BALLSTON SPA – The state Department of Environmental Conservation’s recent decision not to press ahead with new wetlands maps won’t put an end to a citizens’ group formed to oppose the maps. “We’re ...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2015 — The Agriculture Department could put critical wildlife habitat at risk across the upper Midwest by changing the way it maps wetlands in four states, according to ...

Maui County’s Department of Planning is creating a public tool that will help reduce flood risk while protecting and restoring important natural wetland ecosystems. As part of a new county law, ...

Earth's wetlands are havens for wildlife and vital to the water cycle, but they are also under threat. An ESA-led initiative aims to develop a global wetland information service based on Earth ...

PORT HUENEME – Armed with maps and high-tech compasses, the young scientists stared out into the vast tan landscape. Just a century ago, this swath of coastal land was teeming with small creeks and ...

Scientists mapping the loss and health of the world's wetlands using satellites will launch a second stage of their project beginning next year. The European Space Agency (ESA) carried out its ...

Based on Cowardin et al.’s 1979 report “Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States,”the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) is a mosaic based on the best available data. In ...

Richard Lafontaine owns a rural property in South Dundas. He's one of the landowners concerned about recently halted planning for updated wetlands mapping in three regions of eastern Ontario. (Guy ...

MANGALORE: Wetlands are the transitional zones between permanently aquatic and dry terrestrial ecosystems. mangalore: wetlands are the transitional zones between permanently aquatic and dry ...

Fees for building project applications that require changes to town wetland maps will decrease considerably following approval Tuesday night by the Representative Town Meeting. Amendments to town ...

Few areas in the nation have lost more wetlands than the state of New Jersey. The major causes are a growing population, expanding development and, until recently, a lack of effective resource ...