What in the WETS is going on?Weather stations, farmed land determinations, and discovering missing
August 2020 – JHWetco’s Joe Hmieleski The following is a true story and starts from a simple question and ends down a rabbit hole. First,...
National Plant List Changes - Joe's Review
It's that time again: barbeque, cold beverages, sun-screen, and oh, the National Wetland Plant List updates - YAY! Wait, what? Ok, some...
Potential Impacts to Lake County’s Wetlands Due to Changes in Clean Water Act Definition of Waters o
Clients occasionally ask me about how the soon to be enacted “waters Rule” (effective on June 22, 2020) will impact their current or...
Wetland Permitting - Simplified
I previously worked at the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission as the commission's very first wetland specialist, a position I...
Just In Time for Spring
Effective May 1, 2016, wetland delineators should be using the most updated National Wetland Plant List (NWPL). What does this mean and...
Come on Growing Season!
For wetland professionals, the beginning of the growing season means that we can once again feel comfortable doing wetland delineations. ...