In this video, This Old House landscape contractor Jenn Nawada meets with a landowner and a wetland expert to discuss identifying and building on properties with designated wetland areas.
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Jenn Nawada learns about building in wetland areas. Jenn meets a landowner who plans on developing their property but needs to go through the right channels due to a wetland classification. With the help of a wetland expert, we learn about the process of identifying, marking, and surveying wetlands, as well as the steps to get building approval on these properties.
Where to find it?
Jenn demystifies wetlands for a homeowner by connecting him with a local expert who explains
how wetlands are identified and why they are protected. A soil scientist is the only person with
the professional training who can truly determine if a wetland exists and accurately map its
boundaries.
A soil test is done by using a hand auger to drill down into the soil. The auger drills down 1-3’ depending on how deep hydric soils are and extracts a sample of soil that can be examined.
Permission must be granted from a local conservation commission to do work on property within a certain radius of any wetland.
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Perberts en masse
The more I study soil science the more value wetlands have. I can't believe how long it is taking my OSSF bacteria colony to reestablish, literally weeeeeeeeeeks.
Where is the Swamp Monster?
The real challenge is one bad neighbor. $50,000 later we won
Bring a truck full of sand and cover it up. The government is just trying to steal peoples lands.
I worked for the Wetlands Hydraulics division of DOT in my state. We pretty much put plants in the ground along the areas where new infrastructure met natural and wetland areas. Think restoration of habitat after bridges are built/restored, etc. The only thing on our end that differed between planting plants at a non environmentally sensitive area and a sensitive one is the type of equipment we were allowed to use. Example, some places were so sensitive we were not allowed to use a gas powered vehicle to move plants so alternatively we used human powered carts. The other main difference was the elevated education levels and pay grade of our supervisors. That and a whole lot of time and money and the bureaucracy that accompanies it, LOL. We strived to not harm clams or lobstahs! 😉
Steve got screwed…….how much did it cost?
If wetland laws were followed 50 to 100 years ago we wouldn’t have highways, cities, airports, etc. Like all radicals they go to far. Unreasonable, dictators.
Jenn is the perfect woman.
Jen got some big boobs
Like that video I have we land on my property also very interesting.
I would create low dams made from onsite branches and rocks to slow the water without impeding it. It adds drought resistance as well as lowering downstream flood dangers.
The soil would be a richer black in a true wetlands as it is also a great carbon sink.
Absolutely fascinating! Thanks so much for sharing.