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1.-

Can dredging be beneficial to the aquatic ecosystem?
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How do increased water demands cause a loss/reduction of wetlands and riparian habitats?
3.-

How does the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) of USDA work?

4.-

What are the environmental consequences of wetland loss?

5.-

What is a wetland?

6.-

What is dredging?
7.-

What is the difference between biological assessments and functional assessments of wetlands?

8.-

What is the Wetlands Reserve Program administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)?
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What is the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) of USDA and how can it impact water quality?

10.-

What is wetland creation?
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What is wetland restoration?
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What type of wetland sites can be restored?
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Why are wetlands being restored and created?
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Why has the National Academy of Sciences (March of 2002) recommended riparian restoration as a national environmental policy goal?

 


 

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This website was developed by the ACES Water Quality Team, under the leadership of Dr. James E. Hairston. It is funded, in part, by USDA-CSREES water quality grant support under Section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension and Education Reform Act of 1998.