Marc Seelinger

The Swamp School

Marc is the founder, director, and lead instructor at The Swamp School.  He has over 30 years of professional wetlands experience stemming from a distinguished career as an environmental consultant.  He has worked on large and small wetland projects around the country and a few overseas.  His primary focus has been on wetland assessment, delineation, and design.

Marc is the primary author of most of our wetland courses offered.  He brings to the classroom a wealth of “real-world” experiences that he is happy to share with his students. Marc’s passion has always been teaching.  He loves to see students learn a new plant, understand a hydric soil classification or envision a new wetland system design.

Mark has been honing his expertise since his first credential in 1993, with his most recent in 2020 as a Nationwide Senior Professional Wetland Scientist (SPWS) # 1236: Society of Wetland Scientists

2006   US Department of Agriculture:  Technical Service Provider.  Certification No. #TSP-05-4739
2006   North Carolina Department of Transportation, Erosion and Sediment Control:  Level II Stormwater Certification No. #891
2002   National Environmental Policy Act, Project Development & Section 4 (f) Training, Federal Highway Administration, Baltimore Maryland
2002   Aquatic Insect Collection Protocols for Stream Mitigation and Restoration, North Carolina Division of Water Quality, Raleigh, North Carolina
2002   River Assessment and Monitoring (Rosgen Level III), Wildland Hydrology, Pagosa Springs, Colorado
2000   River Morphology and Applications (Rosgen Level II), Wildland Hydrology, Pagosa Springs, Colorado
2000   Applied Fluvial Geomorphology (Rosgen Level I), Wildland Hydrology, Pagosa Springs, Colorado
1999   Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) # 1236: Society of Wetland Scientists, Nationwide
1999   State of Maryland Qualified Professional Forest Stand Delineation & Conservation Planning
1997   State of Maryland Erosion and Sediment Control Certified Responsible Person No. 06512
1993   State of Delaware Stormwater and Sediment Control Construction Reviewer Cert.  No. 1904

1993   Baltimore District Certified Wetland Delineator # WDCP93MD0610054B

Kala Davis

Environmental Project Manager

Kala Davis has over 10 years experience with ecological conservation, restoration, and mitigation throughout the Appalachian and North Atlantic regions. Her years of research and professional positions allow her to understand and predict ecological regulation changes, energy demands, and client needs and help her create unique solutions for environmental projects and mitigation. 

 She has a Master of Environmental Science (M.En.S.) from Memorial University of Newfoundland, a Bachelor of Science, Wildlife Fisheries Conservation and Management, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA, and an extensive background in both terrestrial and aquatic ecology.