Coastal Training Program
Getting to Know Wetlands: Innovative Planning and Development Approaches for South Carolina's Wetland Resources
Presentations
- Wetlands: What are they Good For? - Rebekah Szivak (Adobe PDF file)
- Wetlands: Reservoirs of Biodiversity - Billy McCord (Adobe PDF file)
- Wetlands: Endangered Species of Jasper County - Lora Zimmerman (Adobe PDF file)
- US Fish and Wildlife Permit Review - Mark Leo (Adobe PDF file)
- The Who, What, When, Why, and How of Wetlands Regulation and Permitting - Amy Armstrong (Adobe PDF file)
- Regulation and Permitting Deficiencies in South Carolina - Berry Edwards (previously written article as Adobe PDF file)
- Innovative Development Approaches for Wetlands Protection - Steve Strickland (Adobe PDF file)
Resources/Information
- National Wetlands Inventory
- USDA - NRCS Soils Information
- USGS - Topographic Maps
- Center for Watershed Protection – Wetland and Watershed resources
- Article 2: Using Local Watershed Plans to Protect Wetlands
- Article 3: Adapting Watershed Tools to Protect Wetlands
- Article 4: A Local Ordinance to Protect Wetland Functions
- Article 5: The Next Generation of Stormwater Wetlands
- Article 6: The Importance of Protecting Vulnerable Streams and Wetlands at the Local Level
- Slideshows on Articles 1, 2, and 3
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Wetlands
- Information on definitions, types, function and trends of wetlands
- Information on how wetlands are protected including monitoring and assessment, mitigation, restoration, watershed planning, 404 permitting, water quality standards and financial assistance
- Information in the news regarding wetlands
- EPA - Rapid Assessment Methods
- Review of Rapid Assessment Methods Assessing Wetland Condition
- EPA - Protecting Natural Wetlands
- Protecting Natural Wetlands – A Guide to Stormwater Best Management Practices
- US Army Corps of Engineers - Wetland Assessment
- The Process of Selecting a Wetland Assessment Procedure: Steps and Considerations
- US Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Program
- US Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Procedure Descriptions
- NOAA Office of Habitat Protection
- Introduction and Users Guide to Wetland Restorations, Creation and Enhancement
- US Fish and Wildlife Service - Wetlands
- Wetlands Digital Data and Maping
- Status and Trends of Wetlands: 1998-2004
Some of the files above are in the Adobe® Acrobat® (PDF) format. Adobe® Reader® is required to open the files and is available as a free download from the Adobe® Web site.
