Forested wetlands definition

Forested wetlands means those wetlands where the canopy coverage by trees with a diameter at breast height of greater than 4 inches is greater than 10 percent, as well as those areas required to be planted with tree species to establish or reestablish forested wetlands pursuant to a permit issued, or enforcement action taken, under rules adopted under Part IV of Chapter 373, F.S., or Sections 403.91 through 403.929, F.S. (1984 Supp.), as amended, and those areas where the canopy has been temporarily removed but are expected to revegetate to a forested wetland if use of the area would remain unchanged.
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Examples of Forested wetlands in a sentence

  • Forested wetlands have both consumptive and nonconsumptive human use values (see Table 1).

  • Elsewhere, where protection from windthrow is established, forested wetlands would be prioritized when designating GTAs. Forested wetlands would be managed per WAC ▇▇▇- ▇▇-▇▇▇ and would be prioritized when designating GTAs on all operable forest lands, with the following additional protection measures:  Special efforts will be made to avoid soil disturbance when operating within forested wetlands.

  • Forested wetlands are defined by Forest Practices Rules as “any wetland or portion thereof that has, or if the trees were mature would have, a crown closure of 30% or more” (WAC 222-16-035).

  • Forested wetlands should not be entered, especially during periods of significantly wet soil conditions that will result in soil compaction.

  • Forested wetlands on ≈ 40% of operable forest lands would be managed per WAC ▇▇▇-▇▇-▇▇▇ only.

  • Forested wetlands are generally the best drained of the wetlands.

  • Our slogan is simple – Forests for water and wetlands – allowing us to look at the ‘big picture’ of forests in our lives, including:  Forested wetlands and the special benefits they bring.

  • Forested wetlands would be prioritized when designating GTAs on an additional ≈ 40% of operable forest land and additional protection measures would be applied to forested wetlands on all operable forest lands.

Related to Forested wetlands

  • Wetlands or “wetland” means an area that is inundated or saturated by surface water or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, commonly known as hydrophytic vegetation.

  • Underground mining means all methods of mining other than surface mining.

  • Wetland or "wetlands" means areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas. Wetlands do not include those artificial wetlands intentionally created from nonwetland sites, including, but not limited to, irrigation and drainage ditches, grass-lined swales, canals, detention facilities, wastewater treatment facilities, farm ponds, and landscape amenities, or those wetlands created after July 1, 1990, that were unintentionally created as a result of the construction of a road, street, or highway. Wetlands may include those artificial wetlands intentionally created from nonwetland areas created to mitigate conversion of wetlands.

  • tailings means material rejected from a mill after most of the valuable minerals have been extracted.