May 16, 1990 Revised 7/20/90 



DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE COMPLIANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER 



89-10, 90-04 



PROTECTION OF WETLANDS 



I. Policy Statement 



See attached DRAFT POLICIES 



II. Identification 



A. Adverse Impact Assessment (Activities with Potential 

 Adverse Impacts to One or more Wetland Functions) 



1) Wildlife Area/Habitat Development 



a) Road construction for public access. 



b) Bridge construction for access. 



c) Maintaining parking areas (includes herbicide 

 application) . 



d) Crop production (herbicide application). 



e) Grazing. 



f) Stabilizing stream banks with riprap. 



g) Erosion control/planting non-native plants. 

 h) Converting one wetland type to another. 



i) Stream impoundments.* 

 J) Encouraging public use or access, 

 k) Filling to create islands.* 



1) Dredging wetlands to provide more open water.* 

 m) Undertaking action to respond to animal damage 

 complaints (beaver dam removal). 

 * Note: These activities may increase habitat and biologic 

 diversity and result in overall increases in wildlife value 

 but could affect some loss of one type of wetland. 



2) Fishery Enhancement 



a) Hatchery construction. 



b) Use of sloughs as fish rearing facilities. 



c) Use of springs as hatchery water source. 



d) Treating lakes and streams with rotenone to 

 kill off undesirable fishes and replant with 

 harvestable fishes. 



e) Increased recreation on lakes and streams. 



f) Lake and stream damming. 



g) Herbicide application for aquatic plant control. 



