"The purpose of the Wetlands [sic] Program Book is to document critical information needed to implement the Colorado Department of Transportation's (CDOT) Wetlands Program. The mission of CDOT's Wetlands Program is to provide technical assistance for transportation project development and construction in order to minimize potential negative impacts to the state's wetlands and aquatic ecosystems"--Page 4.

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has determined that road construction and maintenance should avoid fen wetlands whenever practicable. Efficient implementation of this policy, however, has been hindered by a lack of comprehensive information on fens surrounding the Colorado highway network. To aid transportation planning, CDOT identified a need to better understand the distribution and extent of fens near Colorado highways. To this...