EcoMyths: Wetlands
EcoMyths: Wetlands
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Nearly 90 percent of the Illinois’ wetlands have been drained during the last 200 years for agriculture or urban development. For WBEZ Worldview’s EcoMyths segment, we talk with an ecologist from The Wetlands Initiative and a board member of The National Land Institute to learn how much wetlands restoration can help.