PRESS RELEASE: CAROLINA WETLANDS PAST TO PRESENT

December 2, 2022

December 5, 2022. The Carolina Wetlands Association is eager to share our State of the Wetlands Report entitled, Carolina Wetlands Past to Present: How wetlands have changed in the Carolinas and their current condition, stressors, and threats.  We hope our readers will come away with an overall better understanding and appreciation of the value and critical importance of wetlands, especially given years of historical decline.

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Ginny Baker Daniel, Science Committee Co-chair and lead author of the report, states “We hope our readers will take a future opportunity to visit some natural areas with wetlands and share what they have learned with family and friends. We hope that they will consider supporting organizations that advocate for, conserve, or restore wetlands. We also hope that if they own property with wetlands they will consider setting up a land easement, or implementing land management measures if needed like restoration or enhancement, on their property.”


We want readers to be aware of the steps that have been taken in the Carolinas to better protect, restore, and manage wetlands through regulation, restoration, conservation, education, research, and advocacy.

  • North Carolina has an isolated wetland rule (15A NCAC 02H .1301) that protects wetlands not regulated at the federal level.
  • Compensatory federal wetland mitigation is required to offset impacts due to urban development, roadway expansions, and other reasons.
  • Voluntary wetland restoration projects can be accomplished by public and private land managers, municipalities, land conservancies, private citizens and nonprofits such as watershed groups.
  • Carolina Wetlands Association has developed a Landowners Guide to Wetland Restoration available on our website, along with other resources carolinawetlands.org.


Webinar: December 7, 2022

Join us on Wednesday, December 7 at 7:00 pm for a special presentation of the information in the report presented by the lead author, Ginny Baker Daniel. The webinar is free to attend but registration is required. 


Webinar Registration

The webinar will be recorded and posted on our website.


Contact Us

For more information about the report, visit www.carolinawetlands.org or contact Rick Savage (Rick.Savage@carolinawetlands.org). 

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