North Carolina Wetland Assessment Method (NC WAM) and Training Course
April 7-10, 2026
Class Location:
NCDOT Highway Building Auditorium (first-floor) - 1 South Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC
Registration Fee:
$785 for NCAEP members or $800 for non-NCAEP members
Taught by:
Jennifer Burdette, Nikki Duprey, and Danielle Mir
The Natural Resources Consultants (Jennifer Burdette), Sage Environmental (Nikki Duprey), and NC Department of Transportation (Danielle Mir) will conduct a 4-day course organized by the NC Association of Environmental Professionals (NC AEP) on the latest version (Version 5) of the North Carolina Wetland Assessment Method (NC WAM) for determining the condition of wetlands from April 7-10, 2026 in and near Raleigh, NC. This lecture and field course will focus on the method which is the standard method formally adopted by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District in their Public Notice dated April 21, 2015. The instructors were trained by three members of a multi-agency team of state and federal agencies who developed the method over several years and taught this course using the same curriculum for several years. The course will be taught in the first-floor auditorium of the NCDOT Highway Building at 1 South Wilmington Street across the street from the southeast side of the Capitol with field sites in the Raleigh area. The fee for the course is $785 for members of the NCAEP and $800 for non-members and includes lecture and field instruction, a copy of the most current NC WAM User Manual, and field drinks and snacks, as well as some lunches. Please visit the registration page for more information and register at https://ncaep.wildapricot.org/event-6553147. Liability waivers must be signed upon your arrival to class.
Registration: Class enrollment is set at a minimum of 22 registrants and a maximum of 30 registrants. All checks will be held until we are certain that the minimum number of students has been met for the class. Registration fees must be received by NCAEP no later than March 25, 2026. Please contact treasurer@ncaep.org if you need assistance with payments or have any changes to your registration.
A detailed class description can be found here: NC WAM Announcement - April 2026.
