Submerged Lands and Environmental Resources (SLER)

Florida wetlands are areas saturated by surface or ground water with much vegetation. Some examples of Florida wetlands include swamps, marshes, mangrove swamps and wet prairies. The Office of Submerged Lands and Environmental Resources addresses the dredging, filling and construction in wetlands. The Office also ensures that activities in uplands, wetlands or other surface waters do not degrade water quality or the habitat for wetland dependant wildlife...more