Southeast Coastal || Southeast || Central || West || Northeast || North Central || Northwest || Superior

Wisconsin is blessed with a tremendous diversity of wetlands that vary around the state. Great Lakes coastal wetlands are distict from those of the Upper Mississippi River basin, and southern wetlands are quite distinct from northern wetlands. For the purposes of this project, WWA has divided the state into eight geographic regions based on physical and biological characteristics such as climate, geology, soils, water and vegetation. These regions are based on WDNR's Ecological Landscapes of Wisconsin, which we consolidated in consultation with DNR ecologists.

Our Wetland Gems™ site selection process included making sure that all wetland community types that are present in a given region are represented by the Gem sites chosen for that region. Click the map images below to explore Wetland Gems™ by region and download printable region maps.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Many individuals contributed to this project, including site property owners, members of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Wetland Team, and many other partners and natural resource experts. Special thanks to Eric Epstein, Randy Hoffman, Mary Linton, Tod Highsmith and Carolyn Sandberg for exceptionally generous contributions of time and expertise. Laura England, WWA Outreach Programs Director, led the Wetland Gems™ project with assistance from Katie Beilfuss, WWA Programs Manager, and Becky Abel, WWA Executive Director.

The McKnight Foundation, which seeks to improve the quality of life for present and future generations through grantmaking, coalition-building and encouragement of strategic policy reform, funded the portion of this project focusing on Mississippi River Basin regions.