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Regulatory

EPA's Laws and Regulations

Major Environmental Laws: Clean Water Act

Code of Federal Regulations

Federal Register

News and Policy Review

New York State Wetlands Forum

Association of State Wetlands Managers

Environmental Law Institute

Wetland Delineation Resource References

Map data

National Wetland Inventory (NWI)
Some NWI maps are downloadable as digital maps; the site also contains useful information about the inventory and Cowardin classification. And the site has a Wetlands Interactive Mapper

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service's (NRCS) Technical Resources
Lists technical Information, resources, tools, models, and data

U.S. EPA Environmental Atlas
This site offers an online environmental map collection, links to other important collections, and information to help you understand environmental quality maps, mapping, and environmental information.

Topozone
Topographic maps

Aerial Photography

Terraserver
This has whatever aerial photography is available from both U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and US and Soviet spy sattelites, and has recently added some other contributors. It's hit or miss, but that's the nature of the beast. USGS also has links to specific sources of aerial photography on their site. Both these sites are good places to start.

Farm Service Agency
Many of these offices (formerly Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service) have aerial photography available for successive years in agricultural areas; many of the offices have digitized photos from more recent flyovers.

Soils Information

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service's (NRCS) Soils
Has data on Soil Characterization Data and Keys to Soil Taxonomy

Mid-Atlantic Hydric Soils Committee.
Contains a large number of links to other soils sites, as well as weather sites.

Water Data

Real-time water data
Real-time data typically are recorded at 15-60 minute intervals, stored onsite, and then transmitted to USGS offices every 4 hours.

Botanical Resources

Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species
U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service

Charlie Davis' Mid-Atlantic Plant Identification page
This page is loaded with both information and an enormous list of links to plant identification guides, pictures, herbaria, and techniques.

Aquatic and Wetland Plant Manuals, Field Guides and Textbooks
This site is from the University of Florida and has listing of field guides by geographic regions in the U.S. and internationally.

Flora of North America
This has downloadable information from a major, multi-volume work

Weather Data

National Weather Service Eastern Region.
Provides interactive weather data and links to hydrologic data

Wetlands Research and Habitat Evaluation

Waterways Experiment Station (WES)
WES is headquarters for the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC).

National Wetlands Research Center
Publications, data, and maps are available

Fish and Wildlife Service Branch of Habitat Assessment
The Branch of Habitat Assessment provides ecological information and habitat assessment tools for protection, restoration and management of the nation's fish and wildlife.

Society of Wetlands Scientists
The Society of Wetland Scientists is a non-profit organization founded in 1980 to promote wetland science and the exchange of information related to wetlands.

The Wetland Ecosystem Team (WET)
The Wetland Ecosystem Team (WET) is a group of research faculty, staff and students at the School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington that conducts basic and applied research on coastal wetland ecology.

Other

SOS Handbook for Wetlands Conservation and Sustainability Isaac Walton League of America

Ramsar
Convention on Wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. There are presently 119 Contracting Parties to the Convention, with 1021 wetland sites, totalling 74.8 million hectares, designated for inclusion in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.

Frog Watch
Frogwatch USA is a long-term frog and toad monitoring program managed by the National Wildlife Federation in partnership with the United States Geological Survey Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. Frogwatch USA relies on volunteers to collect information regarding frog and toad populations in neighborhoods across the nation.