Restoring our lost and degraded wetlands to
their natural state is essential to ensure the
health of America’s watersheds. Unless we
reverse the tide of wetland loss, the quality of
our waters will continue
to be threatened
and a part of our
natural heritage will be
lost. The quality of
America’s waters is
closely linked to the
integrity of America’s
wetlands. Over the past
200 years, wetlands
have vanished at an
alarming rate. More
than half of our nation’s
original natural wetlands
in the contiguous
states have been lost to agriculture and development.
Many of the wetlands that remain today
continue to be degraded. Such losses and
damage hamper wetland functions, such as
water quality protection, habitat for fish and
other wildlife, and flood prevention. Read
more about wetland and watershed restoration
at EPA’s web site at www.epa.gov/owow/
wetlands/restore.
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