Wetland Photos Curriculum Materials Stoney Slough Map Habitats of North Dakota--Wetlands Wetland Assessment ND State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan: Wetland Priorities Fall Lesson Material 2016 Fall Schedule Fall Wetland Lesson Vocabulary Wetland Material Macroinvertebrate Material Wetlands Plants Wetland Soils Reinforcement Activities Winter Wetland Lesson Material The winter lesson consists of a re-visit to the same three wetlands at Stoney Slough.  We will document the winter characteristics, drill a hole in the ice and use an underwater camera to see what, if any macroinvertebrate activity is going on this time of year.  Afterwards we will return to Prairie Waters and expand on the functions of wetlands that we introduced in the spring and introduce the topic of wetland politics.  Wetlands are subject to a broad spectrum of regulatory laws and agencies.  They are an intensely debated issue between conservationists, agricultural producers, and outdoorsman, just to name a few.  Students will participate in an activity designed to increase awareness of the multitude of federal wetland regulations. Pre-Lesson Material Post-Lesson Material Spring Wetland Material Working Wetlands

PBS Video: Value of Wetlands Wetland Field Journal North Dakota Wetlands Power Point Wetland Investigation Field Journaling Lesson

Aquatic Organisms Power Point Pond Macroinvertebrate Key River Macroinvertebrate Key Macroinvertebrate Picking Protocol Macro picking demonstration (Video, needs to be relinked) Macroinvertebrate Metrics

Wetland Plants Fall Wetland Vegetation Exercise

Wetland Soils Power Point Hydric Soils Talking Points Munsell Soil Color Chart Wetland Soils Data Sheet Wetland Soil Activity

Wetland Crossword Wetland Word Scramble Macro Jeopardy Wetland Jeopardy

Draining Wetlands Lesson U.S. EPA: AG 101 North Dakota Wetland Regulation Below are links to "You Tube" videos from the agriculture view of field draining and the conservationist view. Ag PhD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm53w-BwuQw Regulation Review Wetland Regulations Worksheet

Wetland Trade-Offs Lesson The articles below are some examples to use for the wetland trade-offs activity.  Use those or find ones close to your community for the activity. Article 1 Article 2 Article 3 Article 4 Article 5 Article 6 Article 7 Article 8: Stutsman county drain tile permits