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2012

Tuesday, December 11, 2012 – 2:00 p.m. EST

Coastal Blue Carbon – What’s All the Fuss About?

Presenter: Steve Emmett-Mattox, Restore America’s Estuaries

Length: 90 minutes

Learn about the emerging concept of coastal blue carbon and how it could help achieve tidal wetland management goals. Topics will include

• The voluntary carbon markets
• The carbon storage and sequestration potential of tidal wetlands
• Current coastal blue carbon activities in the U.S. and globally, emphasis on the U.S.
• Application of coastal blue carbon to restoration and conservation
• How to get involved
• Future directions and next steps

Tuesday, November 27, 2012 – 3:00 p.m. EST

Water Quality Standards for Wetlands

Presenters: Jeanne Christie and Jon Kusler, Association of State Wetland Managers, Jennifer Linn, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Length: 90 minutes

The Association of State Wetland Managers recently completed a two-year project on the development of water quality standards for wetlands, which included a comprehensive document “Wetland Water Quality Standards for States" available here. Characteristics of wetlands differ from lakes and rivers. Many of the parameters used to develop standards for flowing and deep water habitats are not applicable to wetlands, which often do not have standing water year-round. Jon Kusler and Jeanne Christie along with Jennifer Linn from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will:

• summarize the project
• review the typical framework for the development of water quality standards,
• describe how these can be applied to address wetlands and
• explore how the recently completed document and other resources available can be used by states and tribes to aid in development of water quality standards for wetlands.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012 – 3:00 p.m. EST

National Wetland Plant List, Dr. Bob Lichvar of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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