Day 1. Monday, October 20 - Plenary Session

7:00-9:00	Registration, Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:15	Welcome – State of New Hampshire Michael Walls, Assistant Commission for New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services

9:15-9:30

Conference Goals and Issues, ASWM Leadership Andrew Pelloso, Chair and Jeanne Christie, Executive Director, Association of State Wetland Managers

9:30-10:00

Keynote Address - The Need for Landscape Analysis, Combining IBI, HGM and Other Approaches Denice Wardrop, Pennsylvania State University

10:00-10:30	Applying Assessment to the Hackensack Meadowlands – Challenges Applying Assessment in the “Real” World Mary Ann Thiesing, U.S. Envrionmental Protection Agency Region II
10:30-11:00	Break
11:00-12:30	Is Landscape Level Assessment Practical?  Defining Information Needs for Specific Types of Projects:
	Aquatic Sites and Water Quality: Environmental Protection Agency John Meagher, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
	Agricultural Land Management: (Wetland Assessment Needs for USDA Programs), Billy M. Teels, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
	Development of Assessment Methodologies for Highways (Linear) Projects Dennis Durbin, Federal Highway Administration
	Restoring Estuarine Landscapes Cheryl Brodnax, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Restoration Center
	Special Issues in New England (TBA)
12:30-2:00	Luncheon with discussion tables. (Tables have various topics posted so people interested in the same topic can meet and talk with each other.) (Wentworth Ballroom)
2:00-2:30	Steps Forward in Wetland Monitoring and Assessmentcas Mary Kentula, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2:30-3:00	Landscape Scale Assessment of Soils and Hydrology: Principles Jimmie Richardson, North Dakota State University
3:00-3:30	Break
3:30-4:00	Migratory Birds and Assessment : Accomplishing International Goals Through Local Action Scott C. Yaich, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
4:00-5:00	Do Lawyers Help or Hurt? Strategies for Avoiding Legal Problems with Wetlands Assessment and Management Pat Parenteau, Vermont Law School and Jon Kusler, Association of State Wetland Managers
5:00-7:00	EVENING RECEPTION

Day 2. Tuesday, October 21

8:30-10:00	Concurrent Sessions
Amherst	Ballroom North	Ballroom Centre	Ballroom South
Methods for Prioritizing Wetlands - Part 1 Moderator: Scott Hausmann, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Methods for Establishing Restoration Success Moderator: Peg Bostwick, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality	Integrating Protection of Aquatic Resources with Development Infrastructure Moderator: Lynda Saul, State of Montana	Wetland Biological Assessments and Criteria - Part I Moderator: R. Jan Stevenson, Michigan State University
Evaluating and Selecting Wetland Restoration Options for the South River, New Jersey, Sub-Watershed Sarah C. Watts, Northern Ecological Associates, Inc.	Using Reference Data for a Compensatory Riverine Wetland Mitigation Project in Massachusetts Martha Craig Rheinhardt, Vine Associates, Inc. and Geoffrey C. Andrews, Wetlands Preservation, Inc.	Wetland Monitoring and Assessment to Evaluate Restoration Success Kathleen Miller, Northern Ecological Associates, Inc.	Introduction to Wetlands Biological Assessment and Classification R. Jan Stevenson, Michigan State University
Feasibility Studies for Wetland Restoration Projects Tim Smith, Massachusetts Wetlands Restoration Program	How to Repair a Failed Wetland Thomas R. Biebighauser, USDA Forest Service	Doing Water Right: A New Video and Manual About Innovative Approaches to Stormwater Management Melissa Paly, Cross Current Productions	Assembly Selection and Index Development for Wetland IBI's John Mack, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Tools and Strategies to Create, Protect, and Restore Kansas Wetlands, Streams and Riparian Areas Tim Christian and John Bond, KS Alliance for Wetlands and Streams	A Practical Cost-Effective Methodology for Monitoring the Success of Restoring Salt Marshes Impacted by Mosquito Ditches Stacie Grove, Northern Ecological Associates, Inc.	New Jersey Portway: Integrating Ecological and Transportation Infrastructures Wendi Goldsmith, The Bioengineering Group, Inc. and Gary Toth, The New Jersey Department of Transportation	Refining Water Quality Standards Through an Aquatic Life Support Framework R. Jan Stevenson, Michigan State University
10:00-10:30	Break
10:30-12:00	Concurrent Sessions Continued
Amherst	Ballroom North	Ballroom Centre	Ballroom South
Methods for Prioritizing Wetlands Part II Moderator: Richard Gitar, Fond du Lac Reservation	Mitigation Decision-Making Tools – Part I Moderator: Robert B. Piel, Jr., New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection	Wetlands in Community and School Programs Moderator: Rebekah Lacey, NEIWPCC	Wetland Biological Assessments and Criteria - Part II Moderator: R. Jan Stevenson, Michigan State University
Development of a Coordinated Monitoring Program for Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands John Hummer, Great Lakes Commission	Wetlands Impact Review Tool: A GIS Application to Aid in Wetland Planning Lisa McCauley, University of Illinois	Student Wetland Bioassessments that Count Matthew Witten, New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission	Application of Wetland Bioassessment Protocols for Making Aquatic Life Beneficial Use-Support Determinations in Montana Randy Apfelbeck, Montana Department of Environmental Quality
Prioritizing and Targeting Wetland Restoration Activities in Ducks Unlimited's Atlantic Coast Ecosystem Initiative Robb Macleod, and Grace Bottitta, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.	Alewife Stormwater Wetland: Water Quality Enhancement and Habitat Creation in an Urban Wild Marvin Silva, The Bioengineering Group, Inc.	The Five Star Restoration Program: Building Partnerships for Results Jason J. Shedlock, National Association of Counties	Conducting Integrated, Multi-Level Assessments of Wetland Condition: An Example From the Juniata Watershed in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Denice H. Wardrop, Pennsylvania State University
Using the National Wetland Database for Landscape-Level Wetland Assessment Ralph Tiner, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service	The Use of Landscape Data to Improve the Success of Mitigation Mary Anne Thiesing, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2	Riverside Mills Brownfield Restoration Project Jenny Pereira, Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council	Mitigation Evaluations and Restoration Performance - Ohio Mitigation Study M. Siobhan Fennessy, Kenyon College
12:00-1:30	Luncheon with discussion tables. (Tables have various topics posted so people interested in the same topic can meet and talk with each other.) (Wentworth Ballroom)
1:30-3:00	Concurrent Sessions Continued
Amherst	Ballroom North	Ballroom Centre	Ballroom South
Challenges and Opportunities in Stormwater and Water Quality Management Moderator: Robert B. Piel, Jr., New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection	Mitigation Case Studies Moderator: Cathy Garra, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Wetlands Hydrology: Temporal Changes and Management Implications Moderator: Andrew Pelloso, Indiana Department of Environmental Management	Working with Landowners in Administering Wetland Programs  Moderator: Jon Kusler, Association of State Wetland Managers
Integrating Stormwater Management and Wet Systems into Sustainable Site Designs for the Protection of Receiving Wetlands in Iowa and Connecticut Daniel C. Redondo, The Bioengineering Group, Inc.	The Bridge Creek Salt Marsh Restoration Project; An Impossible Project Made Possible Through Critical Federal, State, Local, and Private Partnerships Georgeann H. Keer, Massachusetts Wetlands Restoration Program	Hydrologic Control on Plant Community Composition in Coastal Plain Ponds on Cape Cod, Massachusetts Richard McHorney, The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory	Wetlands Reserve Program in Indiana- Build It and They will Come Gerald L. Roach, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Management of An Invasive Species in the Dupont Victoria, Texas Plant Constructed Wetland Ronald G. Duckworth, Duckworth-Cole, Inc.	Coastal Wetland Restoration: Challenges and Opportunities in an Urban Estuary Edward Reiner, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Spatiotemporal Analysis of Wetland Vegetation Response to Water Level Fluctuations at Long Point, Ontario Andrea J. Hebb, AIRG-MSC, Environment Canada	The Logistics of Studying Wetland Condition on the Watershed Level: Success Rates for Obtaining Access to Private Lands Abby Rokosch, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
An Introduction to Water Quality Trading Gerald Talbert, Consultant to National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD)	New Hampshire Route 101 Wetland Mitigation Albert S. Garlo, Normandeau Associates, Inc.	Impact of Land Use Changes on the Hydrological Wetland Dynamics Within a Basin Perspective Using an Integrated Approach Joerg Helmschrot, University of Jena	Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Coastal Restoration Program: Restoration Landrights Acquisition On a Large Scale Helen Hoffpauir, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
3:00-3:30	Break
3:00-5:00	Concurrent Sessions Continued
Amherst	Ballroom North	Ballroom Centre	Ballroom South
Strategies for Assessing and Minimizing Degradation of Water Quality and Habitat in Developing Areas Moderator: Bill Moyer, Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control	Mitigation Decision-Making Tools – Part II Moderator: Ken Reisinger, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection	Integrating Wetlands into the Larger Political and Ecological Landscape Moderator: Scott Hausmann, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Applying Level II Wetlands Assessment in State Wetland Programs Moderator: Peg Bostwick, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Assessing The Implementation of Stormwater Management for the Protection of Wetlands in London, Ontario Christopher Powell, Grand River Conservation Authority	Wetlands Banking: Federal Guidance on Mitigation Banking Gives New Life to an Old Idea Seth Shortlidge, Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell	Wetland Assessment and the Courts Thomas P. Cody, Robinson & Cole LLP	Level 2 Assessment: Minnesota Routine Assessment Method Natasha DeVoe, Minnesota Board of Water & Soil Resources
Using Bench Marks to Monitor Treatment Wetlands Ronald G. Duckworth, Duckworth-Cole, Inc.	Integrating the Biological and the Political: Assessing Cumulative Wetland Conversion in the Casco Bay Watershed, Maine Terry R. Morley, University of Maine	Landscape Scale Assessment and Management: Not Landscape Scale Wetland Assessment and Management Robert J. Pierce, Wetland Training Institute, Inc.	Level  2 Assessment Development of a Rapid Wetlands Condition Assessment Method Based on HGM Models Amy Jacobs, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Proposed Railroad Crossing Structure Between Adjacent Wetlands for Spotted Turtles Steven Pelletier, Woodlot Alternatives, Inc.	Use of Real Options Analysis for Organizational Application of Wetlands Mitigation Banks and Compensatory Mitigation Joseph Sarkis, Clark University	Tracking Ecological Restoration in Florida Erica C. Hernandez, Florida Department of Environmental Protection	Level 2 Assessment: Review of Rapid Methods for Assessing Wetland Condition M. Siobhan Fennessy, Kenyon College
7:00-8:30	EVENING ASWM MEMBERSHIP MEETING (Amherst) ®   FY 2004 Outlook ® State/Federal Responses to SWANCC – ANPRM/State Court Decisions ® National Mitigation Action Plan Progress ® State responses to EPA Strategic Wetlands Plan ® Upcoming ASWM Projects

Day 3. Wednesday, October 22

8:30-10:00	Concurrent Sessions
Amherst	Ballroom North	Ballroom Centre	Ballroom South
Methods for Identifying and Assessing Vernal Pools Moderator: Andrew Pelloso, Indiana Department of Environmental Management	Coastal Wetlands Monitoring and Assessment: Institutional and Scientific Challenges Moderator: David L. Davis, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality	Using Remote Sensing to Map and Assess Changes in Wetland Resources Moderator: Victor Klemas, University of Delaware	Applying Level III Wetlands Assessment in State Wetland Programs Moderator: Donna An, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Using GIS As a Tool to Identify Vernal Pool Habitats in Southwestern Connecticut Michael A. Aurelia, Connecticut Conservation and Inland Wetland Commissions	Barriers and Bridges to Salt Marsh Restoration: A Design Charette Applying Adaptive Management to Conflicting Discourses of Wetland Restoration in the Gulf of Maine Christine Feurt, Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve	Remote Detection of Basin Vegetation Boundaries in North Dakota Prairie Pothole Wetlands Rebecca Phillips, University of North Dakota	Level 3 Assessment: Development of a Riverine Invertebrate Community Index (RICI) for Pennsylvania Stream/Floodplain Ecosystems Suzy Laubscher, Penn State Cooperative Wetlands Center
A Survey of Potential Vernal Pool Habitats in the Town of Falmouth, Maine Steven Pelletier Woodlot Alternatives, Inc.	Understanding Wetland Trends on Long Island, New York Within a Landscape Context Jeffrey Zappieri, New York State Department of State	Using Remote Sensing to Detect Changes to Massachusetts Wetlands Charles Costello, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection	Level 3 Assessment Development and Applications of Biotic Integrity Indices for Salt Marshes in Massachusetts, USA Bruce Carlisle, MA Coastal Zone Management
Biodiversity in Temporal Ponds Across Landscape Scales, Steve Schwartz, Oklahoma State University	A Technology-Based Assessment and Planning Approach to Tidal Wetland Restoration in the Gulf of Maine Ray A. Konisky, Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve	Remotely-Sensed Indices of "Natural Habitat Integrity" for Watershed Planning and Management Ralph W. Tiner U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service	Level 3 Assessment: Biological Assessment of Wetlands - Vermont's Pilot Project: Seasonal Pools and Northern White Cedar Swamps Alan Quackenbush, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
10:00-10:30	Break
10:30-12:00	Concurrent Sessions Continued
Amherst	Ballroom North	Ballroom Centre	Ballroom South
Integrating Riparian, Riverine and Wetland Assessment Moderator: Jon Kusler, Association of State Wetland Managers	Soils and Hydrology in Assessment: Opportunities and Challenges Moderator: Cathy Garra, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Advanced Techniques Using Remote Sensing and GIS Moderator: Bill Moyer, Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control	State Application of Assessment Approaches as a Tool in Program Implementation Moderator: Rebekah Lacey, NEIWPCC
Watershed Assessment Techniques: From Site Erosion to Landscape Level Understanding Gregory S. Liberman, New England Environmental, Inc.	Landscape Scale Assessment of Soils and Hydrology: Examples Jimmie Richardson, North Dakota State University	Remote Sensing of Wetland Changes Victor Klemas, University of Delaware	Florida's Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method-Rule 62-345, FAC Constance Bersok, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Watershed-Scale Assessment of Environmental Impacts and Hazards of Dams Karen Pelto, Riverways Program, MA Department of Fish and Game	Comparative Field Study of Wetland Boundary Indicators: Mascoma Headwaters, Dorchester, New Hampshire April 2003 Joseph Homer, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service	Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Aerial Hyperspectral Imaging and Groundtruthing Survey: Manahawkin Bay, NJ Alek Modjeski, ENSR Corporation	Maine DEP's Wetland Biological Monitoring Program: Progress and Future Directions Jeanne DiFranco, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Delaware River Basin Riparian Corridor Assessment Inventory Darby K. Kiley, The Bioengineering Group, Inc.	Restoration of Ephemeral Wetlands Thomas R. Biebighauser, USDA Forest Service	Landscape-level Wetlands Inventories Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS): A Case Study from Lebanon, NH James U. McClammer, Jr., Connecticut Valley Environmental Services, Inc. and Brenda L. Bhatti, ENSR International	Level 1 Assessment: Wetlands Protection and Restoration Prioritization Ken Brazil, Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission

Plenary Sessions

12:00-1:30	Luncheon with discussion tables. (Tables have various topics posted so people interested in the same topic can meet and talk with each other.) (Wentworth Ballroom)
1:30-2:00	Looking Ahead: Upcoming Challenges and opportunities in Federal Wetland Policy Diane Regas, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2:00-2:30	Using Landscape Level Assessment to Maintain Biodiversity Scott Jackson, University of Massachusetts
2:30-3:00	Integrating Wetlands Assessment into Comprehensive Landscape Analysis and Planning: Case Study Len Houston, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
3:00-3:30	Putting all the Pieces Together (Ending "key" note) Wendi Goldsmith, The Bioengineering Group, Inc.
3:00-3:45	Concluding Remarks

Day 4. Thursday, October 24

Field Trips Please note, the field trips leave on Thursday at 8:00a.m from the Hotel Foyer.