by Robert Pierce | Mar 24, 2021 | Tales from the Swamp
Zoe, in our 2021 BWD esession asked: What is the weirdest or most unique site you have been to for delineation if you can say? Zoe: I’ve had a lot of interesting experiences. Never really thought about the mostest. One interesting site was a 60 acre parcel on...
by Robert Pierce | Sep 30, 2020 | Tales from the Swamp
Tales from the Swamp: Maui Wowie in the Wetland Story by Bob Pierce In 2020, one of the participants in our Online Wetland Delineation course introduced herself with some of her background. “Hi there! My name is Christina S. I am an environmental consultant working in...
by Robert Pierce | Sep 11, 2019 | Tales from the Swamp
The Rain in Erie Falls Mainly on the AttorneyStory by Blake Parker, transcribed by Bob Pierce[Blake Parker worked until retirement for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service; now Natural Resources Conservation Service. He was the principle...
by Robert Pierce | Sep 11, 2019 | Tales from the Swamp
Eye to EyeStory by Blake Parker, transcribed by Bob PierceWe were in a long-leaf pine plantation and it didn’t have any underbrush. All that was on the forest floor was pine needles. And this guy had run into a soil that he’d never seen before. He said, “would you go...
by Robert Pierce | Sep 11, 2019 | Tales from the Swamp
KNOW THINE ENEMYStory by Blake Parker, transcribed by Bob PierceI remember when we did this court case in San Francisco. Bill Patrick and I had worked together in the field for 25 years I guess, you know. We’re just the best of friends. Well, I was testifying for the...