- Current Planning Wetlands - Municipality of Anchorage
Wetlands (technically "waters of the United States") are regulated by the Army Corps of Engineers The Corps publishes maps showing wetlands and uplands within the Municipality Wetlands are classified as:
- Environmental Planning Wetland FAQs - Municipality of Anchorage
Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas Wetlands have all three of the following: The presence of water at or near the surface A majority of plant species adapted to wet conditions Hydric soil types that have developed due to groundwater Ho w many acres of wetlands are in Anchorage?
- Alaskas Wetlands | AK Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Wetlands help maintain water quality by slowly filtering excess nutrients, sediments, and pollutants before water seeps into rivers, streams, and underground aquifers They also offer a breeding ground and or habitat for fish, wildlife, and plants
- What is a Wetland? | US EPA
Wetlands are areas where water covers the soil, or is present either at or near the surface of the soil all year or for varying periods of time during the year, including during the growing season Water saturation (hydrology) largely determines how the soil develops and the types of plant and animal communities living in and on the soil
- Environmental Planning Long-Range Planning
Anchorage Wetlands Management Plan (full document)
- WETLAND SEDGES of ALASKA
Alaska’s wetlands occupy 43 3 percent of its 403,247,700 acres (163,188,554 ha) Most regions of the state have extensive areas of bogs, fens, wet and moist arctic and alpine tundra, lakes and ponds, wet forests, mudflats, and fresh and saltwater marshes
- Wetland - Wikipedia
Article 1 1: " wetlands are areas of marsh, fen, peatland or water, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six meters "
- Wetland | Definition, Characteristics, Types, Importance, Examples . . .
wetland, complex ecosystem characterized by flooding or saturation of the soil, which creates low-oxygen environments that favor a specialized assemblage of plants, animals, and microbes These organisms exhibit adaptations designed to tolerate periods of sluggishly moving or standing water
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