Connecticut Wetlands

Name: ___________________________________________________ Period: ________ Date: __________________

1. You may copy this page to a word processor to type your answers, or answer on this paper.
2. Use the  links at the end of the page and general search sites to answer the  following questions.
3. Note where you found the answers.
4. Be sure to save your work.

Questions:

1. Why are wetlands valuable?

2. What are the main ways in which wetlands are damaged or destroyed?

3. How much wetland area has been lost in the United States?

4. How much wetland area has been lost in CT?

5. What are stratified outwash deposits? How did they form?

6. Why are wetlands over stratified outwash aquifers particularly valuable?

7. How are wetlands protected in CT?

8. Who is responsible for wetlands in your town? Identify the government body and the names of its members.

9.  Use an online topographic map to locate the wetland nearest your home that you see often.  Print the map, circle the location of the wetland and attach it to this paper. Describe its location and what it looks like. Where does the water in the wetland come from (what is uphill from the wetland)?

Some useful links:

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=why+are+wetlands+important%3F&fr=yfp-t-501&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&vm=r

http://www.aswm.org/swp/connecticut9.htm

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=connecticut+wetland+loss&ei=UTF-8&fr=fp-tab-web-t&cop=mss&tab=

http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2720&q=325674&depNav_GID=1654

http://www.epa.gov/region01/enforcement/wetlands/index.html

http://water.usgs.gov/nwsum/WSP2425/history.html

http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2720&q=325682&depNav_GID=1654

http://www.longislandsoundstudy.net/pubs/slides/soundhealth/ch4.pdf

http://capp.water.usgs.gov/gwa/ch_m/M-text.html

http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?t=2&s=14&x=208&y=1445&z=18&w=1

Town of Burlington Homepage (  http://www.munic.state.ct.us/BURLINGTON/burlington.htm for IWWC members)

Harwinton Town Officers (http://www.sots.state.ct.us/registermanual/SectionVII/townh-j.htm#HARWINTON) from the Office of the Secretary of the State