| Aimed at Natural Resource Staff (Land Conservation offices, Zoning offices, and Tribal Natural Resources offices), see the agenda for this all-day training below:
8:30 - 9:00 AM - Snacks/Coffee
9:00 - 9:45 AM - Ann Key, Assured Wetland Delineator, Owner Wetlands & Waterways LLC
- What makes a wetland and different types of them
- 3 main indicators - delineation
- Looking to buy a property - ways to explain to general public
- Using tools on SWDV and Web Soil Survey and Plant Identification sources
- Train landowners on how to look at property with a different lens
9:45 - 10:30 AM - Scott Koehnke, WDNR Water Management Specialist and Tim Miland, NRCS Soil Scientist
- Evaluation Tools
- Dive into SWDV layers
- Show Web Soil Survey and Hydric soils or muck references
- WWA Booklet and/or Wetland Restoration Handbook references
- Assured Delineators web page
- The Nature Conservancy Potentially Restorable Wetlands
- Rapid Floristic Quality Assessment for Wetlands (RFQA)
10:30 - 10:45 AM - BREAK
11:00 - 11:45 AM - Aidan Witthoff, North Lakeland Discovery Center
- How to reach out to landowners and generate enthusiasm for wetland ownership
- Excitement about vernal pools, bogs, statistics of importance shared to embrace a wetland rather than be disappointed you own one
- Explore the wide variety of wildlife supported by the different types of wetlands
- Point out values of habitat, water storage, carbon sequestration, others
- Key to explain that not all wetlands are ponds for ducks!
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM - LUNCH PROVIDED
12:15 - 1:00 PM - Ann Key, Assured Wetland Delineator, Owner Wetlands & Waterways LLC and Tim Midland, NRCS Soil Scientist
- What message do we want to convey to landowners?
- What can a landowner do to protect, enhance, restore
- Recognize the benefits of wetland ownership
- Protect hydrology - how? (i.e. ordinances, municipality advice)
- Where to find help - Value Ecosystem Services Impact (i.e. invasive species control, protection through Land Trust options)
- Message that compromises are key - if something is limited due to wetland existence, embrace it and work WITH it
1:00 - 1:45 PM - Scott Koehnke, WDNR and Dave Sadenwasser, Vilas County Zoning
- Jurisdiction - Authority - Share contact agencies for each entity and briefly discuss some things to pay attention to (permits, how close to build, stormwater runoff recognition, access, others)
- County
- WDNR
- Federal - NRCS, ACOE, Coastal Great Lakes
- Tribal
1:45 - 3:00 PM - Panel of All Speakers to Weigh in on Various Hypothetical Scenarios
- Examples of Should vs. Should Not Case Studies (3-4 scenarios to summarize topics involving location, jurisdictions, existing condition, indicators, soils, etc)
- Scenario 1 (Forest Wetland -> Duck Pond)
- Scenario 2 (Wetland Bog -> Lakeshore Access)
- Scenario 3 (Wetland Fill -> Road/Access)
- Scenario 4 (Ephemeral-> Filled for Building)
3:00 - ADJOURN |
