Riparian and Wetland Plant Identification in Eastern WA (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT

This is a one day workshop aimed at teaching field identification skills for wetland and riparian plant species in Central and Eastern Washington. Students will learn how to identify 30 trees and shrubs most common to wetlands and riparian areas. Field study will cover terminology, field characteristics that distinguish similar species, Wetland Indicator Status, habitat preferences, and information about using these species in restoration projects. This is a beginner level course and emphasis will be placed on teaching field identification characteristics; students are NOT expected to be proficient in plant taxonomy or wetland ecology. Students will build a plant press and take home pressed samples of the species covered during the training.(6.5 AICP CM credits/ CEP Points)

Please bring one of the recommended texts:
1. A Field Guide to the Common Wetland Plants of Western Washington and Northwestern Oregon by Sarah Spear Cooke
2. Wetland Plants of Oregon and Washington by Jennifer Guard
3. Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast by Pojar and MacKinnon
4. Plants of Southern Interior BA and the Inland Northwest by Parish, Coupe, Lloyd

Riparian Plant List, June 2025 Training

GYMNOSPERMS:
Scientific Name	Common Name
Abies grandis	Grand fir
Larix occidentalis	Western larch
Picea sp.	Spruce
Pinus contorta	Lodgepole pine
Pinus monticola	Western white pine
Pinus ponderosa	Ponderosa pine
Pseudotsuga menziesii	Douglas fir
Thuja plicata	Western red cedar
Tsuga sp.	Hemlock
DICOTS:
Scientific Name	Common Name
Acer circinatum	Vine maple
Acer glabrum	Douglas maple
Acer macrophyllum	Big-leaf maple
Alnus sinuata	Sitka alder
Amelanchier alnifolia	Serviceberry
Apocynum sp.	dogbane
Berberis (Mahonia) aquifolium	Tall Oregongrape
Ceanothus velutinus	Snowbrush
Cornus stolonifera (C. sericea) (C. alba)	Red-osier dogwood
Crataegus douglasii	Hawthorn
Holodiscus discolor	Ocean spray
Lonicara involucrata	twinberry
Philadlephous lewissii	mock orange
Populus tremuloides	Quaking aspen
Populus trichocarpa	Black cottonwood
Prunus emarginata	Bitter cherry
Prunus virginiana	Chokecherry
Rhamnus purshiana	cascara
Ribes aureum	Golden currant
Ribes cereum	Wax currant
Rosa gymnocarpa	Baldhip rose
Rosa nutkana	Nootka rose
Rosa woodsii	Wood's rose
Rubus parviflorus	Thimbleberry
Rubus discolor (armenicus)	Himalayan blackberry
Rubus ursinus	Wild blackberry
Salix exigua	Coyote willow
Salix lasiandra (S. lucida)	Pacific willow
Salix scouleriana	Scouler willow
Salix sitchensis	Sitka willow
Sambucus cerulea (nigra)	Blue elderberry
Sambucus racemosa	Red elderberry
Spiraea douglasii	Hardhack
Symphoricarpos albus	Common snowberry

Lunch is provided.

Please reach out to Sara Brostrom (bros461@ecy.wa.gov) if you require an accommodation for this training (audio, visual, mobility, or other). Washington State Department of Ecology staff, if you need a reasonable accommodation to successfully attend this training, please contact the Core Training Team. Additionally, we can offer a couple of scholarship to cover the registration fees with each training. Please reach out if you need a scholarship in order to participate in the training.

Instructor:

Jennifer Hadersberger has over 20 years of experience working in Natural Resources Management. Jennifer worked as a wetland consultant for 6 years performing wetland delineations, wetland mitigation site monitoring, and preparing permit applications and mitigation plans. Jennifer also has 14 years of experience working for government agencies including City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services, Oregon Department of State Lands, and Chelan County Natural Resources Department. In the public sector, Jennifer has specialized in project management, grant writing, permitting, and project development for stream and wetland restoration projects. Since 2000, Jennifer has also been teaching botany and biology classes part time for various Community Colleges and through the Portland State Environmental Professional Program. Jennifer is a Professional Wetland Scientist with a MS in Botany from Oregon State University.

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Riparian and Wetland Plant Identification in Eastern WA (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)