Charlie here just wanting to quickly say hi and thanks for contributing to this project. Not counting all of my data i put in here, we have 86 observations of wetlands here! If you've been watching the advisory layer for updates and not seen any updated in a while, it is because this was a very frantic, busy field season and i haven't been doing much mapping over the summer. I'll get to them all over the fall and winter! Thanks so much for all the contributions so far and keep adding any you come across!

C

Interested in helping with this project but need help getting set up with iNat or figuring out how projects work? Missed the training in May? The training has been recorded, you can see it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh-DbdAQ_X8

So good news, the project is being expanded so you can now add wetlands from anywhere in Vermont. The priority now is still on the Otter Creek basin, where mapping is being finalized, as well as the Winooski and Pike river watersheds where a mapping project is to be initiated soon.

If you are interested in learning more, there will be a virtual training on the evening of May 18, 2021 at 7:00 PM that is open to the public. The link is here: https://tinyurl.com/42e9xtmb

We're all staying close to home and 'social distancing', but walks through our local areas are still encouraged and beneficial for health. While out on a walk in the Otter Creek watershed why not document some wetlands? Any and all inaturalist observations in wetlands that meet the site criteria and have good location data are valuable.

Also, older records are welcome in the project as long as they have precise location data and some information on wetland type. If anyone feels inspired to add existing observations to this project, I can use those too! A good activity during stormy weather or if you're holed up with more extreme quarantine measures.

@rpayne @susanelliott I feel like you two might be interested in this! See project description for more info. We may do a training at some point. I bet your organizations have people who could easily help with this while already out birding and such.