By Jeanne Christie – The Compleat Wetlander Blog – May 4, 2012

May is American Wetlands Month.  It has been since 1991.  The purpose of American Wetlands Month is to celebrate the importance and value of wetlands.  In many parts of the country it is a great time of year to get out and enjoy wetlands.  The local plants are growing, flowers are blooming and many birds and animals are starting families. Around the country there are numerous American Wetland Month celebrations.  General Information is available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency American Wetlands Month Wetlands Education.  Sadly while wetlands are worth celebrating, there are reasons to be very concerned about their future.  Changes to the Farm Bill threaten millions of acres of wetlands but it’s not the only piece of legislation that, if passed as introduced, would threaten wetlands. To read the Compleat Wetlander blog, click here.

Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and Association of State Wetland Managers – March 2011

This white paper, Reducing Climate Change Impacts and Promoting Fish and Wildlife: Findings and Recommendations for Biological Carbons Storage and Sequestering is intended to reflect the current thinking of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) and the Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM) membership in regard to how carbon sequestration can proceed in ways that are most compatible with the conservation of fish and wildlife and their habitats. 

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