6. Revegetating degraded wetlands. 



7. Breaching dikes on certain Department lands to 

 return wetlands to full function. 



8. Working with landowners to restore degraded 

 wetlands. 



9. Inventorying wetlands on Department Lands 

 (as funding allows). 



10. Educating interested publics (Sports clubs, 

 Environmental groups, local planning departments) 

 oa the functions and values of wetlands through 

 brochure, slide shows, and talks and field walks. 



11. Develop educational programs for schools. 



12. Revise Agency SEFA VACs to include as much 

 use of the Substantive effect of the Act to 

 protect wetlands. 



13. Review Hydraulic Project Approval WACs to 

 see if it is possible to revise WACs to 



ensure wetlands protection where wetlands or their 

 buffers provide a direct or indirect benefit for 

 fish. 



14. Develop a one and five year mitigation monitoring 

 report form. 



15. Develop a wetland impact and opportunity checklist 

 to evaluate projects that may impact wetlands. 



16. Develop with Department of Ecology and Soil 

 Conservation Service a brochure on wetland/buffer 

 restoration for land managers and owners. 



17. Dedicated funds are used to acquire or enhance 

 wetlands with high waterfowl potential. Other 

 preservation opportvinities including work with 

 Wildlife and Recreation Coalition, Interagency 

 Committee for Outdoor Recreation, The U.S. Fish 

 and Wildlife Service, The US Park Service, Puget 

 Sound Water Quality Authority-Department of Ecol- 

 ogy done to identify and acquire wetlands and pro- 

 tect them and their buffers through non-regulatory 

 opportunities. 



