Description: <div style="text-align:Left;"><div><div><p style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border-style:solid; border-width:0px; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:"Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1rem; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255); color:rgb(20,20,20); font-family:inherit; font-size:16px;"><span style="border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; display:inline !important; float:none; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:1.5; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;">New NWI layer for the NWI 50th Anniversary Storymap comparing the old vs. new NWI data in west virginia. Modern NWI data is a significant update, including better classification, more detailed linework and higher accuracy. Modern NWI data is also standardized. This layer was created by Lauren Healey of the National Wetlands Inventory Team (NWI). </span></span></p><div style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:"Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:1.5; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;">Not editable or available for offline use. This is the modern NWI layer for West Virginia. The layers can be toggled on and off for comparision purposes. The modern NWI data was published to the Wetlands Mapper in 2024 and 2025</div><div style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:"Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:1.5; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;"> </div><div style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:"Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:1.5; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;">This data is maintained by Lauren Healey at the NWI team. Please contact lauren_healey@fws.gov with any questions. </div></div></div></div>
Copyright Text: U.S. Fish and Widlife Service, Ecological Service Headquarters, National Wetlands Inventory, Lauren Healey