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  • EPA Wetlands Protection and Restoration Portal
  • EPA Voluntary Restoration and Protection Information Sheet
  • USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation
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  • Association of State Wetland Managers
  • Society for Ecological Restoration
  • Society of Wetland Scientists provides listing of professional wetland scientists.
  • Soil and Water Conservation Society
  • Water Environment Federation
  • Land Trust of Tennessee
  • Cumberland River Compact

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