Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Area and Protected Status by Sub-lake Unit

Information on the area of existing coastal wetlands in the Great Lakes Basin by Lake, Sub-Lake Unit, Number Of Wetlands, Total Acres, Protected Acres, And Percent Protected. *Coastal Wetlands defined here as connected to the Great Lakes and >2 ha (5 acres) in size. Data Sources We used the following database for coastal wetland area: Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands 2004 Polygons (Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Consortium): https://www.glc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CWC-GreatLakesCoastalWetlandsInventory-Metadata.pdf We used the following databases for protected area: Nature Conservancy Canada (data agreement) Commission for Environmental Cooperation (databasin.org)- Canada Protected Terrestrial Areas 2012 (Ontario) Ontario GeoHub- Ontario Federal Protected Lands (Ontario) 2018: PAD-US (Protected Areas Database of the U.S.) 2018. CARL (Conservation and Recreation Lands) 2017. Feature Service for Conservation and Recreation Lands in the Great Lakes Atlantic Region (Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa). This layer contains fee lands, preserves, designated lands and other protected lands. This layer does not contain easements. Consultations with regional land experts (The Nature Conservancy GIS Managers) for the states of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin.