• RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

Mallory N. Gilbert, PWS, CPSS, CPSSC (Mal)

Mallory N. Gilbert, CPSS; PWS, Emeritus; CPESC, Retired; LtCol USAF, Retired (Mal) has been a private consultant since 1986 and has more than forty-years of professional experience in plant sciences, natural resources management, and wetland and soil sciences. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry and Forestry Facilities Design (1972) and a Master of Science degree in Agronomy/Soil Physics (1975), both from the University of Connecticut. He co-developed and has been a principal Instructor for the Rutgers University "Freshwater Wetlands Construction" course since its inception in 1990. Although this innovative course predates the calendar year 2001 National Research Council (NRC) report Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act by eleven years, the recommendations released in the 2001 NRC report actually mirror the key components of the original Rutgers 1990 course content. Newly designed for 2013, Rutgers' Wetlands Construction courses have continued to emphasize use of local wetland reference sites; soils investigations; assessment of weather data; hydrology studies of the depth, duration, and timing of water as predictors of wetland morphology and function; and preparation/use of model hydrographs to plan and construct successful wetland projects.

Mal has authored numerous environmental reports, publications, and regulations for a variety of state, federal, and private organizations. In addition, he has worked as a contributing scientist contractor for the former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station (WES) in Vicksburg, Mississippi and the U.S. Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service. Mal has edited and published The Land Judging Guide for Vermont (third and fourth editions), has authored portions of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Laboratory Engineer Research and Development Center, Wetlands Research Program: Wetlands Engineering Handbook (ERDC/EL TR-WRP-RE-2), is a contributing author and editor of Wetland Mitigation: Planning Hydrology, Vegetation and Soils for Constructed Wetlands by Gary J. Pierce, and has also served on the peer review panel for the "Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual: Northcentral and Northeast Regions." Mal completed his tenure as an appointed Board Member of the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS), International in 2017, having served three-years as the SWS Awards Committee Chair. He has also served as an Executive Board Member of the Society of Wetland Scientists Professional Certification Program (SWSPCP), as SWSPCP President Elect (2007-2008), President (2008-2009), Immediate Past President (2009-2010), and as Ethics Committee Chair for the SWSPCP (2011-2016). He continues to serve the SWSPCP as a Member of the Professional Certification Renewal Committee. In 2019, Mal was honored with the SWSPCP's R. Harold Jones Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his achievements as a professional wetland scientist.

Read about Mal's pioneering work in the area of functional wetland design.

Planning a wetland construction project? Review Mal's 7 Fundamental Steps for Wetland Construction Success first.

Courses taught by this instructor

  • Wetland Construction: Principles, Planning, and Design


UPCOMING WETLAND COURSE OFFERINGS

Introduction to Wetland Identification
April 20-21, 2021

Wetland Construction: Principles, Planning, and Design
May 11-14, 2021 or October 19-22, 2021

Vegetation Identification for Wetland Delineation: North
May 17-19, 2021

Vegetation Identification for Wetland Delineation: South
May 19-20, 2021; Virtual Tour: TBD

Methodology for Delineating Wetlands
June 22-24, 2021; Field Trip: October 2021

NJ Wetlands Management for LSRPs
September 22-23, 2021

Upcoming Planned Courses:

Identification of Wetland Plants in Winter
TBD

Lake Management
Fall 2021 (Tentative)

Soil & Site Evaluations for Septic Disposal Systems & Stormwater BMP's
TBD

Interested in obtaining our Wetland Delineation Certificate?
By completing only two courses – Vegetation Identification for Delineating Wetlands: North or South and Methodology for Delineating Wetlands – you are eligible to sit for the examination to secure the nationally recognized Rutgers Wetland Delineation Certificate!

Click here to view a complete listing of our WETLAND TRAINING short courses.

Wetland Construction Instructor Mal Gilbert

Mal Gilbert