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Salameander: EPA Watershed Planning Guide and Wetland Supplement – New Tools...
The topic of watershed management is as complex and diverse as our nation’s watersheds themselves. EPA recently released A QUICK GUIDE to Developing Watershed Plans to Restore and Protect Our Waters...
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For Peat’s Sake: Lessons Learned Mucking About
By Marla J. Stelk, Policy Analyst, ASWM When I was 22 years old, I learned first-hand about the impacts of intense grazing in riparian-wetland areas. I was a wildlife biology intern with the U.S....
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For Peat’s Sake: A Communication Challenge: Information Overload
By Marla J. Stelk, Policy Analyst, ASWM Blah blah blah. Wah wah wah wah wah (imagine the voice of Charlie Brown’s mother). Do you ever feel that way, too? I am overwhelmed almost daily by the avalanche...
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For Peat’s Sake: The Truth is Out There
By Marla J. Stelk, Policy Analyst, ASWM We live in a very polarized country, where political language is dominated by sound bites that sadly do not reflect in-depth research or objective understanding...
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For Peat’s Sake: Call Me Crazy
By Marla J. Stelk, Policy Analyst, ASWM Call me crazy – I threw my hat in the ring to run for my Town Council this fall. It’s not a decision I made lightly. The position will require monthly meetings...
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For Peat’s Sake: The Benefits of Effective Stakeholder Engagement
By Marla J. Stelk, Policy Analyst, ASWM There are just some things in life that you either like or don’t like, with the few exceptions of course for folks who just don’t seem to have an opinion. Like...
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For Peat’s Sake: A New Chapter for the National Wetlands Inventory
By Marla J. Stelk, Policy Analyst, ASWM The National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) data layer has been and continues to be a primary building block for many geographic mapping projects and decision support...
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For Peat’s Sake: Innovation and Integration – the Key to Better Programs and...
By Marla J. Stelk, Policy Analyst, ASWM Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) Annual Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan with about 1,000...
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For Peat’s Sake: Managing a Moving Target – Invasive Species Management in a...
By Marla J. Stelk, Policy Analyst, ASWM Last week I attended the Restore America’s Estuaries/Coastal Society’s 2016 Summit in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was a sacrifice to have to leave the single...
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For Peat’s Sake: Square Peg, Round Hole: Rolling our Sleeves up to Facilitate...
By Marla J. Stelk, Policy Analyst, ASWM The term “natural infrastructure” is interpreted broadly and had been used to describe many different types of infrastructure – from bioswales to living...
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For Peat’s Sake: The Risk of Action vs Inaction for Mitigating Future Flood...
By Marla J. Stelk, Policy Analyst, ASWM Losses due to flooding and severe storm events have been and continue to be on the rise due to both naturally occurring extreme weather events and human...
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