Workshop resources

A page within Wetland delineation workshop series

Vegetation links: expanding section

Flora of North America - Species keys in currently published volumes of the approximately 20,000 species found in North America north of Mexico including Greenland www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=1

Wisconsin Flora References

Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin - Version 3.2 (Jan 2015): http://cdm16021.contentdm. oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/ collection/p266001coll1/id/ 2801/rec/1

National Wetland Plant List website: http://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/nwpl_static/v33/home/home.html

2018 State of Wisconsin Wetland Plant List

Wisconsin flora references http://botany.org/Resources/ Wisconsin.php

Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison) - Flora of WI is searchable; species descriptions, WI distribution maps and other information may be found for WI species at the Wisflora link http://wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu/

Wetland Water Quality Standards: expanding section

Chapter NR 103 - Water Quality Standards for Wetlands www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code/nr/nr103.pdf

Water Quality Standards for Wetlands: A guide to NR 103 www.epa.gov/waterscience/standards/wqslibrary/wi/wi_5_wqs.pdf  

Chapter NR 299 - Water Quality Certification www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code/nr/nr299.pdf

Chapter NR 350 - Wetland Compensatory Mitigation www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code/nr/nr350.pdf

Chapter NR 351 - Exemptions from Water Quality Certification in Nonfederal Wetlands www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code/nr/nr351.pdf

Chapter NR 352 - Delineation of Nonfederal Wetlands www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code/nr/nr352.pdf

Chapter NR 353 - Wetland Conservation Activities www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code/nr/nr353.pdf

1999 Wisconsin ACT 147 www.legis.state.wi.us/1999/data/acts/99Act147.pdf

2001 Wisconsin ACT 6 www.legis.state.wi.us/2001/data/acts/01Act6.pdf  

Hydrology links: expanding section

USGS' Wisconsin Water Science Center and National Water Information System

[water table maps, hydroperiod graphs, simple water budgets, flood freq map, nested wells, chemical sampling, flow modeling]

NRCS's WETS tables www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/climate/wets_doc.html

Wisconsin Drought Watch http://waterwatch.usgs.gov/?map_type=dryw&state=wi

Current Streamflow in Wisconsin http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wi/nwis/rt

Wisconsin Groundwater Levels http://wi.water.usgs.gov/data/groundwater.html

Hydrology Tools for Wetland Determinations: http://directives.sc.egov.usda.gov/OpenNonWebContent.aspx?content=37808.wba

Guidance for Evaluating Antecedent Precipitation: https://bwsr.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/2018-12/WETLANDS_delin_Eval_Antecedent_Precip_MN_Guidance.pdf

Hydrologic Monitoring of Wetlands Guidance: https://bwsr.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/2018-12/WETLANDS_delin_Hydrologic_Monitoring_of_Wetlands_Guidance_BWSR.pdf

 

Wetland regulations/rules and wetland mapping: expanding section

Wisconsin Land Economic Inventory Maps "Bordner Survey" http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wiarchives;view=reslist;subview=standard;didno=uw-whs-ser01955

Chapter NR 103 - Water Quality Standards for Wetlands www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code/nr/nr103.pdf  

Chapter NR 350 - Wetland Compensatory Mitigation www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code/nr/nr350.pdf  

DNR Surface Water Data Viewer mapping application for Wisconsin water resources including wetlands http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/surfacewater/swdv/  

DNR's wetlands page http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wetlands/  

Wetland Compensatory Mitigation https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Wetlands/mitigation

 

Field delineation methodology: expanding section

Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Midwest Region (Version 2.0): https://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/utils/getfile/collection/p266001coll1/id/7630

NRCS Maps http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/home  

USGS Maps http://nationalmap.gov/  

Wisconsin Wetland Inventory Maps http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Wetlands/inventory.html

Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Northcentral/Northeast Region (Version 2.0) https://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Portals/57/docs/regulatory/Website%20Organization/Northcentral%20and%20Northeast%20Regional%20Supplement.pdf

Corps/WDNR Joint Guidance to Wetland Delineators (Public Notice 2015):
www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Portals/57/docs/regulatory/RegulatoryDocs/Wisconsin%20Special%20Public%20Notice%20-%203-4-2015.pdf

1987 Corps Wetland Delineation Manual http://el.erdc.usace.army.mil/elpubs/pdf/wlman87.pdf

Regional Supplements to the Corps Manual 
https://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Regulatory-Program-and-Permits/reg_supp/

National Academy of Sciences' "Wetlands: Characteristics and Boundaries" www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=4766 [recommends regionalization of wetland delineation i.e., need for regional supplements]

Other links of interest: expanding section

US Army Corps of Engineers (COE) home page www.usace.army.mil/Pages/default.aspx

US Environmental Protection Agency home page www.epa.gov

US Geologic Survey home page https://wgnhs.wisc.edu/

US Fish and Wildlife Service home page www.fws.gov

NRCS home page www.nrcs.usda.gov

Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) www.sws.org

Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SEWRPC) www.sewrpc.org/SEWRPC.htm

Wetland Delineation Professional Assurance Program: WI Department of Natural Resources (DNR) http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wetlands/assurance.html  

[DNR has established a professional assurance program for those highly experienced professional wetland consultants that meet certain qualifications. Professional assurance means that the work of individuals meeting training and performance standards will receive spot checks rather than individual review. This should result in faster decisions and improved wetlands protection.]

Wetland Delineation (general information) http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wetlands/delineation.html  

Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey (WNHGS) home page www.uwex.edu/wgnhs

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) home page http://dnr.wi.gov/  

UW-La Crosse River Studies Center

UW-La Crosse Extended Learning

Printable Wetland Delineation Information Packet