Wetlands Restoration Strategy: A Framework For Prioritizing Efforts In Minnesota

Wetlands provide important landscape functions in Minnesota including fish and wildlife habitat, improving water quality, flood damage reduction, and ground water recharge. In the past 100 to 200 years the majority of wetlands in most of Minnesota have been converted to agriculture or development. This strategy was developed to provide a statewide perspective and improved approach for restoration of wetlands. State and federal agencies, local government units, and non-governmental organizations combine and coordinate their efforts to achieve the shared goal of greater net gains in wetland functional benefits. The long-term vision for this strategy is: Minnesotans will enjoy significant improvements in habitat, water quality, surface water flows, and ground water interactions that are attributable to wetlands restoration.