WETLAND RESTORATION
I. RESTORATION PRINCIPLES
A. CHOOSE FORMER WETLAND THAT IS DEGRADED
B. SITE, IN CURRENT CONDITION, SHOULD BE OF LIMITED VALUE
C. PRESERVATION IS A BETTER OPTION FOR SOME WETLANDS
D. USE REFERENCE WETLANDS
II. SITE ASSESSMENT
A. DISTURBANCES
B. HYDROLOGY
C. WATER QUALITY
D. TOPOGRAPHY AND SOILS
E. ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES
F. WETLAND FUNCTIONS
III. PRELIMINARY RESTORATION DESIGN
A. HYDROLOGY
1. VOLUMES AND FLOW
2. IMPOUNDMENT
3. CONVEYANCE
B. TOPOGRAPHY
C. SOILS
D. REVEGETATION
1. STRUCTURE
2. SOURCES
3. SPECIAL HABITAT FEATURES
4. HUMAN USE
IV. FINAL DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION
A. CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONS
1. EROSION CONTROL
2. STOCKPILED SOIL AND VEGETATION
3. AMENDMENTS
4. YARDS, ROADS AND EQUIPMENT
B. PLANTING CONSIDERATIONS
1. SEEDING
2. SPRIGS, PLUGS, RHIZOMES, TUBERS
3. CUTTINGS
4. CONTAINER, BALLED AND BURLAP, BARE ROOT
5. GENERAL
V. MONITORING