Understanding Wetlands | Ask This Old House
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- Опубликовано: 28 июн 2024
- In this video, This Old House landscape contractor Jenn Nawada meets with a landowner and a wetland expert to discuss identifying and building on properties with designated wetland areas.
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Jenn Nawada learns about building in wetland areas. Jenn meets a landowner who plans on developing their property but needs to go through the right channels due to a wetland classification. With the help of a wetland expert, we learn about the process of identifying, marking, and surveying wetlands, as well as the steps to get building approval on these properties.
Where to find it?
Jenn demystifies wetlands for a homeowner by connecting him with a local expert who explains
how wetlands are identified and why they are protected. A soil scientist is the only person with
the professional training who can truly determine if a wetland exists and accurately map its
boundaries.
A soil test is done by using a hand auger to drill down into the soil. The auger drills down 1-3’ depending on how deep hydric soils are and extracts a sample of soil that can be examined.
Permission must be granted from a local conservation commission to do work on property within a certain radius of any wetland.
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Ask This Old House is such a great show. This episode was especially interesting and informative.
I worked for the Wetlands Hydraulics division of DOT in my state. We pretty much put plants in the ground along the areas where new infrastructure met natural and wetland areas. Think restoration of habitat after bridges are built/restored, etc. The only thing on our end that differed between planting plants at a non environmentally sensitive area and a sensitive one is the type of equipment we were allowed to use. Example, some places were so sensitive we were not allowed to use a gas powered vehicle to move plants so alternatively we used human powered carts. The other main difference was the elevated education levels and pay grade of our supervisors. That and a whole lot of time and money and the bureaucracy that accompanies it, LOL. We strived to not harm clams or lobstahs! ;)
We didn't ask you. And don't give af
Absolutely fascinating! Thanks so much for sharing.
6:13 ...hmm, great smile Steve! Clearly you're happy. Jen's "we got him" facial expression seems to covey some level of smug satisfaction.
Go New England! We have great interesting land and love seeing these plants & info.
Like that video I have we land on my property also very interesting.
The more I study soil science the more value wetlands have. I can't believe how long it is taking my OSSF bacteria colony to reestablish, literally weeeeeeeeeeks.
How are they going to have a septic system???
Actually the septic will have enhanced drainage where there is dark, rich soil due to the soil biota and their natural processes and high carbon content in the soil.
The trick is to keep the septic system away from places of open water, as well as your well.
Local laws are a good guide because they take in rainfall events, etc and account for how much spacing is a good buffer..
5:44 this rule applies to Minnesota as well. state had eminent domain so when they destroyed a pond in one area, they forced us out of our house (we got paid) so they could build a retaining pond on our property. still pisses me off to this day
What county?
@@curtkleist3533 kandiyohi
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@@andrewahern3730 😂😂😂😂😂
Not a word about cost.....
A boat load, currently at 37k
I would create low dams made from onsite branches and rocks to slow the water without impeding it. It adds drought resistance as well as lowering downstream flood dangers.
The soil would be a richer black in a true wetlands as it is also a great carbon sink.
6:15 Steve looks down, like "what in heck did I get myself into!?" Not feeling so lucky anymore. Did you thank your regulators lately? You're welcome sweetie!
I think the first step is to get your wallet out 😂
Yes. This is accurate.
It better be as full as a haystack with grass. Currently at 37k just in this liberal nonsense
Where is the Swamp Monster?
For decades property developers have filled in wetlands and low lying areas and built homes, strip malls and shopping centers on them.
Wetlands are natures over flow, flood storage and ground water recharge ares. Wetlands need to be protected, expanded and appreciated for the flood control and water storage that they provide.
Wetlands also produce 30% of the methane that is feeding climate change, wetlands are a huge part of the problem, so they aren't as beneficial as you're trying to make out.
It’s just another land grab by the government.
@@AirplaneDoctor_ Warmer climate wetlands produce 11 times more methane than high latitude/colder climate wetlands. Funny how agriculture is attacked when wetlands produce 85% as much as agriculture.
Funny how wetlands are attacked and blamed to cause climate change, while they have existed longer than humanity and been there doing exactly what they need to do....
@@POLOLOUS3you are not too bright 🤦♀️
The real challenge is one bad neighbor. $50,000 later we won
Snitches get Stitches, imo if you rat out your neighbor for attempting to work on their property, you are nothing but that, a rat. People need to learn to mind their own business.
@@JPCommenting Yeah updated, house just finished across the street sold a month ago, the same people put a lien on it a week before our closing disputing survey boundary. I remember seeing they had a surveyor out 2 months prior. I was gonna sue but my lawyer first threatened their lawyer with his bar license cause they never went through and paid for their surveyor so it wasn’t even real evidence just proposed and they used that to initiate the lien on false information. They removed the lien 3 days later. 3 days ago our site guy just brush hogged the “$50,000 wetlands delayed legal issues property “ and that same morning these same people emailed all the neighbors and someone from wetlands board complaining the implications on cutting down/removing/disturbing the invasive Japanese knotweed as it could spread to the adjacent properties and adjacent playground. Also complaining future grasses fertilizer could be an issue to the playground etc. Neighbors properties are full of knotweed already and playgrounds I observed was fertilized multiple times this year by the town’s rec department lol.
Steve got screwed…….how much did it cost?
Dealing with wetlands in MA is a headache, I can see why people skip property that has an inch of wetland, it’s beyond liberal crap
@@helo4366 it is, I am currently in that trap, bought a property, nowhere in the wetlands MA map did it say that we had wetlands nearby. Turns out the town has its own definition of wetlands and sends me a cease and desist letter when my contractor started cutting trees, which is complete bullish^t , now they are telling me that both sides of my property are surrounded by wetlands and I cannot even cut dead trees 100ft from the wetland , well guess how wide my property is? 100ft. now they are telling me they refuse to let me cut it because they may be 'Habitat'.I would love to see if they pay out once the tree falls onto someone, will the town cover that? or do these clowns think I am going to pay that? How is this even legal?! I literally feat for the safety of my house and family, these trees are over 60ft tall and dead! They even make creaking noises when the blind blows on them, one of the gigantic trees already fell 5 feet from my house. This is a horrible position to be in.
I have been abused by the DNR for years because i have a road through a wetland they think im a cash cow every couple years if i want to repair it i need to send in 500.00 and get permision .they need a tuneup
That replication area was loaded with poison ivy. Hopefully everyone came out unscathed.
You weren't kidding. It covers almost every square foot in there.
Government always finds ways to screw/regulate/process delay/burden/tax the average bloke.
Per federal law, "Intermittent" or "Seasonal" streams are no longer protected, as per May 2023 ‘Wetlands’ are only those lands which are visibly attached to a navigable body of water, such as a swamp, river, etc... Federal law trumps State and local law when in a conflict or dispute between the two too, so you don't have wetlands there now sir :)
Oh I wish, currently in same spot, literally everything on hold, called several people and hearing scotus ruling doesn’t trump MA laws, always heard scotus ruling trumps everything, this state has people fed up with bs wetlands, it’s the most anti development state in the US
Not true at all, state law can be more restrictive but not more permissive than fed law. State law can still restrict building on wetlands if they feel like it
@@downtube8fs it is true to an extent. EPA has luckily been defeated regarding this federally as well, which enabled a lot of federal “Wetlands” to no longer be considered wetlands. (Since really they were just wet patches)
Look up the disputes between federal and state law regarding the same topic.
It is indeed true that State can add new things on top, but one could fight it claiming that federally it goes against what is written, again, a direct dispute of the definition would be a path forward and im willing to bet that the EPA would back down and/or tell that town’s conservation commission to back down in fear of losing more power, or what you may call “more ground”
It stinks it has to get to this to allow people to do what they want to with their rightfully owned land, but all it takes is a good lawyer and $$$.
In MA, Generally speaking, once you involve lawyers from Boston the conservation commissions will back down :).
it really makes you wonder why they do that if they are so very sure that they are doing the right thing… 🤔🧐
You can’t replicate a wetland area merely by planting.
That ecosystem takes hundreds of years to develop through natural process.
It’s like logging old growth forests and replanting trees, and calling it a solution
Yeah exactly that is dumb and dumber those plantes will not create a wet land wth 🤦♀️ wet lands are lower places with water
I'd argue that it is a solution based on the fact that the man owns the land and property.
@@JPCommenting being a landowner does not give you permission to develop or alter wetland communities.
@@oceanwoods Glad the definition of “wetland” has been changed to only be considered “wetlands” if they are only visibly annexed to a large body of water which is navigable, as of recent.
Being a property owner means you own that parcel of land also btw, so it is what it is. I will remove mine since the definition has been changed, and so that the conservationists may f*ck off in the future too. Have to future proof my land🤷🏻♂️.
Also before you go “State rights!” Federal law overrules state law, which overrules local law in the case of a conflict 😁 this would indeed be a conflict as my wetlands are not annexed visibly to any large bodies of water. Things like seasonal and intermittent wetlands are no longer protected.
@@oceanwoodswell it should, it’s only right. So I personally pay 1,400 in yearly taxes to not be able to build, even though I can replicated 5x the wetland out back of the property, put down the liberal smoke pipe 😆 people need place to live after all.
So the first step is to have the money to get the environmental engineers out or be friends with a TV host.
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Sometimes, especially if the planning department is ignorant of good practices, or they are belligerent bullies.
Good soil biology from wetlands can be a plus though...
Hey Steve, government was told by certain political special interests that you want to do bad things, we made laws for that, so you must pay for your sins one way or another.
Beware future land and home owners....It's not that easy as they are making it all over.Lost a whole acre of useful land to build on because of wetland restrictions. Building setbacks and site made building impossible for a house .Got the old "to bad" from the folks in charge.
Same spot am in here, liberal lunacy 101
Sounds like an important resource that needs protection was protected.
@@garydodson6737people need place to live, we have a housing crisis in Massachusetts
@@helo4366you’re the problem, not environmental protections. Which are bipartisan by the way. Looks like you’ve bought the lies you have been sold.
Ron Swanson does not approve. 👨🏻🦰
Jenn is the perfect woman.
the wetlands were created by roger's channel drain installation
Lololol
Bro needs to give up that hair and just go bald, would look good on him
Perberts en masse
Tim's last name is Shaheed the Bomber