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Wetlands 101

Want to learn more about wetlands, but not sure where to start?

Here is some information, made especially for beginners.

Wetland Law & Policy

Federal, State and Local laws and policies have a major effect

on the study and treatment of wetlands, use this portal to explore the effects policy and law have on wetlands.


Wetland Plants & Hydrology

GIS & Mapping

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Featured Picture

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Gouldsboro State Park, in Monroe and Wayne counties in northeastern Pennsylvania, contains 2,800 acres of land, including mature northern hardwoods ,wetlands and the 250-acre Gouldsboro Lake. Gouldsboro Lake was drawndown in January 2005 to study and repair structural damages found in the spillway. The lake had recently been refilled and opened to the public on Memorial Day, 2008.


Photo credit: Nicholas T



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External Links

EPA Wetland Data Sheet

National Wetlands Inventory

List of EPA programs- good resource

EPA Watershed site

USGS Wetland Guide

USGS Wetland Research

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simple.wikipedia.org sea.unu.edu

Good links

National Wetland Condition Assessment

Envcap

USGS State Water Resources Research Institute Program

California Native Plant Society 2000 Handbooks


Wetlands in the News

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  1. UP elections: Mayawati sells 2,400 acres wetlands in Greater Noida to Ansals'
    Environment ministry has ordered that work on Ansal's housing project in Dadri be stopped, as the project area is wetlands, home to migratory birds.
  2. World Wetlands Day celebrated in Bandar Anzali
    World Wetlands Day was commemorated in the port of Bandar Anzali, in the northern province of Gilan, during a ceremony on Saturday. World Wetlands Day occurs on February 2 every year.
  3. Summit focuses on wetlands, coastal restoration
    Dozens of high-school students from across the region Saturday weighed in on the tough choices federal regulators and decision-makers face as they work to protect and restore south Louisiana's vulnerable coast from erosion and hurricanes.
  4. Survey aims to help protect wetlands
    The Marlborough District Council is recording the location of all wetlands in Marlborough so landowners will protect them.
  5. ARKive celebrates World Wetlands Day
    World Wetlands Day (WWD) is an annual celebration held on the 2nd February in order to raise worldwide awareness of the importance of wetlands. The date is particularly significant, marking the anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands, also known as the Ramsar Convention, which is an international treaty that represents the commitment of its members to the preservation of their ...
  6. Restored wetlands no match for real thing
    How easy is it to recreate nature? When it comes to wetlands, the answer seems to be “not very.”
  7. Wetlands spring back to life after the drought
    A THREATENED bird has returned to the Border in time for World Wetlands Day today.
  8. 2012 World Wetlands Day Celebration
    The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) joins the global community in the celebration of World Wetland’s Day (WWD) on February 2, 2012 with the theme “Wetlands and Tourism”.
  9. Aucklanders urged to explore our precious wetlands
    Aucklanders are being encouraged to explore Auckland's precious remaining wetlands with World Wetlands Day coming up next month, themed 'wetlands and tourism'.
  10. Restored wetlands rarely equal condition of original wetlands
    Half of all wetlands in the US, Europe and China were destroyed during the 20th century, but a thriving restoration effort aims to recreate marshes and other ecosystems lost. A new study cautions, however, that restored wetlands do not recover to the condition of a natural, undamaged wetland for hundreds of years, if ever. This calls into question mitigation banks that allow developers to ...
   
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