Many of the remaining wetlands are seriously impaired due to historic human disturbances. The private landowner, therefore, plays a vital role in helping protect our remaining wetlands and in restoring degraded sites. The objective of the book is to encourage responsible and effective restoration of wetland habitats. Each wetland has its own unique characteristics, and restoration efforts should attempt to recreate, to the degree possible, the original structure, hydrology, and plant communities that existed prior to the degradation. Restoration ecology is a science in its infancy.
Wetlands are very complex systems that have interdependent water, soils, and vegetation.
Collaborators and contributors included wetland scientists and restorationists from Wisconsin Waterfowl Association, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Milwaukee, Northland College, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, and Wisconsin Wetlands Association. Contact the Wisconsin Wetlands Association for a copy. Larger orders can be accommodated. You can visit the organization's web site by clicking here .