Wayne C. Lehman Fish and Wildlife Regional Manager (Retired)

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Wayne C. Lehman Fish and Wildlife Regional Manager (Retired) CREATION, ENHANCEMENT, AND RESTORATION OF FRESHWATER WETLANDS KENT COUNTY Wayne C. Lehman Fish and Wildlife Regional Manager (Retired) We Bring You Delaware’s Outdoors Through Science and Service

Milford Neck Wildlife Area

PARTNERSHIPS Division of Fish and Wildlife Division of Watershed Stewardship Kent Conservation Districts Ducks Unlimited U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service State Wildlife Grant Program Natural Resource Conservation Service Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

FUNCTIONS OF WETLANDS Fish and Wildlife Habitat Water Quality Flood Protection Erosion Control Water Supply and Groundwater Recharge Recreation and Aesthetics

Improving Water Quality Wetland Complex filters: 1) Sediment 2) Nutrients (fertilizers) 3) Pesticides

Wetlands Provide Valuable Waterfowl Habitat Wetlands provide valuable habitat for waterfowl Wetlands Provide Valuable Waterfowl Habitat

Wetlands Provide Wading Bird Habitat Wetland also provide habitat for wading birds Wetlands Provide Wading Bird Habitat

Wading Bird Habitat

Shorebird Habitat

Habitat for Amphibians

Reptile Habitat

Fish and wildlife surveys Fish and wildlife surveys. Fish surveys are used to determine the balance of fish in a body of water. Fish Habitat

Upland Buffer Surrounding Wetland Improves Water Quality

Increases Upland Wildlife Habitat and Nesting Habitat for Waterfowl

Flood Protection

TYPES OF RESTORATION PROJECTS RESTORATION OF FORESTED WETLANDS FARMLAND WETLAND CREATION

RESTORATON OF FORESTED WETLANDS PREVIOUSLY DRAINED

Drained Wetland Along Tax Ditch

Drainage Pipes Along Tax Ditches

Fortney Tract water structure

Milford Neck Water Structure (Minimum Design)

Forested Wetland Restoration Fortney Tract Forested Wetland Restoration

Fortney Tract

Blackiston Wildlife Area Forested Wetland Restoration

Norman G. Wilder Wildlife Area - Petersburg Forested Wetland Restoration Funded by Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

Blackiston Wildlife Area Forested Wetland Restoration

FARMLAND WETLAND CREATION, RESTORATION, ENHANCEMENT POORLY DRAINED, MARGINAL FARMLAND

Ted Harvey Wildlife Area, Poorly Drained, Marginal Farmland Pre-Construction Ted Harvey Wildlife Area, Poorly Drained, Marginal Farmland

Blackiston Wildlife Area Irregular shaped edges, Micro-topography, Dead logs, Tree planting

Ted Harvey Wildlife Area New Construction Showing Micro-topography

Micro-topography Enhances Vegetative Diversity

Large diameter Logs for Basking and Cover

Minimal Engineering

Blackiston Wildlife Area

Tree Planting Within Buffer adds Vegetative Diversity and Provides Shade

WETLAND PROJECTS SINCE 1992 State Wildlife Areas Kent County Blackiston : 55 (80 acres) Woodland Beach 5 (15 acres) Fortney Urban Tract: 15 (20 acres) Little Creek North: 6 ( 10 acres) Ted Harvey 3 (8 acres) N G Wilder 26 (35 acres) Milford Neck 14 (20 acres) Approximate total: 119 (158 acres)