Wetlands Fact Sheets
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- Introduction Information
- Regulatory Information Clean Water Act Section 404
- Other Federal, and State, and Local Programs
- Planning and Partnerships
Introductory Information
- Wetlands Overview (PDF) (4 pp, 300K) - Low resolution for viewing.
- Wetlands Overview (PDF) (4 pp, 1.987MB) - High resolution for printing.
- Types of Wetlands (PDF) (2 pp, 84K) - Low resolution for viewing.
- Types of Wetlands (PDF) (2 pp, 1.286MB) - High resolution for printing.
- Functions and Values of Wetlands (PDF) (2 pp, 127K) - Low resolution for viewing.
- Functions and Values of Wetlands (PDF) (2 pp, 369K) - High resolution for printing.
- Economic Benefits of Wetlands (PDF) (4 pp, 281K)
- Threats to Wetlands (PDF) (2 pp, 134K) - Low resolution for viewing.
- Threats to Wetlands (PDF) (2 pp, 450K) - High resolution for printing.
- Teaching About Wetlands (PDF) (2 pp, 179K) - Low resolution for viewing.
- Teaching About Wetlands (PDF) (2 pp, 1.483MB) - High resolution for printing.
- Wetland Restoration (PDF format) (2 pp, 75K) - Low resolution for viewing.
- Wetland Restoration (PDF format) (2 pp, 403K) - High resolution for printing.
- American Wetlands Month (PDF) (2 pp, 85K) - Low resolution for viewing.
- American Wetlands Month (PDF) (2 pp, 754K) - High resolution for printing.
- Hypoxia & Wetlands Restoration (PDF) (2 pp, 125K) - Low resolution for viewing.
- Hypoxia & Wetlands Restoration (PDF) (2 pp, 567K) - High resolution for printing.
- Protecting Wetlands for Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PDF) (4 pp, 1.887MB) - Low resolution for viewing.
- Protecting Wetlands for Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PDF) (4 pp, 4.706MB) - High resolution for printing.
- Wetlands & West Nile Virus (PDf) (2 pp, 376K) - Low resolution for viewing.
- Wetlands & West Nile Virus (PDF) (2 pp, 1.46MB) - High resolution for printing.
- Constructed Treatment Wetlands (PDF) (2 pp, 269K) - Low resolution for viewing.
- Constructed Treatment Wetlands (PDF) (2 pp, 904K) - High resolution for printing.
- Wetlands: Protecting Life and Property from Flooding (4 pp, 286K)
Regulatory Information Clean Water Act Section 404
- Wetland Regulatory Authority (PDF) (2 pp, 335K) - Low resolution for viewing.
- Wetland Regulatory Authority (PDF) (2 pp, 641K) - High resolution for printing.
- Wetlands Compensatory Mitigation (PDF) (2 pp, 288K)
Other Federal, and State, and Local Programs
- Funding Wetland Projects (PDF) (2 pp, 91K) - Low resolution for viewing.
- Funding Wetland Projects (PDF) (2 pp, 393K) - High resolution for printing.
- Wetlands Program Development Grants (PDF) (2 pp, 106K) - Low resolution for viewing.
- Wetlands Program Development Grants (PDF) (2 pp, 358K) - High resolution for printing.
- Using the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (PDF) (4 pp, 115K) - Low resolution for viewing.
- Using the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (PDF) (4 pp, 278K) - High resolution for printing.
- Wetland Monitoring and Assessment (PDF) (2 pp, 263K) - Low resolution for viewing.
- Wetland Monitoring and Assessment (PDF) (2 pp, 582K) - High resolution for printing.
- Wetland Monitoring and Assessment: A Technical Framework (PDF) (2 pp, 190K) - Low resolution for viewing.
- Wetland Monitoring and Assessment: A Technical Framework (PDF) (2 pp, 389K) - High resolution for printing.
Planning and Partnerships
- Sustainable Communities (PDF) (4 pp, 229K) - Low resolution for viewing.
- Sustainable Communities (PDF) (4 pp, 544K) - High resolution for printing.
- Volunteering for Wetlands (PDF) (2 pp, 77K) - Low resolution for viewing.
- Volunteering for Wetlands (PDF) (2 pp, 399K) - High resolution for printing.
- Wetlands Protection: Partnering with Land Trusts (PDF) (2 pp, 130K) - Low resolution for viewing.
- Wetlands Protection: Partnering with Land Trusts (PDF) (2 pp, 407K) - High resolution for printing.