The National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) of the U.S.
Fish & Wildlife Service produces information on the
characteristics, extent, and status of the Nation’s
wetlands and deepwater habitats. The National Wetlands
Inventory information is used by Federal, State, and
local agencies, academic institutions, U.S. Congress,
and the private sector. Congressional mandates in the
Emergency Wetlands Resources Act requires the Service to
map wetlands, and to digitize, archive and distribute
the maps. With funding from other Federal, State,
Tribal, local and private organizations, the Service has
produced final maps for much of the nation. About half
are digitized and available to the public on the
Internet. Private companies provide NWI data in various
other media. Hard-copy maps are available through
Cooperator-run Distribution Centers.
A Congressional mandate also requires the Service to
produce status and trends reports to Congress at
ten-year intervals. We also produce other publications,
including manuals, plant and hydric soils lists, field
guides, posters, wall size resource maps, atlases, state
reports, and numerous articles published in professional
journals.
The National Wetlands Inventory is headquartered in
Arlington, Virginia, under the Division of Habitat and
Resources Conservation, in the Branch of Habitat
Assessment, with a small staff for management issues.
National Wetlands Inventory Regional Coordinators,
located in each of the Service's seven regions, produce
maps and reports, provide quality control, training,
technical assistance, and regional liaison. The National
Wetlands Inventory Center (NWIC) is located in Saint
Petersburg, Florida, providing support for mapping. Our
new Wetlands Mapper was developed in cooperation with
and is currently being managed through an agreement with
USGS in Madison, Wisconsin.
NWI maps and digital data are distributed widely throughout the country
and the world. We have distributed over 1.9 million
hard-copy maps and over 1.9 million digital wetland map
files since they were first introduced and customers
have printed another 1.4 million custom maps. NWI
wetlands status and trends and other reports are used
widely and referenced in policy decisions.
Regional Contacts
NWI Staff Directory
Regional Websites:
Region 1,
Pacific
Region
2, Southwest
Region 3,
Midwest
Region
4, Southeast
Region 5, Northeast
Region 6, Mountain-Prairie
Region 7 Anchorage |
David J. Stout
Chief,
Division of Habitat and Resource Conservation
Martin Kodis
Chief,
Branch of Resource and Mapping Support,
Tom Dahl
Chief, National Standards and Support Team
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (NWI)
4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 830
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703-358-2161
Fax: 703-358-1869
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (NSST)
505 Science Drive
Madison, WI 53711-1060 |
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