Excerpt from Status and Trends of Wetlands in the Conterminous United States 1986 to 1997 The us. Fish and Wildlife Service is committed to working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. Wetlands are among the most important and ecologically unique habitats in our Nation, and they provide society with many environmental and economic benefits. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This report to the Congress details the status and trends of our Nation's wetlands. It covers the period from 1986 to 1997, and provides the most recent and comprehensive estimates of the current status of wetland area throughout the conterminous United States and the losses or gains to various wetland types that have occurred during this time.

The Emergency Wetlands Resources Act requires the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to update its wetland status & trends information at 10-year intervals. Data in this & previous status & trends reports provide important long-term trend information about specific changes & places & the overall status of wetlands in the U.S. This illustrated report presents the most comprehensive, technically advanced, & contemporary effort to track wetlands status & trends on a national scale. Its value has been enhanced by the multi-agency involvement in the study's design, in data collection, & in the peer review of the findings. Photos, maps, tables & graphs.

Data from status and trends provide important long-term trend information about specific changes and places and the overall status of wetlands in the United States. The historical data base that the Service has developed through Status and Trends, provides photographic evidence of land use and wetlands extent dating back to the 1950s. This provides an accurate record to assist in future restoration efforts.--Publisher description.