Wetland links

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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 Planning Commission (LUPC).

• National Invasive Species Information Center
• National Wetlands Research Center (USGS 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

• Maine Association of Wetland Scientists
• The Association of State Wetland Managers
• Society of Wetland Scientists
• Society of Wetland Scientists, New England Chapter
• Maine Association of Professional Soil Scientists

Conservation Organizations

• The Nature Conservancy
• The Nature Conservancy, Maine Chapter
• Maine Audubon Society
• National Audubon Society
• Ducks Unlimited
• The Vernal Pool Association

Wetland-Related Volunteer Information

• Maine Audubon Society
• Maine Damselfly and Dragonfly Survey
• Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
• Frogwatch USA
• North American Amphibian Monitoring Program

Educational Resources

• For Teachers(Maine Department of Environmental Protection)
• For Students(Maine Department of Environmental Protection)
• Educational Programs and Information(Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife)
• Wetlands Education (U.S. EPA)
• The Learning Web (U.S. Geological Survey)
• USGS Water Resources Education Resources
• Protect Our Wetlands (Izaak Walton League)
• Greenwings - Fun and Learning for Young Naturalists (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)
• Maine 305(b) Report: Freshwater Wetlands Assessment
• National Wetland Inventory Maps
• National Wetland Status and Trends Report
• National Academy of Sciences Wetland Mitigation Study