By Jon Kusler, Esq. Ph.D. – ASWM

This report Assessing the Natural and Beneficial Functions of Floodplains: Issues and Approaches; Future Directions has been prepared to help federal, state, and local floodplain management staff, water planners, wetland managers and others assess, protect and restore floodplain “natural and beneficial” functions. It has been prepared, more specifically, to:

(1) Identify and explore user needs for assessment of the natural and beneficial functions.
(2) Describe selected wetland and floodplain methods and techniques which have been developed to assess such functions and values.
(3) Describe some "lessons learned" with regard to the application of these techniques.
(4) Suggest productive directions for improved future, cooperative federal, state, and local assessment efforts.

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