Watchdog Wetlands Permitting

Get to know your local Army Corps of Engineers staff.
Get on the list for public notice of dredge and fill permits in your basin.
Ask questions of state water quality, natural resource and fish and wildlife agencies, university researchers and consulting firms to find out how much of your watershed has been filled, altered or disturbed by dredging and filling, and by what activities.
Ask your local Army Corps of Engineers office for a list of nationwide permit applications in your watershed, and then comment on individual impacts.
Participate actively when nationwide permits are developed or revised, participate actively.
Find out how the filling of wetlands is considered in the development of TMDLs.
Support adequate staffing and funding for wetlands protection in your state agencies and regional offices of the Corps and the EPA.