"We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect."
Aldo Leopold
Long regarded as wasteland, wetlands are now recognized as important features in the landscape that provide numerous functions and values. Extremely valuable for their ability to clean water, reduce flooding, sequester carbon, and provide habitat, wetlands are a threatened landform.
Wetlands are shallow-water habitats, including marshes, swamps, bogs, and wet meadows; they are the transition zone between open water and dry land, and a complex ecosystem of plants, animals, and insects that rely upon seasonal saturation and flooding.
More than one half of America’s original wetlands have been destroyed. Today they are protected under the Clean Water Act.
A wetland mitigation bank is a degraded wetland site that is reestablished for the purpose of offsetting wetland losses that result from construction or development.
Tallgrass Land Conservation has been working on wetland mitigation sites since 2014 and is the sponsor of two wetlands in southern Wisconsin.
From site suitability to restoration and long-term stewardship, we are experienced in all aspects of wetland mitigation bank management. Click on Projects to learn more about our wetlands.
Tallgrass Land Conservation can review your wetland for restoration options, conservation incentive program qualifications, or wetland mitigation bank suitability.
Permittees seeking wetland mitigation credits may contact us for availability.