Welcome to the website of the Alaska Chapter of the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS). SWS is an international organization of about 3,500 members dedicated to fostering sound wetland science, education, and management. We are in the process of updating our website and beginning to plan upcoming events, training sessions, and identify ways to increase networking opportunities among wetland scientists throughout Alaska. If you have any ideas or comments on how we may improve the Alaska Chapter, please don't hesitate to contact any one of our newly elected board members here.
Alaska Regional Supplement to the Corps Wetland Delineation Manual
The development of Regional Supplements is part of a nationwide effort to address regional wetland characteristics and improve the accuracy and efficiency of wetland-delineation procedures. This supplement is applicable to the Alaska Region.
Kenai Lowland Wetland Mapping and Classification
This extensive wetland mapping project's purpose is to give landowners, prospective land owners, managers and other interested parties access to a locally relevant wetland map so they can make informed decisions.
GINA: Geographic Information Network of Alaska
GINA is the University of Alaska's framework for organizing and sharing geographic data and technology among Alaska, the arctic and world communities.
Wetland drying and succession across the Kenai Peninsula Lowlands
This study documents the scale and intensity of drying over the last half century in the Kenai Lowlands of south-central Alaska.
June 24-26, 2009
The Alaska District Corps of Engineers will be providing a no-tuition 3-day beginners wetland delineation training course June 24-26, 2009, in Anchorage. The class will be held in the training room at the Municipality of Anchorage's Planning and Development Center, located at 4700 Elmore Road. The course will last 3 full days. The class is limited to 25-30 students. Please send an e-mail to Don Kuhle at don.p.kuhle@usace.army.mil for more information about the course.
June 16-18, 2009
The Alaska District Corps of Engineers will also be providing a no-tuition 3-day beginners wetland delineation training course in the Kenai area during June 16-18, 2009. Please contact Ms. Jen Knowles at jen.knowles@usace.army.mil for further information.
July 6-9, 2009
Richard Chinn Environmental Training will conduct Wetland and Waters of the U.S. Delineation & Field Training in Anchorage! Learn the Corps of Engineers wetland delineation methods, including the new Alaska Supplemental Methods.
SWS Sponsored Alaska Grass Identification Workshops
Do you know or want to know your Alaska grasses? Now is the opportunity to learn the more common grasses in your area. Two, 3-day short courses will be taught: one in Palmer (August 8, 10, and 11th), and one in Fairbanks (August 13,14, and 15th) covering the basics of identifying grasses. Professor Emeritus Quentin Skinner who taught Grass Taxonomy over 25 years will guide you through the following information as he and others continue to develop a new book, Field Guide to Alaska Grasses. Contact Jeff Schively at jeff.schively@hdrinc.com for more information.August 8,9, and 11, 2009
Alaska grass ID workshop Palmer location: Alaska Plant Material Center, 5130 S. Bodenburg Spur, Palmer, AK 99645. Class Size: 20, Cost: $100
August 13-15, 2009
Alaska grass ID workshop Fairbanks location: University of Alaska Museum Herbarium, 907 Yukon Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775. Class Size: 15, Cost: $100