"Farmers support wetlands program: Feds plan to lease flood-prone property in northwest Indiana, reclaim lost marshes." This is the headline to a brief AP story today in the Indianapolis Star. A quote:
HEBRON, Ind. -- A year after the federal government gave up on a controversial wildlife refuge along the Kankakee River, officials are exploring another approach to re-establishing wetlands along the waterway.For more about the Indiana Wetlands Reserve Program, check here. [Unfortunately, the page indicates it was last updated 12/8/00.] Posted by Marcia Oddi at March 30, 2004 10:13 AMFarmers and other landowners are being offered a chance to participate in the Wetland Reserve Program, in which the federal government leases flood-prone property and converts it into wetlands.
Already, so many northwest Indiana farmers have signed up that there is a waiting list for approval.