Developing Southwest Wetland Programs for Tribes - Assessing and Protecting Wetlands

Over 40 tribes attended the workshop hosted by Pueblo of Isleta on November 5-7, 2013 near Albuquerque, NM.

This workshop introduced tribes in the Southwest to the basics of how to identify, monitor and assess wetlands, set wetland program priorities and find program funding.

Thank you, Pueblo of Isleta, for hosting this event.

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Handouts provided at the 2013 Southwest Wetland Programs for Tribes

Using Aquatic Insects to Evaluate Physical and Biological Conditions in Wetlands
- Dan Mosley, Native Environmental Services

Wetland Macroinvertebrates Metrics
- provided by Dan Mosley

Vegetation Metrics
- provided by Dan Mosley

Other Macroinvertebrate Resources
- provided by Dan Mosley

Hydric Soil Information
- provided by Aaron Miller, USDA-NRCS

Presentations from the 2013 Southwest Wetland Programs Workshop for Tribes

Wetlands Resources: Cultural, Historical and Environmental Significance
- Maryann McGraw, Mexico Environment Department

Wetlands Mapping and Classification: National Wetlands Inventory, Southwest Region
- Jim Dick, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

First Steps to Developing a Wetland Program
- Toney Ott, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8

Development of the Wetland Program at the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
- Tommy Krebs, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community

Southern Ute Indian Tribe Water Quality Program
- Pete Nylander, Southern Ute Indian Tribe

Muscogee Creek Nation Wetland Development and Program Plan Project
- Yvette Wiley, Muscogee Creek Nation

Wetland Biological Monitoring
- Dan Mosley, Native Environmental Services

New Mexico Rapid Assessment Method (NMRAM) for Riverine Wetlands Introduction 2013
- Elizabeth Milford, Natural Heritage New Mexico

Funding for Wetland Protection Programs
- Suzanne Marr, US EPA Region 9

Financial Sustainability
- Glenn Barnes, University of North Carolina, Environmental Finance Center

A Landscape Level Approach to Wetland Functional Assessment
- Shelly Barnes, New Mexico Environment Department

401 Certification Information
- Lee Anna Martinez-Silversmith, Navajo Nation

Integrated Tamarisk Eradication Program
- Jeremiah Cuthair, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

The Pueblo of Sandia Wetlands Program (11.8 MB)
- Scott Bulgrin, Pueblo of Sandia