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Wetlands play a significant role in the diets of many people all over the world. Wetlands are home to over 100,000 biodiverse species of plants, animals, and bacteria. Wetlands are crucial to for the development of society, as they account for more than a billion services and jobs a year, which is valued at $47 billion worldwide.
A large wetland in western Minnesota.. Over the past 200 years, the United States has lost more than 50% of its wetlands. [1] And even with the current focus on wetland conservation, the US is losing about 60,000 acres (240 km 2) of wetlands per year (as of 2004). [2]
The Fergus Falls Wetland Management District is a protected area in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was established in 1962 with the initiation of the Accelerated Small Wetlands Acquisition Program. It is located in west central Minnesota and includes the counties of Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena and Wilkin.
No net loss originated in 1980s in the United States, where it was developed as a policy goal for wetland conservation by the National Wetlands Policy Forum. [12] During his campaign for the 1988 United States presidential election, George H.W. Bush promised "no net loss of wetlands" as a national goal. [13]
The concept has also been expanded to develop other forms of biodiversity banking, including conservation banking for endangered species in California and habitat banking in other countries. By 2000, there were over 230 private mitigation banks and 180 state-run mitigation banks. [38]
Senate Bill 610 seeks to repeal current rules that classify state and local lands into 'moderate,' 'high' and 'very high' fire hazard severity zones.
Deteriorating drainage tile systems and the abundance of historic wetland basins provide unlimited opportunities for wetland restorations. Heron Lake in Jackson County is a 6,400-acre (2,600 ha), shallow, prairie lake suffering from over-enrichment due to agricultural run-off; high populations of rough fish ; and loss of aquatic vegetation; all ...
Private land restoration projects total 7,011 acres (28.37 km 2) of wetland in 1,227 basins and 4,849 acres (19.62 km 2) of native prairie on 223 sites. References [ edit ]