Project Technical Report

A full project technical report is available below. Adobe Acrobat Reader (free) is required to view the files.

Complete Report (8.1MB)

Report Sections

Cover & Table of Contents

Chapter 1 – An Overview of Wetland Restoration

Chapter 2 – Development of a Wetland Restoration Assessment Model

Chapter 3 – Conceptual Restoration Plans

Chapter 4 – Recommendations

Chapter 5 – Literature Cited

Chapter 6 – Glossary

Figures (1.3MB)

Appendices

Appendix A – ARM Fund Documents (3.6MB)

Appendix B – Watershed Maps

Appendix C – Functional Evaluation Detailed Methodology

Appendix D – Model Output

Appendix E – Conceptual Restoration Cost Estimates

Appendix F – Functional Benefit Scores for Example Sites

 
Other Helpful Documents

These reports are important resources for those interested in learning more about wetland restoration:

Amman & Lindley Stone, 1991. Method for the Comparative Evaluation of Nontidal Wetlands in New Hampshire (Adobe PDF, 5.8MB)

USDA NRCS - Engineering Field Handbook, Part 650, Chapter 13, Wetland Restoration, Enhancement, or Creation

USDA NRCS - Technical Note No-190-15, Wetland Restoration, Enhancement, and Management (Adobe PDF, 45MB)

 
Links to Wetland Restoration & Watershed Resources

NH Wetlands Bureau – Wetland Mitigation Program
Rules, law and procedures of wetland mitigation in NH, including more infmation on the Aquatic Resrouce Mitigation Fund.

NH Rivers Management and Protection Program
Information on the RMPP, which administers the “Designated Rivers Act” and assists watershed groups with river management issues. Specific river local advisory committees in the HUC 8 Merrimack River Watershed:

• Upper Merrimack River Local Advisory Committee (Franklin to Bow)
• Lower Merrimack River Local Advisory Committee (Merrimack to Nashua)
• Souhegan River Local Advisory Committee (New Ipswich to Merrimack)