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The Emergency Wetlands Resources Act also requires consistency 

 between the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan process 

 and the National Wetlands Priority Conservation Plan. The National 

 Wetlands Priority Conservation Plan will assist the States in meeting the 

 requirement under the Emergency Wetlands Resources Act that wetlands 

 are addressed as an important outdoor recreation resource. States are 

 encouraged to develop State wetlands priority plans as implementing 

 documents that address specific wetland acquisition priorities within the 



State. 



The National Wetlands Priority Conservation Plan represents only one 

 tool to be used for the protection of valuable wetland ecosystems. Only 

 through the continued and coordinated efforts of all interests, public and 

 private, can wetland resources be adequately protected for future 

 generations. 



National Wetlands Priority Conservation Plan 



