Understanding and Addressing the Impacts of Wetland Mowing
CompleteThis GIT funded project looks into the intersection of vegetated tidal wetland mowing with wetland protection laws, regulations and policies in Virginia and Maryland.
Description
The overall goal of the GIT funded project, Understanding and Addressing the Impacts of Wetland Mowing to Facilitate Meeting the Chesapeake Bay Wetland Enhancement Goals, includes gathering data to inform an understanding of the potential impact and extent of tidal wetland mowing across the entire Chesapeake Bay watershed. This project is one phase of a larger effort that will inform a long-term, multi-phase effort to reduce tidal wetland mowing and make progress towards the CBP’s wetland enhancement goals and outcomes.
This report made important strides in understanding the current limitations of policy, regulations and laws to manage potential adverse impacts to tidal vegetated wetlands from mowing, by understanding the perspectives of local subject matter experts, and in investigating modern methods for finding and quantifying of wetland mowing via the use of remote sensing.