Wetland links

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General links (including more federal and state agencies links, etc.)
Citizen Action (watershed and other groups)

Note: In Maine's unorganized areas, regulation of activities in, on, over and sometimes adjacent to freshwater wetlands is handled through the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC).

National Invasive Species Information Center
National Wetlands Research Center (USGA National Wetlands Research Center)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Wetlands Division
U.S. EPA Wetlands Helpline
U.S. EPA Biological Assessment of Wetlands Workgroup
EPA New England Biological Assessment of Wetlands Workgroup
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Program
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Laboratory
(Wetlands Research, Technology and Regulatory Assistance)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory, Northeast Region
Wetland Science Institute (Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Professional Organizations

Conservation Organizations

Wetland-Related Volunteer Information

Educational Resources

For Teachers(Maine Department of Environemental Protection)
For Students(Maine Department of Environemental Protection)
Educational Programs and Information(Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife)
Wetlands Education (U.S. EPA)
The Learning Web (U.S. Geologic Survey)
USGS Water Resources Education Resources
Protect Our Wetlands (Izaak Walton League)
Kids and Educators (USFWS National Wetlands Inventory)
Greenwings - Fun and Learning for Young Naturalists (Ducks Unlimited)
Project Webfoot (Ducks unlimited)

Technical Guidance and Reports

1987 Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual (Environmental Laboratory)
National List of Plant Species that Occur in Wetlands
Hydric Soils of the Unites States,USDA-NRCS Soil Survey Division
Hydrogeomorphic Approach for Assessing Wetland Functions (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
Reports to Congress on the Status and Trends of Wetlands in the Conterminous United States 1988 to 1997 (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Reports for several years are available.
Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act (National Academy Press)