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Core Elements of Effective State and Tribal Wetland Programs

This document describes each core program element and provides a more comprehensive menu of program building activities than EPA has summarized in the past.

TRIBAL, STATE, AND TERRITORY WETLANDS PROGRAM CORE ELEMENT FRAMEWORK (pdf) (1 MB, February 08, 2023)

Below is the original 2008 Core Elements of an Effective State and Tribal Wetland Program for those that have EPA-approved Wetland Program Plans that run through 2028 or are planning on submitting a Wetland Program Development Grant project based on those EPA-approved Wetland Program Plans that run through 2028.

Core Elements of Effective State and Tribal Wetland Programs (pdf) (344.84 KB)

Core Elements of Effective State and Tribal Wetland Programs

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