Oregon Department of State Lands and US ACOE develop new General Authorization for aquatic restoration-target to implementation May 1, 2008.

http://oregonstatelands.us/DSL/PERMITS/large_wood_proposed_ga_rules.shtm

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Wetlands 2008: Wetlands and Global Climate Change,
September 15-19, 2008
  Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Portland-Lloyd Center, Portland, Oregon

Wetlands 2008—co-hosted by the Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM) and the Pacific Northwest chapter of the Society of Wetland Scientists—will be held in Portland, Oregon, September 15 through 19.  Mark those calendars now!

“Wetlands and climate change” is the conference theme and there will be both regional and national speakers on this hot topic!  There will also be special sessions on wetland condition assessment and monitoring, floodplain management and wetlands, mitigation banking, updates on federal Clean Water Act issues directly from Corps of Engineers headquarters and the U.S. Department of Justice, and much more.  These meetings emphasize wetland program needs, management aspects of wetlands and incorporating science into management programs and policies.  They always provide great opportunities to learn from, and share information among, different levels of government and different states and tribes.

Please visit and mark the ASWM web site below for more information as it develops, including some great field trip opportunities.  If you’re from out-of-state, September weather in Oregon is usually wonderful and there are rocky beaches, volcanic mountains, dozens of wineries producing elegant Pinot Noir, the Columbia River Gorge and much more all within a day’s drive.  Reason enough to come to the meeting!
http://www.aswm.org/#1a