In the News
- May is American Wetlands Month
April 16, 2009 - Compensatory Mitigation Rule Training Materials
April 13, 2009 - EPA Issues Comments on Surface Coal Mine Proposals
- Final Conforming Rule - Revisions to the Regulatory Definition of "Discharge of Dredged Material"
December 23, 2008 - Revised Guidance addressing Clean Water Act jurisdiction following Rapanos decision
December 3, 2008 - New Wetland Grants Database Available
November 28, 2008 - Video: Wetlands and Wonder: Reconnecting Children with Nearby Nature
November 4, 2008 - Sustainable Financing for State and Tribal Wetland Programs
October 24, 2008 - 2009 National Wetlands Awards Nominations Accepted until January 15, 2008
September 18, 2008 - Final Determination - Yazoo Backwater Area Project
August 31, 2008 - Archive of May 13, 2008 Webcast on "Wetlands and Climate Change"
June 1, 2008 - Final Wetlands Compensatory Mitigation Rule released
March 31, 2008 - Information on the National Wetland Condition Assessment
March 1, 2008
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What are Wetlands?
Why Protect Wetlands?
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How are Wetlands Protected?
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What You Can Do to Protect our Vital Resource