WETLAND SCIENCE CONFERENCE
Professional Development Credit through
Ashland University
Requirements:
- Register and attend conference on Thursday April 4th and Friday April 5th (Saturday field trip optional) register HERE,
- Complete an independent homework assignment using iNaturalist.
- Register for Vernal Poolooza course at Ashland University either online or Thursday morning at the conference registration desk.
One hour of Ashland University continuing education credit is $180 payable directly to Ashland University HERE. This is the lowest cost possible. OWA has made this arrangement for the benefit of participants and receives no remuneration for doing so.
Assignment:
You must have or sign up for an iNaturalist.org account. To register, go to www.inaturalist.org/ Then, join the Ohio Vernal Pool Network project on iNaturalist https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/ohio-vernal-pool-network. If you have a smartphone, download the iNaturalist app and use it in the field. If you do not have a smartphone, use a camera and/or audio device to record and document your observations and post to your account via computer.
You must let Ray Stewart, Adjunct Instructor for this course, know your iNaturalist username. It is the only way to verify the completion of your assignment. Email contact: ray@OHwetlands.org.
You must let Ray Stewart, Adjunct Instructor for this course, know your iNaturalist username. It is the only way to verify the completion of your assignment. Email contact: ray@OHwetlands.org.
Then,
monitor a vernal pool for signs of any life forms. Post a minimum of three observations to the Ohio Vernal Pool Network project using the iNaturalist phone app or iNaturalist online to record your observations of organisms characteristic of Ohio's vernal pools. This assignment may be completed during the Saturday field trip. Include all the required ancillary data including water depth, size of vernal pool, water temperature and air temperature.
For more on monitoring a vernal pool see: www.ohiovernalpoolnetwork.org/collect-data.html
Get our guide to estimating the size of a vernal pool HERE.
Recommended breakout session: attend Ray Stewart’s presentation on Thursday April 4th at 4pm “Monitoring Vernal Pools with iNaturalist”.
Recommended text: Ohio’s Hidden Wonders, A Guide to the Animals and Plants of Vernal Pools, available at the registration desk or during conference online registration at a $5 discount.
For more on monitoring a vernal pool see: www.ohiovernalpoolnetwork.org/collect-data.html
Get our guide to estimating the size of a vernal pool HERE.
Recommended breakout session: attend Ray Stewart’s presentation on Thursday April 4th at 4pm “Monitoring Vernal Pools with iNaturalist”.
Recommended text: Ohio’s Hidden Wonders, A Guide to the Animals and Plants of Vernal Pools, available at the registration desk or during conference online registration at a $5 discount.
