On Sun, 30 Oct 1994, Burton Guttman wrote:

> Now, forgive my ignorance but I thought we had at least _some_ laws in
> this state to protect wetlands. Can any Joe Schmoe just buy himself a
> wetland and proceed to rape it as he pleases?

No, I believe they need a Corps of Engineers permit to alter wetlands
(fill them, reroute waterflows). There are federal laws that enforce this.

> Were they afraid I might
> be taking pictures as evidence against their illegal activities, or to
> gather evidence in support of stronger wetlands legislation, or what?
> This may be completely legitimate, but it smells like an affair that
> someone ought to look into.

Sounds very fishy to me. If they had the authority to legally do all
that stuff, what are they afraid of?

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Mike Smith
Univ. of Washington, Seattle
whimbrel at u.washington.edu