Royal C. Gardner

Environmental law prof @stetsonlaw; past chair of @RamsarConv Scientific and Technical Review Panel; author of Lawyers, Swamps, and Money; NY Giants fan.

[Royal C. Gardner @swamp_prof]

Take a deep dive into #WOTUS, available this December from @IslandPress

[Royal C. Gardner @swamp_prof]

@AmtrakAlerts 98 Silver Meteor departed Orlando yesterday morn. B/c of wildfire, route was canceled and train is returning to Orlando—but it has stopped 2 miles before the DeLand station for many hours. When will it resume? When will ordeal end?

[Royal C. Gardner @swamp_prof]

After more than 150 teams competing on five continents in national and regional rounds, after four preliminary rounds at the International Finals, we are down to the elite eight of the Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition:
🇨🇳 v 🇮🇳
🇵🇭 v 🇰🇷
🇵🇭 v 🇸🇬
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[Royal C. Gardner @swamp_prof]

Nice venue for the Officious Intermeddlers

[Royal C. Gardner @swamp_prof]

Craft brewers care about clean water! Join me tomorrow if you are in Boulder and want to talk about WOTUS. I’ll cover the admission cost for any student attendee (but not the bar tab)

[Royal C. Gardner @swamp_prof]

Join me in my natural habitat

[Royal C. Gardner @swamp_prof]

Looks interesting. I may pop in

[Craig Pittman @craigtimes]

Column: #Florida's version of DOGE should investigate all the millions wasted on building "Alligator Alcatraz" that could've done so much to help the environment. My latest for @FLPhoenixNews also features lots of dog puns. https://t.co/FeCTQVcZHS

[Royal C. Gardner @swamp_prof]

First day of school (and start of 32nd year at Stetson Law)!

[Royal C. Gardner @swamp_prof]

30th edition of the Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition will have a focus on prior informed consent and benefit sharing in the de-extinction context: https://t.co/fk9Fghj0Vu

[Royal C. Gardner @swamp_prof]

Looking forward to a WOTUS book signing at the ⁦@SWS_org⁩ meeting in Providence tomorrow!

[Convention on Wetlands @RamsarConv]

💧🌿Coming Soon! Global Wetland Outlook 2025: Valuing, conserving, restoring and financing wetlands

Produced by the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP), the Global Wetland Outlook 2025 summarises the latest empirical data on the extent of wetlands, trends in loss and degradation, the economic value of ecosystem services and the scale of investment required to achieve international restoration and conservation targets.

Stay tuned for the official launch and join the movement to safeguard one of the planet’s most vital ecosystems.

#GlobalWetlandOutlook2025 #GWO2025 #FinancingWetlands #WetlandConservation #WetlandMatters

[Royal C. Gardner @swamp_prof]

Nice to see Waters of the United States make Yale Climate Connections book list for Earth Day 2025 https://t.co/W1JZShtqCE

[Royal C. Gardner @swamp_prof]

All jazzed up and ready for the 29th Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition this week! https://t.co/r1cQCusIBo

[Royal C. Gardner @swamp_prof]

If you're in St Pete tomorrow, check out USF's Florida Studies Book Festival! There's a great line-up of authors, including @cynthiabarnett & @craigtimes. I'll be talking about my book, Waters of the United States: POTUS, SCOTUS, WOTUS, and the Politics of a National Resource!

[Royal C. Gardner @swamp_prof]

Every proper book signing event requires a cake

[Arie Trouwborst @Arie_Trouwborst]

Het lijkt een kwestie van tijd voordat de buitenkat haar plaats in de geschiedenisboeken inneemt naast de rokende kleuterjuf. 🐱🚬 Dat is de slotsom van een artikel dat ik mocht schrijven voor het juridische maandblad Ars Aequi: https://t.co/DmASeM3aQx

[Elgar Law @Elgar_Law]

🆕 Wetlands and International Environmental Law:
The Evolution and Impact of the Ramsar Convention.

Edited by @swamp_prof, @Richard_Caddell and Erin Okuno

More information ➡️ https://t.co/6JBnIQhm5E
🆓 Read the Preface, Introduction and Chapter 1 ➡️ https://t.co/bR6kzWFw6t

[Royal C. Gardner @swamp_prof]

Getting ready for my #WOTUS talk at ⁦@TulaneLaw⁩ tomorrow

[Royal C. Gardner @swamp_prof]

My TA alerted me to this unsolicited WOTUS shout-out ⁦at the MP3 5th Annual Environmental and Land Use Law Conference ⁦@HCBATampaBay⁩

[Royal C. Gardner @swamp_prof]

Happy World Wetlands Day to all who celebrate!