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w Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
w Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians

Sponsors:
w Michigan Department of Transportation
w U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
w U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5
w Michigan Coastal Management Program, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
w National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
w U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration
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w Land Resource Management Group
w North Jackson Company
w HACH Environmental
w Ernst Conservation Seeds
w Michigan Association of County Drain Commissioners
w Michigan Natural Features Inventory
w Other will be added.
 
Cooperating Parties:
w American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
w Federal Geographic Data Committee - Wetlands Remote Sensing Working Group
w Grand Valley State University, Annis Water Resources Institute
w Great Lakes Commission
w Inland Seas Education Association
w Michigan State University
w Society of Wetland Scientists-North Central Chapter
w Tipp of the Mitt Watershed Council
w US National Ramsar Committee
w Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
w Others to be added.
   






































































International Symposium
Wetlands 2006

Applying Scientific, Legal, and Management Tools
for the Great Lakes and Beyond

August 28-31, 2006

Grand Traverse Resort,
Near Traverse City, Michigan
Exhibit/Poster
Hotel/Travel
Registration


POWERPOINTS ADDED 10-26-06.
Please click on title of presentation to access PowerPoints in PDF format. Not all speakers have submitted PowerPoint presentations.

Updated 8-17-06

Legal Symposium as part of
Wetlands 2006:

Wetlands and Others "Waters of the U.S." Legal Issues and Challenges

Date and Time:
Monday, August 28* from 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.
Tuesday, August 29 from 1:30p.m.-5:00p.m.

*This symposium will begin the day before the main session of Wetlands 2006. The Legal symposium will include an all day session on Monday, August 28. It will also include a one half day session on the afternoon of August 29. Attendees are also welcome to attend the half day plenary session of 2006 on the morning of August 29.

Registration Fee

Goals of Symposium:  The principal goal of this symposium is to update participants with regard to recent federal and state court cases relevant to the protection and restoration of wetlands and other “waters of the U.S.” with emphasis upon wetlands of the Great Lakes. This will include discussion of the Rapanos and Carabell cases. What did the Supreme Court decide? How will these cases affect “on the ground” decision-making?  What does the term “significant nexus” mean? What are likely federal, state, tribal and local agency response to these cases?

Another goal is to help strengthen protection and restoration of wetlands and related waters at risk as the result of these and other decisions.  What could states do to close the gaps? Tribes? Local governments?
Day 1. Monday, August 28.
 
9:00a.m.-9:30a.m.  Welcome, Goals of Legal Symposium, Introductions. Stanley "Skip" Pruss, Deputy Director, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and Jon Kusler, Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc.
 
9:30a.m.-10:30a.m.  Supreme Court and Lower Court Update on Clean Water Act Jurisdiction for Wetlands and Other Waters of the U.S.: Rapanos, Carabell, S.D. Warren, SWANCC and Related Cases.
     
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   U.S. Department of Justice Perspective. Stephen Samuels, U.S. Department of Justice
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   Rapanos & Carabell: A State Approved Program's Perspective. Peter Manning, Michigan Department of Attorney General
     
10:30a.m.-11:00a.m.  Break
     
11:00a.m.-12:00p.m. Supreme Court and Lower Court Update on Clean Water Act Jurisdiction for Wetlands and Other Waters of the U.S: Rapanos, Carabell, S.D. Warren (Continued)
     
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   U.S. EPA Perspective. Donna Downing, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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   Sifting Through the Sediment-Contending With Rapanos/Carabell Decision. Kim Connolly, University of South Carolina School of Law
     
12:00p.m.-1:15p.m.  Lunch Discussion Tables: Rapanos, Carabell, S.D. Warren, Related Cases.  An attorney will lead the discussion at each discussion table. Discussion leaders will include speakers from the legal symposium.
     
1:15p.m.-1:45p.m.  Filling the Gaps at the State Level (Addressing Wetlands at Risk)
     
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   State Legislative Perspective: Policymaking - Crafting Good State Laws Amidst Political Realities. Michigan State Senator Patty Birkholz
     
1:45p.m.-2:15p.m.  General Discussion, Question and Answer. Options for Protecting Wetlands at Risk.
     
2:15p.m.-2:45p.m.  Update on Public Trust and Land Ownership Cases Pertaining to Great Lakes Beaches and Wetlands
   
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   The Public Trust Doctrine and Wetlands Protection: Modern Applications of an Ancient Doctrine. Chris Shafer, Thomas M. Cooley Law School
     
2:45p.m.-3:15p.m. Update on Endangered Species Legislation: Wither Thou Goest?
     
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   Wetlands and Endangered Species. Pat Parenteau, Vermont Law School
     
3:15p.m.-3:45p.m.  Break
     
3:45p.m.-4:15 p.m.  Update on State and Local Wetland Protection and Restoration Cases, Strategies for Avoiding Legal Problems.
     
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   State and Local Regulations in the Courts. Jon Kusler, Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc.
     
4:15p.m.-5:00 p.m.  Update on Taking Cases at Federal and State Levels
     
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   Update on Taking Cases at Federal and State Levels. John Echeverria, Georgetown Environmental Law & Policy Institute, Georgetown University Law Center
     
Day 2. Tuesday, August 29.
     
1:30p.m.-2:30p.m. A Perspective on Identification of Wetlands and Other Waters of the U.S. After Rapanos and Carabell, Possible Future Directions. Moderator: Pat Parenteau. Vermont Law School
     
Panelists: (15 minutes each)
     
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   EPA Regulatory Perspective. Sue Elston, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5
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   State Regulatory Perspective. Peg Bostwick, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and Lynda A. Saul, Montana Department of Environmental Quality
     
2:30p.m.-3:00p.m. Resolving Wetlands Disputes (Or, Using Dispute Resolution in Wetlands Cases). Dustin P. Ordway, Miller Johnson and Christopher M. Bzdok, Olson, Bzdok & Howard
     
3:00p.m.-3:30p.m.  Break
     
3:30p.m.-4:30p.m.  Native American Rights in Wetlands and Waters of the Great Lakes Basin. Moderator: Ric Gitar, Fond du Lac Reservation
     
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   The Role of Native American Cultural Traditions in Natural Resource Management and Protection. Glenn C. Reynolds, Reynolds & Associates
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   Cooperative Enforcement of Clean Water Act and Other Environmental Laws Between the Justice Department and the Tribes. James Payne, U.S. Department of Justice (invited)
     
4:30p.m.-5:00p.m. Opportunities for Strengthening Tribal Wetland Programs.
     
    Panel:
    Ric Gitar, Fond du Lac Reservation
    Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law School " Speaker to be determined
    Speaker to be determined

Participant Registration for Legal Symposium Includes: Attendance at legal sessions on August 28 and the afternoon of August 29 if you wish. Legal attendees are also invited to attend the plenary session of Wetlands 2006 on the morning of August 29. See agenda of plenary session at http://www.aswm.org/calendar/wetlands2006/agenda2006.htm. Legal symposium participants will receive briefing materials and a CD with legal materials. The registration fee will include continental breakfast, morning and afternoon breaks, and lunch on August 28 and continental breakfast, morning and afternoon breaks on August 29. Participants will need to pay separately for lunch on the August 29. See registration form.
     
Questions Regarding Legal Sub-Symposium, Please Contact:
Jon Kusler, Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc., 1434 Helderberg Trail, Berne, NY 12023; (518) 872-1804; Fax: (518) 872-2171; jon.kusler@aswm.org


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