Better Wetlands

1. Stop log structure 2. Mallard nest 3. Songbird House 4. Basking log 5. Walkway 6. Native wildflowers 7. Observation blind 8. Wood duck nest	9. Food plot 10. Upland wildlife habitat 11. Tree planting 12. Goose nest 13. Nesting island 14. Native grass planting 15. Bat house

How You Can Help

Some practices, including wetland restoration, wetland enhancement,   water control structures, native grasses, wildflowers and tree plantings,  are eligible for funding through the WRP and EWRP programs.

More than half the wetland enhancement ideas shown in this booklet, however, are left up to the landowner to install. For years, groups including Soil and Water Conservation Districts, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and sportsmen's groups have furnished materials, funding and/or labor to improve wildlife habitat on private lands.

You can help with restored wetlands in your neighborhood by offering your time, a monetary donation, or materials to establish the practices shown on this Web page.

Besides helping personally, you can extend your effort by persuading organizations to which you belong to contribute time, materials or funds to “adopt” a restored wetland and enhance it as a community project. Another idea: help a school class adopt a wetland, enhance it, maintain it, and learn about the outdoors from it.

The more contact people have with restored wetlands, the more likely they are to see that wetlands, wildlife and agriculture can coexist, and one can help the other.

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Contact Information

You may send comments regarding this Web site to:

State Biologist

Mike Townsend
Syracuse, New York
Telephone: 315-477-6537

• Additional NRCS New York contacts

If you encounter any problems with files provided on this page, have questions, suggestions, or find a broken link, please contact Gary Vandawalker at 315-477-6546.

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