Non-Forested Wetlands (62)

From Anderson et al. (1976):
Nonforested Wetlands are dominated by wetland herbaceous vegetation or are nonvegetated. These wetlands include tidal and nontidal fresh, brackish, and salt marshes and nonvegetated flats and also freshwater meadows, wet prairies, and open bogs.

Emergent wetlands (623) display a relatively smooth texture and contain patchy areas of green, beige, and brown in the NAIPs. In the orthophotos, emergent wetlands can range from very bright white with little pattern or texture to a medium gray with some dispersed darker patches. The proper identification of emergent wetlands may require the assistance of a hydric soils layer or the Vermont Significant Wetlands Inventory. Emergent wetlands are frequently located near stream banks and at the periphery of surface waters.

The scrub-shrub wetlands (624) are distinguishable by their coarse texture with small patches of smooth areas in the NAIP imagery. These wetlands are typically darker green in the coarser areas and light brown or olive colored in the smooth areas. In the orthophotos, these areas have a fine texture that is mainly medium to dark gray with on small random patches of white. The proper identification of scrub-shrub wetlands may require the assistance of a hydric soils layer or the Vermont Significant Wetlands Inventory.

Emergent Wetland (623)

Scrub-Shrub Wetland (624)