Wetlands cover about I0 percent of Alabama and range in size from small areas of less than an acre scattered throughout the State to a large forested tract of more than I00,000 acres in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal federal agency tasked with providing information to the public on the extent and status of the nation’s wetland and deepwater habitats, as well as changes to these habitats over time.