This guidebook is designed to assist concerned Michigan citizens, local governments, conservation organizations, landowners, and others in their efforts to initiate wetlands protection activities. Chapter 1 focuses on wetland functions, values, losses, and the urgent need to protect wetland resources. Chapter 2 discusses wetland identification and delineation. Chapter 3 considers state, federal, and local regulatory programs. Chapter 4 presents information and strategies regarding citizen involvement. Chapter 5 discusses non-regulatory approaches to wetland protection. Chapter 6 focuses on methods and mechanisms for educating various target audiences. Chapter 7 addresses selected issues regarding wetlands protection. The appendices contain materials that have been compiled to serve as background materials for the text: (1) Michigan organizations involved in wetland protection; (2) Goemaere-Anderson Wetland Protection Act; (3) Goemaere-Anderson Wetland Protection Act-Administrative Rules; (4) Sample, Michigan Department of Natural Resources Permit Application Listing; (5) State and Federal Wetlands Regulatory Agencies; and (6) Educational Materials. (MCO)