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The NAWM membership includes state, tribal, federal, and local wetland managers, regulators, researchers, field scientists, academics, private consultants, and more. These wetlanders work across the United States in a wide variety of wetlands and related aquatic resources. To celebrate the important work that NAWM members are doing, each month NAWM shines the Member Spotlight on one member to learn more about the good work they are doing to protect and restore our wetland resources, how they came to work in wetlands, and how being a member of the Association benefits their work. If you would like to nominate a member for a future Member Spotlight, please reach out to Portia Osborne, NAWM Assistant Director, at portia@nawm.org. View Member Spotlight Archive.
Anna Kamnyev
Anna Kamnyev works for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency where I manage the state’s program regulating fill impacts to wetlands, streams, and lakes.
What is your favorite part of your job?
I get to work closely with the natural resources and our stakeholders to maintain clean water in the state.
What is one of your biggest professional accomplishments?
Passing Ohio’s first set of stream rules for CWA Section 401 permitting and mitigation.
What is your favorite wetland or wetland species? Why?
I love all wetlands for their unique functions and biodiversity; many species make me giddy but these 4 come to mind first: Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), Spicebush (Lindera benzoin), Queen of the Prairie (Filipendula rubra), and Turtlehead (Chelone glabra).
How did you end up working in wetlands?
I started work in wetlands as a volunteer board member for the Beaver Creek Wetlands Association in Dayton, Ohio and went into consulting from there.
What advice do you have for someone interested in getting started in wetlands work?
Know your plants and soils and the reasons why wetlands are protected.
How long have you been a member of NAWM? How have you participated in NAWM?
I have been a member for about 3 years now and have attended many webinars, presented at one, and have attended one annual meeting so far.
What is your favorite benefit of being a member of NAWM?
The access to valuable resources provided by NAWM and networking with other wetland professionals.
What is your favorite NAWM memory?
Attending the annual meeting in Stevenson, WA.
If you would like to nominate a member for a future Member Spotlight, please reach out to Portia Osborne, NAWM Assistant Director, at portia@nawm.org.
View Member Spotlight Archive.