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Wetlands Protection

About the Wetlands Program

Protecting inland and coastal wetlands, tidelands, great ponds, rivers and floodplains.
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Applications, forms, and eDEP

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Wetlands Notices of Intent Public Access

Access to file numbers from regional wetlands staff.
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More information about Notices of Intent

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Regulations, policies, and guidance

Includes the Stormwater Management Policy
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Wetlands Loss

Q&A and link to resources at MassGIS
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Wetlands Protection: Frequently Asked Questions about the program, wetlands loss, and state initiatives

English | Spanish/Espanola | Portuguese/Portuguesa

The importance of wetlands

Protecting Wetlands in Massachusetts | Wetlands: Our "Common Wealth"

MassDEP's Wetlands Circuit Rider Program

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Wetlands Maps

Eelgrass maps
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Mouth of River, Color Ortho maps
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Orthophotoquad Map Use & Distribution

Orthophoto maps locate and delineate state wetland resources; how they can help towns.
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Ipswich River Watershed GIS Project

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List of communities with previously registered wetlands

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National Wetlands Inventory Plant List - U.S. Fish & Wildlife

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Rivers Protection Act: Frequently Asked Questions

Web page | Spanish/Espanola

Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions

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