9460

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9460
• Author: Wentz, W. A.
• Title: Wetlands Values and Management.
• USFW Year: 1981.
• USFW - Doc Type: Washington, D.C.
• Copyright Material: NO

Aesthetic Values

The non-consumptive users of wetlands
have greatly increased in recent years.
Historically hunters and trappers were the
primary users of wetlands, but today there
are many birdwatchers, students and
teachers, artists, cross country skiers, and
other persons who regularly visit wet-
lands. Some federal, state, county, city,
and even private wetlands are now set
aside strictly for nature study and non-
consumptive uses. In such areas visitors

are often accommodated with board-
walks and other conveniences that pro-
vide easy access. This type of use
requires a different form of management
than most landowners are concerned
with. Individual landowners can some-
times make a profit by selling or leasing a
wetland to an agency or organization for
such use.

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