The chart below represents 154 chapters that have report 173 wetland projects. This is a conservative count of chapter wetland activities, since not all 518 Audubon chapters have submitted information to the campaign. Acquisition Acquiring legal title to property by purchase, donation, or easements. Advocacy Writing comment letters, telephoning, building coalitions to influence state, local, or federal policies. Volunteering on citizens committees, getting elected to positions where you can be a wetlands advocate, or working on campaigns for issues or candidates that support wetlands.
Education Helping people understand the value of wetlands and why they are worth protecting.
Inventory Mapping wetlands, conducting inventories of birds and other wetland species, monitoring water levels, and other projects to gather data that can be used to protect wetlands. Strategies often include a combination of citizen science, professional studies, and science reviewers to analyze the data and studies that government agencies produce for permits and policy decisions. Influencing local or state planning efforts such as comprehensive plans, watershed planning, and local ordinances for wetlands protection. Legal Action Filing Clean Water Act citizen suits or administrative or judicial challenges to local, state, or federal decisions. Networking Creating alliances, sharing information and data, working together on project proposals and advocacy positions, and mentoring.