From The Editor's Desk

As I write this, winter is knocking at my door. The leaves are down from most of our deciduous trees. Considerable rain since Thanksgiving has filled the vernal pools that were dry for months – the eggs laid by marbled salamander eggs in late summer and fall should have hatched. Our first Ralph Tiner snowfall arrived in mid-November – WSP Editor only a couple of inches…not like the 6 feet of snow that Buffalo received. It won’t be long now until we have a snowstorm that will require driveway plowing. The Farmers Almanac says we’re due for a cold winter. I wonder if my winter botany short course will get delayed due to severe cold as it was a few years ago. Too cold to go out in the field (subzero with wind chill) … we simply rescheduled for a week or two later.

By the time you read this, another year will have passed and the year 2023 has arrived. I’m looking forward to our annual meeting in Spokane and to meeting up with SWS colleagues (sorry to have missed the Grand Rapids event). During the coming year, we’ve invited wetlanders working in Latin American and Caribbean wetlands to prepare articles for our 3rd special issue devoted to informing readers about wetland activities in these regions (see announcement herein). Tatiana Lobato de Magalhães again will be coordinating this effort, thanks Tatiana! I’m also looking forward to another year of virtually Covid-free travel (keeping fingers crossed on this one) for teaching and pleasure. In 2023, we’ll also hear what the US Supreme Court has to say about US EPA’s jurisdiction over wetlands and whether their authority will be limited by the Court (for the latest information on wetland policies, follow the National Association of Wetland Managers at: https://www. nawm.org/). On December 30, 2022, EPA issued a news release on their current interpretation of "waters of the United States" (see p. 26).

Besides the latest SWS news including announcements on our upcoming annual meeting and other wetland news, you’ll find in this issue another article written by Arnold van der Valk about scientists who made significant contributions to wetland science. I’m so grateful that Arnold spends time doing this, not only for WSP, but for acknowledging scientists instrumental in building the foundation for wetland science. It’s been a pleasure to read his manuscripts. We also have an article highlighting one of our designated Wetlands of Distinction – in this case – Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, written by Roy Messaros. I know this Massachusetts wetland well as I have used it as a site for teaching freshwater wetland plant identification. Also included in this issue are abstracts from 6 of the 12 students who received research grants this year (the others will be presented in our April issue). The last major contribution to this issue - Notes from the Field - recounts my observations of wetlands during the past few months.

We welcome contributions to WSP. Readers would like to hear about the projects you are working on or the kinds of wetlands you investigate or simply enjoy visiting. If interested in contributing, just send me a message at ralphtiner83@gmail.com.

Happy Swamping.

CONTENTS Vol. 41, No. 1 January 2023 ISSN: 1943-6254

1 / From The Editor's Desk 3 / President's Address 4 / SWS Webinar Series 4 / SWS News 5 / Student Research Award Abstracts 7 / Guidelines for Tributes to Desceased Wetlanders 8 / SWS 2023 Annual Meeting Information 10 / Articles 21 / Notes From the Field 26 / Wetland Practice 27 / Wetlands in the News 28 / Wetland Bookshelf 28 / What's New in the SWS Journal- Wetlands 29 / WSP Submission Guidelines 30 / 2023 Advertising Prospectus

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10 / Beginnings of Wetland Science in Britain: Agnes Arber and William H. Pearsall Arnold van der Valk 19 / Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Massachusetts, USA: A Wetland of Distinction Roy Messaros

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White Water Lily (Nymphaea odorata) – one of the most common aquatic plants in North America ranging from Canada to Mexico. (Photo by Ralph Tiner)

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PRESIDENT / William Kleindl, Ph.D. PRESIDENT-ELECT / Susan Galatowitsch, Ph.D. IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT / Gregory Noe, Ph.D. SECRETARY GENERAL / Leandra Cleveland, PWS TREASURER / Lori Sutter, Ph.D. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / Erin Berggren, CAE DIGITAL MARKETING SPECIALIST / Moriah Meeks WETLAND SCIENCE & PRACTICE EDITOR / Ralph Tiner, PWS Emeritus

CHAPTERS ASIA / Wei-Ta Fang, Ph.D. CANADA / Susan Glasauer, Ph.D. CENTRAL / Lindsey Postaski CHINA / Xianguo Lyu EUROPE / Matthew Simpson, PWS INTERNATIONAL / Alanna Rebelo, Ph.D. and Tatiana Lobato de Magalhães, Ph.D., PWS MID-ATLANTIC / Adam Gailey, MS, PWS NEW ENGLAND / Dwight Dunk, PWS NORTH CENTRAL / Casey Judge, WPIT OCEANIA / Maria Vandergragt PACIFIC NORTHWEST / Josh Wozniak, PWS ROCKY MOUNTAIN / Rebecca Pierce SOUTH ATLANTIC / Richard Chinn SOUTH CENTRAL / Jodie Murray Burns, PWS, MEd, MS WESTERN / Richard Beck, PWS, CPESC, CEP

SECTIONS BIOGEOCHEMISTRY / Havalend Steinmuller, Ph.D. EDUCATION / Darold Batzer, Ph.D. GLOBAL CHANGE ECOLOGY / Wei Wu, Ph.D. PEATLANDS / Bin Xu, Ph.D. PUBLIC POLICY AND REGULATION / John Lowenthal, PWS RAMSAR / Nicholas Davidson, Ph.D. STUDENT / Deja Newton WETLAND RESTORATION / Kurt Kowalski, Ph.D. WILDLIFE / Andy Nyman, Ph.D. WOMEN IN WETLANDS / Rachel Schultz, Ph.D.

COMMITTEES AWARDS / Amanda Nahlik, Ph.D. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH / Jeffrey Matthews, Ph.D. HUMAN DIVERSITY / Kwanza Johnson and Jacoby Carter, Ph.D. MEETINGS / Yvonne Vallette, PWS MEMBERSHIP / Leandra Cleveland, PWS PUBLICATIONS / Keith Edwards WAYS & MEANS / Lori Sutter, Ph.D. WETLANDS OF DISTINCTION / Roy Messaros, Ph.D., Steffanie Munguia and Jason Smith, PWS

REPRESENTATIVES PCP / Christine VanZomeren WETLANDS / Marinus Otte, Ph.D. WETLAND SCIENCE & PRACTICE / Ralph Tiner, PWS Emeritus ASWM / Jill Aspinwall AIBS / Dennis Whigham, Ph.D.