A Bi-Weekly Publication Friday September 10, 2004

				Dear Wetlands Advocate, We hope this e-newsletter continues to be a valuable resource for Michigan's wetland advocates. Please forward this on to those you think would be interested. If you would like to be added to or unsubscribed from this list, please email Chris Grubb. FINAL DAYS TO TELL DEQ TO ABANDON BEACH DOOMING GP Monday, September 13, is the last day to submit comments to the DEQ about their proposed General Permit (GP) for beach dooming. As of today, more than 450 of Michigan's wetland advocates have submitted comments to the DEQ opposing a new GP for coastal wetland destruction. That stands in stark contrast with the 29 people commenting in support of the GP. I'm calling on any and all MWACers who haven't already sent in their comments to the DEQ to do so today. Send a fax to DEQ Read the proposed GP CORPS NJDs POSTED; TELL CONGRESS TO SUPPORT CWARA The Army Corps of Engineers recently ordered its district offices to begin posting information to the internet on all instances in which they have declined to extend Clean Water Act protections to various water bodies and wetlands. Most districts have complied with this directive and are now making public a brief data form on each "non jurisdictional determination" (NJD). Links to these forms from many of the Corps districts is available here thanks to the Clean Water Network. The Clean Water Authority Restoration Act (H.R. 962) would clarify and strengthen jurisdiction to better protect waters and wetlands of the United States. The following Michigan Members of Congress have not signed on to this bill: Thaddeus McCotter, Candice Miller, Joe Knollenberg, Mike Rogers, Nick Smith, Fred Upton, Dale Kildee, Dave Camp, Peter Hoekstra. If your representative is on this list, please encourage him/her to co-sponsor this legislation.			GLAHNF Grant Apps Due September 30^th – Grassroots Symposium October 15,16 The Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund's Fall funding cycle is open until September 30^th. Wetland protection is a priority program area for funding this Fall. You can learn more about GLAHNF and download grant application materials here. If you would like to discuss a project idea, please contact Chris Grubb (Lake Huron basin Lake Advisor) or Joel Brammeier (Lake Michigan basin Lake Advisor). --- GLAHNF will also be hosting a Grassroots Symposium near Toronto on October 15 and 16. Lodging, meals, and registration are only $25! Download the registration form from the GLAHNF Website.
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