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Pages in category "Wetlands of Vermont" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E. Eshqua Bog Natural ...
Otter Creek has a falls in the town of Middlebury, the site chosen in 1800 to be Vermont's original seat of higher education, Middlebury College. In Addison and Rutland counties, Otter Creek passes through significant wetlands, in particular Cornwall Marsh, Little Otter Creek Marsh and the Brandon Swamp.
It was designated a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance in 2013. [3] It is the only National Wildlife Refuge located entirely in Vermont and is administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. It is located in the towns of Swanton and Highgate with satellite units in Derby, Vermont and Westville, New York.
NWI started mapping wetlands at a small scale (1:250,000 map which covers an area the size of 128-1:24,000 USGS topographic maps or approximately 7,400 square miles). Eventually, large-scale (1:24K scale) maps became the standard product delivered by NWI.
A 2016 University of Vermont study found that wetlands and floodplains protected Middlebury from as much as $1.8 million in flood damage during Tropical Storm Irene in 2011.
Map of Vermont showing cities, roads, and rivers Mount Mansfield Western face of Camel's Hump Mountain (elevation 4,079 feet (1,243 m)). [1] Fall foliage at Lake Willoughby. The U.S. state of Vermont is located in the New England region of the northeastern United States and comprises 9,614 square miles (24,900 km 2), making it the 45th-largest state.
The wetland status of 7,000 plants is determined upon information contained in a list compiled in the National Wetland Inventory undertaken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and developed in cooperation with a federal inter-agency review panel (Reed, 1988). The National List was compiled in 1988 with subsequent revisions in 1996 and 1998.
University of Vermont, Vermont Land Trust: Eshqua Bog Natural Area: Hartland: Windsor: 41 17 New England Wild Flower Society, The Nature Conservancy: H. Laurence Achilles Natural Area at Shelburne Pond: Shelburne: Chittenden: 1,046 423 University of Vermont, The Nature Conservancy: Helen W. Buckner Memorial Natural Area: West Haven: Rutland ...