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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 Executive Director, at portia@nawm.org. View Member Spotlight Archive.
Willow Weimer
Willow Weimer is an Environmental Program Specialist with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Division of Water, where she leads wetlands regulation and water quality protection efforts. She oversees Clean Water Act §401 certifications and 404 permit reviews within DEC’s Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program, ensuring development projects meet state and federal standards. As a key contact for storm water and wastewater permitting, she guides best practices and helps permittees comply with Alaska’s rigorous environmental requirements.
With over a decade at DEC, Weimer has served in roles ranging from compliance inspector to permit specialist. She holds a Bachelor of Science in an environmental field and brings a strong technical foundation to her work. Nationally, she is an active member of the National Association of Wetland Managers (NAWM), contributing Alaska’s perspective to wetland policy and conservation efforts. 
Through her leadership at DEC and involvement with NAWM, Weimer advances wetland and water resource protection in Alaska and beyond.
What is your favorite part of your job?
Working with the public to create understanding for the importance permitting.
What is one of your biggest professional accomplishments?
My transition from working in Alaska industry, oil and gas, mining field work to working as an environmental consultant then transitioning into government work in the Compliance and 
Enforcement Division of Water and eventually into the Wetland Permitting Section. Hard to choose just one thing but I feel like the journey has all led me to this.
What is your favorite type of wetland? Why?
Freshwater marshes because they are the storage, filter and the lifelines for so many plants and animals in my everyday life here in Alaska. I just love to see them thriving in the spring after brutal winters have passed.
What advice do you have for someone interested in getting started in wetlands work?
Don't be afraid to get out in the field and get your hands dirty! That's where the magic happens.
How long have you been a member of NAWM?
Five years now I believe.
What is your favorite benefit of being a member of NAWM?
Seeing what's happening in the policy arena.
If you would like to nominate a member for a future Member Spotlight, please reach out to Portia Osborne, NAWM Executive Director, at portia@nawm.org.
View Member Spotlight Archive.