To find out more about wetlands, their functions, values, regulatory requirements and more, visit the following sites:
Environmental Protection Agency:
http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management:
http://www.state.ri.us/dem/programs/benviron/water/index.htm
Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council:
http://www.crmc.state.ri.us/
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Wetlands Program:
http://www.state.ma.us/dep/brp/ww/rpwwhome.htm
Society of Wetland Scientists:
http://www.sws.org/
Professional Wetland Scientist Certification Program:
http://www.wetlandcert.org/
The Wildlife Society:
http://www.wildlife.org/
Certified Professional in Soil Erosion & Sediment Control:
http://www.cpesc.net/
Soil and Water Conservation Society:
http://www.swcs.org/
International Erosion Control Association:
http://www.ieca.org/
Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions:
http://maccweb.org/index.html
Association of Massachusetts Wetland Scientists:
http://www.amws.org/index.html
Rhode Island Association of Wetland Scientists:
http://www.riaws.org
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory Program:
http://wetlands.fws.gov/
University of Massachusetts Natural Resources & Environmental Science Cooperative Extension:
http://www.umass.edu/umext/nrec/pages/wetlands.html
University of Rhode Island Natural Resources and Environmental Management Cooperative Extension:
http://www.edc.uri.edu/
The ultimate wetland links page:
http://www.mindspring.com/~rbwinston/wetland.htm
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