U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



FOREST SERVICE 



WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN ACTIVITIES 



The Forest Service manages wetland and riparian habitat on 

 191 million acres of public land. These lands are administered 

 by nine Regional Offices. These offices also provide assistance 

 to State Foresters. Research on riparian and wetlands is 

 conducted by the eight Experiment Stations. The contacts listed 

 can identify other specific people and projects dealing with 

 riparian areas and wetlands. 



The National Forest System manages a diverse variety of 

 Wetland and Riparian ecosystems from Puerto Rico to Alaska. 

 These areas are managed according to prescriptions and standards 

 and guidelines in Forest Plans. The Forest Service's goal is to 

 provide for healthy, diverse, and productive ecosystems that will 

 sustain a variety of public benefits now and in the future. The 

 National Forest System and State and Private Forestry 

 Coordinators can provide information on outreach, agreements, 

 inventory, mapping, earth science, ecology, status and trends 

 monitoring, management, restoration, protection and conservation, 

 enhancement, creation and mitigation, land acquisition, 

 activities under the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, 

 recreation, land use, environmental protection, geomorphology, 

 hydrology planning, delineation, program oversight, and 

 evaluation. The research contact can provide information on 

 ongoing and planned research in wetland and riparian areas. 



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