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From: National Meeting of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Biological Assessment of Wetlands Workgroup (BAWWG)
In partnership with the Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA), U.S. EPA's Biological Assessment of Wetlands Work Group's (BAWWG) National Meeting was held from May 14-16 in Orlando, Florida. In conjunction with IWLA's American Wetland Month conference, the meeting brought BAWWG concepts and methods to a wider audience of government, academic and non-profit agencies as well as commercial interests. Additionally, it provided an opportunity for BAWWG members to exchange information on their latest research, and to strategically plan future activities. Of special note were the 16 tribal representatives in attendance.
The meeting agenda (PDF) (2 pp, 288K) lists the presentations and describes the field trips.
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The following presentations were given at the meeting: |
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| The Comprehensive Everglade Restoration Plan (PDF) (46 pp, 1.9MB) | John C. Ogden, South Florida Water Management District | |
| The National Wetland Monitoring Strategy (PDF) (21 pp, 1.8MB) | Doreen Vetter, U.S. EPA, Wetlands Division | |
| Implementing State Wetland Monitoring Programs (PDF) (62 pp, 3.9MB) | Russ Frydenborg and Ellen McCarron, Florida Department of Environmental Protection | |
| Using Algae to Assess Environmental Conditions in Wetlands (PDF) (35 pp, 1.8MB) | Russ Frydenborg, Florida Department of Environmental Protection | |
| Ohio's Wetland Water Quality Program (PDF) (24 pp, 1.6MB) | John J. Mack, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency | |
| Ecological Impacts of Change in Hydrology on the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation (PDF) (27 pp, 6.3MB) | Bill Dunson, Florida Atlantic University | |
| Setting Reference Conditions for Wetlands (PDF) (14 pp, 102K) | Chris Faulkner, U.S. EPA, Assessment and Watershed Protection Division | |
| Volunteers and Wetland Biomonitoring (PDF) (14 pp, 26K) | Anna L. Hicks, Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management and Mass Bays Program | |
| W.H.A.T. Volunteer Program (PDF) (15 pp, 23K) | Anna L. Hicks, Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management and Mass Bays Program | |
| The Value of (Wetland) Bioassessment (PDF) (47 pp, 288K) | James R. Karr, University of Washington | |
| Wetland Classification: A First Step (PDF) (21 pp, 3.8MB) | Naomi Detenbeck, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, University of Washington | |
| The Human Disturbance Gradient (PDF) (19 pp, 1.3MB) | Denise Wardrop, Pennsylvania State University | |
| Linkage Between Activities, Stressors, and Impacts (PDF) (20 pp, 760K) | Denise Wardrop, Pennsylvania State University | |
| Maintain Chracteristic Plant Community (PDF) (21 pp, 86K) | Denise Wardrop, Pennsylvania State University | |
| The Mechanics of Metrics and the Index of Biological Integrity: Developing Metrics and IBI's (PDF) (30 pp, 3.3MB) | Billy Teels, USDA/Natural Resource Conservation Service, Wetland Science Institute | |
| Reference Sites for Assessment and Restoration (PDF) (32 pp, 313K) | Mark Brinson, East Carolina University | |
| Study Design for Wetland Monitoring (PDF) (27 pp, 2.7MB) | Lynne Trulio, San Jose State University | |
| Application of Wetland Bioassessment Protocols for Making Aquatic Life Beneficial Use-Support Determinations in Montana (PDF) (87 pp, 3.6MB)) | Randy Apfelbeck, Water Quality Specialist, Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality | |
| Sampling Fish for Bioassessments in Wetlands (PDF) (20 pp, 3.6MB) | John Brazner, U.S. EPA, Mid-Continent Ecology Division | |
| Sampling Fish for Bioassessments in Wetlands - handouts (PDF) (7 pp, 3.6MB) | John Brazner, U.S. EPA, Mid-Continent Ecology Division | |
| <Using Amphibians in Bioassessments (PDF) (34 pp, 2.5MB) | Don Sparling, U.S. Geological Survey | |
The following posters were displayed at the meeting: |
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| Assessment of Seasonal Prairie Pothole Wetlands Using an Index of Biological Integrity (PDF) (1 pg, 75K) | Edward S. DeKeyser, Don Kirby, North Dakota State University and Mike Ell, North Dakota Department of Health | |
| Biocriterea and Land Use Assessment for Monitoring Emergent Marsh Wetlands In New York State (PDF) (7 pp, 800K) | A.L. Hartwell and G.S. Kleppel, University at Albany | |
| A Landscape-level Assessment Method for Depressional Wetlands in Florida (PDF) (1 pg, 2.6MB) | John Kasbar, Chuck Lane, and Mark Brown; Center for Wetlands – University of Florida | |
| Evaluating Subsampling Approaches and Macroinvertebrate Taxonomic Resolution for Wetland Bioassessment (PDF) (15 pp, 2.8MB) | Ryan S. King and Curtis J. Richardson, Duke University Wetland Center | |
| Algae as Potential Bioindicators of Florida's Freshwater Marshes (PDF) (1 pp, 130K) | Chuck Lane and Mark Brown; Center for Wetlands – University of Florida | |
| Development of a Biological Index for Wisconsin Wetlands Using Plants and Macroinvertebrates (PDF) (1 pg, 311K) | R. Lillie, R. Bautz, and J. Wagner, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | |
| Macrophytes as Bioindicators of Freshwater Marshes in Florida (PDF) (1 pg, 1.30MB) | Mike Murray-Hudson, Chuck Lane, and Mark Brown; Center for Wetlands – University of Florida | |
| Stormwater Ponds as Surrogate Wetlands for Assessing Amphibians as Bioindicators (PDF) (7 pp, 431K) | Klaus O. Richter and Elissa C. Ostergaard; King County DNR - Water and Land Resources Division and University of Washington | |
| Macroinvertebrates as Indicators of Isolated Depressional Wetlands Herbaceous Wetland Condition in Florida (PDF) (1 pg, 1.3 MB) | Benjamin Vivas, Chuck Lane, and Mark Brown; Center for Wetlands - University of Florida | |