PPT-The Freshwater Wetland

By Cate Location Wetlands can be found all over the world The only continent that has no wetlands is Antarctica Wetlands are often found along the edges of rivers and lakes They might just be holes filled up with rainwater. Jurisdiction Federal wetland boundaries are delineated aka drawn under the Federal Clean Water Act and other Federal statutes ex Swampbuster utilizing the US Army Corps of Engineers 1987 wetland delineation manual adopted under the oversight U.S. EPA encourages states and tribes to develop a Wetland Program Plan that includes four broad “Core Elements. ”. Monitoring and Assessment. Voluntary Restoration and Protection. Water Quality Standards for Wetlands. Ash Roorbach. CMER Riparian Ecologist. CMER Monthly Meeting, July 27, 2010. Wetland Mitigation Program. Determine whether the current Washington State forest practice goal of . no net loss of wetland function . Why should I care?. How wetlands are essential to our future. This . presentation and the images it contains are provided . by the . Ramsar. Convention on Wetlands solely . for . non-commercial use in education . Ash Roorbach. CMER Riparian Ecologist. CMER Monthly Meeting, July 27, 2010. Wetland Mitigation Program. Determine whether the current Washington State forest practice goal of . no net loss of wetland function . Why should I care?. How wetlands are essential to our future. This . presentation and the images it contains are provided . by the . Ramsar. Convention on Wetlands solely . for . non-commercial use in education . Watershed-scale assessment. Headwaters of Red River ● Lower Demlow Lake ● Langlade County. WETLAND FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT. Assessment was completed in partnership with St. Mary’s University of Minnesota Geospatial Services.. Description. The Freshwater Biome accounts for one fifth of the area of the Earth and provides half of the drinking . water and one . third of the water used for . irrigation. The . biome consists of inland lakes, streams, brooks, creeks, and rivers--as well as ditches, sloughs, gutters, puddles and canals. Freshwater wetlands include marshes, ponds, and swamps.. Characteristics. . of a Wetland. Wetlands vary widely due to local and regional differences in:. Topography . Hydrology. Vegetation. and other factors, including human disturbance. . Wetlands can be divided into two main classes: . What is a . WETLAND. ?. Peat Bogs: Poor Man’s Charcoal. HISTOSOL. Organic, Wet. What are . hydric. soils???. Hydros. = water in Latin. Surface layers are usually . BLACK. The subsoil is . GRAY. , and has freckles of bright . The Food Security Act was enacted on. December 23, 1985. Title XII of this. Act introduced 3 conservation. provisions to address environmental . concerns associated with soil erosion. and wetland conversion.. 2 wetlands that depend on excessive emphasis of the provisioning services at the expense of the regulating services, in the MA view, and excessive water use from the CA perspective. This has led to we This term includes activities commonly associated with enhancement management manipulation and directed alteration Due to the potential loss of other functions enhancement may not be for lost wetland 1. Commit to new global targets for wetland restoration in kilometers and hectares. Embed the new global targets of at least 350 million hectares of wetlands and 300,000 km of rivers under restoration by 2030 into national site action and integrate actions into broader water management..