<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">

<head>
<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
 name="PostalCode"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
 name="State"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
 name="Street"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
 name="City"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
 name="address"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
 name="PlaceType"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
 name="PlaceName"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
 name="place"/>
<!--[if !mso]>
<style>
st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }
</style>
<![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
 /* Style Definitions */
 p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
        {margin:0in;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        font-size:12.0pt;
        font-family:"Times New Roman";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
        {color:blue;
        text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
        {color:purple;
        text-decoration:underline;}
p
        {mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
        margin-right:0in;
        mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        margin-left:0in;
        font-size:12.0pt;
        font-family:"Times New Roman";}
span.EmailStyle17
        {mso-style-type:personal-compose;
        font-family:Arial;
        color:windowtext;}
@page Section1
        {size:8.5in 11.0in;
        margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}
div.Section1
        {page:Section1;}
-->
</style>

</head>

<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple>

<div class=Section1>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The Bioscience Framework Implementation Team (FIT) is
revising the current Wetlands GIS Data Standard and a draft of version 2 is
available for your review and comment. The comment period will be open for 45
days and closes June 1, 2009. Please address comments and questions to John
Christy.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Draft Wetlands GIS Data Standard, v2.0: (the new document) <a
href="http://gis.oregon.gov/DAS/EISPD/GEO/standards/standards.shtml#Standards_in_Revision">http://gis.oregon.gov/DAS/EISPD/GEO/standards/standards.shtml#Standards_in_Revision</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Current Wetlands GIS Data Standard, v1.0: (the current
document) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/EISPD/GEO/docs/wetlands/ORWetlandMappingStandardv1.pdf">http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/EISPD/GEO/docs/wetlands/ORWetlandMappingStandardv1.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>PowerPoint overview of v2.0: <a
href="http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/EISPD/GEO/Standards/docs/11th_StandardsForum/Christy_OWMS_V2.ppt">http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/EISPD/GEO/Standards/docs/11th_StandardsForum/Christy_OWMS_V2.ppt</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Bioscience FIT webpage: <a
href="http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/EISPD/GEO/fit/bioscience/BioFrame.shtml">http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/EISPD/GEO/fit/bioscience/BioFrame.shtml</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>John
A. Christy<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
 w:st="on">Natural</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Heritage</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Information</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><br>
Institute for Natural Resources, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><br>
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">1322 SE Morrison St.</st1:Street>,
 <st1:City w:st="on">Portland</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
 w:st="on">97214-2423</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><br>
Ph. 503.731.3070 x108;  Fax 503.731.3070 x118<br>
<a href="http://www.oregonstate.edu/ornhic/"
title="http://www.oregonstate.edu/ornhic/">http://www.oregonstate.edu/ornhic/</a></span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> <em><i><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;font-style:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></span></font></p>

<p><em><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Milt Hill, GISP</span></font></i></em><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'><br>
<em><i><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Framework Coordinator</span></font></i></em><br>
<em><i><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>DAS/Geospatial <u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:City u2:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Enterprise</u1:City></u1:place></st1:place></st1:City>
Office</span></font></i></em><br>
<u1:Street u2:st="on"><u1:address style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(res://ietag.dll/#34/#1001); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x" tabIndex="0" u2:st="on"><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><em><i><font face=Arial><span
  style='font-family:Arial'>955 Center St. NE</u1:address></u1:Street></span></font></i></em></st1:address></st1:Street><em><i><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, Rm 470</span></font></i></em><br>
<u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:City u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><em><i><font
  face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Salem</u1:City></span></font></i></em></st1:City><em><i><font
 face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, <u1:State u2:st="on"><st1:State
 w:st="on">OR</u1:State></st1:State> <u1:PostalCode u2:st="on"><st1:PostalCode
 w:st="on">97301</u1:PostalCode></st1:PostalCode></u1:place></span></font></i></em></st1:place><br>
<em><i><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>503-378-3157</span></font></i></em><br>
</span></font></i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="blocked::mailto:milton.e.hill@state.or.us"
title="blocked::mailto:milton.e.hill@state.or.us mailto:milton.e.hill@state.or.us"><em><i><font
face=Arial title="blocked::mailto:milton.e.hill@state.or.us"><span
title="blocked::mailto:milton.e.hill@state.or.us"><span style='font-family:
Arial;text-decoration:none'>milton.e.hill@state.or.us</span></span></font></i></em></a><br>
<a href="blocked::http://gis.oregon.gov"
title="blocked::http://gis.oregon.gov http://gis.oregon.gov"><em><i><font
face=Arial title="blocked::http://gis.oregon.gov"><span
title="blocked::http://gis.oregon.gov"><span style='font-family:Arial;
text-decoration:none'>http://gis.oregon.gov</span></span></font></i></em></a><em><i><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font></i></em></span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

</div>

</body>

</html>