This is our every-other-year west-side certification, open to anyone.
Registration will open July 1, until Aug. 31, about 1 month before the event. Payment is required for registration.
For more general information on the certification program and format, please see the Certification pages on the NWL website.
The exam is offered every two years, and the location is changed each year, so this will be a great opportunity to be certified in Washington. After this year, the next exam will be held in 2023, and will probably be in Oregon.
The NWL Certification Exam will take place at the Wind River Experimental Forest near Carson, Washington, in the southern Washington Cascades. The exam will be challenging but rewarding. The examiners are Amanda Hardman and Scot Loring.
THIS YEAR: We are not offering a separate training at the same time, but we encourage you to participate even if you do not feel you are ready for the certification exam. Make it a learning experience!
HOUSING: Wind River Training Center rents rooms with shared cooking facilities. Details to come later.
TIMING: Check in late Friday afternoon. Exam starts 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, finishes by 4 p.m. on Sunday.
COST: Cost (to be paid on this website) includes lodging and facility rental.
WHY DO IT? Lichen Certification is a valuable addition to your resume, agency botanists and private contracting companies view it as a plus when considering who gets federal contracts and internal jobs.
LODGING details: Wind River Training Center has a shared kitchen and eight available shared bedrooms. Attendees should bring and prepare their own meals. There are also campgrounds nearby.
BEDDING: TBA.
QUESTIONS: Please contact NWL if you have any concerns, questions, or doubts.
Also bring:
- books and references
- extension cord
- dissecting scope
- lamp for your scope
- tools and chemicals (the examiners will have a set of chemicals but if you have our own, bring them)
- collection equipment
- paper for clean packets (can be recycled 1 side)
- food for yourself (shared kitchens)
- snacks and drinks for the identification day!
