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How can your local government enhance wetlands protection? The following pages provide tips for modifying local master plans and ordinances and incorporating wetlands protection into your community's development goals.
Basic Tools for Wetlands Protection:
The most influential tools that a community has for protecting wetlands are its Master Plan and Zoning Ordinance. These documents lay out a community's future vision of the character of its landscapes, the goals of its citizens, and the policies it has adopted to achieve this vision. Follow the links below to explore the opportunities that these tools present for wetland protection. This information was developed by Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Inc. of Ann Arbor for CRWC's Stony Creek Wetlands Assessment Project.
Wetland Resources for Local Governments on the Web:
- Preserving Michigan's Wetlands: Options for Local Governments
An informative guide from Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council.
www.deq.state.mi.us/lwm/grt_lakes/wetlands/local.htm
- Center for Watershed Protection
A wealth of information and resources, including model ordinances, for protecting watersheds and water quality.
www.cwp.org
- Natural Landscaping for Public Officials
Protecting existing native vegetation and encouraging natural landscaping is one innovative way to protect wetland habitats. This guidebook is chock-full of useful information on natural landscaping, including model ordinances, from the Environmental Protection Agency.
www.epa.gov/glnpo/greenacres/toolkit/index.html
- Model Wetland Ordinances
More and more communities across the country are adopting wetland ordinances. A number of models are currently available online - here are just a few examples.
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Last updated Saturday, August 05, 2006 by CRWC.
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