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Laws, Regulations, Treaties
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Key federal statutes governing wetlands in the United States
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Laws, Regulations, Treaties
National Wetlands Inventory Report
Report to Congress on the Status and Trends of Wetlands in the Conterminous United States 1998 to 2004 - The report provides the most recent and comprehensive estimates of the current status and trends of wetlands in the conterminous 48 United States on public and private lands.
National Resources Inventory Report
2003 National Resources Inventory - The NRI is conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture´s Natural Resources Conservation Service, in cooperation with the Iowa State University Statistical Laboratory.
Biodiversity Values of Geographically Isolated Wetlands
Biodiversity Values of Geographically Isolated Wetlands in the United States
- A study conducted by NatureServe which assesses the potential biodiversity impacts of the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County vs. U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (SWANCC) decision. Through literature review, expert opinion and compilation of existing occurrence data, NatureServe
identified at-risk species and ecological communities that are supported by wetland habitats potentially affected by the court´s decision.
Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) Approach for Assessing Wetland Functions
HGM Action Plan - Federal Register notice -Through the National Action Plan, the Corps of Engineers is announcing the strategy the Corps and other Federal agencies will follow to implement the Hydrogeomorphic Approach for Assessing Wetland Functions (HGM Approach) through the development of regional guidebooks. The National Action Plan was developed by a National Interagency Implementation Team. For additional information on HGM, link to the Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station Home Page
The Wetlands Conservation and Sustainability Project
The Handbook for Wetlands Conservation and Sustainability
is the newest initiative of the Izaak Walton League of America´s Save Our Streams Program.