The impact of agricultural drainage and resulting non-point source nutrient export on water quality is a growing concern across the entire Prairie Pothole Region. In Canada, the three Prairie Provinces (Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan) are currently revising and reviewing surface water management strategies and have recognized the need for wetland restoration and conservation to help maintain and restore water quality, and sustain watershed health. However, unlike the US portion of the PPR, there is no complete wetland inventory for the Canadian portion of the PPR. As a result it is not currently possible to target wetland conservation and restoration efforts to maximize water quality benefits. This project...
Categories: Data;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Conservation NGOs,
Data Acquisition and Development,
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LANDSCAPE,
Federal resource managers,
LCC Network Science Catalog, All tags...
Report,
Report,
Souris River,
State agencies,
Tribes,
change detection,
completed,
environment,
environment,
prairie,
remote sensing,
wetland, Fewer tags
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