Section 1	Identification Information
Originator	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Title	Minnesota Wetlands Conservation Plan
Abstract	Contents: 1. Introduction: Highlights of the Plan, Project Origins and Purpose, Audiences for the MWCP, Importance of Perspective and Meaning, Implementation. 2. Current Conditions: Assessment of Wetland Resources, State Wetlands Policies as of 1996, Wetland Management by Indian Tribes, Federal Laws and Policies Concerning Wetlands, How the MWCP was Developed. 3. Goal Statement. 4. Regional Management Strategy: A Bridge Between Local & State Level Management, Describing Regional Differences, Restoration & Maintenance Priorities, Regional Descriptions. 5. Statewide Management Strategy: Addressing Statewide Concerns, Management Settings, Mitigation Siting & Transfer, Restoration Program, State Wetland Bank, Enforcement. 6. Regulatory Simplification Strategy: Simplifying the Permitting Process, A One-Stop-Shop Model, Timeline for Simplification, Simplification Activities Currently Underway, Further Actions for Regulatory Simplification. 7. Education and Outreach. 8. Research Priorities. 9. Monitoring and Evaluation. 10. Unresolved Issues.
Purpose	The goal for wetland conservation in Minnesota is to maintain and restore the quality and diversity and increase the overall quantity of wetlands in the state, varying regionally in accordance with differences in the character and health of the wetland resource, in order to promote ecologically, socially, and economically sustainable communities. The purpose of the Minnesota Wetlands Conservation Plan is to guide stewardship in wetlands.
Progress	Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency	None planned
Place Keywords	Minnesota
Theme Keywords	Wetlands, Conservation Plan, Resource Management
Theme Keyword Thesaurus	None
Access Constraints	None
Use Constraints	None
Contact Person Information	Elizabeth Carlson, Wetlands Plan Project Coordinator Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Ecological Services 500 Lafayette Road, Box 25 St. Paul, MN 55155-4025 Phone: 651-296-2835 FAX: 651-296-1811 E-mail: beth.carlson@dnr.state.mn.us
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Publisher	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Publication Date	05/1997
Contact Person Information	Elizabeth Carlson, Wetlands Plan Project Coordinator Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Ecological Services 500 Lafayette Road, Box 25 St. Paul, MN 55155-4025 Phone: 651-296-2835 FAX: 651-296-1811 E-mail: beth.carlson@dnr.state.mn.us
Distribution Liability
Ordering Instructions	The MWCP may be viewed on the DNR web site (http://www.dnr.state.mn.us). A copy is also held at the DNR library.
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Metadata Date	06/23/1997
Contact Person Information	Chad Skally Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Division of Forestry 500 Lafayette Road St. Paul, MN 55155-4044 Phone: 651-296-0757 FAX: 651-296-5954 E-mail: chad.skally@dnr.state.mn.us
Metadata Standard Name	Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version	1.1
Metadata Standard Online Linkage	http://www.gis.state.mn.us/stds/metadata.htm

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