The following Question and Answer Guides have been prepared by Jon Kusler and the Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc. These question and answer guides are designed primarily for local government, land trusts and members of the public wanting information pertaining to key wetland topics. These question and answer guides address common questions for these key wetland topics. Each guide includes a list of questions and answers along with a selected bibliography and list of websites for readers wishing more information. We hope that you find these guides useful and interesting. To access these Question and Answer Guides, please click on title below to view in PDF format.
1.		COMMON QUESTIONS:  A GUIDE FOR LEGISLATORS: WETLAND PROTECTION AND RESTORATION
2.		COMMON QUESTIONS:  CONSTRUCTING WETLAND BOARDWALKS AND TRAILS
3.		COMMON QUESTIONS:  ESTABLISHING LOCAL GOVERNMENT WETLANDS AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
4.		COMMON QUESTIONS:  LANDOWNER LIABILITY FOR DRAINING OR FILLING WETLANDS
5.		COMMON QUESTIONS:  LAND TRUSTS AND THE PROTECTION/RESTORATION OF WETLANDS
6.		COMMON QUESTIONS:  LOCAL GOVERNMENT WETLAND PROTECTION PROGRAMS
7.		COMMON QUESTIONS:  STATE WETLAND REGULATORY PROGRAMS
8.		COMMON QUESTIONS:  THE SWANCC DECISION; ROLE OF THE STATES IN FILLING THE GAP
9.		COMMON QUESTIONS:  WETLAND ASSESSMENT
10.		COMMON QUESTIONS:  WETLAND ASSESSMENT METHODS AND THE COURTS
11.		COMMON QUESTIONS:  WETLAND, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND CARBON SEQUESTERING
12.		COMMON QUESTIONS:  WETLAND CLASSIFICATION
13		COMMON QUESTIONS:  WETLAND PROTECTION AND THE PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY BIRDS
14		COMMON QUESTIONS:  WETLAND DEFINITION, DELINEATION, AND MAPPING
15.		COMMON QUESTIONS:  WETLAND FESTIVALS
16.		COMMON QUESTIONS:  DEFINITION OF THE TERMS WETLAND “FUNCTION” AND “VALUE”
17.		COMMON QUESTIONS:  WETLAND GUIDANCE FOR ENGINEERS
18.		COMMON LEGAL QUESTIONS:  WETLAND REGULATIONS
19.		COMMON LEGAL QUESTIONS:  WETLAND REGULATIONS: AVOIDING LEGAL PROBLEMS; WINNING LEGAL CHALLENGES
20.		COMMON QUESTIONS:  WETLAND RESTORATION, CREATION, AND ENHANCEMENT
21.		COMMON QUESTIONS:  WETLANDS AND ECOTOURISM
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