Wetlands Science and Law became a very important part of general environmental law, primarily beginning with the Industrial Revolution of the 1700s. Wetlands has paramount importance from the mushy area behind a residential backyard to mitigating Global Climate Change.

Topics will include, but in legal parlance, not exclusive of:

• A brief history of Wetlands – Bogs, Fens, Marshes, Prairie Potholes, Bayous, Swamps, et-cetera
• The history of law and policy
• General environmental law
• International treaties
• United States Law and Administrative Policy
• Some topics on Agriculture and Personal Liability
• The importance of trying to define Wetlands, from the International Level to the Local Level, whether by Law, Treaties, NGOs, or other private organizations