Past Compleat Wetlander Posts
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Taking Action to Reverse Pollution Running Into Streams (4/11/13)
Identifying Opportunities to Reduce Flood Damages and Save Tax Dollars (3/7/13)
Wetlands Here, There and Everywhere Matter (2/7/13)
Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District: A visit to the Supreme Court (1/24/13)
Don’t Miss Out on the Importance of Water to the U.S. Economy (1/10/13)
The Christmas Bird Count is 113 Years Young (12/20/12)
Will Post-Sandy Recovery Efforts Consider Wave Action in Future Storms? (12/13/12)
The drought of 2012: An ongoing catastrophe along the Mississippi River (11/29/12)
Where have all the Wetlands Gone? Why Does it Matter? (11/15/12)
Hurricane Sandy: In Search of Safety and Clean Water (11/2/12)
Clean Water Act Turns 40: An Opportunity for Celebration, Reflection and Renewed Commitment? (10/18/12)
Is it time for a National Stream Mitigation Action Plan? (10/04/12)
Is it Time for States to Implement the Clean Water Act Section 404 Program? (9/18/12)
Drought, Water and Wetlands along the Great Mississippi (8/30/12)
Understanding Ecosystem Services, Natural Capital and Sustainable Development (8/16/12)
Turning a Profit with Invasive Species (7/30/12)
Farm Bill Reauthorization will Impact Ducks, Wetlands and Human Health (7/10/12)
Creating a Toad Friendly Wetland – Or Any Wetland at all is a Challenge (6/06/12)
A New Wetland Plant List is Something to Celebrate (5/17/12)
American Wetlands Month: A Time to Celebrate? (5/4/12)
Will the Next Farm Bill Encourage Wetland Loss? (4/19/12)
The Trouble with Ponds (4/5/12)
Sackett vs. EPA—Not Just About Wetlands (3/22/12)
Rethinking the Role of Invasive Species in Wetlands (3/1/12)
States Begin Reviewing Section 404 Nationwide Permits (2/16/12)
Looking after the people who look after the wetlands (2/2/12)
Many Hands Make Wetland Mitigation ‘Light’ Work (1/20/12)
Dangerous Advice from a Wetland (1/2/12)
Are Wetlands Saving Us from a Changing Climate? (12/13/11)
Will Congress Prohibit Rulemaking to Clarify Clean Water Act Jurisdiction? (11/17/11)
State Wetland Regulatory Programs Help Businesses and the Public (11/09/11)
Status and Trends: No Net Loss of Wetlands Proves Elusive (10/14/11)
Help the Environment Help Us by Spending Less and Developing Perpetual Resources (9/22/11)
Climate change adaptation: As the world changes so will people (9/08/11)
401 Certification – Delivering a big payload for state rights, clean water and flood protection (8/26/11)
Golf, Open Space and Ecological Services (8/11/11)
Who’s on First: Understanding the Corps’ Mitigation Hierarchy and Selection Criteria (8/04/11)
Climate Change: Don’t Wait for This to Happen to You (7/27/11)
Rethinking Floods — Can We Take Actions Now to Reduce Future Catastrophes? (7/15/11)
For Lessons Learned Visit the Wetlands Database (7/7/11)
The Clean Water Act and Cooperative Federalism: Lessons of the Founding Fathers (6/30/11)
Don’t forget to comment on the draft Clean Water Act Guidance (6/14/11)
State-run Section 404 Programs – New “How to” Handbook Available for Review (6/6/11)
Wetland Mapping Training: The Basics (5/26/11)
Use the Natural Floodplain as Nature Intended (5/18/11)
Make a Difference Commenting on the Draft CWA Guidance (5/11/11)
Clean Water Act jurisdiction—Separating Fiction from Fact? (5/4/11)
Another Earth Day and Another Compleat Wetlander Anniversary (4/22/11)
Caution, Construction Zone Ahead—Website Migration Underway (3/29/11)
Identifying Streams: East versus West (3/16/11)
Communicate in Plain Language to Build Support for Wetlands (3/3/11)
Regulatory Uncertainty is Bad for Business—Bad for Wetlands, Too (2/23/11)
Acquiring Greater Expertise on State Programs and Wetlands of the Great Lakes (2/15/11)
The National Wetland Plant List Is Open for Public Comment and Every Vote Counts (2/9/11)
Make Way for Wetlands: Celebrating 40 Years of Ramsar (2/2/11)
Endangered Species, State Assumption and Section 7 Consultation (1/25/11)
New Challenges for Wetland Mapping (1/19/11)
Clean Water Act Jurisdiction: Ideas for New Guidance and Rulemaking (Part 11 of 2) (1/11/11)
New Guidance on CWA Jurisdiction Will Be Out for Public Review (Part I of 2) (1/06/11)
Miracles Abound; Close to Home and All Around (12/27/10)
Spring Break for Wetlands (12/21/10)
New Webpage Launched on Section 404 Assumption (12/13/10)
Invasive Species: One Man’s Trash is Another’s Treasure (12/07/10)
Beach Nourishment In Texas–No Gains, Only Losses (12/01/10)
This Thanksgiving don’t talk turkey–talk cranberry instead (11/23/10)
Business Friendly can be Environment Friendly – Part II (11/16/10)
Business Friendly can be Environment Friendly – Part I (11/10/10)
Gulf Wetlands Clean-up: Storms on the Horizon (11/02/10)
Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Could Learn a Few Lessons from Wetlands (10/26/10)
A Better Wetland Website: Information Please (10/19/10)
Paul Keddy’s Wetland Ecology –The Real Story of Wetlands (10/12/10)
The Wetland Pyramid and EPA’s Core Elements (10/04/10)
Wildlife in Wetlands and Wildlands (9/22/10)
Wetland Mitigation Then and Now (9/14/10)
Some plants grow only in wetlands—or do they? (9/07/10)
Clean Water Action Plan: Then and Now (8/31/10)
A Climate Change Portal for Everyone (8/25/10)
The Wildest Watershed (8/17/10)
Getting Ready to Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (8/9/10)
Oil and Water Don’t Mix: Neither do Oil and Wetlands (8/03/10)
Smarter, Better, Clearer: Improving Wetland Permitting (7/27/10)
Wildlife, Wetlands and Life—or the Catastrophic Consequences of Ignoring those Pesky Externalities (7/20/10)
Wetland Adoption Programs: The Basics (7/12/10)
Wetland Jurisdiction and River Restoration: The little state that can. (7/06/10)
Understanding Wetlands (6/28/10)
What about those Wetlands?—A Teachable Moment (6/21/10)
A Great Notion – Wetland Image Gallery (6/15/10)
Section 401 Certification – New Information for State and Tribal Wetland Program Managers (6/07/10)
In the Company of Champions (6/02/10)
Taking Time to Talk About Wetlands and Climate Change (5/24/10)
The Return of American Wetlands Month (5/17/10)
Too Big to Fail: Gulf Coast Wetlands (5/4/10)
Anniversary Celebration and a Challenge (4/27/10)
A Historic Day for Conservation (4/20/10)
No More Resources for Climate Change – So Let’s Keep the Savings in the Bank (4/13/10)
Spring Migration for People and Birds (4/6/10)
America’s Great Outdoors—Including Kids, Including Wetlands (3/30/10)
World Water Day 2010—Clean Water for a Healthy World (3/23/10)
It’s the Season for Floods (3/16/10)
Ducks as a Metaphor for Life (3/8/10)
How Can States Improve Wetland Permitting? Inquiring Minds Want to Know (3/2/10)
Wetlands – Nature’s Kidneys and Other Specialized Services (2/23/10)
Good Words About Wetlands (2/15/10)
Economic Theory, Wetlands and the World (2/8/10)
Proposed Changes to “Principles and Guidelines” Need Public Input (2/2/10)
2010 Wish List for National Wetland Programs (1/26/10)
Wish list for State Wetlands Programs in 2010 (1/18/10)
Top Ten Wetland News Stories of 2009 – Part 11 (1/11/10)
Top Ten Wetland News Stories of 2009 – Part 1 (1/5/10)
Hiding in Plain Sight (12/21/09)
Wetlands and Sea Level Rise—No Decision is a Decision (12/15/09)
Improved Tools for Identifying Boundaries of Wetlands and Streams (12/7/09)
Could Supreme Court Decision Discourage Future Funding for Beach Nourishment? (11/30/09)
The Written Word Can Change the World –Not Always as We Imagine(11/24/09)
Build it and they will come—Rethinking the Role of Urban Wetlands (11/16/09)
Conservation Easements: Will They Stick? (11/9/09)
Why is Wetland Policy So Challenging: Ask Bailey! (11/2/09)
Government is Listening: What Will It Hear? (10/26/09)
Clean Water for the Nation? Not Now, Not Nearly (10/19/09)
Trends in Wetlands: Lesson learned from the Politburo (10/13/09)
Michigan Legislators Vote in Support of State-run Wetland Program (10/5/09)
Why Doesn’t Doing More Help? (9/28/09)
New Wetland Tools on the Web (9/21/09)
Mountains, Mining and the Clean Water Act (9/14/09)
Wetlands and Fire (9/7/09)
The End of an Era: Wetland Mapping Office Closes its Doors (8/31/09)
Paradise Lost (8/25/09)
The Past Re-visited 
(8/18/09)
Wetlands Restoration Questions? Ask the Natural Resources Conservation Service! (8/10/09)
Alien Invaders – The Problem Keeps Growing (8/3/09)
Commerce and the Oldest Engineers (7/27/09)
Making Science Understandable (7/21/09)
Ghost Bird: Is the Ivory Billed Woodpecker Extinct—or Not? (7/13/09)
Drugs in the Environment—They’re Everywhere (7/6/09)
Can Wetlands Save Agriculture? (6/29/09)
Fixing the Clean Water Act (6/22/09)
Hurricane Season Begins: Moving People out of Harm’s Way (6/15/09)
The Compleat Wetlander: Watching Wetlands Change (6/9/09)
Lifetime Achievement: Jon Kusler Honored by the Society of Wetland Scientists (6/1/09)
Climate Change: Americans Less Concerned Now than Nine Years Ago (5/26/09)
Wetland Mapping: An Investment in the Future (5/18/09)
The National Wetlands Awards: It’s All About People (5/11/09)
American Wetlands Month: The Unauthorized Biography (5/4/09)
What Does the Public Really Think About Wetlands (4/27/09)
“Big Night” Becomes “Big Nights” (4/20/09)
