Collaborative Workshops and Story Map
The Indiana Silver Jackets is made up of multiple agencies and organizations focused on hazard mitigation, emergency management, floodplain management, natural resources management or conservation, etc.
The Indiana Silver Jackets was awarded funds from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to complete a wetland outreach and education project through Floodplain Management Services. The project delivered an educational outreach program for Indiana communities focusing on the importance of wetlands and how they impact water quality and reduce flood risk. There was a series of four workshops located throughout the state: northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest. Each workshop included half day workshops with presentations on wetlands, functions and values of wetlands, regulations and what the public can do. There was an additional field trip to a local wetland for each workshop.
Workshops were held at Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge on July 12, 2022, Prophetstown State Park and Purdue University on July 22, 2022, Eagle Marsh Nature Preserve and LC Nature Park on August 10, 2022 and Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area and Bloomfield Library on August 16, 2022.
To request additional wetland workshops the public may contact the Indiana Silver Jackets.
The following materials were created in a collaborative effort by all the involved agencies:
Indiana Silver Jackets Wetland Workshops Archive
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge: July 12, 2022
- What is or is NOT a Wetland? (July 12, 2022) [PDF]
- Functions, Values and Benefits of Wetlands (July 12, 2022) [PDF]
- The Regulation of Wetlands (July 12, 2022) [PDF]
- Keeping Wetlands Healthy (July 12, 2022) [PDF]
- Success Stories (July 12, 2022) [PDF]
- Resources and Thank (July 12, 2022)s [PDF]
Prophetstown State Park and Purdue University: July 22, 2022
- What is or is NOT a Wetland? (July 22, 2022) [PDF]
- Functions, Values and Benefits of Wetlands (July 22, 2022) [PDF]
- Designing and Managing Restorations (Purdue University) (July 22, 2022) [PDF]
- The Regulation of Wetlands (July 22, 2022) [PDF]
- Wetland Health (July 22, 2022) [PDF]
- Success Stories (July 22, 2022) [PDF]
- Resources and Thanks (July 22, 2022) [PDF]
LC Nature Park and Eagle Marsh: August 10, 2022
- What is or is NOT a Wetland? (August 10, 2022) [PDF]
- Functions, Values and Benefits of Wetlands (August 10, 2022) [PDF]
- The Regulation of Wetlands (August 10, 2022) [PDF]
- Indiana Wetlands Health and Restoration (August 10, 2022) [PDF]
- Success Stories (August 10, 2022) [PDF]
- Resources and Thanks (August 10, 2022) [PDF]
Goose Pond and Bloomfield Library: August 16, 2022
- What is or is NOT a Wetland? (August 16, 2022) [PDF]
- Functions, Values and Benefits of Wetlands (August 16, 2022) [PDF]
- The Regulation of Wetlands (August 16, 2022) [PDF]
- Keeping Wetlands Healthy (August 16, 2022) [PDF]
- Success Stories (August 16, 2022) [PDF]
- Resources and Thanks (August 16, 2022) [PDF]
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