Carolina Wetlands AssociationState of the Wetlands
The purpose of the State of the Wetlands Report is to paint the big picture of wetlands in North and South Carolina.
From carolinawetlands.org/state-of-the-wetlands ↗About this program
The report establishes a baseline for measuring future trends in wetlands in the Carolinas.
Wetland protection is becoming more and more important as both State and Federal regulations are being eroded by changes in WOTUS (at the federal level) and shifts in regulatory priorities in both state legislatures.
The report covers wetland types and abundance, wetland condition, wetland stressors, functions and ecosystem services, and wetlands and climate change, with references and data from the U.S. EPA, the National Wetlands Inventory and other sources.
Questions
How many wetlands do we have?
The National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) estimates there are 8.1 million acres (over 12,600 square miles) of wetlands, with 4.2 million acres in North Carolina and 3.8 million acres in South Carolina. This means that wetlands account for about 14% of the land area in North Carolina and almost 20% of South Carolina!
Details
- Where
- North and South Carolina
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