Category Archives: Wetland Mapping

I was in the Wetlands this morning, just exploring around, and on my way back I saw this strange sight. Everything was on fire. -Halidorn, World of Warcraft game forum The popular multi-player video game, World of Warcraft, which I’ve … Continue reading

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It is not easy to map wetlands.  It requires good remote imagery as well as trained wetland mappers.  The imagery is expensive and the training is intensive.  But now there is the opportunity to learn the basics about wetland mapping … Continue reading

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Over the past year the Association of State Wetland Managers has been talking to people around the country about wetland mapping as part of pulling together a status report on new wetland mapping projects. What we’ve learned is that wetland … Continue reading

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What is a wetland?  It seems like a simple question. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers defines wetlands as “those areas that are inundated or saturated at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do … Continue reading

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Sometimes when one thing gets done, then another action is needed, then another, then another.  For example when a room gets a new carpet and then suddenly the wall color and curtains need to be replaced as well. This happened … Continue reading

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As 2009 wound to a close last week, the annual deluge of the ‘year in review stories’ was shared on TV broadcasts, newspapers, radio, magazines and news outlets.  Last week I shared the top five news stories that made headlines … Continue reading

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Most teenagers start out working as a busboy or babysitter. My first job was at a jail. I was the docent for the Lincoln County Historical Association’s Old Jail Museum in Wiscasset, Maine. I led visitors through the 1811 jail … Continue reading

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Earth Snapshot EOSnap is a web portal dedicated to Earth Observation. Check out other featured areas of the globe – the Coast Mountains (CAN & USA), wetlands of Africa, the Middle East, Deltas and Wetlands of the Caspian Sea, at this … Continue reading

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One of the joys of working for the Association of State Wetland Managers is watching new, important initiatives unfold. In 2005 the principal topic for ASWM’s annual state/federal workshop was wetland mapping. At the end of the meeting the U.S. … Continue reading

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