New England Wetland Webinar Series- Feb 28, 2019
VIDEO CONTENT:
1. Vulnerable Forested Wetlands (Start Time: 0:00)
2. Wetland Bioassessment Methods to Track Restoration Success (Start time: 23:48)
3. Q&A (Start time: 51:45)
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTIONS:
1. Vulnerable Forested Wetlands
Presented by: Don Cameron and Justin Schlawin, Maine Natural Areas Program
In this webinar, we talk about Maine’s Wetland Program Development objectives of acquiring (1) comprehensive statewide information on the status and location of rare and exemplary wetland type occurrences and (2) detailed information about floodplain forest wetlands along the Saco and Androscoggin rivers and their tributaries. The more complete this information, the better we are able to prioritize wetlands most in need of conservation and protection.
2. Wetland Bioassessment Methods to Track Restoration Success
Presented by: Julie Follensbee and Charlie Hohn, Vermont Dept. of Environmental Conservation
The State of Vermont Wetlands Program is expanding an ongoing statewide wetland biomonitoring project to include assessment of a small number of wetland restoration sites to document the outcomes of restoration projects. The goal is to conduct initial monitoring prior to construction for new sites and before planned enhancement activities on existing sites. Future monitoring is planned to track the habitat development of each site and document changes in wetland condition. The project also involves assessing a larger number of restoration sites with Vermont’s Rapid Assessment Methodology which will be discussed.
