Maine's Wetlands

What's new?
Contacts. Contacts at DEP.
Functions and values. Wetlands benefit Maine people in countless ways, and provide critical habitat for a myriad of species that form a delicate and complex web of life.
Invasive species. Information about invasive species and how they are impacting wetlands in Maine.
Links. Agencies, organizations, volunteer information, educational resources, and technical guidance and reports.
Monitoring and assessment. Questions and answers about monitoring and assesment.
Threats to wetlands. How wetlands in Maine are threatened and what you can do to help the wetlands.
Types of wetlands. The major types of wetlands in Maine.
Wetland Life. Discussion of the flora and fauna of individual wetland types.

Maine 305(b) Report: Freshwater Wetlands Assessment
National Wetland Inventory Maps (off site)
National Wetland Status and Trends Report (off site)
National Academy of Sciences Wetland Mitigation Study (off site)

Did come to this page looking for information about permits for activities in or near wetlands? For information on this subject, go here.