Colorado Wetlands Mobile App

The Colorado Wetlands Mobile App delivers information about Colorado's wetlands to users via smartphones or tablets. It was created by the Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) through a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 Wetland Program Development Grant (WPDG). The App is free and available to the public from the major App distribution points, including Apple App Store and Google Play Store. CNHP's main objective in creating the App was to provide wetland professionals and public citizens alike with information to guide conservation and appreciate of the state's value wetland resource. The App contains three main sections: • Wetland Plants: Detailed descriptions and photos of 711 plant species found in Colorado's wetland and riparian areas. The plants are searchable through many different search criteria and filters. • Wetland Maps: Access to digital National Wetland Inventory (NWI) maps. The App shows NWI maps for the entire state of Colorado and can use location information from the device to show mapped wetland where the user is located. The Maps screen can also be used to search for wetland plants potentially found at the user's location. • Wetland Types: Brief description of the most common wetland and riparian types found in Colorado. Wetland types can also be used as a filter for searching plant species. Information contained in the App is derived from three main sources. The wetland plant descriptions were adapted from two publications produced by CNHP, also with EPA Region 8 funding: Field Guide to Colorado's Wetland Plants: Identification, Ecology and Conservation by Denise Culver and Joanna Lemly and Common Wetland Plants of Colorado's Eastern Plains: A Pocket Guide by Denise Culver. The wetland maps are National Wetland Inventory maps, produced in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and many other funding partners. The wetland types are based on NatureServe Ecological Systems, modified for Colorado. While the App itself is intuitive and contains much of the background and instructional information needed to make full use of the information it contains, this user's guide provides background information and full documentation for a more complete understanding of its functionality.