NEWS

1. NEWS • http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/climate_09_jellyfish_menace • http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/11/19/us_liable_in_katrina_flood_judge_says/ • http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/11/16/in_battle_to_save_hemlocks_hope_rests_on_a_beetle/ • http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2009/11/18/carbon_pollution_up_despite_recession/

2. Wetlands Image courtesy of Moni3, Wikipedia

3. Wetlands • Name 3 wetland environments • What makes them wet? • What makes them valuable? • What threatens wetlands?

4. Salt Marsh Image courtesy of Wikipedia

5. Vernal Pools Image courtesy of United States Geological Survey

6. MA Wetlands Protection Act • No person shall remove, fill, dredge or alter any bank, riverfront area, fresh water wetland, coastal wetland, beach, dune, flat, marsh, meadow or swamp bordering on the ocean or on any estuary, creek, river, stream, pond, or lake, or any land under said waters or any land subject to tidal action, coastal storm flowage, or flooding, other than in the course of maintaining, repairing or replacing, but not substantially changing or enlarging, an existing and lawfully located structure or facility used in the service of the public and used to provide electric, gas, water, telephone, telegraph and other telecommunication services, without filing written notice of his intention to so remove, fill, dredge or alter, including such plans as may be necessary to describe such proposed activity and its effect on the environment and without receiving and complying with an order of conditions and provided all appeal periods have elapsed.

7. 8 Interests of the Wetlands Protection Act • Protection of public and private water supply • Protection of groundwater supply • Flood control • Storm damage prevention • Prevention of pollution • Protection of land containing shellfish • Protection of fisheries • Protection of wildlife habitat

10. Salmon Image courtesy of US Army Corps of Engineers