Supported by EPA R10, ASWM is putting on these webinars with help from the TWIG. View them any time, here: https://www.aswm.org/webinars-trainings/aswm-s-online-trainings/10008-past-2019-epa-region-10-tribal-wetland-training-webinars https://www.aswm.org/webinars-trainings/aswm-s-online-trainings/6738-epa-region-10-past-webinars

The TWIG’s own Scott O’Daniel was a co-author of a recent article in Ecology and Society on First Foods as related to environmental management. You can find the link here: https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol23/iss2/art29/

ASWM State/Tribal/Federal Coordination Meeting “Building Wetland Program Capacity in an Everchanging Environment” Call for abstracts now open! ASWM State/Tribal/Federal Coordination Meeting April 7-9, 2020 National Conservation Training Center Shepherdstown, WV We are preparing the agenda for ASWM’s 2020 Annual Meeting and are looking for some dynamic presentations to include. If you would like to submit […]

https://www.aswm.org/aswm/aswm-webinarscalls/8386-aswm-hot-topics-webinar-series#hottotpics091719 Todd Mitchell & Nicole Casper, Swinomish TribeUsing Traditional Ecological Knowledge to Protect Wetlands: The Swinomish Tribe’s Wetlands Cultural Assessment Project Traditional wetland physical assessments do not adequately identify tribal cultural values of wetlands and thus are not adequately protecting cultural uses. The Swinomish Wetlands Cultural Assessment Project has developed a cultural module that can […]

On August 8, 2019 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, signed a proposed rule titled Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certification. This proposed rule includes proposed regulation changes to Section 401 water quality certification process, scope and timing for states and tribes (and EPA where tribes do not have treatment as a state).  Please see the links […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is initiating consultation and coordination with federally recognized tribal governments on a forthcoming proposal to revise the regulations governing the EPA’s exercise of its authority under Clean Water Act Section 404(c) (40 CFR Part 231). Section 404(c) authorizes the EPA to restrict, prohibit, deny, or withdraw the use of […]

“[T]he agencies are considering removing the Interagency Review Team (IRT) process for proposed mitigation bank and in-lieu fee program evaluation and seek suggestions for rule changes that continue to provide opportunities for federal, tribal, state, and local input, while making the review process more efficient.” Corps Contact: Krystel Bell (202) 761-4614 ; Krystel.L.Bell@usace.army.mil EPA Contact: Charles […]

The TWIG was instrumental in shaping this webinar, which included yourinput on topics of interest, on a theme that is emerging as one that helps to define the TWIG overall. View a recording of this webinar here: https://www.aswm.org/webinars-trainings/aswm-s-online-trainings/6738-epa-region-10-past-webinars#epa116 Finally! A new reference for First Foods: The TWIG s own Scott O’Daniel was a co-author of […]