Wisconsin's 100 Wetland Gems

Greetings Everyone:

Below is an interesting book review from our Secretary General, Nick Davidson, on a wonderful full-colour guide to the state of Wisconsin’s wetlands. It has been produced by the Wisconsin Wetlands Association, a broad group of wetland scientists and educators, conservationists, hunters, concerned citizens, and local and regional organizations who care about wetlands and hope to see them conserved.  

It includes one-page articles on individual sites, each packed with useful information and some wonderful pictures. It provides an excellent review of the State’s 100 best wetlands – and some of these would certainly qualify as Ramsar Sites. Perhaps this publication will help make this a reality!

Well worth a read.

With best wishes, Sandra Hails, Ramsar Secretariat
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The Wisconsin Wetlands Association has recently published Wisconsin’s Wetland Gems, a full-colour guide to Wisconsin’s 100 Wetland Gems - high quality habitats that represent the wetland riches (marshes, swamps, bogs, fens, and more) that historically made up a quarter of Wisconsin’s landscape.

The 150-page spiral-bound book includes an overview of the Wetland Gems project and a pictorial guide to the twelve wetland types found in Wisconsin. The core of the book features one section for each of eight geographic regions of the state and a special section highlighting Workhorse Wetland Gems, sites that each exemplify one of the natural services provided by wetlands: flood and stormwater attenuation, water quality protection, shoreline protection, groundwater connections, wildlife habitat, fish habitat, and recreation and educational opportunities. Within each section, readers will find a map and set of fact sheets for each region’s Gems. The book also includes a comprehensive index of site names to help readers find information about their favourite wetlands.

This splendid wetlands book costs US$25 and can be ordered from the Wisconsin Wetlands Association (order form on: http://www.wisconsinwetlands.org/GemsBookFlyer.pdf). All sections of the book can also be freely downloaded in PDF format from the Wisconsin Wetlands Association website, on: www.wisconsinwetlands.org/gemsbook.htm.

Nick Davidson, Deputy Secretary General
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Sandra HAILS
CEPA Programme Officer
Ramsar Convention Secretariat
Rue Mauverney 28, 1196 Gland, Switzerland
hails@ramsar.org
Tel: +41 22 9990176
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