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Coastal Issue Workshop: “Roles, Regulations and the Future of Isolated Wetlands” June 20, 2003
Kimbel Lodge, Georgetown, SC
Sponsored by the North Inlet – Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) in cooperation with the ACE Basin NERR and the SC Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) Agenda
8:45 Registration and Refreshments
9:15 Welcome and Introductions Wendy Allen, Manager, North Inlet - Winyah Bay NERR
9:30 Isolated Freshwater Wetlands from an Ecological and Hydrologic Perspective Dr. William Conner, Forest Wetlands Ecologist and Professor of Forestry, Belle W. Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science, Clemson University
10:00 Jurisdictional and Non-Jurisdictional Wetland Policies and Concerns Rob Mikell, Manager, Federal Certification Section, OCRM
10:30 Break
10:45 History and Future of Isolated Freshwater Wetlands From a Legal Perspective Jimmy Chandler, Director, South Carolina Environmental Law Project
11:15 Isolated Wetlands from the Developer's Perspective Mike Wooten, Principal Engineer, DDC Engineers, Inc.
11:45 Panel Discussion and Questions and Answers
12:15 Lunch
1:00 Wetland Field Trip on Hobcaw Barony * View pictures from this field session
3:00 Wrap-up and Evaluation
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