Protecting and Restoring Wetlands: A Guide for Land Trusts

by Jon Kusler, Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc. (01/15/09)
This guide has been written to help land trusts protect and restore wetlands and related aquatic and riparian ecosystems. References are provided to land trust websites for readers who wish more detailed information. This guide: 

• Provides examples of how land trusts are now protecting and restoring wetlands.
• Discusses wetland inventory and mapping in greater depth.  
• Discusses wetland assessment. 
• Considers wetland restoration.  
• Addresses construction of trails and boardwalks.  
• Discusses wetland festivals.  
• Concludes with suggestions how federal, state, and local governments could encourage and help land trusts protect and restore wetlands. 

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Common Questions: Land Trusts and the Protection/Restoration of Wetlands
by Jon Kusler, Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc. (6/26/06) 

This guide is designed for local land trusts, birder conservationists, landowners, members of the public, local governments, federal and state agency staff, and others interested in forming or operating a land trust to protect and restore wetlands and related ecosystems. A selected bibliography and list of websites will provide the reader with more information.

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Common Questions: Constructing Wetland Boardwalks and Trails
by Jon Kusler, Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc. (6/26/06) 

This guide was prepared for land trusts, watershed councils, federal, state, and local land management agencies, landowners and others interested in wetland education, ecotourism or related subjects. The summary is based upon a series of studies and workshops conducted by the Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM) including a survey of approximately 100 wetland interpretive sites in preparing a publication J. Kusler et. 1993 Wetland Interpretation and Ecotourism, Association of State Wetland Managers. Most of these sites involved the construction of a boardwalk and trail. This guide is also based upon three ecotourism workshops conducted by the ASWM and inputs from many individuals who have constructed wetland boardwalks and trails over the last decade.

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A Landowner’s Guide to Conservation Easements
Lowcountry Open Land Trust (2006)

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Conservation Options - A Guide for Maine Landowners
Maine Coast Heritage Trust (1994)

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