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Wetlands used to be thought of as merely swamps: unproductive land that breeds mosquitoes. So bogs and swamps were drained, and the land filled, often covered with construction, parking lots, or resculptured.

We have learned, however, that wetlands are necessary to prevent flooding and to maintain many of the species essential to the health of other species. Wetlands provide a sink for runoff from impermeable paved areas. They offer the groundwater a larger area to infiltrate preventing urban flooding. They are part of the natural recharging system for groundwater, streams, and waterways.

Wetlands are the exclusive homes of many plant and animal species. When wetlands are eliminated, these species do not thrive and may be destined for extinction.

There are currently many programs for reclaiming wetlands and returning them to their previous conditions.

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