OCR error (C:\Conversion\JobRoot\00000A13\tiff\2000U20E.tif): Unspecified error ------- The U.S. Department of the Interior (USDOI) helps private landowners through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). These programs include Partners for Wildlife (Private Lands Assistance and Restoration Program), and the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) joint Ventures. • Contact: USDOI, USFWS, North American Waterfowl and Wetlands Office, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), through its Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, Wetlands Division and the contractor-operated Wetlands Information Hotline, offers information on current EPA wetland conservation, acquisition, and restoration initiatives. • Contact: US EPA, OWOW, Wetlands Division (4502F), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. The US EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds (OWOW) also provides financial assistance under Section 319(h) of the Clean Water Act for a number of wetland restoration and protection activities. • Contact: US EPA, OWOW, Nonpomt Source Control Branch (4503F), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. Private/Nonprofit Assistance In the private sector, Ducks Unlimited administers the MARSH (Matching Aid to Restore States Habitat) Program. • Contact: MARSH Program Coordinator, 1155 Connecticut Ave., NW, #800, Washington, DC 20036. The Nature Conservancy provides help through the Natural Areas Registry. • Contact: 2 Wisconsin Ave., Chevy Chase, MD 20815. The hook Wo/ton League offers the Partners for Wetlands program. • Contact: 1401 Wilson Blvd., Level B, Arlington, VA 22209. Private Land Trusts assist landowners in acquiring and restoring wetlands using a master planning process to select a variety of programs based on the landowner's resource needs, goals, and opportunities. • Contact: Trust for Public Lands 312 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20002 • Contact: Land Trust Alliance 900 17th St., NW, Washington, DC 20002 • Contact: American Farmland Trust 1920 N St., NW, Washington, DC 20036. For more information, contact the EPA Wetlands Information Hotline at 1-800-832-7828 (contractor operated). ------- |