2011-03-032011-03-031997-03Accession # 11153http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/2768924 pages; available for download at the link below.The Chesapeake Bay Program, in its effort to measure progress in protecting and restoring wetlands throughout the watershed, committed to performing a status and trends survey of Chesapeake wetlands every five years. The information from these surveys will guide the management actions needed to achieve the Chesapeake Bay Program's commitment to a "no-net loss" of wetlands in the short term, and ultimately, a "net gain" in wetlands across the watershed. This booklet summarizes the findings of the first survey.en-USwetlands conservationstatus and trendsChesapeake Bayenvironmental protectionTechnical Report