Wetlands Assessment

The New England Biological Assessment of Wetlands Workgroup (NEBAWWG) refines wetland assessment techniques in the Northeast.

NEBAWWG is composed of state, federal, tribal, non-profit/conservation associations, and academic wetland managers and scientists who are both users and developers of monitoring and assessment tools. NEIWPCC has managed NEBAWWG since its beginnings in the 1990s.

NEIWPCC coordinates meetings and workshops on wetland assessment and supports the attendance of state staff at regional and national meetings.

Participating Organizations

 

• New York City Department of Environmental Protection
• New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
• New York Natural Heritage Program
• St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
• NatureServe
• New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection
• Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
• Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
• Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
• Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program
• University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Harvard Forest
• Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council
• Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
• Rhode Island Natural History Survey
• University of Rhode Island
• New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
• New Hampshire Natural Heritage Bureau
• Maine Department of Environmental Protection
• Maine Natural Areas Program
• Maine Land Use Planning Commission
• Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
• Houlton Band of Maliseets Indians
• Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
• Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
• Mid-Atlantic Wetland Workgroup
• Association of State Wetland Managers
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2
• EPA New England Regional Laboratory (NERL)
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England District

Wetlands Mapping

 

State Mapping Resources

• NY DEC Freshwater Wetlands Mapping
• RI DEM, Geographic Data Viewer
• Maine DEP GIS Data and Maps
• MassGIS
• MassGIS Oliver – online mapping
• NH GRANIT GIS Clearinghouse
• Vermont Center for Geographic Information
• Vermont Interactive Map Viewer
• CT – UConn Map and Geographic Information Center
• CT DEEP – Geographic Information Systems

Other Mapping Resources

• Wetlands Mapping Consortium (WMC)
• National Wetland Inventory
• ASWM – Wetlands Mapping

EPA Monitoring and Assessment

 

• EPA Bioassessment and Biocriteria
• Elements of a State Water Monitoring and Assessment Program For Wetlands

State Programs

 

Connecticut

• CT DEEP, Wetlands

Maine

• Maine Natural Resources Protection Act
• Maine DEP, Water Quality Programs
• Maine DEP, Water Quality – Wetlands
• Maine DEP, Wetland Biomonitoring

New Hampshire

• NH DES, Wetlands Bureau
• NH DES, Biomonitoring Program

New York

• NY DEC, Freshwater Wetlands Program
• NY DEC, Water Quality Monitoring, Assessment and Planning
• New York Natural Heritage Program

Massachusetts

• MA Office of Coastal Zone Management, Coastal Wetland Monitoring & Assessment
• MA DEP, Wetlands & Watersheds

Rhode Island

• RI DEM, Office of Water Resources – Wetlands
• RI DEM, Freshwater Wetland Monitoring and Assessment

Vermont

• VT DEC, Watershed Management Division – Wetlands
• VT DEC, Monitoring, Assessment & Planning Program

Sister Workgroups

 

• Mid-Atlantic Wetlands Workgroup (MAWWG)
• Southeast Wetlands Workgroup (SEWWG)

National Wetland Organizations

 

• Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM)
• Society of Wetland Scientists

Guides and Additional Resources

 

• Northeast Regional Floristic Quality Assessment
• MassDEP Wetlands Program Policy 17-1: Photovoltaic System Solar Array Review Guide (9/23/2017)
• Method for Inventorying and Evaluating Freshwater Wetlands in New Hampshire
• Wetlands BMP Techniques for Avoidance and Minimization
• California Rapid Assessment Method for Wetlands (CRAM)
• Delaware Rapid Assessment Procedure (DERAP)
• EPA Review of Rapid Assessment Methods for Assessing Wetland Condition
• Florida: Wetland Rapid Assessment Procedure
• Massachusetts: Conservation Assessment and Prioritization System (CAPS)
• Ohio Rapid Assessment Method for Wetlands (ORAM)
• Wisconsin: Rapid Assessment Methodology for Evaluating Wetland Functional Values

 

For more information, contact Audra Martin, amartin@neiwpcc.org.