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  • Home
    • Utah Watershed Contact List
    • Utah Watershed Partners
  • Projects
    • Success Stories
    • Funding
  • Media
    • Videos
    • Photo Gallery
  • Data & Reports
    • Final Project Reports
    • Data
  • Outreach
    • Education & Information Ideas
    • Small Acreage Farms
  • NPS Pollution
    • What is nonpoint source pollution?
    • Management of Utah's NPS Pollution
    • Best Management Practices
    • Assessment and Monitoring
    • The Status of Utah's Waterbodies
  • Find Your Watershed
    • Bear River Watershed
    • Uinta Basin Watershed
    • Utah Lake / Jordan River Watershed
    • Great Salt Lake Watershed
    • Western Colorado Watershed
    • Weber River Watershed
    • Cedar/Beaver Watershed
    • Lower Colorado Watershed
    • Southeast Colorado Watershed
    • Sevier River Watershed

Wetlands - Protect your backyard

Wetlands provide important functions in our environment.  They help in flood attenuation, water quality enhancement, and support a diverse habitat for birds and other wildlife.  Some wetlands may seem isolated from nearby water bodies or connect directly to the lakes and rivers.  Isolated wetlands are important for groundwater recharge and water storage, besides serving as seasonal habitat.
As Utah has only about 1% of its landscape as wetlands, it is vital to protect the areas we have remaining. 
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Learn more about wetlands in Utah:
Utah Division of Water Quality: https://deq.utah.gov/water-quality/utahs-wetland-program-plan​
Utah Geologic Survey: https://geology.utah.gov/resources/wetlands/
Davis County: ​http://www.udot.utah.gov/westdavis/uploads/doc_pdf/Documentation_EIS_WetlandsFactSheet.pdf
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Guides for wetland restoration: 
​https://geodata.geology.utah.gov/pages/search.php?search=!collection160&bc_from=themes

Utah Division of Water Quality

USU Water Quality Extension

Utah Department of Agriculture and Food

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