Development of Wetlands Program Development Plan
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The Office seeks development of a comprehensive wetlands program development plan. Office anticipates that this scope of work will include stakeholder meeting facilitation, identifying suitable and achievable initiatives, researching and summarizing information needed to write the WPDP, and working closely with IDEM staff to write the WPDP. The WPDP may include, but not be limited to, the following long-term initiatives:
1) identify high priority wetlands for protection;
2) increase wetland education and information availability for technical staff, land owners/developers, and the general public;
3) emphasize avoidance and minimization for Indiana’s remaining wetlands, and promote restoration of impacted or degraded wetlands when mitigation is needed;
4) develop positive incentives for people to voluntarily conserve and restore wetlands;
5) increase scientific information on Indiana wetlands; foster wetland conservation partnerships between public, private and not-for-profit entities.
