• Understand how wetlands support water quality and protect properties from flooding.
• Learn how to identify wetland characteristics, state classifications, and conditions for development.
• Explore the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Atlas as a tool to locate wetlands.
• Become informed about permit requirements for site-specific conditions.
• Receive contact information for state specialists regarding wetland assessment and permit applications.

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Shannon Morrison
Shannon Morrison has worked for the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation as a District Wetlands Ecologist since 2000. She assists landowners, developers, farmers, municipalities in interpreting and implementing the Vermont Wetland Rules in Lamoille, Washington, Essex and Orleans Counties. Shannon graduated from the University of Vermont in 1998 with an M.S. in Botany.