Puget Sound
Guidance for Restoring Wetlands at a
River Basin Scale
Type: Extent of habitat (i.e., area of habitat
and whether there has been a decline) and restoration.
Category: Wetland
Cost: Unknown
Description: This guidance for restoring wetlands
at a river basin scale outlines a scientifically-based procedure
using electronic mapping to identify restoration sites within
Puget Sound watersheds.
Presents a procedure for analyzing existing information and working
with local partners to restore wetlands which help solve ecological
problems and meet community needs within a river basin;
Outlines a common sense, scientifically-based GIS procedure that
identifies restoration sites having potential to provide wetland
functions of importance to river basin health and the needs of
residents; Focuses on identifying and restoring freshwater and
saltwater wetlands, but provides flexibility for the restoration
of other aquatic or upland sites such as riparian areas, deep
water habitats, streams, and associated bffers when such work
contributes to river basin goals and where these activities do
not duplicate others' work
Outcome: Methodology was tested and is being implemented
in three significant watershed in the Puget Sound basin
Contact: Richard Gersib at Department of Ecology
(360) 407-7259 or rger461@ecy.wa.gov
Citation: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/pubs/97-99/97-99.html
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