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UPDATE:

     The Oneida County Board voted 15-3 on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 to drop the shoreland wetland buffer from 15 to 5 feet. For more information on this issue, read the resolution below.
RESOLUTION

Wetlands

      Wetlands are nurseries for fish and wildlife, purifiers for lakes, rivers and groundwater, and storage for floodwaters. They are also playgrounds for birders, hikers, hunters, and paddlers. In terms of hazard mitigation, they act as water storage devices in times of high water. Like sponges, wetlands are able to absorb excess water and release it back into the watershed slowly, preventing flooding and minimizing flood damage, including shoreline erosion. As more impermeable surfaces are developed, this excess capacity for water runoff storage becomes increasingly important.

       Wetland plants and soils have the capacity to store and filter pollutants ranging from pesticides to animal wastes. Calm wetland waters, with their flat surface and flow characteristics, allow particles of toxins and nutrients to settle out of the water column. Plants take up certain nutrients from the water. Other substances can be stored or transformed to a less toxic state within wetlands. As a result, the lakes, rivers and streams are cleaner.

       In Oneida County there are about 222,600 acres of wetlands – 28.2% of the land cover. That is more than the acreage of lakes, rivers, and streams in the County (73,980 acres, 9.4% of land cover in County).

Information you might find interesting. . .

Demystifying Fens
https://arboretum.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2015/04/17_ArbLeaflet.pdf
 
Climate Change and Arboretum Wetlands
https://arboretum.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2015/04/13_ArbLeaflet.pdf

Why Wetlands are so Valuable 
https://arboretum.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2015/04/10_ArbLeaflet.pdf

How Wetlands Manage Waters

Wetlands  -  Vital Solutions

Landowners Care For Wetlands

Farmers Care for Wetlands

Communities Care for Wetlands - LaCrosse

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P O Box 400, Rhinelander, WI 54501
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