It calls for restoring 25,000 acres of wetlands in the next decade, stemming losses through regulatory programs and helping communities permanently preserve wetlands and nearby areas.
Wetlands are nature's kidneys.
They clean up the water before it gets into the Bay. Let's continue the effort to preserve and restore the wetlands that are crucial to the health of this whole region and to the health of this Bay. Like other commitments in the Chesapeake 2000 agreement, the wetland goals are open for public comment. Still undetermined, is a final decision on how the 25,000-acre goal would be allocated among the states. Officials are discussing a formula based upon the amount of wetlands lost in each state.