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Crawford Bay, Kootenay Lake Gray Creek BC 49°36′08″N 116°48′54″W / 49.6023°N 116.8150°W / 49.6023; -116.8150 ( City of Ainsworth Shipwreck
Map of San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve sites. In the 1990s, Dr. Roger Crawford from SFSU received a grant from NOAA to explore the potential for establishing a NERR in San Francisco Bay. Dr. Mike Vasey was then appointed to lead the designation process.
Crawford Bay hosts an annual autumn agricultural fair, The Kootenay Lake Fall Fair, which dates back to 1910 and features a juried display of locally grown produce, homemade goods and artistic creations. [7] [8] [9] Kokanee Springs Golf Resort, located within Crawford Bay, is a championship 18-hole course designed by Norman H. Woods in 1968. [10]
With new playground equipment, a splash pad and restrooms, Crawford Park's next change will include a future transformation into a lowland wetlands area. City asks students to help unveil ...
This list of Ramsar sites in the United States are those wetlands that are considered to be of international importance, protected under the Ramsar Convention treaty. The United States as of 2020, has 41 sites designated as "Wetlands of International Importance" with a surface area of 1,884,551 hectares (7,276.29 sq mi; 18,845.51 km 2).
The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) is a 1990 United States federal law that provides funds for wetland enhancement. [1] The law is implemented by federal and state agencies, focusing on restoration of lost wetlands of the Gulf Coast , as well as protecting the wetlands from future deterioration.
Depressional wetlands include kettle holes, potholes, vernal pools, playas lake and Carolina bays. Slope wetlands are located along hillslopes and are mainly recharged by groundwater inputs. [16] Fens are the usual type of slope wetlands. Flats wetlands occur on large flat areas like interfluve, dried lake bottoms or large floodplain terraces ...
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