BACKGROUND 



On October 18-20, 1989, U.S. Environmental Protection 

 Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Forest Service, Soil 

 Conservation Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land 

 Management, National Park Service, Bureau of Reclamation, and 

 Department of Defense participated in a workshop at Harper's 

 Ferry, West Virginia on "Wise Use and Protection of Federally 

 Managed Wetlands: The Federal Land Management Land Management 

 Agency Role." 



The purpose of the three-day workshop was to bring together 

 staff level/middle management from nine Federal agencies to gain 

 a better understanding of the agencies' missions and the 

 constraints of their missions relative to use and protection of 

 wetlands on Federal lands, and to develop ways to collaborate on 

 common issues and concerns. The workshop was organized because 

 there is great potential for improved protection of wetlands 

 through Federal land management agencies. There are about 10 

 million acres of wetlands under Federal ownership, easements or 

 leases in the lower 48 (29 million acres in Alaska) , and there 

 are also many opportunities to restore wetlands on Federal lands. 



An Interagency Wetlands Coordinating Body (IWCB) has been 

 established at the Headquarters level to find ways to implement 

 the Harper's Ferry Workshop recommendations. The IWCB produced a 

 video slide presentation entitled "Planning for the Future: 

 Wetlands on Federal Lands" as its first joint effort to improve 

 understanding/communication between the Federal Land Management 

 Agencies. This Wetlands Points of Contact (POC) Directory is the 

 second product of the IWCB. 



PURPOSE 



The purpose of the directory is to (1) promote a better 

 understanding of the missions of the Federal Land Management 

 Agencies and to (2) enhance communications and cooperation 

 between them at the regional level. The names provided in this 

 directory are points of contact. The points of contact should 

 direct users to program managers within the agency if specific 

 questions or projects are involved. 



