But is children and grandchildren will benefit from the timber and wildlife. If a landowner believes that, as good steward of land, restoring a wetland is the right thing to do, and they can afford to do it, it will be done if someone is there to help. This survey and report validate the truth of this statement. There is continued job ahead to be sure more landowners, and especially the next generation of landowners, understand and appreciate the place of wetlands on the land and in their lives. We all need to make time to talk to individual landowners.
Continual emphasis is needed on youth environmental education.
Most landowners restoring wetlands learned to appreciate natural systems as school children. Financial assistance programs are important, but, they need not always pay the whole cost. Technical assistance programs tailored to provide the information and design help needed in each situation are an absolute necessity. Few landowners can restore wetlands without technical help. Although some wetland restorations can significantly increase income, most do not.