North Dakota Mapping Wraps Up

After 5 years, GSS is finalizing its NWI mapping in the state of North Dakota. The project started in September of 2018 and the final data/reports will be delivered next month. During that time, the GSS team created over 1.7 million polygons covering 3.6 million wetland acres in 37 counties across the state (map below)! The project team, lead by Nick Lemcke for 32 counties and Daren Omoth for the final 5 counties, included 72 members over the 5 years (17 staff and 55 student interns), dedicating more than 64,000 hours to the work. The project also included 5 different fieldwork trips to various parts of the state. Congratulations to the team!