National Association of Wetland Managers

?? We are thankful for our wetland friends! Wishing you all happiness and health!

?? One more Tuesday until?#GivingTuesday! The countdown is on: GivingTuesday is only one week away! GivingTuesday is the Tuesday after Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This year it lands on Tuesday, December 3rd. This holiday season, as we gather with loved ones, let’s take the opportunity to inspire generosity. If you want to help us help the next generation of wetlanders, donate to the 2025 Jon A. Kusler Scholarship. If you’d prefer to help in other ways, we have more donation options available at: https://lnkd.in/eMHMEwWg ? #wetlands #students #donate #generosity

Thank you for considering #NAWM as the recipient of Shaw's Supermarkets ?GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS Reusable Bag program! ? For all of November, we’ll receive $1 for each reusable bag purchased at our local Shaw’s (91 Auburn St, Portland, ME). The program is still available this week! ? Not in the local area? No problem! There are 127 Shaw’s locations between Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. When you purchase a GIVE BACK bag at your local store, you have the option to choose the nonprofit program to support. Take the attached Giving Tag and visit –https://lnkd.in/eTGfEZd6 ? You will have the option to select the nonprofit of your choice. ? #givebackwhereitcounts #thankful #thriving #reusable #reusablebags #wetlands

November is Native American Heritage Month! We’re featuring wetland resources and recordings available on nawm.org This recording was the first in a series of webinars focused on Tribal Wetland Programs - "Cultural Values Based Planning for Integrated Wetland Management on a Watershed or Reservation Scale" Presenters in the webinar shared learnings from - #Tulalip Tribes of Washington #Yakima Nation #Stockbridge Munsee Tribe https://lnkd.in/eRmQ8d5j If you want to explore more resources and recordings, visit us at: https://lnkd.in/ewhp5F_3 #nativeamericanheritagemonth #wetland #wetlands #wetlandsconservation #culturalheritage

?? There are 2 Tuesdays until?#GivingTuesday! While we have?#NAWM’s Kusler Scholarship donation option open year-round, there’s a special energy around participating in?@givingtuesday?. This year, it’s being held on December 3, 2024 – the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. #NAWM?is asking for your help in giving to the next generation of wetlanders by supporting the Jon A. Kusler Student Scholarship Award. If you'd like to help us support the next generation, you may visit our website anytime at: https://lnkd.in/edX2wquE FMI on the Kusler Scholarship: https://lnkd.in/ez4GsTe7 Thank you! ??

?? NAWM has been chosen by our local Shaw's Supermarkets as the nonprofit recipient of the GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS Reusable Bag Program. During the month of November, we will receive $1 from each $3 reusable bag sold at our local Shaw’s - 91 Auburn St, Portland, ME. Not in the local area? No problem! There are 127 Shaw’s locations between Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. When you purchase a GIVE BACK bag at your local store, you have the option to choose the nonprofit program to support. Take the attached Giving Tag and visit – https://lnkd.in/eTGfEZd6 You will have the option to select the nonprofit of your choice. Thank you for considering #NAWM as the recipient of the #givebackwhereitcounts Reusable Bag program!

November is Native American Heritage Month. Earlier this year, we hosted a webinar: "Beaver Restoration and Management on Tribal Land". This webinar explored restoration efforts partnering with natural resources. The recording is available to view at: https://lnkd.in/e6dhi23v #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #beaver #restoration #BeaverRestoration

This week the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released "A Compendium of Tools and Methods to Estimate Environmental Benefits for Nature-Based Solutions". The compendium identifies methods and tools for quantifying the environmental benefits related to water quantity, resiliency, air quality, ambient air temperature reductions and habitat management. EPA developed this resource to assist their grantees and others to estimate and communicate environmental benefits for planning-level activities. Planning activities may include watershed-based planning, decision making, grant writing and the communication of environmental benefits to other stakeholders. The compendium highlights both restoration and protection nature-based solutions implemented in urban and agricultural settings. It can be found on their Resources for Watershed Planning webpage. https://lnkd.in/ekMaVEDm

We invite you to join us for NAWM’s Annual State/Tribal/Federal Coordination (#STFC) Meeting, to be held at the Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, WA from April 8-10, 2025 with optional field trips on Friday, April 11. The theme for this meeting is Building an Evergreen Future with Wetlands and will have a particular focus on fish and wildlife as well as treaty rights, cross-boundary issues, restoration, climate change, and more. The purpose of this annual meeting is to support state and Tribal wetland program managers, and other wetland professionals as they respond to challenges in the coming year. FMI - https://lnkd.in/eJdQfYAe

NAWM Members' Webinar: Ecology and Conservation of the Nation's Spring Ecosystems Wednesday, January 22, 2025 - 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. EST PRESENTER ???Larry Stevens, Springs Stewardship Institute NAWM MEMBERS' ONLY WEBINAR If you are not a NAWM Member - you may join at: https://nawm.org/join-nawm