Thank you for joining us for the 2024 Joint Meeting of MAWWG and NEBAWWG! The meeting was a great chance for participants to learn about new or updated programs, projects, regulations, data sources & policies; exchange knowledge and experiences on wetland programs, strategies, methods & tools; and network, collaborate, and build partnerships across states/regions. We had over 60 attendees from across the region attend in person, with several more participants online.
Dates: November 12-14, 2024 
Location: Hotel Northampton, Northampton, MA
Host Organizations:
- National Association of Wetland Managers (NAWM)
- NEIWPCC
Agenda provided as a PDF or below with links to presentation slides. See also Resources.
| TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 | |
| 12:30pm – 5:00pm |
Field Trip to Silvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge, Hadley, MA and Pine Grove Restoration Site, Northampton, MA
Plan to have lunch on your own before the field trip. Dress appropriately for the weather and for trail walking.
12:30pm: Bus departs from the Hotel Northampton
1:00pm – 3:30pm: Tour of the Silvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge (located at 69 Moody Bridge Rd., Hadley, MA 01035)
3:30pm – 4:30pm: Travel to and visit the Pine Grove Restoration Site (located along Old Wilson Rd. about 0.5 mile south of Rocky Hill Rd/Rte. 66 in Northampton)
5:00pm: Bus returns to Hotel Northampton
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| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 | |||||
| 8:30am – 9:00am |
Welcome/Agenda Review/Logistics |
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| 9:00am – 9:40am | State/Tribe/Partner Updates | |||
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| 10:00am – 12:15pm |
Climate Change and Wetlands Fifth National Climate Assessment (Northeast Chapter) Resilience Planning and Implementation in Northampton Sediment Sourcing and Contributions to Vertical Salt Marsh Accretion in the Northeast US Landscape-level and site-level based functional assessment and implications due to climate change A GIS-based hydraulic modeling tool for Massachusetts stream crossing replacement projects in USGS StreamStats
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| 1:30pm – 3:00pm | State/Tribe/Partner Update | |
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| 3:00pm – 3:15pm | Break | |
| 3:15pm – 3:35pm | Updates from the National Wetlands Inventory Amanda Pachomski, USFWS |
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| 3:35pm – 5:00pm |
Innovative Uses of Technology in Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Investigating the use of multispectral drones for identifying salt marsh condition Using Unoccupied Aerial Systems (drones and sensors) to assess and monitor salt marshes District Wetland and Stream Permit Screening Tool Update on Wetland Condition Assessment Tool (WetCAT) |
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| 5:00pm | Adjourn | |
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14 |
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| 8:30am – 8:45am | Welcome/Agenda Review/Logistics | |
| 8:45am – 9:45am | State/Tribe/Partner Updates | |
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| 9:45am – 10:30am | Common Metrics Project Megan Fitzgerald, US EPA |
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| 10:45am – 11:45am |
Cumulative and Secondary Impacts to Wetlands The Watershed Resources Registry: Making GIS Accessible to Build Capacity Managing Flood Storage Impacts with Rhode Island’s Freshwater Wetlands Regulatory Program Modeling Tidal Wetland Migration Potential in Delaware |
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| 1:00pm – 2:45pm |
Functional Assessments and Restoration Techniques The 2024 Function Based Rapid Stream Assessment Little Arnot Run, Restoration of a Headwater Stream Wetland Rapid Assessment: Technical Guidelines for Developing, Reviewing, and Revising Assessment Methods Consolidating wetland program gains via outreach initiatives and updated mapping A Watershed Approach to Restoration in New England |
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| 2:45pm – 3:00pm | Break | |
| 3:00pm – 4:30pm |
Applications of Wetland Monitoring Data Developing a Wetland Regional Monitoring Network in EPA Regions 1, 2, 3 and 5 Status and change in wetland condition (2011-2021), results from the 2021 National Wetland Condition Assessment Do wetlands count? Tracking and mapping a moving target State Responses to Changes in Federal Wetlands Jurisdictional Extent post-Sackett v. EPA Panelists: Alison Rogerson, DNREC; Dave Davis, VA DEQ; Jeff Lapp, NAWM; Laura Lapierre, VT DEC |
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| 4:30pm – 5:00pm | Wrap-up/Debrief/Next Steps | |
ResourcesNAWM's Wetlands: Changing the Narrative Campaign
Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge and Refuge Map
City of Northampton Pine Grove Restoration Site
Contact Information
Portia Osborne
Assistant Director
National Association of Wetland Managers
(207) 892-3399; portia@nawm.org