Wetland and Vernal Pool Links

These links will take you off the CNPS web site. Please bookmark your place before proceeding. (Last updated November 28, 2007 .)

CNPS Resources

• CNPS Statement of Policy - Wetlands (PDF, 36k)
• CNPS Policy and Guidelines on Vernal Pool Mitigation
• CNPS Policy on Appropriate Application of Ex Situ Conservation Techniques
• CNPS Wetland Source Book 2000 (PDF, 137k)
• CNPS Fremontia Vol. 27 No. 4 and Vol. 28 No. 1 -- Special Issue: Vernal Pools
• Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Vernal Pool Ecosystems - Proceedings from a 1996 Conference (© 1998 CNPS Press)

General Wetland Links

• The Wetlands Regulations Center -- commercial site with lots of info
• National Wetlands Resource Center (USGS)
• Cowardin Wetland Classification (US Fish and Wildlife Service)
• Wetlands Information
• Information Center for the Environment (ICE)
• San Francisco Bay Area Watersheds and Resources
• U.S. Army Corps Regulatory Program
• California Rivers Assessment (CARA) -- interactive database
• Yahoo! Science:Ecology:Ecosystems:Wetlands
• California Wetlands Information System (CERES)
• California Coastal Commission
• San Francisco Wetland Goals
• California Wetlands: Much Ado About Nothing on Regulation Impacts -- an opinion
• Political Contributions and the Assault on America's Wetlands Laws - an opinion
• Current Congressional Wetland Issues
• Delta Wetlands Project
• Wetlands of the Central and Southern California Coast and Coastal Watersheds -- a classification method
• San Francisco Estuary Project Newsletter
• Oceans & Coastal Resources: A Briefing Book
• Sierras: Cumulative Watershed Effects (BDL Report)
• Sierras: Riparian Areas and Wetlands (BDL Report)
• Sierras: Riparian Management (BDL Report)
• Hydric Soils of the United States
• Hydrogeomorphic Approach to Evaluating Wetland Functions and Values
• NSDA NCRS Wetland Science Institute
• National Wetlands Conservation Alliance
• Constructed Wetlands Information and Information Sources
• Society of Wetland Scientists
• National Drought Mitigation Center
• The Terrene Institute
• Water Resources Center Archives
• USGS Western Wetland Flora -- includes identification key and has a downloadable zip version
• Ramsar Convention on Wetlands -- restoration mini-site
• Endangered Species & Wetlands Report
• So Cal Wetlands Recovery Project -- ArcIMS information site

Vernal Pool Links

• California's Gold: Vernal Pools -- by Huell Howser, a 30 minute video travellog shot at Mather Field in Sacramento County
• www.vernalpools.org -- a clearinghouse of information about California vernal pools and related conservation issues
• Life in Our Watershed: Investigating Vernal Pools -- a 5th grade curriculum about vernal pools by Sacramento Splash
• CWIS - Vernal Pool -- a California Wetlands Information System page
• Vernal Pools -- a Environmental Protection Agency page
• Conserving Vernal Pools Sparks Debate Over Habitat Value, Land Use -- Biodiversity News Vol. 3 No. 4
• Agencies Sign Pact to Protect Vernal Pools -- Biodiversity News Vol. 4 No. 4.
• UC Merced Home Page -- check out the photos and the physical plan!
• Major Vernal Pool Species Victory! BEC Lawsuit Adds Extra Protection -- Critical habitat to be designated for federally listed vernal pool species.