Showing posts with label Wetlands Functions and Values. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wetlands Functions and Values. Show all posts

Sunday, August 26, 2012

VWC-DEIS 3.7.5 Wetland Functions and Values


Reviewing the VWC-DEIS you'll notice a number of points worth a closer look. To facilitate that I will use this blog for my study notes, organized into single issue threads. Each will quote the USDA Forest Service - Village at Wolf Creek Access Project - Draft Environmental Impact Statement section in question.
 

{For clarity I have added breaks between sentences and highlights where appropriate.  Wording has not been altered.}
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Village at Wolf Creek Access Project

Page 3-49  -  Chapter 3.  Affected Environment 

3.7.5 Wetland Functions and Values
Wetlands are often described in terms of their functions and values.  Functions refer to the ecological role or processes that a wetland performs.  Values refer to the importance of these functions to the environment or to humans.