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  • 2024 HYDRIC SOILS TRAINING CLASS
    February 19, 2024
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  • Stream + Wetlands Foundation Internship Opportunity: Summer 2024
    January 11, 2024
    Start Date: Summer 2024 Length of Internship: 12+/- weeks Schedule: 4/10 work schedule Work Location: Columbus, OH area Compensation: $20 to $25 per hour depending on education and prior work experience Application deadline: March 1, 2024, or until filled Overview: Stream + Wetlands Foundation (S+W) offers paid summer internships to candidates interested in ecological restoration […]
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  • Stream + Wetlands Foundation Scholarship Application Opens December 1st, 2023
    November 14, 2023
    Applications will be available starting December 1st, 2023 for the Stream + Wetlands Foundation scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year. The scholarship fund is held and managed by the Fairfield County Foundation (FCF), a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to enhancing the quality of life and economic viability of the Fairfield County community. Applications and a letter […]
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  • Wetland Credit Release in the Grand River Watershed
    September 27, 2023
    Stream + Wetlands Foundation is excited to announce the regulatory approval of our Hemlock Swamp Wetland Mitigation Bank in Ashtabula County, Ohio. The 147-acre site is located in the Grand River watershed (HUC 04110004) and will generate forested and non-forested wetland mitigation credits that can be used for Section 404/401 and Ohio isolated wetland permits. The […]
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  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. EPA issue revised definition of Waters of the United States
    September 8, 2023
    On August 29, 2023, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. EPA issued a final rule to amend the “Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’” (2023 WOTUS) rule, published in the Federal Register on January 18, 2023. The agencies believe the amended rule conforms the definition of “Waters of the United States” to the U.S. Supreme Court’s […]
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  • S+W to Celebrate 10 Years of Collaboration with Ohio University
    September 5, 2023
    Working Together to Build a Body of Knowledge around Streams and Wetlands The Stream + Wetlands Foundation (S+W) will soon begin its 10th year as a proud partner of Ohio University’s  Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service (Voinovich School), which advances student research in watershed and wetlands programs. In addition to expanded research, our […]
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  • Wetland Credit Release in the Black-Rocky Watershed
    July 24, 2023
    Stream + Wetlands Foundation has received a release of forested and non-forested credits from our Black-Rocky Umbrella Mitigation Bank! The credits were generated from our Grafton Swamp site (pictured below) within the Black-Rocky 8-digit HUC watershed west of Cleveland. They can be used to satisfy mitigation needs for 404/401 and isolated wetland permits. Please contact Kellie Griffin by […]
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  • H2Ohio Funding 2024 and 2025 State Fiscal Years
    July 10, 2023
    Since its inception in 2019, the #H2Ohio program administered by Ohio EPA, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and Ohio Department of Agriculture, has worked to improve water quality in Lake Erie and across Ohio. Originally funded in the 2020-2021 state biennium at $172 million, the 2024-2025 state fiscal year budget signed by Gov. Mike DeWine on July 5th increased H2Ohio’s […]
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  • “Regulatory Update – Waters of the United States and Approved Jurisdictional Determinations”
    June 26, 2023
    Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Sackett case, the US Army Corps of Engineers suspended issuance of Approved Jurisdictional Determinations (AJDs). AJDs are the vehicle by which the Corps formally identifies what wetlands, streams, and other waterbodies are subject to regulation under the federal Clean Water Act. Without an AJD, a project can not […]
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