Mike Rolband’s environmental career has spanned more than 40 years. What started as a path in construction and real estate development eventually led to his development of one of the first mitigation banks in the country. Now, Rolband serves as Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Director of the Department of Environmental Quality.
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Topics:
conservation,
US Army Corps of Engineers,
USACE,
technology,
environmental permitting,
wetland delineation,
natural resources,
natural resource identification,
efficiency software,
mitigation banking,
wetland mitigation,
policy,
PEEP,
Department of Environmental Quality,
deq,
electronic permitting,
Virginia
Jessie Mahr, Director of Technology at Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC), has dedicated her career to all things wetland. She believes better technology and better data are the keys to impactful environmental decision-making.
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Topics:
wetlands,
monitoring,
ecosystem,
conservation,
technology,
mapping,
drone,
environmental permitting,
wetland delineation,
natural resources,
natural resource identification,
efficiency software,
wetland mitigation,
policy
Experts explain Florida’s 404 assumption policy and practice.
This topic was covered in the 15th episode of Ecobot's webinar series, Convergence of Wetland Science and Technology. View recorded episodes here.
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Topics:
wetlands,
Ecobot,
WOTUS,
Clean Water Act,
EPA,
Navigable Water Rule,
section 404,
404,
natural resource identification,
whitelisted,
wetland mitigation,
404 assumption,
Florida
Hear from practitioners in New Jersey and Michigan about the successes and pitfalls of state 404 assumption in both states.
This topic was covered in the 20th episode of Ecobot's webinar series, Convergence of Wetland Science and Technology. View recorded episodes here.
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Topics:
wetlands,
climate,
ecosystem,
Clean Water Act,
EPA,
Navigable Water Rule,
404,
wetland delineation,
natural resource identification,
wetland mitigation,
404 assumption,
Florida
Explore the current state of affairs around wetland mitigation banking and respective policy with bankers, consultants, and policy-makers.
This topic was covered in the 10th episode of Ecobot's webinar series, Convergence of Wetland Science and Technology. View recorded episodes here.
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Topics:
wetlands,
monitoring,
WOTUS,
technology,
mapping,
delineation,
environmental permitting,
wetland delineation,
natural resources,
mitigation banking,
wetland mitigation