AMWS
LIBRARY
Our library
is a valuable resource for Massachusetts wetland scientists.
Critical and hard-to-find documents are added periodically
to this permanent collection. In addition, we now list "Must
Have" books recommended by AMWS members for the well-appointed
wetland library. It's all below in chronological order!
Hoosac Wind Project - AMWS filed an Amicus Curiae Brief on 2/16/10. To see the brief and background documents, see below.
Hoosac Amicus 02/16/10 (PDF)
Hoosac_Appeal 04/14/07 (PDF)
Hoosac_DEP 06/20/07 (PDF)
The 11/13/09 AMWS Annual Meeting featured presentations on
big trends in a changing environment. The Powerpoint by Jennifer McCarthy (USCOE) on wetland banking and the Corps' rapidly shifing policy toward watershed-based replication -- in conflict with DEP and most Conservation Commissions-- may be helpful to those who did not attend the meeting or would like a refresher.
McCarthy-AMWS
(Power
Point File)
* * *
The 6/08/09 LSP/AMWS workshop, "Wetlands, Wetlands Regulation & the Mass. Contingency Plan" included the following DEP and Corps PowerPoint overviews of the Wetlands Protection Act and wetlands vegetation:
LSP-DEP Reg (Power
Point File)
LSP-Wetland
Vegetation
(Power Point File)
* * *
The Natural Heritage Endangered Species Program amended the guidelines for certifying vernal pools in 4/2009 as follows:
NHESP VP Guidelines (PDF)
* * *
The following presentations were given at the 3/20/09 Corps of Engineers workshop entitled Rapanos & Mitigation Guidance Regulatory Update. The "takeaway" message from the guidance is that jurisdiction through "ecological connection" extends to most isolated wetlands, regardless of distance from navigable waterways.
Revised Rapanos Guidance and RGL 08-02 (USCOE)
Compensatory Mitigation Regulation ("Mitigation Rule") (USCOE)
Implications of Mitigation Rule for Massachusetts Applicants & Consultants (by Richard Claytor, P.E., Horsley Witten Group)
Regionalizing the 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual-New England Field Testing (USCOE)
"MUST
HAVE" BOOKS IN YOUR WETLAND LIBRARY,
compiled by AMWS
"Here
is a preview of the top five picks in four categories, with
additional entries listed below.
The survey is based on responses from 10% of membership."
Read
More (PDF)
LIST
OF SELECTED WETLAND PUBLICATIONS ,
Composed by Ralph Tiner (USFWS)
"The
following are a list of selected reports, articles, and books
dealing with a variety of wetland topics. Most of these publications
are produced by and available from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Northeast Region and the Service's National Wetlands
Inventory Project."
Read
More (PDF)
**Permanent
Collection of Relevant State and Federal Documents**
Please
check regularly for updates.
DEP STORMWATER
MANAGEMENT REGULATORY REVISIONS (1/02/08)
Summary of WPA & WQC Revisions:
http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/laws/strmreg.pdf
Revised Wetlands Protection Regulations: http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/laws/regulati.htm#wl
Revised Water Quality Certification Regulations: http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/laws/regulati.htm#wqual
Stormwater Handbook (including Report Checklist): http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/laws/policies.htm#storm
Note: Volumes 1 &
2 may be purchased from the State House Bookstore. Vol. 3
is not yet available in hard copy.
LYME DISEASE INFORMATION (from 4/2006 AMWS Newsletter)
http://amws.org/documents/lymewisesurprises.pdf
PERTINENT
MASS. ETHICS COMMISSION'S PRIMERS (3/23/06):
The
Top Ten Rules Municipal Employees (defined here as any wetland
scientist who works for a town) Need to Know About the Conflict
of Interest Law
http://www.mass.gov/ethics/toptenrules_municipal.html
Frequently
Asked Questions & Answers
http://www.mass.gov/ethics/Q&A.html
Ethics
Primer: Officials Appearing before Town Boards
http://www.mass.gov/ethics/primer_17.html
Ethics Primer: Self-Dealing, Financial Interest and Rule of
Necessity
http://www.mass.gov/ethics/primer_19.html
Ethics
Primer: Financial Interests in Contracts
http://www.mass.gov/ethics/primer_20.html
Ethics
Primer: Former Municipal Employees
http:www.mass.gov/ethics/primer_18.html
Summary
of Conflict of Interest Law - No. 9 (Conservation Commissioners)
http://www.mass.gov/ethics/sum9.htm
Brochure on Conflict of Interest Law
http://www.mass.gov/ethics/intro-trifold.pdf
Consultants
& Attorneys Advisory (draft)
http://www.mass.gov/ethics/adv0601.htm
Ethics
Commission Enforcement Action Summaries http://www.mass.gov/ethics/ENFORCEMENTACTIONS.htm
Summaries
of Advisory Opinions
http://www.mass.gov/ethics/coi-sum.htm
MISC.
DOCUMENTS
11/09/07 Annual Meeting - "Climate Change in New England: Projections & Policy"
PowerPoint Presentation
by Dr. Peter Frumhoff , Union of Concerned Scientists
Link to: Union
of Concerned Scientists
NHESP
Overview Letter of MESA Regulatory Changes
(11/17/05)
MESA
Regulatory Changes
(07/01/05)
Massachusetts
River and Stream Crossing Standards: Technical Guidelines
(03/01/06)
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