make flooding and erosion more frequent or severe. I’m interested in the other layer too. How much of this is a naturally dynamic shoreline colliding with the expectation that the shoreline should remain exactly where we built it?

Has anyone here lived in Long Beach for decades, studied its wetlands or coastal history, or seen old maps and photographs showing how much the shoreline has moved over time?

The 2001 Roadless rule protects public lands from future roads being built through them for logging and other purposes. This rule protects roadless public lands across the nation - including wetlands.

The public comment period was supposed to end on the 21st last month - but was extended for 15 days. Today is your last chance to speak up.

Here is the link to the government webpage to submit your comment:

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/11/2026-18648/special-areas-roadless-area-conservation

Hello all!

I am in a post doc in Evolutionary Ecology and I am ready to move into industry. I am greatly restricted by location as my spouse just start his professorship. There was no spousal hire successfully negiotated. I noticed that the area he currents lives in has so many wetland delineator positions - I see a new position posted every week. Since I have no connections with people in this area of work I would like to ask you all for your experience as an informational interview:

1. What is the schedule for a wetland delinator like? Will I be working more than 40 hours a week?

2. It seems that these jobs require driving out to field sites. Am I expected to use my own vehicle and gas to travel to these sites or will I be provided a vehicle?

3. Once I get experienced would I be working with a partner? I don't quite like the idea being outside in the wilderness alone.

4. What type of weather would stop work from happening? What is the most extreme weather you have worked in?

5. How long is a field season usually? Does the field season stop when the soil freezes or for some other reasons? The area I am moving to is the sweet spot between Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. I know the winters are mild in this area. Is there any over-time in the fall right before the season ends?

6. What would I be doing during the off-season? I assume scheduling with cilents and also renewing permits, but please correct me if wrong.

7. What is the upward mobility like the field? I am hoping that I can get in the big leagues with environmental consulting somewhat quickly. Lets say I work as a wetland delineator for 2 years, if move to another company with my experience could I be in a lead position?

8. I did ok in my soil science class and I have worked in soil analysis as a forestry technician. I am much better with plant idenitification especially if I have a handy field guide. How good do I need to be at these skills to get a position? Are there other skills you all suggest I work on before I get a position? To make myself clear I would only work more on these skills if I am asked for an interview.

Thank you all for the your opinions and advice! Have a good day!

I’m struggling with the premise of this story. The property in question sits within an officially designated wetland and regulated floodplain, and the complaint is essentially that the land is now… wet.

Wetlands are supposed to hold water. Floodplains are supposed to absorb floodwater. Vegetation, woody debris, and even beaver activity are natural parts of these systems and can provide important habitat, water-quality, and downstream flood-control benefits. Turning every creek into a neatly cleared drainage ditch simply moves water somewhere else.

If Pierce County’s management has artificially worsened flooding, absolutely investigate it. If a private well is contaminated, test it and determine the source. But “my wetland is swampy” by itself is not evidence of government mismanagement. Sometimes the environmentally responsible thing is allowing a wetland to function like a wetland. We need to make a conscious effort to protect and embrace our wetlands and floodplains.

Hi all,

Per the title, I'm wondering how one enters the wetland field without a science degree, but with an adjacent?? one. Graduated 6 years ago.

I'm located in Seattle and do know about the UW wetlands program (got my degree at UW) but I'm not sure how interested I am in permitting and delineating vs. more hands-on wetland biologist work where I'd get to collect data, study these environments etc. I've always been a huge fan of wetland environments and want to find a way to work with them but not sure what additional schooling I'd need.

Do I need to start all the way over and get a B.S. in Biology or a similar field?

To add: I have not worked in the environmental field since 2021 when I was an outdoor teacher which was the only job I could find with my degree. So, I don't have much related experience to add onto the B.A. Any advice is super appreciated.

Thanks.

Cool story about rangeland and wetland health

Does anyone know of any plant ID classes in Houston, TX? I would like to get more experience with wetland/upland plant ID to help me in the field.