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The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) is a 1990 United States federal law that provides funds for wetland enhancement. [1] The law is implemented by federal and state agencies, focusing on restoration of lost wetlands of the Gulf Coast , as well as protecting the wetlands from future deterioration.
Partners for Fish and Wildlife is a voluntary partnership program administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service to provide financial and technical assistance to private landowners who wish to protect or restore wetlands, uplands, and riparian and instream habitats.
These programs must specify and implement management measures to restore and protect coastal waters. Management measures are specified for erosion, sediments, nutrients, pesticides, grazing, and animal waste. Participants must implement these management measures after they have been approved by whatever means necessary, including regulation.
She said the project hopes to harness the power of the regular flooding of the Killbuck Creek into feeding the wetlands, helping to purify the water and slow down the impact of flooding.
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A new wetland restoration project has been completed at Little Portage Wildlife Area in Ottawa County near Port Clinton. H2Ohio clean water project completed at Little Portage Wildlife Area in ...
Following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Ducks Unlimited became involved with multiple clean-up efforts in Gulf states. The organization worked with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to protect approximately 79,000 acres of waterfowl and other waterbird habitats. [19]
Koppelman's cost share was 10% of the project. "It turned out pretty awesome," Le Sueur County SWCD Manager Mike Schultz said of the project. "It was engineered to handle a 5- or 6-inch rainfall ...