Protecting all the wetlands in areas where they are plentiful may it make hard to develop any land. Many property owners have complained that the regulatory process surrounding wetlands is too time consuming and burdensome. Mitigation banking may be a way to make living with the regulations easier while still protecting valuable ecosystems. These efforts are applauded. More follow up needs to be done to ensure that created wetlands function properly .
More science is needed so that successful wetlands can be created more often.