Wetlands Watch is a Virginia non-profit organization dedicated
to protecting and conserving Virginia wetlands. Launched on
Earth Day 2001,Wetlands Watch believes that citizens who understand
the value of wetlands will be motivated to protect and conserve
them. We believe that environmental regulators need community
support to effectively enforce laws and regulations.
And we believe that statewide consensus, commitment and partnership is necessary
to achieve no net loss of wetlands acreage and functions.
Wetlands Watch works on the local level to help homeowners, developers and
regulators avoid and minimize wetlands impacts from activities like dredging,
bulkheading, sprawl and shoreline development.
On the state level, Wetlands Watch studies trends in wetlands-disturbing
activities and regulatory practices, identifies the factors
that undermine wetlands protection, and develops recommendations
to promote more effective stewardship of our wetlands resources.
1. Ensure that wetlands
protection laws and guidelines are respected
and followed
2. Educate the public about the value of wetlands
3. Help community leaders understand why wetlands protection and
conservation is important to the whole community |
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