Open space, unaltered by human activity, is becoming increasingly rare in and around cities and towns. Wetlands preservation in heavily populated areas is vital to providing protection and stability for human, wildlife and other inland environments. Much of the nation's environmentally significant land, particularly in wetlands and coastal areas, is in the hands of individuals. Your own backyard may be a scrap of wetland or abutt a community wetland resource. Stewardship, then, falls to citizenry and to members of local wetland or conservation commissions.
Public information is fundamental to community-based wetlands preservation.
Educate yourself, and members of your local wetlands or conservation commissions, about environmentally fragile regions in your community. Click here for Internet Resources on Wetlands .