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Areas of land that are wet by surface water or groundwater for long periods of time so that the animals and plants adapt to them for a part of their lifecycle are considered Wetlands. This includes areas that are inundated with fresh or saline water. Lagoons, lakes, rivers, estuaries, swamps, coral reefs and seagrass beds are examples of ...
There are a number of government agencies in the United States that are in some way concerned with the protection of wetlands. The top five are the Army Corps of Engineers (ACoE), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). [5]
A wetland (aerial view) Wetland conservation is aimed at protecting and preserving areas of land including marshes, swamps, bogs, and fens that are covered by water seasonally or permanently due to a variety of threats from both natural and anthropogenic hazards. Some examples of these hazards include habitat loss, pollution, and invasive species.
The North American Wetlands Conservation Act signed into law by President George H. W. Bush on December 13, 1989 authorizes a wetlands habitat program, administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, which provides grants to protect and manage wetland habitats for migratory birds and other wetland wildlife in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
In some cases, wetland mitigation programs have been approved based on total area rather than in terms of equivalence of ecological function. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] In addition, where mitigation banks are located far from the site of impact, rather than in the same watershed as the impact, it may be difficult or impossible to retain original value and ...
A converted wetland is one that has been drained, dredged, filled, leveled, or otherwise altered for the production of an agricultural commodity. [1] The definition is part of The Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Compliance provisions [2] (Swampbuster) introduced in the 1985 Farm Bill (also known as The Food Security Act of 1985).
Major remaining wetlands of the United States. Red dots indicate critical wetlands. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) produces and provides information on the characteristics, extent, and status of U.S. wetlands and deepwater habitats and other wildlife habitats. The NWI also produces periodic reports on the ...
A rather amazing diversity of waterfowl concentrated in a wetlands management area of Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge. At least 20 species are in this frame of view or the sky above. A Northern Harrier is hidden behind the center Great Blue Heron. Photo taken by Mr. Bill Lang on 12/9/2010. Photograph used with written permission from Mr ...