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Field Trip to Area Restoration Sites
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Day One, Monday, September 20 |
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Welcome and Overview |
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Royal Gardner, Stetson University College of Law |
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John Meagher, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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Jessica Wilkinson, Environmental Law Institute (Facilitator) |
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The Regional and Local Perspective |
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Statewide Approaches to Linking Mitigation and Restoration Needs |
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Connie Bersok, Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
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Use of Mitigation to Accomplish Watershed Planning Goals - A Pasco County Case Study |
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Clark Hull, Southwest Florida Water Management District |
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Creative Options for Mitigation Banking for Small Projects |
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Cindy Woods, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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Ron Van Fleet, Sarasota County Government |
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Session I - Review of Mitigation Action Plan and Completed Action Items |
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Review of Mitigation Action Plan: |
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Review of National Mitigation Action Plan and Regulatory Guidance Letter (RGL 02-2) |
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Kathy Trott, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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Palmer Hough, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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Completed Action Items: |
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Guidance on the Use of the TEA-21 Preference for Mitigation Banking to Fulfill Mitigation Requirements Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act |
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Alex Levy, Federal Highway Administration |
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Grants to Improve Compensatory Mitigation |
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Palmer Hough, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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Stream Mitigation Compendium |
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Jeanette Gallihugh, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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Analysis of Existing Performance Standards Research |
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Joanne Barry, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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Day Two, Tuesday, September 21 |
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Session I (Continued) - Review of Mitigation Action Plan and Completed Action Items |
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On Site/Off Site & In-kind/Out-of-kind Guidance |
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Susan-Marie Stedman, NOAA Fisheries |
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Model Mitigation Checklist & Incorporation of National Research Council's Guidelines into the Clean Water Act Section 404 Program (District Mitigation and Monitoring Guidelines) |
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Joanne Barry, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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Demonstration of New §404 Database (ORM) |
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Tori White, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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Session II: 2004 Draft Action Items |
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Guidance for Aquatic Resources that are Difficult to Replace |
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Melanie Harris, NOAA Fisheries |
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Preservation Guidance |
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Jeanette Gallihugh, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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Bob Brumbaugh, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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Vegetated Buffer Guidance |
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Steve Martin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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Day Three, Wednesday, September 22 |
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Session III: Future Action Items |
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Watershed Context Guidance |
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Bob Brumbaugh, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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Palmer Hough, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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Performance Standards Guidance |
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Bob Brumbaugh, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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Steven Martin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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Wrap-Up/Closing Statements |
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Kathy Trott, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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Palmer Hough, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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Additional Links |
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National Wetlands Mitigation Action Plan - With links to the Action Plan, the status of the action items, and completed, draft, and interim documents |
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EPA, Wetlands Division - With links to policy and technical documents |
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Program - With information on Clean Water Act §404 permitting, regulations, policies, and guidance |
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NAS study: “Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act” |
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ELI Wetland Mitigation Banking Study |
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Second Stakeholder Forum on Federal Wetlands Mitigation |
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Third Stakeholder Forum on Federal Wetlands Mitigation |
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GAO study: “Wetlands Protection: Assessments Needed to Determine Effectiveness of In-Lieu-Fee Mitigation” |
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Keyword or Report #: GAO-01-325 |
