Wetland Program 11 



Program Type 



State 



Name of Program 



Administering Agency 

 Implementation Method 



Legal Authority 



Resources (Funds and Staff) 



Lands Covered 



Inventory and Classification 



Activities Regulated 



Exemptions 



Lands Covered 



Compliance 



Education 



Problems 



Success 



EPA Role 

 Needed from EPA 

 Taking Issues 

 Mitigation 

 Cumulative Impacts 



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Acquisition Programs 

 California 



Wildlife Conservation Board Acquisition Program 

 Some Sanctuary Educational Programs 

 California Department of Fish and Game 

 Acquires wetland by (1) purchasing fee title, 

 (2) leasing land from other agencies, and (3) 

 purchasing easements 

 Select acquisition sites 

 Co-manage with federal agencies, several 

 sanctuaries 



Education programs are set up at some 

 sanctuaries 



Part of internal program 

 Unknown 



19 coastal wetlands identified for priority 

 acquisition 

 Several sanctuaries 

 None 



Not applicable 

 Not applicable 

 Not applicable 

 Not applicable 



Have active education programs at sanctuaries 

 Areas will be used in some cases for outdoor 

 education 



Land costs often far outweigh funds set aside for 

 acquisition 



Have been able to purchase some areas 

 None 

 None 

 No cases 

 None 

 Not applicable 



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