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Wetlands clean water, provide homes for wildlife across the nation
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Wetlands play a crucial role in the world’s ecosystem by protecting and improving water quality, filtering surface water, storing floodwater and creating or enhancing wildlife habitat.
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Wetland restorations offer environmental, economic benefits
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Scientists with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service recognize the environmental and economic benefits regional wetlands provide and the importance of preserving wetland resources.
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NRCS, Landowners Improve Habitat for At-risk Species
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Through voluntary conservation, American farmers, ranchers and forestland owners are restoring and protecting habitat for seven at-risk wildlife species.
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Federal Programs Offer Opportunities for Wildlife, Forestry Improvements
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For persons interested in performing active management on their property to establish or improve wetlands, riparian (streamside) areas, forest lands, or other upland habitats for wildlife and pollinators, now is the time to request a plan and apply for financial assistance if desired.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Completion of National Wetlands Database and Interactive Mapping Tool
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To coincide with American Wetlands Month, which begins May 1, the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service is announcing the completion of the most comprehensive
and detailed U.S. wetland data set ever produced, capping a 35-year effort
by the Service to map the extent of the nation’s wetlands.
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USDA Invests $28 Million in New Projects to Help Restore Lost Wetland Functions, Benefits on Agricultural Landscapes
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WASHINGTON, March 15, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $28 million in six new Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (WREP) projects and four ongoing ones, which enable conservation partners and producers to work together to return critical wetland functions to agricultural landscapes. Partners will contribute $2.82 million, bringing the total investments to $30.82 million.
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Richter, Stephen
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Population genetics; land-use; amphibian evolutionary ecology; conservation; wetland ecology; management
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International Crane Foundation
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The International Crane Foundation works worldwide to conserve cranes and the ecosystems, watersheds, and flyways on which they depend. We provide knowledge, leadership, and inspiration to engage people in resolving threats to cranes and their diverse landscapes.
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Altona-Piedmont Marsh
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Altona-Piedmont is a botanical jewel that contains 15 rare plant species known from 5 or fewer West Virginia locations. Twelve species occur only in marl wetlands. Marl is soft calcium carbonate material that forms in some limestone areas and is mixed with clay and organic materials. Altona-Piedmont consists of 94 acres of marl marsh, open swamps and thickets and is located on Evitts run at an average elevation of 515 feet. The marsh is bisected by tracks of the CSX Railroad.
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Ducks Unlimited
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Ducks Unlimited is the world's leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation.
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