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Wetland Identification: Do I Have A Wetland On My Property?
Minnesota’s wetlands come in different shapes, sizes and forms, but all provide numerous ecological services to plants, animals and humans alike. But what exactly is a wetland? Is it that cattail pond in my neighbor’s backyard? Or is that seasonally flooded lowland on my property? Here we offer a basic overview of wetlands and ways to identify them.
Wetland Delineations: Types, Steps, and Regional Differences
Since 1991, Minnesota has regulated a “no net loss” of wetland area within the state. Delineation is the process by which boundaries of existing wetlands are defined and area is measured – a critical component of the mitigation banking system of credit offsets.
Wetland Monitoring: A Critical Component of any Wetland Restoration Project
Restoration monitoring is a complex process that requires expert ecological and statistical knowledge, as it informs decisions for adaptive management, timelines for goals, and evidence for successful credit approval.
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8 Wetland Types
Taking into account the edaphic (soil-related), botanical, and hydrological variability among the types of wetlands in the United States, experts have developed a number of classification systems to categorize wetlands. One such system is Circular 39, developed in 1956 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Circular 39 defines twenty different types of wetlands found in the U.S. The first eight are inland freshwater wetland types, all of them found in Minnesota.
