Introduction to Wetlands
Wetlands fill with peat and Acidic water are _______
What are Bogs?
Provides funding for wetlands in the United States, Canada and New Mexico. Goal is to protect and restore important wetlands not only for waterfowl, but for all migratory birds
What is NAWCA, North American Wetlands Conservation Acts?
Lightly Salted water is _________
What is Brackish water?
Protection, Restoration, and Management
What are 3 Wetland Conservation practices?
Coming from a clearly identified source are ______
Point Source Pollution?
Wetlands with Woody plants are _____?
What is a Swamp?
Important law that uses funds from gas royalties to help protect the Gulf Coast marshes of Louisiana. Funds from this restoration help conserve wetlands in Louisiana, but also helps fund research and implementation of new measures to protect wetlands
What is the Coastal Wetlands Planning and Protection And Restoration Act of 1990?
Barriers that restrict water flow are _________
What are dams?
Two main sources of funding that help incentivize landowners to protect wetlands
What is the Duck Stamp Act of 1934 and NAWCA, the North American Wetlands Conservation Act?
Water- retention soils are
What is hydroGEOmorphic Functions?
Spongey substance formed by partially decomposed vegetation are _____?
What is peat?
Clean Water Act protecting the health owaters in the United states and Farm Bill Act, that help Farmers with their crops and conservation of Wetlands
What is Protection conservation practice?
Permanently or seasonally saturated with Water.
What is hydric?
Protects the health of waters in the United States, sets standards for waste discharge and other point source pollution and protects wetlands
What is the Clean Water Act?
Regular pattern of variations in water level?
What are Hydrological Regimes?
Wetlands with frequent flooding or constant surface water are _____?
What are Marsh?
Barriers can be removed to allow water to flow naturally or remove crops and domestic animal from the area
What is Restoration conservation practice?
Wetlands that has peat decomposed vegetation, surface run-off. Less acidic, more nutrients therefore greater diverse plant life. Develop into Bogs. when peat builds up
What are Fens?
Act under President Roosevelt that helped farmers with their crops and on the conservation front. Began with conservation of soil and expanded to include wetlands
What is the Farm Bill Act?
Area which has hydric and anerobic soil and supports a plant community which is adapted to living in these soils are _______
What are Wetlands?
Free of Oxygen
What is Anerobic?
Used in wastewater facilities to treat effluent (liquid waste or sewage) before release into rivers
What is Management conservation practice?
Structures used to stop water from naturally changing course are
What are levees?
Stamp required by all waterfowl hunters every year. Proceeds go to purchase land or conservation easements on private lands, or add lands to the national wildlife refuges. Focus on important waterfowl habitat
What is the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Act , originating in 1934 (also known as the Duck Stamp Act)?
Changing from wetlands to something else
What is Conversion?
The act that uses funds from gas and royalties to help protect the Gulf Coast Marshes in Louisiana, lost over 40%
What is the Coastal Wetlands Planning and Protection and Restoration Act of 1990?
The Act that funds the wetlands in the United States, Canada, and Mexico is
What is the North American Wetlands Conservation Act also known as NAWCA?
Provides million of dollars each year to protect wetlands
What is the Duck Stamp Act also known as?