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Getting to Know Wetlands and the Rules That Govern Them:

A Primer for Local Governments and Professionals

January 17, 2008

 

Sponsored by:

North Inlet Winyah Bay NERR Coastal Training Program

Coastal Carolina University Waccamaw Watershed Academy

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

 

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            Informational Flyer

 

Agenda

 

Information on the Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge

 

Wetlands - What are they good for?  Overview of Function and Importance

Dave Fuss, Waccamaw Watershed Academy

 

                  Wetlands - Reservoirs of Biodiversity

                   Billy McCord, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

 

                  Innovative Development Approaches for Wetland Protection

                   Steve Strickland, The EARTHWORKS Group

 

      Guide to the OCRM Permitting Process, Opportunities for Local Governments

       Jeff Thompson, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management

 

      Guide to the ACOE Permitting Process, Opportunities for Local Governments

       Debra King, US Army Corps of Engineers

 

                   Regulatory Restrictions and Addressing Legal Issues

                    Amy Armstrong, South Carolina Environmental Law Project

 

  Looking to Local Law: Can Local Ordinances Help Protect Wetlands?

   Kim Diana Connolly, University of South Carolina School of Law

 

   
 

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