USEFUL RESOURCES FOR THE 14 PRE-OWES LESSONS

LESSON 1 – AN INTRODUCTION TO WETLANDS

• Government of Canada. Water Resources: Wetlands. https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/water-overview/sources/wetlands.html
• Hinterland Who’s Who. Wetlands. http://www.hww.ca/assets/pdfs/factsheets/wetlands-factsheet-pdf.pdf
• MNRF Ontario Wetland Evaluation System Webpage. https://www.ontario.ca/page/wetlands-evaluation
• MNRF. Wetland Conservation. https://www.ontario.ca/page/wetland-conservation
• Nipissing University OWES webpage. https://owes.nipissingu.ca/
• OWES Northern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-northern-manual-2014.pdf
• OWES Southern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-southen-manual-2014.pdf
• Tiner, Ralph W. 2016. Wetland Indicators: A Guide to Wetland Formation, Identification, Delineation, Classification, and Mapping, Second Edition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, Florida.
• Travis and Brown. Pocketguide to Eastern Wetlands. www.stackpolebooks.com

 LESSON 2 – THE PURPOSE, HISTORY AND FUTURE OF OWES

• MNRF Ontario Wetland Evaluation System Webpage. https://www.ontario.ca/page/wetlands-evaluation
• OWES Northern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-northern-manual-2014.pdf
• OWES Southern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-southen-manual-2014.pdf

 LESSON 3 – A DESCRIPTION OF THE OWES CERTIFICATE COURSE

• MNRF Ontario Wetland Evaluation System Webpage. https://www.ontario.ca/page/wetlands-evaluation
• Nipissing University OWES webpage. https://owes.nipissingu.ca/
• OWES Northern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-northern-manual-2014.pdf
• OWES Southern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-southen-manual-2014.pdf
• Stay at Nipissing University. https://www.nipissingu.ca/departments/corporate-events-summer-accommodations

 LESSON 4 – OWES BASICS AND OWES SPATIAL BASICS COURSES

• MNRF Ontario Wetland Evaluation System Webpage. https://www.ontario.ca/page/wetlands-evaluation
• Nipissing University OWES webpage. https://owes.nipissingu.ca/
• OWES Northern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-northern-manual-2014.pdf
• OWES Southern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-southen-manual-2014.pdf
• Stay at Nipissing University. https://www.nipissingu.ca/departments/corporate-events-summer-accommodations

LESSON 5 – WHICH OWES COURSE IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

• MNRF Ontario Wetland Evaluation System Webpage. https://www.ontario.ca/page/wetlands-evaluation
• Nipissing University OWES webpage. https://owes.nipissingu.ca/

 LESSON 6 – SKILLS NEEDED FOR THE OWES CERTIFICATE COURSE

• Andy’s Northern Ontario Wildflowers. http://www.ontariowildflower.com/wet.htm#top
• eBird Canada: Nipissing. https://ebird.org/canada/subnational2/CA-ON-NP?yr=all&m=&rank=mrec
• Johnston, Jake. 2018. What are hydric soils? https://wetlandtools.com/what-are-hydric-soils/
• MNRF Ontario Wetland Evaluation System Webpage. https://www.ontario.ca/page/wetlands-evaluation
• Natural Resources Canada. Fundamentals of Remote Sensing. https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geomatics/satellite-imagery-air-photos/satellite-imagery-products/educational-resources/9309
• Ontario Nature. Your Guide to the Updated Reptile and Amphibian Atlas App. https://ontarionature.org/ontario-reptile-amphibian-atlas-app/
• OWES Northern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-northern-manual-2014.pdf
• OWES Southern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-southen-manual-2014.pdf
• What Bird.com. Identify a Bird Seen in Ontario. https://www.whatbird.com/birdexpert/statecolorsize/2/6396/birdexpert.aspx

 LESSON 7 – WETLAND PLANTS

• Andy’s Northern Ontario Wildflowers. http://www.ontariowildflower.com/wet.htm#top
• Newcomb, Lawrence. 1989. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide. Little, Brown and company. New York.
• Newmaster, Steven, Alan Harris and Linda Kershaw. 1997. Wetland Plants of Ontario. Lone Pine Publishing. Edmonton.
• OWES Northern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-northern-manual-2014.pdf
• OWES Southern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-southen-manual-2014.pdf

 LESSON 8 – WETLAND BOUNDARIES

• MNRF Ontario Wetland Evaluation System Webpage. https://www.ontario.ca/page/wetlands-evaluation
• OWES Northern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-northern-manual-2014.pdf
• OWES Southern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-southen-manual-2014.pdf
• Tiner, Ralph W. 2016. Wetland Indicators: A Guide to Wetland Formation, Identification, Delineation, Classification, and Mapping, Second Edition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, Florida.

 LESSON 9 – DIVIDING WETLANDS INTO PLANT COMMUNITIES

• MNRF Ontario Wetland Evaluation System Webpage. https://www.ontario.ca/page/wetlands-evaluation
• OWES Northern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-northern-manual-2014.pdf
• OWES Southern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-southen-manual-2014.pdf
• Tiner, Ralph W. 2016. Wetland Indicators: A Guide to Wetland Formation, Identification, Delineation, Classification, and Mapping, Second Edition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, Florida.

 LESSON 10 – REMOTE SENSING AND GIS

• Natural Resources Canada. Fundamentals of Remote Sensing. https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geomatics/satellite-imagery-air-photos/satellite-imagery-products/educational-resources/9309
• OWES Northern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-northern-manual-2014.pdf
• OWES Southern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-southen-manual-2014.pdf
• Tiner, Ralph W., Megan W. Lang and Victor V. Klemas. 2015. Remote Sensing of Wetlands: Applications and Advances. CRC Press. Boca Raton, Florida.

 LESSON 11 – WETLAND SOILS/SUBSTRATES

• Johnston, Jake. 2018. What are hydric soils? https://wetlandtools.com/what-are-hydric-soils/
• Kroetsch, David J., Xiaoyuan Geng, Scott X. Chang, Daniel D. Saurette. 2011. Organic Soils of Canada: Part 1. Wetland Organic soils. https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/10.4141/cjss10043
• OWES Northern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-northern-manual-2014.pdf
• OWES Southern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-southen-manual-2014.pdf
• Vepraskas, Michael J. and Christopher B. Craft. 2015. Wetland Soils: Genesis, Hydrology, Landscapes, and Classification, Second Edition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, Florida.

 LESSON 12 – WETLAND ANIMALS

• Cornell Lab of Ornithology. All about birds. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/browse/shape
• eBird Canada: Nipissing. https://ebird.org/canada/subnational2/CA-ON-NP?yr=all&m=&rank=mrec
• Government of Ontario. Ontario Regulation 230/08: Species at Risk in Ontario.  https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/080230
• Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks. Species at Risk in Ontario. https://www.ontario.ca/page/species-risk-ontario
• MNRF Ontario Wetland Evaluation System Webpage. https://www.ontario.ca/page/wetlands-evaluation
• Ontario Nature. Your Guide to the Updated Reptile and Amphibian Atlas App. https://ontarionature.org/ontario-reptile-amphibian-atlas-app/
• OWES Northern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-northern-manual-2014.pdf
• OWES Southern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-southen-manual-2014.pdf
• What Bird.com. Identify a Bird Seen in Ontario. https://www.whatbird.com/birdexpert/statecolorsize/2/6396/birdexpert.aspx

LESSON 13 –THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN WETLAND MANUALS

• OWES Northern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-northern-manual-2014.pdf
• OWES Southern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-southen-manual-2014.pdf

LESSON 14 – ASSIGNMENT FOR REGISTERED OWES CERTIFICATE COURSE CANDIDATES

• Nipissing University OWES webpage. https://owes.nipissingu.ca/
• OWES Northern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-northern-manual-2014.pdf
• OWES Southern Manual. http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/ontario-wetland-evaluation-system-southen-manual-2014.pdf