Date:Tue, 2 Jan 2007 17:04:16 -0500
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Subject:National Wetlands Newsletter Examines Indirect Impacts of
Urbanization on Wetland Quality
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National Wetlands Newsletter Examines Indirect Impacts of Urbanization on
Wetland Quality
Because wetlands are often located at the topographic low point of a
watershed, they are profoundly influenced by activities in upland areas. Yet
most federal, state, and local wetland permitting programs focus on the
wetland boundary, failing to regulate activities that occur within a
wetland's contributing drainage area. These unregulated activities degrade
our urban wetlands, underscoring the need for greater local protection. In
the current edition of the National Wetlands NewsletterR (January-February
2007), Tiffany Wright, a Watershed Analyst at the Center for Watershed
Protection, describes the indirect impacts of urbanization on wetland
hydrology and water quality and summarizes the biological responses to these
impacts.
"While the article, based on a review of 100 research studies, notes that it
is not yet possible to define a specific threshold of development that
causes impairment, it does demonstrate the need for greater local protection
of our urban wetlands," said NWN Editor Rachel Jean-Baptiste.
Other contributors to the January-February issue include Matthew T.
Heberling, Hale W. Thurston, and Michael Mikota, who look at the economic
considerations of wetlands and water quality trading; Edward A. Thomas, who
focuses on the "no adverse impact" concept of land use decisionmaking; and
Sydney A. Bacchus, who examines the link between wetlands and wildfires in
Florida.
For more than two decades, the nationally recognized National Wetlands
Newsletter has been a widely read and respected journal on wetlands,
floodplains, and coastal water resources. The newsletter, published by the
highly respected Environmental Law InstituteR, analyzes the latest topics in
wetland regulation, policy, science, and management through feature articles
written by local, national, and international experts from a variety of
perspectives.
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For more information on National Wetlands Newsletter, and the articles
contained in the January/February 2007 issue, please contact:
Rachel Jean-Baptiste
Editor, NWN
202-558-3101
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ENVIRONMENTAL LAW INSTITUTE
2000 L Street, NW, Suite 620, Washington, DC 20036 www.eli.org
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