Kristie Gianopulos — Carolina Wetlands (via Zoom)

Please join us  to learn about Carolina Wetlands as speaker Kristie Gianopulos describes the functions of wetlands in North Carolina as well as the wetland types we have and their associated plant species.  She will even tell us where to find them, and some of them are in our own backyard, well, Lynda Waldrep’s at least, in Summerfield, as the photo above shows.

Triad NCNPS members will receive the zoom invitation within a week of the program. All are welcome, but non-members need to register HERE in advance to receive the zoom invitation.

Kristie is a co-founder and current board member of the Carolina Wetlands Association and has worked as a wetland scientist for the NC Division of Water Resources for the past nine years, dealing with various EPA grant funded projects across the state.

Most recently she has co-authored, with Milo Pyne and Karen Kendig,  the book, GUIDE TO COMMON WETLAND PLANTS OF NORTH CAROLINA, available (free download) at www.ncwetlands.org/plantguide; It is being published by the NC Division of Water Resources.

Prior to working in North Carolina, she worked in wetland and endangered species consulting for a dozen years in Florida where she obtained her Master’s Degree in herpetology.  Kristie enjoys combining her love for visual design, photography, and science in her work.

Carolina wetlands are diverse habitats found across the coastal plain, piedmont, and mountain regions of North and South Carolina.  Wetlands are transitional areas where land meets water near streams, rivers, lakes and estuaries, or in low-lying flat areas or natural depressions in the landscape. The depth and duration of waterlogging combined with landscape position are key factors in determining when wetland soils develop and which plant species inhabit them to create a wetland community.

Photos by or courtesy of Kristie Gianopulos.