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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2016-11-16, Page 1314 News Record • Wednesday, November 16, 2016 Wetlands Program helps shrinking number of wetlands Jefferson House Special to the News Record In 2008, with the help of collaborative associations and landowners, the Healthy Headwaters Wet- lands Initiative started. Since then, local landown- ers have completed more than 60 wetland projects through the program. In addition to the wet- lands, local landowners have also planted more than 255,000 trees, shrubs and plants into wet areas and watercourse buffers. The program includes site visits of possible wet- land sites, surveys on the At one time, wetlands made up 20% of the watershed. Now, they are at 2%." ground to see if it would be possible for a wetland to be created there, and excava- tions of small ponds to pre- serve the wild. Wetlands in the water- sheds have been shrinking because of natural causes. However, development and destruction of the environ- ment has increased the rate at which they are disappear- ing. At one time, wetlands made up 20% of the water- shed. Now, they are at 2%. The best way to prevent and treat this problem is to continue to protect current wetlands. Also, wetland restoration programs are attempting to reverse the effects development has had on the wetlands. To make sure the loca- tion is able to house a wet- land, certain steps need to be taken. First, a site visit to see where the water will travel is first. Next, design- ing and hiring are done. In order for wildlife to get in and out, shallow edges and deep pockets are made. Shrubs and an assortment of plants are placed in order to attract wildlife back into the wetland. Angela VanNiekerk, Wet- land Specialist with the ABCA, said that the pro- gram is "very thankful for the funding partners over the past nine years. We get pictures of keen landown- ers of the wetlands and how the wildlife has adapted to it." Mari Veliz, Healthy Watersheds Supervisor at Ausable Bayfield Conservation, is shown at a local wetland during a bus tour to showcase some of the projects that local participating landowners are doing on their properties through the Healthy Wetlands Initiative. BUSINESS DIRECTORY MCKI LLOP Y.11 :1 !AI It~' LI°-. ry• .:, I k...)...11.4N1 AUTO 1 HOME 1 FARM 1 COMMERCIAL 154 High Street, Clinton, ON kim@mckillopmutual.com Ph: 519-482-9976 I Fax: 519-482-9815 Cell: 519-525-9976 www.mckillopmutual.com acive-+rtai 3170 nlrleinit INES DRECTOE! Timee Dawn Yoolhnstoi 5:=42=30 IrTO adveartise D�JC� INES NJ DllREMORY Elm* a& Dov f©Ii nstoi To advertise h this M011HE O E DEOCCUOIEW 'pease call DawnV�,^�`��1'11: ohn,^^`,�`[oton To advertise in this ]6LUEHEE0 DllmceTromw Please call Damni JJoh]ato1 Sig=a 0 2,43 ,2 lair bumf masa la built an SERVICE ENERGY HEATING IG F AIR CONDITIONING - ELECTRICAL GAS FIREPLACES * AUTOMATIC GENERATORS JEFF WISE 252 BwIIoId Road. Clinton 0- 51Q-482-70132 To o U INESS DREOTORf Mem (milli Dai Ibloistora s: 9=402=340 2=3 adveartise Dave Bernard • Bucket Truck Service Tree Trimming/Removal • Stump Grinding • Free Estimates Est. 1998 CLINTON, ON nwe 9fzetedeft CONCRETE FORMING �...,.,.� •,,..; COMf! RCP L * NES' WWE,1'7 I r. - Four tiii.1 iii. • Flru.i Iii i,.shii • Circular Tnnks %Vial FREE EE I :*i'I'IkE R ; F1I rll 519-523-9971 fin 523-161H