The 2025 EPA Region 9 Wetland Program Development Grants (WPDG) Virtual Meeting was held on June 17 and 18, 2025. The online sessions provided general information and updates on WPDGs and the upcoming 2025 WPDG Notice of Funding Opportunity and showcased several current/previous WPDG projects. The meeting was open to attendees from EPA Region 9, including tribes, states, and non-profit/academic partners. The National Association of Wetland Managers (NAWM) provided technical and facilitation support.
Agenda (6/17/25)
Day 1 (Tuesday, June 17, 2025)
Wetland Program Development Grants Overview – Sarvy Mahdavi, U.S. EPA Region 9
Wetland Program Plans Overview – Yvonne Vallette, U.S. EPA Region 10
Quality Assurance and Quality Control – Dana Michels, U.S. EPA Region 9
National Wetlands Inventory Overview – Lauren Healey, National Wetlands Inventory (NWI)
Installation of Pre-Planted Pallets via Helicopter to Restore Inaccessible Reed Canarygrass-Dominated Wetlands – Michelle Bahnick, Tulalip Tribes of Washington
Inventory and Assessment Efforts of Nevada’s Wetland Program – Chantal Iosso, Nevada Division of Natural Heritage
Lummi Nation Wetland and Habitat Mitigation Bank – Jamie Mattson and Jeff Solomon, Lummi Natural Resources Department
Overview of NAWM Trainings and Projects – Portia Osborne and Ian Grosfelt, NAWM
Day 2 (Wednesday, June 18, 2025)
Developing Hawaiʻi’s First Protection and Restoration Strategy for Wetlands – Maya Goodoni and Devon Aguiar, Hawaiʻi Coral Reef Initiative, Social Science Research Institute, University of Hawai‘i
Developing a Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Monitoring Program for the Southern California Bight – David Gillett, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
Russian River Regional Monitoring Program: Comprehensive Basemap of Surface Waters and Riparian Areas – Cristina Grosso, San Francisco Estuary Institute
Sediment and Soil for Wetland Adaptation Project – Brenda Goeden, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
San Francisco Estuary Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program (WRMP): Bridging Data with Decision-Making for Adaptive Management – Sasha Harris-Lovett, San Francisco Estuary Partnership
Building Capacity for Assessing Wetland Recovery Efforts in Supporting Regional Wetland Health and Resiliency – Katie Nichols, CA State Coastal Conservancy
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EPA Resources:
Wetlands Program Core Elements Framework
EPA-approved State and Tribal Wetland Program Plans
Region 9 Wetland Program Development Grant Notice of Funding Opportunity
EPA’s Quality Assurance Standard for QAPPs
NAWM Resources:
NAWM Webinars
NAWM Online Trainings
Wetlands One-Stop Mapping Webpage
Beaver-Related Restoration Webpage
Tribal Wetland Programs Webpage
Pacific Northwest Tribal Clean Water Act Training
Integrated Watershed Management Workshops
Wetlands: Changing the Narrative Campaign
MARSH Mentorship Program
NWI Resources:
GIS Analytical Tools and Other Resources
Contribute Data to the National Wetlands Inventory | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Mapping Standard Compliant Data - Supplement (version 2)
2019 Wetlands Status and Trends Report
2019 Coastal Watersheds Wetlands Status and Trends
National Wetlands Inventory Use Highlights
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the National Wetlands Inventory
Wetland Educational Resources
American Wetlands Month
Additional Resources:
Oxbow Wetland Pallet Project Video
HWPP Protection and Restoration Strategies StoryMaps
California Estuary Monitoring Workgroup (CEMW)
If you have questions, please reach out to Portia Osborne, NAWM Assistant Director, at portia@nawm.org or (207) 892-3399.