• MAWWG History, Purpose, and Goals
• Icebreaker Exercise: Goals and Needs                                          

• Presentations from EPA and USACE
• Group discussion on strategies and needs for filling regulatory gaps

• West Virginia
  
• Maryland
• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey

Innovative Tools and Techniques

• Huh?! Revisiting WQC Conditions for the real world: Jennifer Dietzen, Washington DC DOEE
• Multi Benefit Accounting of Restoration Projects: Dave Goerman, Pennsylvania DEP
• Are New Jersey’s Coastal Wetlands Keeping Pace with Sea-level Rise: A Web-Based Tool to Ease Access & Interpretation of Wetland Monitoring Data: Erin O’Brien, New Jersey DEP
• Mapping and Tracking Tool for Restoration Projects: Danielle Spendiff, Maryland Department of the Environment

State Share-Outs

• Chickahominy Tribe 
• Delaware
• Washington, DC
• Virginia

Connecting Research to Policy

• Environmental Assessments and Wetland Impairment Designations for Watersheds with Legacy Sediments: Dave Goerman, Pennsylvania DEP
• Developing a Method for the Evaluation of Carbon Flux in New Jersey's Non-tadal Wetlands: Joshua Moddy, New Jersey DEP
• Road salt effects on nitrogen removal by freshwater urban/suburban wetlands: Md Moklesur Rahman, University of Delaware
• Wetland Conservation through WVWRAM Regulatory Use: Sara Miller, West Virginia DEP

The group will be visiting several sites in Blackwater Falls State Park including a WVWRAM Assessed wetland and an exemplary peatland. This stop will involve some light hiking and walking- be sure to wear proper footwear for visiting a wetland! Shoes will need to be cleaned prior to the field trip. West Virginia DEP folks will be on hand to do cleanings at breaks throughout the meeting. We will also stop at the Freeland Boardwalk Trail in the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge.

Vernal Pool Surface Water Connectivity in the Headwaters of Central Pennsylvania: Taylor Blackman, Pennsylvania State University 

Volunteer Vernal Pool Monitoring in West Virginia: Callie Sams, West Virginia DEP 

Maine Special Area Management Program: Aram Calhoun, University of Maine  

Partnerships to support vernal pool management, restoration and monitoring in Pennsylvania: Betsy Leppo, Western
Pennsylvania Conservancy

Citizen Science and Outreach

• Why did the Salamander Cross the Road?: Michelle Campbell, Washington DC DOEE
• New Roots: Growing Wetland Stewards from Landowners: Alison Rogerson, Delaware DNREC
• STEAM into Wetlands: Empowering Educators Through Outdoor Learning: Tomi Bergstrom, West Virginia DEP 
• Clean Water Academy Training Courses: Andy McDonald, Pennsylvania DEP