This project is a follow-on to the report "Prioritizing Habitat Restoration Goals in the Tampa Bay Watershed" which analyzed historical changes to freshwater wetland habitats in the Tampa Bay estuary's watershed from 1950 to 2007, identified changes in extent, structure, function and quality of those wetland habitats, assessed the state and condition of existing wetlands, and developed screening tools for use by local stakeholders in prioritizing restoration, mitigation, and preservation targets. This supplemental project applies those tools to an expanded geographic area, assessing the historical changes in, current status and quality of wetlands in all of Manatee County.
