By Jeanne Christie – The Compleat Wetlander – June 6, 2012

Over the past 300 years over 100 million acres of wetlands have been lost in the lower 48 states mostly through drainage for agriculture.  In the past 30 years a small but significant portion of those acres have been restored. Other existing wetlands have been enhanced and otherwise altered for different purposes.  In addition a small number of new wetlands have been created. The science of wetland restoration and creation is relatively young but is rapidlygrowing and evolving through application, research and experience.  The science of wetland drainage, in contrast, is much older and much better established. For full blog post, click here. For a related article, Headstart program for spadefoot toads, click here.