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Constructed and Restored Wetlands in the Agricultural Landscape

In this course you will learn what wetlands are and why they are important and how to leverage constructed and restored wetlands within the agricultural landscape to restore and improve water quality, reduce erosion, improve flood storage and reduce damage, and restore natural habitats while still enabling agricultural production.
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Resources
- Brochure
- FileConstructed and Restored Wetlands in the Agricultural Landscape - Brochure
- Wetland Restoration Resources
- URLChapter 105 Compensatory Mitigation Webpage
- URLU.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory In-Lieu Fee and Bank Information Tracking System (RIBITS)
- URLPA Chapter 105 Mitigation Banking Webpage
- URLPA Chapter 105 In-Lieu Fee Program Webpage
- URLMaryland NRCS Wetland Design Guide
- Constructed Wetland (BMP Based) Resources
- URLNature Conservancy Franklin Farm Project of Cosntructed Wetlands
- URLNRCS Field Office Technical Guide PA (Constructed Wetland (656))
- URLEPA Constructed Wetland Resources
- Possible Organizations for Constructed Wetland Assistance
- URLUSDA Natural Resource Conservation Service PA
- URLCounty Conservation Districts
- URLThe Nature Conservancy - Pennsylvania
- URLWestern Pennsylvania Conservancy
- URLOther Statewide or Local Watershed Organizations
- Online Mapping Resources
- URLPennsylvania Water Resources Registry (WRR)
  The Pennsylvania Water Resources Registry contains many mappable layers. Including the 2013 modeled and restorable wetlands layers, topographic wetness indicator, and National Wetlands Inventory Wetlands layers all in one map. It contains many other water resource based mapping layers.
- URLPA Modeled Wetlands 2013
  This link will take you to the main PASDA page for the Modeled Wetlands 2013data to learn about it and download the data.
- URLPA Modeled Restorable Wetlands 2013
  This link will take you to the main PASDA page for the Modeled Restorable Wetlands 2013data to learn about it and download the data. Note: Restorable does not mean wetlands do not exist, just that the areas likely could be restored.
- URLPA Modeled Wetlands PASDA Viewer
- URLPA Modeled Restorable Wetlands Viewer
- URLU.S. Fish and Wildlife National Wetland Inventory