U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceYearly trend Overall area of forested wetlands increased by approximately 0.08% per year from 2011-2021. That translates to gain of approximately 181,000 acres per year. Forest wetland area overall also increased for most states. On track to meet SECAS goal No. The increase of about 0.32% every 4 years is not enough to reach the SECAS goal of a 1% increase every 4 years. Data source National Land Cover Database (NLCD) Confidence in trend Low. The trend is not statistically significant and yearly weather changes can have a major impact on classification accuracy. Interpretation This is a coarse indicator of the overall extent of potential habitat in the forested wetland ecosystem. Extensive conservation investments in forested wetlands, policies restricting wetland development, and growing interest from urban communities in water supply protection and reducing flood risks may be causing the increases in forested wetland area. However, forested wetland area is also very sensitive to timber management decisions and yearly weather fluctuations that facilitate or hinder harvest. It is likely that many complicated interacting factors will drive changes in this indicator in the future. Other information available A table of state-level summaries is available in Appendix I of the pdf report: https://secassoutheast.org/pdf/SECAS-goal-report-2024.pdf .ArcGIS FeatureLayerhttps://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/fa1dae25449f47bd867470c26a568d23_8engU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Open DataPublicForested Wetland Area (SECAS Goal Trends) [United States]Web servicesUnited StatesLast Modified: 2023-09-01