Comments on: EPA Saves the Yazoo Wetlands; Environmentalists Say Yahoo http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/09/04/epa-saves-the-yazoo-wetlands-and-environmentalists-say-yahoo/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day\'s most compelling topics. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:55:53 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Eric http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/09/04/epa-saves-the-yazoo-wetlands-and-environmentalists-say-yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-6307 Eric Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:17:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/09/04/epa-saves-the-yazoo-wetlands-and-environmentalists-say-yahoo/#comment-6307 I'm sorry, did they say that the Chief engineer for the Mississippi Levee Board is named Nimrod? I’m sorry, did they say that the Chief engineer for the Mississippi Levee Board is named Nimrod?

]]> By: Save The Bay http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/09/04/epa-saves-the-yazoo-wetlands-and-environmentalists-say-yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-6304 Save The Bay Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:11:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/09/04/epa-saves-the-yazoo-wetlands-and-environmentalists-say-yahoo/#comment-6304 Kudos to the EPA for recognizing the invaluable environmental benefits of wetland ecosystems and stepping in to halt a major flood control project that would have had irrevocably damaged the Yazoo wetland area. At Save The Bay—an organization working to protect, restore, and celebrate San Francisco Bay since 1961—we recognized the enormous benefits of wetlands too. Wetlands provide clean water, flood and erosion control, open space and recreation, and they also help curb global warming by sequestering carbon from greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Sadly, as a result of development and fill, only ten percent of SF Bay’s original wetlands remain; yet scientists recommend the establishment of at least 100,000 acres of healthy wetlands for a sustainable Bay ecosystem. We are working hard to restore the wetlands around our Bay. It’s nice to know that major agencies understand the value of this critical habitat as well. If you’re interested in learning more about Save The Bay’s plan for Bay restoration, visit http://www.saveSFbay.org/greeningthebay Kudos to the EPA for recognizing the invaluable environmental benefits of wetland ecosystems and stepping in to halt a major flood control project that would have had irrevocably damaged the Yazoo wetland area. At Save The Bay—an organization working to protect, restore, and celebrate San Francisco Bay since 1961—we recognized the enormous benefits of wetlands too.

Wetlands provide clean water, flood and erosion control, open space and recreation, and they also help curb global warming by sequestering carbon from greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Sadly, as a result of development and fill, only ten percent of SF Bay’s original wetlands remain; yet scientists recommend the establishment of at least 100,000 acres of healthy wetlands for a sustainable Bay ecosystem.

We are working hard to restore the wetlands around our Bay. It’s nice to know that major agencies understand the value of this critical habitat as well. If you’re interested in learning more about Save The Bay’s plan for Bay restoration, visit http://www.saveSFbay.org/greeningthebay

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