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The
Wetland Health Evaluation Program engages citizen volunteers to help monitor wetlands in their community. Are you interested
in wetlands, ecology, and natural history?
Then WHEP is for you!
Welcome
to WHEP - it's
not too late
to volunteer!
Learn
more about this exciting volunteer program,
how
it works, and how you can get involved!
See "Training and Events" for 2008 Calendar!
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| A WHEP volunteer monitoring team |
Since 1997, WHEP volunteers have been monitoring wetland health throughout
Dakota and Hennepin Counties. They provide important information to city and county planners, engineers, resource managers,
and others. The data is also used by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to track wetland health throughout the Twin
Cities metropolitan area.
This is a valuable service and we rely on volunteers to collect data during each field season.
Volunteers are typically recruited and asked to register between the months of February and May each year.
WHEP thanks the following agencies
for their funding and support:
City of Apple Valley
City of Bloomington
City of Burnsville
City of Eagan
City of Eden Prairie
City of Farmington
City of Hastings
City of Lakeville
City of Maple Grove
City of Mendota Heights
City of Minnetonka
City of Plymouth
City of Rosemount
Dakota
County
Hennepin County
Elm Creek Water Management Organization
Dakota Electric
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization
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| Volunteers collecting a sample |
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WHEP thanks our partners for offering space for WHEP
activities:
- School of Environmental Studies, Apple Valley
- Thompson County Park, West St. Paul
- Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, Lebanon Hills Regional Park, Eagan
- City of Minnetonka
- Bloomington Public Works
- Camp Sacajawea, Lebanon Hills Regional Park, Eagan
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Wetland Health Evaluation Program
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