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North Maumee Bay Estuary Restoration

North Maumee Bay Estuary Restoration. Phase 1. Project Area Goals. Address wetland protection, enhancement, and restoration needs within the bay in a phased approach. To restore emergent wetland and shallow water habitats to their historical composition.

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North Maumee Bay Estuary Restoration

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  1. North Maumee Bay Estuary Restoration Phase 1

  2. Project Area Goals • Address wetland protection, enhancement, and restoration needs within the bay in a phased approach. • To restore emergent wetland and shallow water habitats to their historical composition.

  3. Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge

  4. Detroit River IWR Gateway Site

  5. Lower Detroit River Project Area

  6. North Maumee Bay Project Area

  7. Project Area Ownership

  8. Decreases in Coastal Wetland Area At least forty percent of the coastal wetland area in North Maumee Bay has been lost or severely degraded due to area development.

  9. Nationally Declining Wetlands The North Maumee Bay Restoration Area predominantly contains palustrine emergent wetlands, classified by the NWI as a nationally decreasing wetland type.

  10. Hemmelgarn Parcel Acquisition • Hemmelgarn is the last major land acquisition as well as the last large undeveloped parcel of land in the area. • This acquisition in necessary to prevent future development, especially the expansion of an existing commercial marina on the adjacent peninsula.

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