What is the WI Ephemeral Ponds Project?
The Wisconsin Ephemeral Ponds Project (WEPP) was initiated in 2006 when the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SEWRPC) began mapping ephemeral ponds through air photo interpretation, and collecting physical and biological data on ephemeral ponds in southeastern Wisconsin. The project has two main goals that aim to conserve this valuable habitat: *improve techniques to map small ephemeral ponds that are often missed on wetland inventory maps, and *characterize their physical and hydrological variety, and their ecological significance.
