Wetlands Inventory Nevada

The Nevada wetlands inventory is a unit of a nationwide survey undertaken by the Fish and Wildlife Service to locate and tabulate by habitat types the important wetland areas of each State and to estimate their current value for waterfowl. Such an inventory is essential to determine the quality and extent of remaining wetlands upon which future waterfowl-flyway management plans by State and Federal conservation agencies must be based. This basic information should also be of value to public and private agencies alike that are concerned with the planning of agricultural land-use programs and multiple-purpose projects. A knowledge of existing wildlife values is necessary for adequate consideration of wildlife requirements in future development programs. Many of the remaining wetlands are essential if a proper balance between such a renewable natural resource as wildlife and other resources is to be maintained. The future of aquatic wildlife will depend entirely on the consideration given it in basic planning for land utilization.