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Indicators: Sound + ShoreReviving Tidal WetlandsEach year, less than one acre of tidal wetlands is lost to permitted development (not shown here), while on average more than 35 acres of degraded wetlands are restored.
Restoration includes work performed by the state as well as by coastal landowners required by the DEP to restore wetlands as conditions of their permits. Restoration acreage is counted only where tidal flow has been restored permanently, and does not include minor enhancements or simple vegetation management. Restored wetlands support native vegetation and wildlife. Tidal wetlands are estimated to cover 17,500 acres of Connecticut, though no precise inventory has been completed. Connecticut's goal is to produce net increases in tidal wetlands acreage and function. Restoration has been outpacing development: with the exception of 1995, less than one acre of tidal wetlands has been lost each year to permitted development. | |
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