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a. Acknowledgments There have been many people and agencies associated with the development of the Baldwin County Wetland Conservation Plan. First, this document could not have been completed without the continual support of the Baldwin County Commission. All phases of this endeavor have been approved by the Commission and they have provided unanimous agreement for the continuation of this project, making Baldwin County the leader in the protection of wetland resources in Alabama. Also, funding and technical support came from the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Hudson Slay, the EPA grant manager assigned to this project, provided endless technical support and patience throughout the development of this project. The United States Army Corps of Engineers – Mobile District Regulatory Branch donated many hours of staff time for the execution of the wetland validation project, with special thanks to Eric Buckelew and Larry “Chip” Dixon for their field expertise and to Linda Peterson for the statistical support. Also, the International Paper (IP) Corporation deserves thanks for donating its staff support in navigating to 36 validation sites on its property. There were also many private land owners in Baldwin County who allowed us to conduct wetland delineations for the wetland validation project. The Technical Advisory Committee endured many long meetings and lent their expertise to all phases of this project, most notably to the fine tuning of the remote functional assessment model. The Technical Advisory Committee was made up of representatives from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Daphne Field Office (Randy Roach, Darren LeBlanc); the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (Carl Ferraro, Roy Collins); the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, State Lands Division (Garth Crow, Jeff Jordan); the University of South Alabama (Dr. Judy Stout); and many others. The Baldwin County Planning Commission has been stalwart in the protection of wetland resources during its monthly review of subdivision and rezoning applications. Also, support from the Baldwin County Environmental Advisory Board was extremely helpful in the development of this program, with special thanks to Fred Nation who assisted with the plant species lists. We are also very thankful to our colleagues in the Baldwin County Planning and Zoning Department, who utilize the wetland information generated by this project in their review of new subdivisions, rezoning requests, and variance applications and in turn have proved the usefulness of this project. We sincerely thank William H. Brantley Jr. of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, State Lands Division who had the foresight and vision to develop this project and has a sincere interest and desire to continue Baldwin County’s effort to protect its natural resources. We also thank Hank Burch of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, State Lands Division, Coastal Section who provided meticulous and insightful review during all phases of this endeavor. iv
. List of Acronyms 1. ADCNR...................................... Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources 2. ADEM ...................................................... Alabama Department of Environmental Management 3. ADID........................................................................................ Advance Identification of Wetlands 4. AFC .................................................................................................. Alabama Forestry Commission 5. ANHP........................................................................................Alabama Natural Heritage Program 6. BCC...................................................................................................... Baldwin County Commission 7. BCDWL ..............................................................................Baldwin County Digital Wetland Layer 8. BCEAB...............................................................Baldwin County Environmental Advisory Board 9. BCHS ................................................................................................... Baldwin County High School 10. BCWCP ..................................................................... Baldwin County Wetland Conservation Plan 11. CACWP ......................................................................... Coastal Alabama Clean Water Partnership 12. CIAP .........................................................................Alabama Coastal Impact Assistance Program 13. CIR ................................................................................................................................. Color Infrared 14. DLG........................................................................................................................Digital Line Graph 15. EPA..............................................................................................Environmental Protection Agency 16. FEMA ..............................................................................Federal Emergency Management Agency 17. GIS .................................................................................................. Geographic Information System 18. GPS ........................................................................................................... Global Positioning System 19. GSA.....................................................................................................Geological Survey of Alabama 20. HGM ...................................................................................................................... Hydrogeomorphic 21. HUC..................................................................................................................Hydrologic Unit Code 22. MBNEP................................................................................Mobile Bay National Estuary Program 23. MBRT ........................................................................................... Mitigation Banking Review Team 24. MOA ..................................................................................................... Memorandum of Agreement 25. MOU...............................................................................................Memorandum of Understanding 26. NLCD ....................................................................................................... National Land Cover Data 27. NRCS ................................................................................ Natural Resources Conservation Service 28. NWI ....................................................................................................... National Wetland Inventory 29. RFWAM ............................................................. Remote Functional Wetland Assessment Model 30. USACE ..............................................................................United States Army Corps of Engineers 31. USCB......................................................................................................Unites States Census Bureau 32. WPOD..................................................................................... Wetland Protection Overlay District 33. WRP ...........................................................................................................Wetland Reserve Program v
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