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Federal Wetland Programs

Federal Wetland Programs

NAWM works closely with a number of federal agencies that protect, monitor/study and regulate wetlands, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). These agencies all play a role in protecting and regulating wetlands. 

Below you will find an extensive directory of federal agencies that have programs pertaining to wetlands.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  • Office of Water
  • Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds
    • Wetlands Division
  • Regional Wetland Offices
    • Region 1 (New England)
    • Region 2 
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    • Region 5
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  • EPA Alumni Association

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

  • Civil Works
  • Wetland Regulatory Program
  • Division and District Offices:
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  • Institute for Water Resources
  • Engineer Research & Development Center (ERDC) Waterways Experiment Center:
  • Aquatic and Wetlands Ecosystems Research and Development Center

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Proposed Wetland Mapping Standard (PDF)
  • Division of Habitat and Resource Conservation
  • National Wetland Inventory
  • Partners for Wildlife
  • National Wildlife Refuges
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office Directory

U.S. Geological Survey

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U.S. Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service

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  • Wetland Reserve Program
  • Wetland Conservation Provisions (Swampbuster)
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U.S. Bureau of Land Management

  • Wetlands and Riparian Areas
  • Aquatic Resources

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • Office of Habitat Conservation - Habitat Protection Division
  • NOAA Restoration Center
  • Oceans & Coasts
  • State of the Coast
  • Coastal Zone Management
  • State and Territory Coastal Management Program Summaries
  • National Weather Service

Miscellaneous Links

  • National Mitigation Action Plan
  • Federal Highways Administration Wetland Page
  • Mitigation Banking IRT Resources
  • University of Minnesota - Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies


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