The Department of State Lands implements the 1989 Wetlands Conservation Act. Program staff provide public information about wetlands; help local governments with wetland inventories and planning; sponsor studies; and develop wetland management tools like wetland evaluation methods. Staff also assist property owners with wetland determinations and review wetland delineations prepared for removal-fill permits and other projects.

Wetlands Program materials, including fact sheets, research reports and technical documents, are provided for use by local planners, the public, wetland consultants and other scientists. Wetlands staff also conduct professional trainings each year for consultants and other groups.

In 2005, a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency funded the Voluntary Wetland Restoration Program, which provides guidance to landowners and organizations interested in restoring wetlands.