Wetlands in dense urban centers differ from natural systems due to highly modified hydrology and increased non-native plant species, but they perform critical functions such as wildlife habitat and storm water retention. Wetland extent and condition for the County were largely unknown prior to this study.

A voluntary program offering landowners the opportunity to protect, restore, and enhance wetlands on their property. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides technical and financial support to help landowners with their wetland restoration efforts. The NRCS goal is to achieve the greatest wetland functions and values, along with optimum wildlife habitat, on every acre enrolled in the program. This program offers landowners...

A look at how wetlands work, the impact human activities have had on them, whether or not they should be saved and how to go about wetlands conservation.