Conservation Threatened

A federal program to protect Wisonsin wetlands is in danger of being eliminated.

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March 13, 2001, 10:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"A federal program that has preserved more than 30,000 acres of Wisconsin wetlands would be eliminated in President Bush's proposed 2002 budget.Farmers, duck hunters and environmentalists said they are stunned at the decision to end the Wetlands Reserve Program, though they are hopeful that bipartisan efforts in Congress will save the program.Since its inception in 1992, more than 900,000 acres of marginal farmland have been restored to wetlands status in the United States, and the conservation initiative is so popular it is continually oversubscribed."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Conservation Threatened

Monday, March 12, 2001 in The Chicago Tribune

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