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The Association conducts research and publishes reports, guidebooks, news articles, brochures, white papers, and summaries of findings of symposia and workshops. These are available electronically to all interested individuals and organizations.

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Listed below are links to news articles that may be of interest to the wetland community. Readers are encouraged to send links to recent articles, publications, and other resources pertaining to wetlands in their local area to Portia Osborne, Executive Director at news@nawm.org and reference “In the News” in the subject.

• Lawmakers Reject Scott’s Effort to Weaken Wetland Rules for Housing

• Wetlands bill to face lawmakers with $1.5M annual cost

• Georgetown Co. nears first local ordinance to protect isolated wetlands from new growth

• Maryland DNR releases 2026 plant conservation update; highlights rare Maryland wetland plant identified as new species

• Research Enhances Understanding of River Otters and Wetland Conservation on the North Coast

• Floating wetlands bring back Boston's natural landscape lost to development

Comment Letter – January 5, 2026 –
NAWM Comments on Updated Definition of "WOTUS"
The National Association of Wetland Managers (NAWM) submitted comments in response to the proposed rule, “Updated Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’,” EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0322. The NAWM letter addresses the following key issue areas: 1) importance of working with states and tribes to define WOTUS; 2) definitions and implementation of “relatively permanent waters,” “tributary,” and “adjacent wetland”; 3) appropriateness of proposed tools for implementing jurisdictional tests; 4) proposed approaches to exclusions from WOTUS; and 5) elimination of interstate waters as a category of WOTUS. The full comment letter can be found here.