Dates
Tuesday, May 10-Thursday, May 12, 2022
Location
Maritime Conference Center (MCC), 692 Maritime Boulevard Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1952
Meeting Purpose was to continue to:
1) share examples of successful communication strategies informed by scientific-based tools;
2) information sharing among state, federal, and tribal entities;
3) foster technology transfer among state/tribal wetland practitioners on wetland monitoring and assessment methods and tools; and
4) build capacity around state work in the areas of climate change and environmental justice.
Host Organizations
The National Association of Wetland Managers (NAWM, Formerly ASWM) and NEIWPCC.
Overview
This was a combined meeting of MAWWG and NEBAWWG to foster continued collaboration across EPA Regions 1, 2, and 3. Attendees were wetlands managers, scientists, or students spanning from Maine to North Carolina and as far west as Ohio. The previous in-person joint meeting in 2018 drew 70 attendees from city, state, tribe, and federal agencies, natural heritage programs, wetland conservation organizations, and academia. Our virtual meeting in October 2021 had more than 75 participants.
Among the many benefits of participation, attendees:
• Learned about new or updated programs, projects, regulations, data sources & policies
• Knowledge exchange and peer review on programs, strategies, methods & tools
• Networking, collaboration, and partnership-building across states/regions
General Information
Laura Burchill, Office Manager
National Association of Wetland Managers
500 Washington Avenue, Suite 201
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 892-3399; Fax: (207) 894-7992
laura@nawm.org